Shaun Germain is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Bridge Title, Inc. and Texas Roadhouse, where he continues to serve part time as a key manager and server. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services to individuals, families, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation and actively managed strategies, supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust services.

Melissa Taro is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently with Cerity Partners LLC since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Lumina Financial Consultants, Virtual FP LLC, FJY Financial, and SBSB Financial Advisors. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of the end of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and combines proprietary quantitative screening with direct security selection and alternative investment solutions.

Cristina Lipson is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 18 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Her career includes roles at Financial Engines Advisors, EF Legacy Securities, Edelman Financial Services, and Grove Point Investments. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and financial organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and access to a range of investment vehicles, supported by proprietary research and operational features such as monitoring and rebalancing.

Tristan Bliesner is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at firms including Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and Cetera Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Bliesner owns and operates Patriot Printing Services, a business involved in buying and selling printed materials. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate and charitable entities, retirement plan participants, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of managed programs, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, utilizing both fundamental and technical strategies alongside institutional platform integrations.

Ariana Ahmadi is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2026, she held roles at Castro & Company and Wendroff & Associates. Her background includes work in the food service and production industries. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and advanced overlay services.

Sanjeev Butani is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Sterling, VA, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 20 years of industry experience, including roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, Prudential, and AIG. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in insurance brokering and property and casualty sales. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base of individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, with a significant focus on advisory services related to insurance and annuity products.

Matthew Smith is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. He has one year of industry experience and previously served in the U.S. Coast Guard. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with the Burke Athletic Club. First Command Advisory Services 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 offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, employing a centralized Investment Management Team to select and monitor model portfolios and third-party managers.

Kevin Handford is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Warrenton, VA, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 30 years of industry experience. He has operated Handford Financial Strategies since 2002. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Marguerite Wiese is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Herndon, VA. Her prior roles include positions at Eldenstreet Financial and New York Life, among others. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a co-chair and precinct captain for the Braddock District Democratic Committee and is a director for the Park West Community Association. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutional investors, and plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types and manages a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Dylan Hayes is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he served in the United States Navy and currently holds a position as a Navy Diver in the United States Navy Reserve. He holds the Series 66 designation. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers solutions including asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and the AMC Advantage manager-selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Raghu Thota is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Thota’s background includes roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and various entrepreneurial ventures such as Alluri Realty and Ensure Home Loans. He is also involved in life insurance sales and mortgage loan origination. Integrity Alliance, LLC serves a broad client base including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm supports over 300 independent advisors managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets and offers diverse investment solutions through discretionary accounts, model portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers.

Rosemary Guilliams is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2022 and previously held roles at Alliant Wealth Advisors and Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by a range of affiliated legal, accounting, and trust services.

Alexandra Anderson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Fidelity and TD Ameritrade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Jennifer Bishop is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Fairfax, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 15 years of industry experience. She has been with First Command Advisory Services since 2015 and has worked with affiliated First Command entities since 2010. In addition to her advisory role, she owns Bentley Mac Financial LLC, an independent business operating within the First Command framework. First Command Advisory Services 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 designed and monitored by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Marilyn Forrester is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including New York Life and Citigroup Global Markets. Prior to her financial services career, she spent 13 years focused on homemaking. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, institutions, and corporate clients. The firm combines proprietary and third-party investment strategies with technology-enabled tools, maintaining both advisory and broker-dealer functions to serve a diverse client base.

Perchuhy Kazhoyan Cummings is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with seven years of experience, currently serving at First Command Advisory Services. She has worked with various entities within the First Command organization since 2019. Outside of her advisory role, she is the owner of The Peppy, LLC, which she uses solely for her independent contractor work with First Command. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers, utilizing preapproved third-party managers and multiple model portfolio options.

Christopher Piczak is a CFP® with 43 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2014. He is also an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan and IRA advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and outside strategists with technology-enabled tools to implement investment recommendations across a range of affiliated and unaffiliated products.

Sarala Katta is a CFP® and ChFC® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2015. Her prior work includes roles at MSI Financial Services, Marsh Securities LLC, and MetLife Investment Fund Services LLC. She serves on the board of the Career and Technical Education/Academy of Finance and Business Management Academy, where she contributes to educational initiatives and industry engagement. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of in-house and external strategists, model portfolios, and technology-driven tools to deliver client solutions across both advisory and broker-dealer platforms.

John Frisch is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) and Personal Financial Specialist™ (PFS™) with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Savant Wealth Management since 2022, following prior roles at Alliant Wealth Advisors and Alexandria Capital. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.

Jeffrey Schatz is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience currently serving at Savant Wealth Management since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Alliant Wealth Advisors, West Financial Services, Inc., and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.