Kimberly Bleck is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Burkholder & Associates, LLC. She previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors for seven years. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed notary public. Burkholder & Associates provides discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning to individuals, business owners, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods to inform investment decisions and offers pension consulting services without relying on third-party managers.

Kayla Welte is a CFP® and ChFC® with five years of industry experience. She has worked at District Capital Management, LLC since 2021 and has previous experience with Colorado State University, Commander Navy Installations, and ZEIDERS Enterprises. District Capital Management serves individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm combines a long-term, fundamental analysis investment approach with educational seminars and uses internally developed AI tools alongside human oversight.

Daniel Cooper is an associate advisor at Brighter Financial Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Madison Avenue Securities and Kalos Capital, Inc. He is also involved with Clark & Associates, Inc. Financial Solutions, where he serves as an insurance agent and paraplanner. Brighter Financial Capital Management provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as specialized plan advisory and multi-tiered financial planning. The firm frequently implements client programs under discretionary authority and utilizes sub-advisors while maintaining ongoing client relationships and periodic reviews.

Nicholas Burkholder is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Financial and Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. for 17 years before founding Burkholder & Associates, LLC, where he currently serves as the sole member. He also offers seminars and writes articles on financial planning topics. Burkholder & Associates, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach integrates individualized Investment Policy Statements with fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with regular monitoring and reporting.

Jeffrey Sciscilo Jr. is a CFP® and CFA® with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at 4J Wealth Management since 2018 and previously spent six years at McLaughlin Ryder Investments, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent providing insurance advice tailored to client needs. 4J Wealth Management serves individual investors and retirement plans, offering financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm employs a client-focused, fiduciary approach with a multi-style portfolio construction methodology and supplements its services with estate-planning visualization tools and formal AI review processes.

Matthew Trogdon is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at Craftwork Capital LLC and has previously been employed at Motley Fool Asset Management and Capital Investment Advisors, among others. In addition to his advisory role, he teaches financial literacy workshops through the Babson Financial Literacy Project and writes articles on financial planning for The Humble Dollar website. Craftwork Capital primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to digital wealth platforms, using model portfolios and separately managed accounts with continuous monitoring and rebalancing.

Coe Magruder is a financial advisor at Washington Growth Strategies LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Washington Growth Strategies since 2014. Washington Growth Strategies LLC provides personalized investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, including trusts, foundations, pensions, and corporations. The firm uses fundamental research and a variety of investment instruments to create tailored asset allocation strategies, and also serves as manager of a private pooled vehicle, Washington Growth Fund, LP.

Juliana O'Neill is a financial advisor at Tesfaye O'Neill Financial with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Tesfaye O'Neill Financial since 2022. In addition to her financial advisory role, she is an attorney at Tesfaye O'Neill Law, an estate planning firm, where she has worked since 2015. Tesfaye O’Neill Financial provides financial coaching, educational seminars, and co-advisory investment services to individual clients, utilizing a third-party discretionary manager for trade execution and fee billing. The firm focuses on risk profiling, investment horizons, and long-term asset allocation using Modern Portfolio Theory, and offers legal and tax services through an affiliated law practice.

Fred Krause is a financial advisor at Empire Advisors Wealth Management LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Miller Consulting Group LLC for 19 years. Krause is also a partner at MCG CPA LLC, where he prepares and manages tax and consulting engagements. Empire Advisors Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a long-term trading strategy based on a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis. The firm acts as a fiduciary for retirement accounts and requires clients to maintain accounts with Charles Schwab.

Girum Tesfaye is a financial advisor at Tesfaye O'Neill Financial with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He is also a partner and attorney at Tesfaye O'Neill Law, an estate planning law firm where he has worked since 2015. Tesfaye O’Neill Financial serves individual clients through financial coaching, educational seminars, and co-advisory investment services using a third-party platform. The firm focuses on risk profiling, investment horizons, and financial objectives, employing Modern Portfolio Theory and a long-term investment approach while collaborating with a discretionary third-party manager for trade execution and fee billing.

Mitchell Falter is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Reframe Wealth, LLC since 2021. Prior to joining Reframe Wealth, he worked at TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC from 2007 to 2021. Reframe Wealth manages approximately $345.8 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, providing discretionary wealth management, portfolio supervision, and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term asset allocation strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and utilizes a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and independent managers, with portfolio construction and trading supported by an independent sub-advisor.

Ami Shah is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Steward Inc. Prior to joining Steward Inc., Shah worked at Hemington Wealth Management and McKinsey & Company. Outside of financial advising, Shah is a limited partner in Glimpse LLC, a digital photo frame company. Steward Inc. offers integrated wealth advisory services combining discretionary investment management with comprehensive financial planning for individuals and families. The firm manages approximately $61 million, focusing on diversified, long-term asset allocation primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, and provides ongoing portfolio supervision alongside client-specific financial plans.

Joshua Goulding is a CFP® and CFA® with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently a partner at 4J Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and McLaughlin Ryder Investments, Inc., and has been associated with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2009. He also maintains a role as an independent insurance agent, providing fixed and traditional insurance products. 4J Wealth Management primarily serves individual investors and retirement plans, offering financial planning alongside discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm emphasizes a client-focused fiduciary approach with multi-style portfolio construction and integrates third-party estate-planning software into its planning process.

Christina Gamache is a financial advisor at Radiant Wealth Planning with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Audax Wealth Management, LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., and operated as a sole proprietor. Additionally, she consults for Growth Consulting Firm, LLC, where she prepares spreadsheets and analyzes statements. Radiant Wealth Planning serves individual clients with investment management and comprehensive financial planning, including retirement, estate, and tax-aware strategies. The firm integrates tax services through an affiliated entity and offers educational seminars, managing portfolios using both passive and active approaches tailored to client objectives.

Justin Ellison is a financial advisor with Demand Wealth, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Spire Wealth Management, among others. Ellison is also involved with the Youth Interest Foundation, a nonprofit association. Demand Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services that utilize ETF-based model portfolios and digital planning tools. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, implementing both long- and short-term trading strategies as appropriate.

David Bastian is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Kingdom Capital Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for five years and FTI Consulting for one year. In addition to advising, he contributes blog articles as an independent contractor to SeekingAlpha.com. Kingdom Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, investment companies, and family offices. The firm focuses on a fundamentally driven, concentrated strategy in small- and micro-cap equities, employing cyclical and fundamental analysis along with active trading techniques including margin, short sales, and options.

Courtney Calotta is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Donalies Financial Planning, LLC since 2025 and previously spent six years with Gallant Financial Planning, LLC. Donalies Financial Planning, LLC primarily serves individual clients, including dual-income families and retirees, as well as trusts, business entities, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management using a long-term, buy-and-hold approach with a core passive plus active-satellite strategy.

Michael Jobe is a financial advisor at Glover Park Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for eight years. Outside of financial advising, he operates an online ticket sales business, Awesomeseating.com. Glover Park Wealth Management is a small, owner-operated SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, customized investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments, while also offering access to independent managers and specialist solutions.

Robert Mann is a Series 66-licensed advisor with First Georgetown Securities, Inc. in Alexandria, VA, where he has worked since 1975, totaling 51 years of industry experience. First Georgetown Securities provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering growth, growth-and-income, and income strategies. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, focusing on treasuries, corporate bonds, equities, and mutual funds, and manages approximately $101.7 million in discretionary assets.

Laura Beldin is a financial advisor at B&L Wealth Group, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America. In addition to her advisory work, she is active as an insurance agent. B&L Wealth Group provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, including sub-advised customized portfolio management for unaffiliated advisers and a notable non-U.S. client segment. The firm’s offerings include a proprietary Flagship Strategy with a performance-based arrangement that utilizes derivatives, margin, and concentrated positions.