John O'Brien is a financial advisor at EVOAdvisors with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Mercaris, Wild Earth Fermentation, and Virginia Tech. EVOAdvisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, employer retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm follows a fee-only, fiduciary model and focuses on evidence-based investment strategies, strategic asset allocation, and broad diversification using no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Myron Fuller IV is a financial advisor at Dorsey, Wright & Associates, LLC in Richmond, VA, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Dorsey Wright since 2007. Dorsey, Wright & Associates provides discretionary investment management to individual investors and offers research, model licensing, and advisory services to institutional and professional clients. The firm’s investment approach is based on technical analysis, utilizing Point & Figure charting and relative strength methods across multiple asset classes.

John Spiers is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with The Main Street Group since 2016, with a brief one-year tenure at EGA Capital, LLC. The Main Street Group provides fee-based investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and managed portfolios to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach, utilizing diversified mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities, and features technology-driven solutions including Artificial Intelligence for data analysis under human supervision.

Edward Hoppe III is a CFP® and PFS™ with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Verus Financial Partners in Richmond, VA, where he has worked since 2012. Verus Financial Partners primarily serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary investment management alongside optional financial and tax planning services. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach with diversified asset allocation, including regular use of Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) funds and independent proxy-voting services.

Sydney Siek is a financial advisor with Nasdaq Dorsey Wright, holding a Series 65 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Dorsey Wright & Associates since 2010. Nasdaq Dorsey Wright serves individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary investment management, research, and subscription services. The firm employs a rules-based, technical investment approach focused on Point & Figure charting and relative strength methodologies, supporting a variety of model portfolios and extensive index licensing for ETFs and product sponsors.

Russell Keller is a financial advisor with Cary Street Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cary Street Partners since 2018 and previously spent seven years with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network. Outside of his advisory role, Keller is a managing member and 50% co-owner of BDK, LLC, a private company managing legacy family assets, and he maintains a long-term involvement with Alison Keller Designs, a design business where he handles bookkeeping. Cary Street Partners offers discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines third-party and in-house manager selection across traditional and alternative strategies, supported by its affiliated asset management entity, Cary Street Partners Asset Management.

Karilyn Meeker is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance, Cetera, and Virginia Asset Management. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as the social director for a youth football program, organizing social events and ceremonies. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies, employing AI tools alongside human oversight in its investment process.

Joseph Godsey is a financial advisor at Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. in Richmond, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pinnacle Associates since 2023 and has concurrently been with Investment Management Of Virginia, LLC since 2006. Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a broad client base, including individuals, families, institutions, and pension plans. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach with a long-term focus and offers tailored portfolios that include equity strategies, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and option overlays, while also serving as a sub-advisor and model provider to other advisers and wrap programs.

Marvin Morse is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Blueprint Financial Advisors and has also been involved with Morse Capital Partners, LLC since 2008. Blueprint Financial Advisors is a multi-advisor firm offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and ERISA plans, and nonprofit entities. The firm manages approximately $1.4 billion in assets and employs a proprietary strategic-and-tactical investment approach that incorporates diversified asset classes and trend-following rules to guide portfolio adjustments.

James Campbell is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at The London Company of Virginia since 2010. He is based in Richmond, VA, and has been with the firm for 16 years. The London Company of Virginia is an independently owned, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $16 billion in discretionary assets. The firm provides equity portfolio management to individuals, high net worth clients, pension plans, foundations, and institutional investors through various strategies focused on downside protection and risk-controlled equity selection.

Nelson Lutz is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at SunTrust Advisory Services and Suntrust Investment Services, Inc. Lutz is also a wealth advisor and investment advisor representative at Freedom Fiduciary Advisors and is an owner of TwoTwentyTwo Wealth, which he uses solely to collect compensation related to his advisory activities. Kestra Private Wealth Services manages approximately $10.2 billion in client assets through a network of nearly 200 independent financial advisors. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities, offering a range of investment management, financial planning, and retirement services with access to both in-house and third-party solutions.

Chris Glasscock is a financial advisor with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Richmond, VA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Donald Creech. Glasscock is also the owner of Baykinrea, LLC and a part owner of CNCG2, LLC and GS1250FL, LLC, where he serves as lead advisor managing client relationships and assets. OnePoint BFG provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a range of proprietary and third-party portfolio strategies, with most client assets managed on a discretionary basis, and incorporates formal portfolio monitoring and AI-assisted documentation tools.

David Nystrom is a financial advisor at Thurston Springer Advisors with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Burgess Partners, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC. He serves as treasurer for the Longwood University Trust and is a board member of the Brookfield Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Thurston Springer Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable institutions, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies such as Tactical Momentum and Earnings Momentum, and manages accounts on a discretionary basis through wrap fee programs and third-party managers.

Joseph Jennings is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Lowe, Brockenbrough & Company, Inc. since 1999. Brockenbrough provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in client assets and offers customized portfolios using both proprietary strategies and third-party managers, with a focus on coordination alongside clients’ trust, tax, and other advisors.

David Ellington is a financial advisor with StoneX Advisors Inc. in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with StoneX Advisors since 2016 and StoneX Securities since 2015. Outside of advisory activities, he is a member of BCES, LLC, a company that rents office space and shares office expenses. StoneX Advisors Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through independent advisors and an in-house Private Client Group. The firm uses a range of advisor-managed portfolios and third-party money managers to implement investment strategies with platforms such as Envestnet and Advyzon.

James Crooks Jr. is a financial advisor at Sequent Planning, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has also worked at SurePoint Financial, LLC since 2013. Outside of advising, he serves as Vice President of Bridgeway Logistics, LLC, a last-mile delivery company, where he manages human resources and fleet operations. Sequent Planning, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan sponsors, small and medium-sized businesses, endowments, and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, access to third-party model managers, and comprehensive retirement-plan services through a network of approximately 97 investment adviser representatives.

Jody Bruce is a financial advisor with United Brokerage Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, Minnesota Life, Securian Financial Services, Virginia Asset Management, and Nationwide. He also serves as an agent with Midland National, focusing on fixed life insurance business. United Brokerage Services, Inc. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and trust clients through various wrap fee and advisory programs. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, with investment approaches tailored by advisor and program, and maintains affiliations with United Bank and Wells Fargo.

Richard Contelmo is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Alphastar Capital Management, LLC. Contelmo is also involved with AMC and RAC Associates LLC and Cornerstone, where he serves as an agent for health, life, and annuities insurance. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, as well as other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and provides advisory services alongside technology and operational support for advisers through its managed account platform.

John Bowers is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Lowe, Brockenbrough & Company, Inc. since 2000. Brockenbrough provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and other institutional clients. Founded in 1970, the firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in client assets and offers customized portfolios that integrate traditional and non-traditional asset classes through both proprietary strategies and third-party managers.

Roy Alexander is a financial advisor with Capitol Securities Management, Inc. in Springfield, VA, holding the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 24 years of experience with Capitol Securities and has operated his own CPA practice since 1981, providing accounting and tax preparation services. In addition, he serves as treasurer of the West Springfield Professional Condo Association, managing financial statements and budgets. Capitol Securities Management serves individual, corporate, and charitable clients with brokerage and advisory services, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm offers access to a range of investment programs and utilizes a network of advisers to develop client-specific investment policies.