Matthew Marquez is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and its affiliate TIAA since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard and also acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Cornelius David is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has been associated with David Wealth Management, LLC since 2020 and is involved in education as an academic coach with Private Prep. Additionally, he performs as an opera singer at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during part of the year. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of wealth management and advisory services with an investment approach that blends fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside extensive affiliated product relationships.

Henry Keegan is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. He is currently affiliated with multiple Steward Partners entities. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale, SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

John Beaty Jr. is a financial advisor with Brown Advisory, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Beaty Haynes & Patterson, Inc. since 1990. Brown Advisory provides investment management and related advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies, including sustainable investment options, as well as private-fund and venture programs.

Spencer Bennett is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at RBC Capital Markets, LLC and CMS Environmental Solutions. Outside of finance, he has experience in the restaurant industry, having worked at Bar Cino Restaurant. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and provides a consolidated investment platform with direct portfolio management, access to third-party managers, and alternative investment services.

Steven Trax is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2019. He previously worked for 12 years at Mtx Wealth Management, LLC. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio management across various strategies, combining in-house management with third-party advisers and integrated financial planning services.

Lynne Celia is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) with 15 years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where she has worked since 2025. Prior to that, she held positions at Nationwide, Ingomu, CITIGROUP, MML Investors Services, and MassMutual. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment process that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Tapfuma Chibaya is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience and has been with Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2016. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Bethesda, MD. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with trust, wealth planning, and custody services. The firm uses a thematic investment approach focused on macro trends and sector themes, and combines fiduciary trust and custody functions with investment management.

Brennan Nelson is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Chantilly, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has worked with Bankers Life Securities Inc. since 2017 and with Bankers Life & Casualty since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he manages a team of agents, overseeing hiring and training, and is involved in Medicare planning and various insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a mix of analytical approaches to portfolio management.

Joelle Brown is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Washington, DC. She holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Truist, her work history includes roles outside the financial industry, such as positions at Target, H&M, Chick-Fil-A, and Rocky Hill Parks and Recreation. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager selection programs, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platform arrangements.

Matthew Agada is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill for ten years. He is based in Washington, DC. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary strategies. The firm employs a risk-profile-based investment process supported by HSBC Global Asset Management and uses third-party providers for advisory, fund selection, and custody services.

Kip Siedling is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Investment Services and BB&T Securities. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and corporate entities. The firm provides point-in-time planning alongside ongoing portfolio management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Philip Corso is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 14 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Advisors, Cambridge Investment Research, Potomac Financial Private Client Group, and Forge Financial Group. He is also the owner of Corso Financial LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including model portfolios and personalized indexing, and provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Austin Anthony is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2026, following roles at Versant Capital Management and Pathstone. Austin also spent five years at Virginia Polytechnic and State University early in his career. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Katharine Schelhorn is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors since 2020. Prior to joining Wealthspire, she worked at Acorn Financial Services, Inc. from 2017 to 2020. In addition to her advisory work, she sells clothing and household goods on a resale website as a part-time hobby. Wealthspire Advisors manages approximately $34.3 billion in assets for nearly 9,700 clients, including individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm employs an institutional-style asset allocation approach using a diversified mix of investments and offers a range of services from wealth management to retirement-plan consulting.

Rosalyn Brown is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience, currently with Principal Financial Services. Her prior roles include positions at PNC Capital Advisors, Newport Group, and Principal Life Insurance Company. She serves as president of the Women in Pension Network, an organization supporting women in the retirement industry, and is active as a speaker on inclusive teamwork and audience engagement. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs delivered through advisory and promoter arrangements.

Bryant Westcoat is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with VOYA since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent involved in the sale of fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting, primarily delivering advice through recommendation-based, non-discretionary arrangements.

John Rust is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 52 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at B. Riley Wealth Advisors and B. Riley Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as trustee for The Rust Foundation, a family private foundation focused on charitable giving, and is chairman of St Lucie Milkmaid, a non-investment-related business. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, retirement planning, and private-fund management. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation and a variety of investment vehicles, with a distinctive role as a qualified custodian and a substantial focus on non-discretionary advisory programs.

Mark Apolenis is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 13 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at W. Rogers & Associates, Avenue Wealth Management LLC, Atlantic Financial Group, and NYLife Securities. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a board member of the Council of Unit Owners of Forest Office Park Condominium Inc. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional sponsors, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides a range of advisory programs emphasizing tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Eric Jaffe is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2016. He is also president and owner of Jaffe Financial Management, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.