Lisa Kirchenbauer is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Omega Wealth Management LLC in Arlington, VA. She has worked with Omega Wealth Management since 2008 and also leads Omega Wealth Consulting, LLC, where she provides business and life planning training, coaching, and consulting to institutions, small businesses, and individuals. Omega Wealth Management offers life and wealth planning, portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based investment process tailored by client interviews and risk assessments, managing assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis and incorporating strategies such as borrowing and derivatives within client accounts.

Joel Stillman is a CFP® with 43 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is president and COO of Capitol Financial Consultants, Inc., and has held leadership roles at several firms including Sterling Wealth Management, Inc. and Capitol Securities Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a basketball referee. 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 strategy based on in-house asset allocation models, fundamental analysis, and manager interviews, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management along with ancillary services such as tax preparation and business planning.

Mary Scanlan is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with over 32 years of industry experience. She has been with The Scott S. James Company since 1996 and also works with Scott James Group, Inc. in Falls Church, VA. The Scott S. James Company provides financial planning, portfolio management, and trustee services to individuals, small businesses, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm customizes investment programs using a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory approaches, with a focus on education and retirement funding.

Bryan Perry is a financial advisor at Mint Asset Management LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Navellier & Associates, Inc. Perry is also involved in publishing as a senior editor for Eagle Financial Publications and manages personal care products manufacturing through Kona Body Care. Additionally, he produces freelance editorial content via Alexander Perry Corporation. Mint Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with rules-based, systematic models to tailor portfolios across multiple strategies, including options-writing and margin use within separately managed accounts.

Evelyn Ovando Flores is a financial advisor at Omega Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Omega Wealth Management in 2022, she held roles in education and community service, including positions at the University of Mary Washington and Action in Community Through Service. Omega Wealth Management is a six-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities with life and wealth planning, portfolio management, and consulting. The firm employs a goals-based investment process, managing assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis, and incorporates borrowing and derivative strategies within client accounts.

Jeffery Erber is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Grey Owl Capital Management, LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a retail food business called CHEESETIQUE. Grey Owl Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individual clients. The firm manages approximately $47.7 million in assets across 33 client relationships and is noted for publicly disclosing historical performance results in its ADV materials, a practice uncommon among similar-sized supported firms.

Salma Chaudry is a financial advisor at Florin Group, LLC in McLean, VA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Florin Group since 2013. Florin Group provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and corporations, with a focus on high-net-worth and multigenerational households. The firm employs tailored investment policy statements and asset allocations, managing portfolios across mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with an emphasis on tax-aware implementation and multigenerational engagement.

Johnny Medina is a financial advisor with NHABLA in Arlington, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Atlus Group, KPMG, Merrill, Bank of America, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. NHABLA provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, and small businesses, managing approximately $33.3 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory and passive management approach combined with rules-based, in-house model portfolios and offers access to alternative investments and third-party managers with ongoing oversight.

Sarah Slattery is a CFP® and Series 66 professional with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at PieCapital Wealth Management LLC since 2026 and previously spent 11 years at Truist Bank. PieCapital provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods, offering a range of investment strategies including options and access to private placements and venture capital.

Laura Marrero Garcia is a financial advisor at Capital Area Planning Group in Washington, DC, holding a Series 65 license. She has one year of experience in the financial industry following a 13-year career at NASA and concurrent work at Southern New Hampshire University. Capital Area Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and employee benefit plan advising for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm offers customized, actively managed portfolios and integrates tax preparation, mortgage brokerage, and insurance services under common ownership.

Lily Poy is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at Iconic Wealth Management since 2017 and previously spent four years at Omnia Vincet Capital Management, LLP. Iconic Wealth Management serves individual investors, high-net-worth individuals, and trusts by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a derivatives strategy for qualified clients. The firm employs a Quantitative Value Bias investment approach that integrates fundamental analysis, CAPM, macroeconomic inputs, and technical tools, focusing on individualized portfolio management through a small, two-advisor team.

Alexey Belkin is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving at 3Summit Investment Management, LLC since 2020. He previously worked at Kapital Asset Management LLC for ten years and has been the director and investment manager of The Avalon Fund, a private balanced fund registered in the Cayman Islands, since 1997. 3Summit Investment Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, charitable organizations, companies, and other advisers. The firm manages approximately $25 million across 95 client relationships, offering customized portfolio management using proprietary software, model portfolios, and a range of investment strategies including long-term equity and fixed income.

Peter Timmons is a financial advisor with T/R Financial Management Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lotus Investment Management, LLC for 17 years and serves as Managing Member of Lotus Fund, LLC, an investment pool no longer open to new investors. T/R Financial Management Group provides personalized, discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to individual clients and trusts. The firm employs a blend of proprietary technical, cyclical, and fundamental analysis to construct diversified portfolios, operates as a fee-only adviser, and does not sell commission products.

Joseph Warren is a financial advisor at Warren Capital Group with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Warren Capital Group since 2005, following a three-year tenure at Cheytac LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards of several companies, including Mortgage Harmony LLC, AmplfiedAg, and Stash Storage, and manages multiple private holding entities. Warren Capital Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, and business entities. The firm manages diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes using fundamental and cyclical analysis and offers a bundled wrap fee program with in-house portfolio management.

Bernard McGinn is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with McGinn Investment Management since 1992 and currently serves as Chief Investment Officer of Union Street Partners LLC. McGinn Penninger Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, employing a long-term, large-cap value equity strategy with a focus on fundamental analysis and contrarian purchases. The firm also acts as sub-adviser to the Union Street Partners Value Fund and offers portfolio management across individual accounts and the fund on a discretionary basis.

Jitendra Tandon is a financial advisor with Ficadenti Tandon Asset Management, Inc. in Springfield, VA, holding 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ficadenti Tandon Asset Management since 2000 and also has a longstanding role with the Department of Navy dating back to 1985. Ficadenti Tandon Asset Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm tailors portfolios based on client-specific financial information and employs a variety of analytical techniques and investment strategies, including performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

I am the proud father of four incredible children (all born within 5 years of each other), and husband to a very patient wife (see previous comment). After attending the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, and while serving on Active Duty in the US Air Force as an Acquisitions Officer, I founded Olsen Family Financial, LLC in 2016, where I work as the firm's Lead Financial Planner with a team of two other amazing military veteran advisors. I then completed a Master's of Liberal Arts, Finance degree from the Harvard Extension School, after which I was fortunate to return to the Academy to teach finance and accounting courses. Following that assignment, I was selected for a PhD sponsorship, which I completed in 2024 at THE Ohio State University, with a research focus on how real estate fits into the personal balance sheet, behavioral finance, military finance, and life insurance. As much as I love financial planning, academia, and working with our clients, I'd much rather be skiing in Utah or Colorado, backpacking or paddleboarding in Wyoming, camping at our favorite state park in Ohio (Hocking Hills), or coaching my kids' lacrosse teams. Your finances, your business, your career, etc., are all important. We want to help you optimize those aspects of your life so that you can do the things that really light your fire.

Tyler Morris is a financial advisor at Rembert Pendleton Jackson with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining RPJ, he worked at Clarendon Wealth Management and has experience with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Brambleton Bettas. Rembert Pendleton Jackson provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Michael Elliott is a CFA® charterholder with two years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at Harbour Capital Advisors, LLC, where he has been since 2024. Prior to this, he held roles at CFRA Research, Avascent, Raymond James & Co., and Marriott & Co Investment Banking. Harbour Capital Advisors serves ultra-high-net-worth families and charitable organizations, managing approximately $701 million for around 55 clients. The firm uses customized investment policy statements, mean-variance optimization, and a core-satellite investment approach that includes both liquid public securities and alternative investments, alongside wealth-transfer and family-governance services.

David Trenner is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with D'Orazio & Associates, Inc. since 2012. D’Orazio Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates by providing financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm follows a long-term, fundamentally driven, globally diversified investment approach and manages approximately $1.32 billion across about 285 client relationships.