Nikita Lodha is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and has been associated with SunTrust Bank and SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. since 2012. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party manager arrangements. The firm integrates multiple affiliates to offer a range of services including the AMC Advantage manager-selection program and AI-enabled research tools.

Lawrence Fisher II is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Chevy Chase Trust since 2010. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management alongside trust and wealth planning services. The firm uses a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic views and secular trends, combining trust, custody, and fund-management roles uncommon among large enterprise advisors.

Linly Ramlal is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also involved with Taylor Properties as a real estate agent. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms. The firm primarily implements its advisory model through model portfolios and third-party managers, offering a broad range of services including proprietary and externally managed portfolios and retirement plan administration.

Peter Darke is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. The firm serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. Citigroup Global Markets is notable for its large institutional scale, multi-asset, multi-manager strategies, and its roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Donald Ferguson Jr. is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Keeney Financial Group, Inc. and Triad Advisors, Inc. He is also the owner of DFergs, LLC, a stockholder entity based in Ocean City, Maryland. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a manager-focused, asset-allocation approach that combines active and passive strategies with ongoing performance monitoring. The firm sponsors proprietary investment vehicles and serves as an operating general partner for multiple private funds.

Maria Nikitina is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, she worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company, and has experience in nonprofit educational event organization related to sunburn prevention in children. She is also a partner at Cherry Blossom LLC, providing consulting on marketing strategy and personal branding. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Robert Christian is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation and Paladin Advisor Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with seven years of industry experience. Prior to his financial services career, he worked for 25 years at the Annapolis Fire Department and also spent time at the Maryland Department of Health. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as a fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation framework with risk-based mutual fund portfolios and supports plan sponsors and participants through education, personalized planning, and counseling services.

Morgan Douglass is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Creative Planning since 2021. Prior to that, he spent eight years at Sullivan, Bruyette, Spero & Blayney, LLC. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, while also offering access to private market investments and institutional services.

Kathy Moritz is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 2016 and associated with New York Life and its affiliated entities since 2015. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client and plan sponsor objectives and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Andrew Stevens is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently advising at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Tysons Corner, VA. His career includes roles at Schwab Wealth Advisory since 2023, TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Bank, and SunTrust Advisory Services. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice within the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement and planning discussions, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not charge clients directly for advisory services.

Mark Johannessen is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Creative Planning since 2021. Prior to this, he spent 30 years at IA Sullivan, Bruyette, Spero & Blayney. He serves on the Board of the CFP Board, focusing on initiatives to develop future financial planners and increase diversity and inclusion within the profession. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process with an emphasis on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad array of affiliated non-investment businesses and integrated private market investment opportunities.

Lissett Johnson is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has held roles within various Truist entities since 2019 and previously worked at M&T Securities and M&T Bank from 2014 to 2019. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Quinn Murphy is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has three years of industry experience and has worked at Steward Partners-related entities since 2023, with prior roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

Arturo Romo is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank NA. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital strategy platform that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and implements investments via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Andrew Leach is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2024 and previously spent six years at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and five years at ARK Financial Services, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies across various investment vehicles.

Stephen Rosen is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Hightower since 2013. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager investment approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing. The firm serves pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other financial institutions through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

David Mccormick Goodhart is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor at Savant Wealth Management with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Savant since 2015, initially at Savant Capital Management before continuing at Savant Wealth Management. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, families, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies, supported by significant in-house resources and affiliated legal and accounting services.

Mikhael Hammer Bleich is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. in Washington, DC, and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Amalgamated Bank, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Akuna Capital Australia. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives, providing customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions. The firm operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Gabriela Javier is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2019. Prior to her current role, she had brief tenures at Morgan Stanley and is affiliated with Georgetown University since 2017. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory programs including portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach varies by program and includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing across equity, balanced, and fixed income strategies.

Timothy Conley is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with robust internal standards and oversight, supported by its large institutional scale and specialized market roles.