Matthew Miller is a financial advisor at Empire Advisors Wealth Management LLC in Fairfax, VA, with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. and Avantax Investment Services, Inc. He is also the owner of Miller Consulting Group, LLC, which provides accounting and tax preparation services, and serves on advisory boards for Truist Bank, George Mason University, and Radford University. Empire Advisors Wealth Management LLC offers portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of analytical methods and a long-term trading approach to deliver customized investment strategies and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Goeun Choi is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She is currently with Buchanan Wealth Management, where she has worked since 2018, and has prior experience at LPL Financial LLC. In addition to her advisory role, she has held positions outside finance, including at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and United We Dream. Buchanan Wealth Management provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on retirement objectives. The firm uses an asset-allocation driven approach, combining efficient-market strategies with quantitative and qualitative analysis, and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside financial and retirement plan consulting.

Audrey Jones is a financial advisor at Poder Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Carson Wealth and CWM, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is the founder and CEO of SkateFit, LLC, a fitness business. Poder Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, business owners, and nonprofit entities. The firm uses a primarily passive, Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and insurance assistance.

Kevin Mcloughlin is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently advising at Trio Wealth Management, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Chain Bridge Bank, United Capital Financial Advisers, Arista Wealth Advisors, and Capital Financial Services. Trio Wealth Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines strategic asset allocation and a mix of passive and active investment vehicles with options to delegate management to independent third-party managers while maintaining supervisory oversight.

Ehab Selim is a financial advisor at Investology Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Investology in 2017, he worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors, New England Securities, Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Morgan Stanley Dw Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is an agent offering various insurance products through Synergy Consulting. Investology serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with portfolio management and investment policy development. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment process within a modern portfolio theory framework and is affiliated with an accounting firm that provides related insurance and accounting services.

John Coleman is a financial advisor at Piedmont Wealth Management with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his role in financial advising, Coleman owns Commonwealth Business Services, a CPA and tax preparation firm. Piedmont Wealth Management is a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm serving trusts, foundations, pension plans, and corporate/household accounts. The firm offers personalized financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and consulting, with a focus on institutional and trust/corporate relationships and coordinated services through affiliated financial and accounting entities.

Dzhemma Menkeeva is a financial advisor at Foxman Asset Advisors Inc. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Foxman Asset Advisors in 2025, she worked at PJSC Rosbank for 11 years and at Suffolk University for one year. She is also an insurance agent involved in client solicitation for insurance products. Foxman Asset Advisors provides advisory services to individual investors, corporations, trusts, and foundations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm generally pursues long-term trading strategies based on fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative techniques.

Michael Schwartz is a financial advisor with MZ Capital, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at MZ Capital Management since 2018 and previously held roles at Securities America Advisors, Inc., Securities America, Inc., and Master's Financial Associates. Outside of advising, he owns Home Instead Senior Care and serves as a regional leadership council member for Messiah College. MZ Capital Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a passive, asset-class allocation strategy using institutional funds with a buy-hold-rebalance approach and offers ongoing portfolio supervision, written planning reports, newsletters, and client seminars.

Ross Anderson is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and is currently with Craftwork Capital LLC, where he has worked since 2020. Prior to that, he spent six years at Motley Fool Wealth Management. Outside of financial services, he is the owner of Anderson Entertainment, a DJ services business he has operated since 2001. Craftwork Capital primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party digital platforms, utilizing model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and AI tools to support portfolio construction and ongoing management.

Lisa Pendley is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at 8th Street Investments, LLC since 2008. She works out of Alexandria, VA, and is part of a two-advisor team at the firm. 8th Street Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental analysis and tailored asset-allocation strategies, combining long-term holdings with active trading and derivative instruments within discretionary mandates.

Charles Harris is a financial advisor with First Georgetown Securities, Inc. in Alexandria, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 45 years of industry experience. He has been with First Georgetown Securities since 1982. Outside of finance, he produced and stars in a YouTube TV pilot titled "Becoming Van Vlack," a project unrelated to his advisory work. First Georgetown Securities provides discretionary managed-account services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using growth, growth-and-income, and income strategies. The firm emphasizes tactical asset allocation informed by fundamental and technical analysis and regularly monitors accounts to manage risk.

Ryan Beckwith is a financial advisor at Bluestone Financial Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at GP Strategies Corporation and Waddell & Reed. Bluestone Financial Advisors primarily serves entrepreneurs, business owners, high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm acts as a personal CFO, providing financial planning, consulting, and investment management through fixed-fee arrangements, focusing on long-term financial strategy and using fundamental research to guide investments.

Mikayla Rodarte is a financial advisor at Capitol Financial Consultants, Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at George Mason University and Westfield High School. Outside of her advisory role, she is the lead instructor and general manager at Kore Defense Industries, where she teaches martial arts and manages youth and women’s programs. Capitol Financial Consultants provides financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach with adjustments based on market conditions and offers ancillary services including tax preparation and business planning.

Matthew Buchanan is a financial advisor with Buchanan Wealth Management in Reston, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 21 years before founding Buchanan Wealth Management in 2022. Buchanan Wealth Management provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, with a focus on retirement objectives. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach combining efficient-market strategies with quantitative and qualitative analysis, managing portfolios largely composed of mutual funds, ETFs, and selected individual securities.

Iram Amir is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor at SageVest Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining SageVest, Amir held roles at Global Advisor Group, Pavlov Financial Planning, and Sleep Clinics of America. SageVest Wealth Management is an independent, fee-only firm serving individuals, families, trusts, charitable accounts, and small businesses with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm manages approximately $423 million in discretionary assets for around 150 clients, utilizing diversified multi-asset class portfolios and a blend of fundamental and limited technical analysis supported by an independent CFA-staffed consulting firm.

Travis Funkhouser is a financial advisor at Glover Park Wealth Management, LLC in Gaithersburg, MD. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2026. Prior to joining the advisory firm, he has worked at the National Institutes of Health and Maryland Tax Service, Inc. outside the financial advisory industry. Glover Park Wealth Management is a small, owner-operated SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing a variety of strategies and portfolio constructions to meet client needs.

Tomasz Cymer is a CFP® and CFA® with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of Opulen Financial Group, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2014, and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2009. In addition to his advisory work, Cymer holds a licensed insurance agent role, spending part of his time on life, disability, and long-term care insurance sales. He is also involved in educational seminars and teaching through a separate corporate entity. Opulen Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporations with portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm emphasizes documented investment policies, fundamental analysis, and combines direct management with third-party platform oversight, while offering ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services and participant education.

Taro Taguchi is a financial advisor at MZ Capital, LLC with 9 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with MZ Capital Management since 2015. MZ Capital Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a passive, asset-class allocation approach using institutional funds within a buy‑hold‑and‑rebalance framework, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with individualized investment policy statements.

John Ohly is a financial advisor with Bontempo Ohly Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Bontempo Ohly since 2004. Bontempo Ohly Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consultation services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm uses strict quantitative modeling and customized portfolios based on client risk tolerance, time horizon, and goals, operating with discretionary trading authority and conducting ongoing portfolio reviews.

Joshua Stillman is a financial advisor with Capitol Financial Consultants, Inc. in McLean, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Capitol Financial Consultants since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an adjunct professor at George Mason University, teaching a financial planning and wealth management capstone course. Capitol Financial Consultants provides financial planning, investment advice, and supervisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs in-house asset allocation models combined with fundamental analysis and manager due diligence, following a primarily buy-and-hold investment approach with tactical adjustments.