Bryan Slovon is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2019 and previously spent nine years at Global Financial Private Capital, LLC. He is also the owner of Stuart Financial Group, an insurance agency based in Greenbelt, MD, which he has operated since 1990. Additionally, Slovon serves as vice president of SFG Marketing, Inc., where he oversees branding and marketing activities. J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. operates a large network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to third-party manager platforms and digital advice. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts using both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies that combine fundamental and technical analysis.

Michael Depirri is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and previously worked at PNC Investments for 11 years before joining Citigroup in 2022. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and provides specialized services including derivatives and futures.

John Nguyen is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2007, including his current tenure starting in 2018, and also operates Clarendon Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns Jack Books, LLC, an entity focused on authoring and publishing books. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Brandi Dickey is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2009 to 2021 before joining Hightower in 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she provides pet sitting services on a part-time basis. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions and proprietary research, providing access to a wide range of investment strategies and operational support.

Connor Nagelvoort is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. His work history includes roles at Mercer Global Advisors Inc., Robinhood Markets, Inc., Robinhood Financial, and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services to individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using a mix of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private fund platforms.

David Manderfield is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 42 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc., Fahnestock & Co. Inc., CIBC World Markets, and Banker Finance Investment. He also serves as a trustee for family and marital trusts in a non-compensated capacity. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and maintains custody of client assets while operating its broker-dealer and advisory businesses.

Deborah Gandy is a financial advisor with Chevy Chase Trust Company in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and having 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2009. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, personal trust, family wealth and financial planning services, institutional custody, and access to collective investment funds. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic trends and sector themes, integrating fiduciary trust, custody, and investment management functions.

Frederick Hopkins is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2021 and previously spent eight years at Wilmington Trust, N.A. Chevy Chase Trust Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering investment management along with personal trust and wealth planning services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach that focuses on secular trends and diversification, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across equities and fixed income.

David Burgess is a CFP® and CFA® with 17 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Creative Planning since 2014. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by specialized tactics such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Lewis Baker is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Farther. He founded Rock Creek Wealth Planners and has held roles at Coliseum Wealth Management and United Planners. Baker serves on the board of Yazam Inc. and is involved with several investor development roles and advisory boards outside of his advisory work. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven platform and direct client meetings, offering discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and non-discretionary private fund recommendations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios, primarily allocating among ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Pamela Cappelli is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA since 2009 and with TIAA-CREF since 2018. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes its point-in-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

Nicholas Demczar is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2016. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary assets under management.

Jeremy Ziemba is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Spire Securities, LLC and Compass Asset Management Group, LLC. Prior to his career in finance, he was employed by the Department of Homeland Security. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, emphasizing customized, primarily long-term portfolios that use ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles.

Elizabeth Miller is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2013. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plans, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs.

Ryan Ohlin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies and NYLIFE Securities since 2016 and also operates under the DBA Avenue Wealth Management, LLC for brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through various program types, emphasizing tailored recommendations and predominantly managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Thomas Graham is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2012, following prior roles at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory work, he has a rental property in Bumpass, Virginia. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

William Godfrey is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer in Washington, DC, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Red Ventures, Best Buy, and New Age Marketing. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

John Langford is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Corient. His prior roles include positions at Arete Wealth Management LLC and KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house and third-party strategies with risk management tools and may incorporate alternative investments and private fund allocations.

Wesley Clark is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with TIAA-CREF and its related entities since 2018, as well as PNC Investments and PNC Bank from 2013 to 2018. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers 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 plan relationships. The firm combines point-in-time planning with ongoing discretionary management using model or customized portfolios and operates as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Rachel Richardson is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked primarily at First Command-affiliated firms since 2020. Prior to her financial services career, she spent several years at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, using an Investment Management Team to design and manage model portfolios with discretionary authority granted by clients.