Peter Grose is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bay Colony Advisors since 2021. His prior roles include long-term positions at The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. and Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of the George Mason University Ice Hockey Alumni Foundation and an author of a novel titled "Time." Bay Colony Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth families, and institutional retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and family-office services. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach and offers a broad range of fiduciary and non-fiduciary retirement services alongside an active private-investment program.

Elissa Buie is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Yeske Buie Inc. since 2007 and has worked in financial planning since 1993, including a lengthy tenure at Financial Planning Group, Inc. Yeske Buie Inc. provides integrated wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a structured investment process using ETFs and mutual funds grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, managing over $1 billion with a ten-person advisory team.

Raeonna Jefferson is a financial advisor at Zenith Wealth Partners in Alexandria, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Zenith Solutions, Inc., Broadridge, Datto Inc., Juice Generation, and Smashburger. Zenith Wealth Partners offers financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and business advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies and provides a range of services including wealth planning, estate and tax planning facilitation, and private investment sourcing.

Bryant Boswell is a financial advisor at Aviso Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at OSAIC and Cetera Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Boswell coaches JV lacrosse at Georgetown Preparatory School. Aviso Wealth Management offers personalized financial planning, investment supervisory services, and portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm serves approximately 913 clients with $621 million in assets under management, utilizing a variety of analytical approaches and managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

John Shanley is a financial advisor at Aspect Partners, LLC in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Obsidian Planning Solutions and Vanish Farmworks Brewery. Outside of his advisory duties, he is an investor in Nurev.IO, a company specializing in website content monetization software. Aspect Partners serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, nonprofits, pension plans, corporations, and insurance company clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning services, employing quantitative and technical analysis alongside third-party managers and AI-enhanced tools.

Griffin Baker is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience at CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. based in Falls Church, VA. He has been with the firm since 2014 and focuses on delivering comprehensive financial advisory services within a team environment. CJM Wealth Advisers provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and institutions, including high net worth clients and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a multi-office structure and manages investments through its own wrap-fee platform, incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with both fundamental and technical analysis.

Yusuf Abugideiri is a CFP® professional at Yeske Buie Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Yeske Buie since 2009. Yeske Buie provides integrated wealth management services including financial planning, discretionary asset management, and fiduciary advisory for a range of clients such as individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional plans. The firm emphasizes a structured investment process using Modern Portfolio Theory and manager due diligence, managing over $1 billion in assets with a ten-person advisory team.

David Armstrong is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Monument Wealth Management since 2013. He previously worked at LPL Financial for a decade. Outside of his advisory role, Armstrong is involved as Chair of the Investment Committee and a Director at a community foundation, hosts and produces a leadership podcast, and operates a charter boat sightseeing business. Monument Wealth Management is a team-based firm with nine advisors managing approximately $648 million. The firm provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, employing a combination of ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and a range of investment strategies supported by fundamental and technical analysis.

Mitchel Schlesinger is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Evermay Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to joining Evermay, he held roles at Wells Fargo Bank NA and Stone Bridge Investment Partners LLC. Evermay Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a team-centric approach, tailoring investment strategies to client profiles that consider goals, risk tolerance, liquidity needs, and time horizon, while offering discretionary and non-discretionary management across a range of asset classes.

Kenneth George is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Avenir Corporation since 2005, working as part of a three-advisor team based in Alexandria, VA. Avenir Corporation provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, pension plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a bottom-up, core value investment approach focused on capital preservation and real returns, utilizing concentrated portfolios with an emphasis on detailed company analysis and direct engagement with management.

Emily Lee is a financial advisor at Professional Financial Solutions, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, she worked at GDIT for five years and S2 Analytical Solutions for three years. Professional Financial Solutions, LLC serves primarily individual clients, including those with living or irrevocable trusts, and small business owners on retirement plans and charitable gifting of securities. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and investment management using a buy-and-hold, passive-minded approach with diversified mutual funds and ETFs.

Tameem Qasem is a financial advisor at Azzad Asset Management, Inc. with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Azzad, he worked at Progressive and held various roles including at George Mason University and State Farm. Azzad Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, trusts, small businesses, and other institutions. The firm specializes in socially responsible Islamic investing using proprietary screening tools and offers a range of asset-allocation strategies through its advisory team and affiliated mutual funds.

Sara Cortes is a CFP® at Evermay Wealth Management, LLC in Arlington, VA, with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Evermay, she worked at the CFP Board for three years and spent fourteen years at the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Evermay Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm takes a team-centric approach, tailoring investment recommendations based on clients’ investor profiles and providing discretionary and non-discretionary management along with financial planning and retirement-plan consulting.

Lisa Brandau is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. since 2018 and previously spent nine years at Aspect Partners. CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. provides investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and variable annuity management to both individual and institutional clients. The firm operates a wrap-fee program that incorporates mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income using fundamental and technical analysis, and maintains specific policies on discretionary authority and AI tool use.

Shawn McLaughlin is a financial advisor at McLaughlin Ryder Investments, Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with McLaughlin Ryder Investments since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director and committee chairman at Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. and is owner of several business ventures, including The McLaughlin Companies, LLC and Union Street Partners, LLC. He is also the owner and CEO of Management Solutions Plus, Inc., an association management firm. McLaughlin Ryder Investments, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a mix of active and passive investment strategies and manages assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis, offering portfolio management, written financial plans, and ERISA plan advisory services.

Robert Copeland is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Professional Financial Solutions, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at USAA financial planning services and Madison Wealth Management, LLC. He also has experience with the Museum of the Bible. Professional Financial Solutions, LLC primarily serves individual clients and small business owners, offering financial planning, consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a buy-and-hold, passive investment approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, managing over $409 million in client assets as of December 2025.

Edward Stroman is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience and has been with Strathmore Capital Advisors since 2014. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Washington, DC. Strathmore Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and goals-based financial planning to individuals, trusts, endowments, and participant-directed retirement plans. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach focused on long-term investment using mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by technology for client service and integrated tax preparation and estate-planning offerings.

Tina Babicz is a Certified Financial Planner® at CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. with 20 years of industry experience. She has been with CJM Wealth Advisers since 2000 and concurrently teaches basic financial planning in adult education for Fairfax Public Schools. CJM Wealth Advisers serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals and charitable organizations, providing investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm operates a multi-office structure and manages portfolios through its wrap-fee platform using a range of investment strategies and asset types.

Mary Price is a financial advisor at CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. in Falls Church, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Wealthspire Advisors and Joel Isaacson & Co. Before entering the financial industry, she worked in nonprofit and legal settings, including Syracuse Opera/Classical Theatre of Harlem and Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith. CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and institutions, including high net worth clients and charitable organizations. The firm operates a wrap-fee program utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and applies both fundamental and technical analysis with a range of strategies.

Michael Beardi is an investment advisor representative with Parsonex Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Parsonex Advisory Services since 2013 and has worked with related firms in the Parsonex network since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard. Parsonex Advisory Services is an SEC-registered firm that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and investment advice to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a multi-manager approach utilizing third-party advisers and sub-advisors, focusing on client risk tolerance and asset allocation through discretionary managed accounts with ongoing monitoring and reviews.