Ryan Streilein is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with West Financial Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2018. Prior to joining WFS, he held roles at MUFG Investor Services and Guggenheim Investments. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only investment adviser that provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $2.8 billion and employs a diversified, client-specific asset allocation approach with a core-and-satellite equity strategy and laddered fixed-income allocations.

Rodrigo Huerta is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with West Financial Services, Inc. He joined West Financial Services following a year at Aegis Wealth Management LLC and has been with West Financial Services since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Huerta is President and Co-Owner of Water’s Edge Group, a real estate management business. West Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $2.8 billion using a diversified, client-specific asset allocation approach that includes core-and-satellite equity strategies and laddered fixed-income allocations.

Hal Greer III is a financial advisor with Wellington Consulting Services Inc in Chantilly, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and having 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Consulting Services since 2004 and is also involved with Home Buyer Connection. In addition to his advisory role, Greer spends significant time acting as a retirement plan record keeper for Everington Consulting, Inc. Wellington Consulting Services provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, plan participants, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm emphasizes low-cost implementation through diversified model portfolios using no-load mutual funds, index funds, and ETFs, and serves a large client base with a platform- and participant-oriented approach.

Matthew Hutchison is a financial advisor at Abich Financial Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Abich Financial Wealth Management, he worked at Carmax and Tractor Supply Company and studied at James Madison University. Abich Financial Wealth Management is a multi-advisor team serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a blended investment approach that integrates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses, utilizing third-party resources and maintaining regular account monitoring and tax-conscious rebalancing.

Barbara Frank is a financial advisor with Chesapeake Investment Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at Chesapeake since 2010 and previously spent time at Piedmont Investment Advisors and Lara, Shull & May. Outside of her advisory role, she is the proprietor of Mount Zion Farm LLC, involved in farming and grazing materials activities. Chesapeake Investment Management provides fee-based asset management and consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, not-for-profit associations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs individualized discretionary portfolio management with portfolios concentrated in individual equity and fixed-income securities, maintaining a low turnover approach.

Jonathan Browning is a financial advisor with Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Acorn since 2017 and has prior experience at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. and Great Point Capital, LLC. Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser managing approximately $1.4 billion in assets. The firm offers personalized financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, utilizing globally diversified portfolios and a variety of investment strategies, including subadvisory services and tactical tools.

Eric Thomas is a financial advisor at Heritage Financial LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Heritage Financial, he worked in IT support at Texas Tech University and served nine years in the United States Marine Corps. Heritage Financial LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and corporations. The firm uses a LifeMap Discovery process to develop tailored plans and constructs portfolios using a core-and-satellite approach with broadly diversified mutual funds and ETFs, often implementing strategies through independent third-party advisers.

Scott Beck is a financial advisor with Chesapeake Investment Management LLC in McLean, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Chesapeake Investment Management since 2002. In addition to his advisory role, Beck serves as a principal at Washington Financial Planners, LLC, a financial planning company separate from his investment advisory work. Chesapeake Investment Management provides fee-based asset management and consulting services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized, discretionary portfolio management focused on individual equity and fixed-income securities, with a client onboarding process that includes in-depth interviews and ongoing portfolio review.

Paul Harney is a financial advisor at CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. in Falls Church, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Kaplan Financial Group, LLC and Mason Investment Adv Svcs. CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and variable annuity management to individual and institutional clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis in portfolio construction, offers a wrap-fee program, and operates a multi-office structure with distinctive policies on cryptocurrency and AI tool use.

Robert Reardon is a financial advisor at Hendershot Investments, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Hendershot Investments since 2020. Prior to his advisory role, he spent four years at Pennsylvania State University. Hendershot Investments provides fee-only, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach emphasizing high-quality companies, intrinsic-value analysis, and conservative fixed-income laddering, supported by AI and machine-learning tools, and maintains regular investor communications.

Daniel Trosch is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with West Financial Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2018, including prior experience at Untied Brokerage Services from 2016 to 2018. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only investment adviser managing approximately $2.8 billion for individual, retirement plan, charitable, and corporate clients. The firm employs a diversified, client-specific asset allocation strategy with a focus on long-term investment, utilizing a core-and-satellite equity approach alongside laddered fixed-income allocations and tactical adjustments informed by quantitative and qualitative research.

Lindsay Shetterly is a financial advisor at Glassman Wealth Services, LLC with 22 years of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. She has been with Glassman Wealth Services since 2014 and previously worked at Highline Wealth Management, Convergent Wealth Advisors, and Lydian Wealth Management Company. Glassman Wealth Services provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified investment approach, including allocations to mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private funds, with distinct practices such as the routine use of Dimensional Fund Advisors funds and formal AI governance for advisory use.

Nicole Davis is a financial advisor with Northwest Financial Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Northwest Financial Advisors LLC, Northwest Financial Group LLC, and LPL Financial for over a decade in various roles. Northwest Financial Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach, tailoring portfolios based on client time horizons, risk tolerance, and objectives, while utilizing LPL Financial custodial programs and an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer program to support portfolio oversight and manager due diligence.

Eliot Bares is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving at McGlone Suttner Wealth Management, Inc. He has held roles at Gold Friday LTD and Chequers Financial Management, LLC and is an investor in a packaging business and a trading fund, though he does not participate in their management. McGlone Suttner Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, qualified retirement plans, and businesses, managing approximately $1.0 billion in assets using customized model portfolios and active trading strategies.

John Lienert is a CFP® at OLIO Financial Planning in McLean, VA, with approximately one year of industry experience. Prior to joining OLIO, he spent three years at SignatureFD and has held positions in diverse fields including healthcare and education. OLIO Financial Planning serves individual clients across a broad range of wealth levels, as well as retirement plans, nonprofits, and corporations, managing about $600 million. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to implement a primarily buy-and-hold investment approach and offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management with a distinctive fee structure that includes project-based and hourly fees rather than traditional asset-based fees.

Newton Pendleton III is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Rembert Pendleton Jackson since 1990, including six years at SSB Wealth Management, Inc. D/B/A Rembert Pendleton Jackson. Rembert Pendleton Jackson provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting to individual and institutional clients. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and managing assets across various account types.

Nicholas Studebaker is a financial advisor at McLean Asset Management Corporation with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Studebaker & Brackett, PLLC for eight years and at the University of Virginia for two years. McLean Asset Management Corporation provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and broad asset-allocation principles to develop individualized portfolios and offers tax-managed equity strategies, ESG screening models, and ERISA advisory and investment-manager services.

Daniel Jackson is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Rembert Pendleton Jackson, where he has worked since 2017, including the firm's predecessor entities, and previously worked at NYlife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Rembert Pendleton Jackson provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting to individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach to create diversified portfolios incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers, serving high-net-worth individuals, plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and other business entities.

Max Kortegast is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Hopwood Financial Services, Inc. and previously worked at WealthSpire Advisors, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Outside of financial advising, he owns and supervises operations for MK Heavy, LLC, a business involved in 18-wheeler sleeper truck rentals. Hopwood Financial Services primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and related entities, offering discretionary, fee-only investment management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $666.6 million for about 273 client households with a six-advisor team and employs a disciplined investment process overseen by an Investment Committee.

Angela Bender is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC in Leesburg, VA. She has been with AMJ Financial since 2007 and also works with OSAIC since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she is president of the Loudoun Estate Planning Council. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to a range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and quantitative research to manage client portfolios and offers specialized services such as retirement-plan advisory and small-business consulting.