Daniel Ryan is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Alikos Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Alikos Wealth Management serves individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes long-term, broadly diversified portfolios using primarily passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and offers customized solutions including ESG and tax-sensitive strategies.

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.

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.

Hossameldin Abdelkarim is a financial advisor at Poise Investment Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Poise Investment Advisors since 2021. Prior to this, he was employed at HSBC Egypt from 2014 to 2017 and currently operates Hossameldin Abdelkarim PLLC, providing legal services as an attorney. Poise Investment Advisors offers discretionary investment management and wealth-management services, focusing on an asset-allocation approach driven by macroeconomic analysis. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and educational workshops, utilizing tools such as options and derivatives, and emphasizes in-house research and public client education.

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.

Ameen Estaiteyeh is a financial advisor with Investology Inc. in Reston, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Investology since 2004 and previously worked at Azzad Asset Management, Inc. in 2003. Investology Inc. provides portfolio management, investment policy development, and asset allocation services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that integrates multiple analysis techniques within a modern portfolio theory framework and incorporates AI tools, serving roughly 350 clients with about $250 million in assets under management.

Joseph Kilner is a financial advisor with Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC in Gaithersburg, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at American General Securities Incorporated and has been with Kilner Capital Advisors since 2014. From 2026, he joined Apella Wealth. Kilner Capital Advisors manages approximately $336.7 million for around 230 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive wealth-planning services, using a buy-and-hold, asset-allocation approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, with an emphasis on passive mutual funds and ETFs. The firm also provides integrated tax consulting and accounting services alongside investment advisory.

Tyler Harper is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Variant Private Wealth LLC. Before joining Variant, he worked at Valeo Financial Advisors LLC and Precision for Medicine. Outside of finance, he has experience in secondary education and worked at Manhattan Pizza. Variant Private Wealth provides fee-based financial planning and individualized investment management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, and corporations. The firm builds investment recommendations from client-specific financial plans using fundamental and technical analysis, and manages wrapped accounts through its sponsored wrap-fee program.

Luke Avery is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor at DecisionMap Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining DecisionMap, he worked at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management and has experience in both financial services and other sectors including education and logistics. DecisionMap Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a core-satellite investment strategy that combines passive and active approaches, tailoring portfolios to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Mark Eid is a financial advisor at Acts Financial Advisors with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Qualderm Partners since 2020 and was previously employed at VA Dermatology and Skin Surgery Center. Outside of advising, Mark Eid practices as a Mohs micrographic surgeon at Qualderm Partners and co-founded Rich to Wealthy, a personal finance education and entertainment media company. Acts Financial Advisors is a small SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and public entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory framework using primarily passive index mutual funds and ETFs, while also offering financial planning, investment management, business consulting, and real estate analysis services.

Tirumala Kollur is a financial advisor at Sampatti Financial LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Sampatti Financial since 2015, as well as at Isolvers Inc and CGH Technologies, Inc. Kollur is based in Leesburg, VA. Sampatti Financial LLC provides discretionary asset management and employee benefit plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis across various investment strategies, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives.

Thiago Glieger is a financial advisor at RMG Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including H. Beck, Inc. and Grove Point Investments. Since 2020, he has contributed as an author to FedSmith.com, an online resource for federal employees. RMG Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and financial planning, specializing in areas such as divorce-related financial planning, federal employee retirement planning, and oversight of variable annuity and life-insurance sub-accounts. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification through SEI Asset Allocation Models and sub-advisors, managing approximately $137 million for about 174 client households with a two-advisor team.

Edward Lu is a financial advisor at Blackfield Capital Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Cambrian Asset Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent offering insurance products to clients when appropriate. Blackfield Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on a small number of client relationships. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis and includes strategies such as long- and short-term trading, options, short sales, and margin transactions, along with facilitating access to private market investments through subscription platforms.

Erich Imphong is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience currently affiliated with Peakstone Financial Advisors. His career includes roles at X Advisors, LLC, Plotkin Financial Advisors, LLC, Independent Financial Group, LLC, and Geier Asset Management Inc. He also serves as an officer of Oceanview Consultants, LLC, a consulting entity focused on operational efficiencies. Peakstone Financial Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans, managing over $255 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers tailored financial planning and wealth management services with a long-term, risk-adjusted investment approach that includes equities, fixed income, ETFs, and alternative investments, along with differentiated features such as a wrap fee program and a Signature Services program for select clients.

Asitha De Silva is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with six years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at UBS AG, Sweetbay Capital Management, LLC, and Rock Den Advisors, LLC. He is a shareholder in MRQ Holdings, a property investment and charitable foundation based in Sri Lanka. He is a principal at Capital Squared Financial LLC, a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a mix of passive and active investment strategies grounded in modern portfolio theory and offers both ongoing and project-based financial planning services.

Jamie Lapin is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RMG Advisors in Rockville, MD. His prior experience includes roles at Grove Point Financial, LLC and Family Law Software. He has been active in the financial advisory field since 1986. RMG Advisors manages approximately $137 million for about 174 client households, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm focuses on niche planning areas such as divorce-related financial planning and federal employee retirement planning, utilizing SEI Asset Allocation Models and sub-advisors to implement diversified client portfolios.

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Anna N'jie Konte is a CFP® professional at Poder Wealth Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at RBC Capital Markets and also served as CEO of Dare to Dream Consulting, where she provided speaking engagement services. Poder Wealth Advisors is a state-registered firm serving individual clients, business owners, and nonprofit entities. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering diversified, low-cost portfolios alongside comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management.