Douglas Birnie is a financial advisor at Piedmont Wealth Advisory with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including Oak Barrel Wealth Advisory LLC, Oakmont Wealth Advisory LLC, Hayden Royal, Niagara International Capital Limited, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Piedmont Wealth Advisory provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm operates as a fiduciary, building customized, long-term portfolios using fundamental analysis and diversified, low-cost instruments, and offers discretionary portfolio management along with integrated financial planning.

Kira Rogozhina is a financial advisor at Foxman Asset Advisors Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Avantax Investment Services, and NBAC Corporation. Outside of her advisory role, she is a commissioned notary in Virginia. Foxman Asset Advisors provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and foundations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs long-term trading strategies based on fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative techniques, primarily recommending mutual funds alongside ETFs, fixed income, and other securities.

Michael Burns is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Campion Asset Management, LLC since 2017, with a brief tenure at Icma Rc in 2018. Burns also spent four years at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University early in his career. Campion Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individual investors and tax-exempt organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process that combines macroeconomic analysis, active security selection, and passive ETF implementation, managing approximately $228 million for about 106 clients.

Malee Turner is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. She is currently with Reframe Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Financial Growth Partners. Outside of financial advising, Malee manages a massage business, Malee Thai Massage, where she performs receptionist duties. Reframe Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach is grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and employs a wrap fee program that integrates transaction and custodial costs with its advisory fee.

Jason Howell is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and is the principal of Jason Howell Company in Fairfax, VA. He has taught personal finance as an adjunct professor at American University since 2015 and at George Mason University since 2020. Jason Howell Company serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and family office administrative services. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach with a core-and-satellite structure, incorporates ESG screening, and offers educational seminars and workshops to various groups.

Amr Alian is a financial advisor at Investology Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Investology in 2010, he worked at Corporate Executive Board and Azzad Asset Management. He is also the president and sole owner of Isynergy CPA, an accounting firm based in Reston, VA. Investology serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing portfolio management, investment policy development, and asset allocation services. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis within a modern portfolio theory framework and manages approximately $250 million in assets across 350 clients.

Joseph Berenato is a financial advisor at 4J Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has prior work history with Fairfax County Public Schools, Towson University, Montgomery County Community College, and Berenato & White, LLC. 4J Wealth Management primarily serves individual investors and retirement plans, offering financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm employs a fiduciary approach with multi-style portfolio construction and integrates estate-planning tools and AI-supported review processes into its advisory services.

James Brown Jr. is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Meritis Wealth Management, Inc. He previously worked for Wells Fargo under the Meritis Wealth Management brand for 10 years. James is also a licensed insurance agent and dedicates a portion of his time to insurance sales and implementation. Meritis Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses with customized wealth management that integrates investment management, financial planning, and insurance consulting. The firm focuses on tailored investment strategies typically implemented on a discretionary basis, combining fundamental and technical analysis and managing over $200 million in assets with a three-advisor team.

Boris Foxman is the CEO of Foxman Asset Advisors Inc. in Rockville, MD, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles at Avantax Investment Services, NBAC Corp, and Crump Insurance Agency. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president of iVenture Accounting Group, an accounting firm. Foxman Asset Advisors provides advisory services to individual investors, corporations, trusts, and foundations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm implements long-term investment strategies based on fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative techniques, primarily recommending mutual funds alongside ETFs, fixed income, and other instruments.

Dawn Page is a financial advisor at Impact Capital, LLC in Rockville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at Impact Capital since 2021 and previously spent five years at PagnatoKarp Partners. Impact Capital provides discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a multi-method investment approach, including fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and offers tailored Investment Policy Statements with monthly reporting through approved custodians.

Mark Primeau is a financial advisor at PrimeauMayer Financial with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Virtue Capital Management and Knights of Columbus Insurance. Outside of his advisory role, Primeau is a managing member of PrimeauMayer Agency LLC, where he assists high-net-worth individuals and business owners with financial analysis and planning unrelated to investments. PrimeauMayer Advisors LLC provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes model portfolios managed by third-party sub-advisers and offers a wrap-fee program that combines advisory services and trading costs, while also addressing a broad investment universe including alternative asset classes.

Jayden Liu is a financial advisor at B&L Wealth Group, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining B&L Wealth Group in 2024, he worked at Bank of America for nine years and was self-employed for eight years. B&L Wealth Group provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm also offers sub-advised portfolio management to other registered investment advisers and serves a notable non-U.S. client segment.

Bradley Loper is a financial advisor at DouglasBradley LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with DouglasBradley LLC since 2005. The firm provides investment portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and family businesses. DouglasBradley LLC manages approximately $84 million on a discretionary basis for about 75 client households, using a tailored approach that emphasizes income-producing securities and combines fundamental and technical analysis.

Nicholas Joseph is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Sentinel Wealth Management, Inc. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Sentinel, he worked at Ernst & Young LLP for a total of six years and held academic positions at the University of Virginia and James Madison University. Sentinel Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory to construct portfolios focusing on risk management, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and alternative strategies, and manages approximately $389 million in assets across about 97 clients.

Daniel Cohen is a financial advisor with Impact Capital, LLC in Rockville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Impact Capital since 2018 and previously held roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Kestra Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, Cohen serves as a Tax Manager at E. Cohen and Company, CPAs, where he prepares tax returns and provides tax planning. Impact Capital offers discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a diversified investment approach combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary, asset-based fee basis.

James Birks is a financial advisor with Birks Financial Corp. in Herndon, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Birks Financial Corporation since 1996 and previously with Signator Investors, Inc. since 1989. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance agent representing various companies, including John Hancock Life Insurance Company. Birks Financial Corp. advises individual and trust clients on retirement planning and investment management through written financial plans, ongoing planning, and assistance with investment policy statements. The firm follows a long-term, risk-tolerance based investment process, managing assets on a non-discretionary basis and offering clients access to third-party estate-planning services.

Jessica Doll is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Reframe Wealth, LLC since 2021 and previously spent seven years with TIAA-CREF. Reframe Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and related consulting services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with a long-term orientation, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, direct indexing, and third-party managers, while delegating portfolio construction and trading to a sub-advisor.

Anise Faircloth is a financial advisor at Berg Faircloth Investment Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Berg Faircloth Advisors Corp. since 2013 and has affiliations with related Berg Faircloth entities dating back to 2010. Outside of advisory work, she serves as a firm administrator for an accounting firm, Berg Faircloth & Company. Berg Faircloth Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Jeffrey Zures is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been a principal at Sanchez & Zures, LLC since 2006. The firm provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on a long-term, passive investment approach using primarily exchange-traded funds. Sanchez & Zures offers portfolio construction, ongoing rebalancing, written financial plans, and retirement rollover advice, operating under ERISA fiduciary standards when applicable.

Carlton Fitch is a financial advisor at Houlihan Financial Resource Group, Ltd. in Ashburn, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Houlihan Financial Resource Group since 2006. Houlihan Financial Resource Group, Ltd. is a privately owned advisory firm providing discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, trusts, foundations, pensions, and corporations. The firm primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and tailors asset allocation guidelines through five internal investment program categories, managing accounts on a discretionary basis or via Schwab’s automated platform for smaller clients.