Ramzi Baklouti is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as Vice President at Law & Associates Inc in Glen Echo, MD. He has been associated with Raymond James Financial Services since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he prepares investment performance and financial reports for the firm. Law & Associates Inc provides wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, including specialized Divorce Financial Analysis. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning approach with diversified asset allocation and manages accounts primarily through Raymond James–administered programs on a non-discretionary basis.

Valeria Suaza Salamanca is a financial advisor at Ortman Financial Planning with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at LifeGuide Financial Advisors, Wolford Companies, Inc, and Messiah University. Ortman Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a passive, asset-class investment approach complemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis, and offers educational seminars at no cost to attendees.

Bryan Perry is a financial advisor with Mint Asset Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Navellier & Associates, Inc. for seven years and has been involved with Eagle Financial Publications as a senior editor since 2015. Outside of finance, he manages Kona Body Care, a personal care products company. Mint Asset Management LLC is a small, supported registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, foundations, and small businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using diversified, rules-based model portfolios and employs systematic ranking, trend-following strategies, and hedging techniques, including leverage and derivatives.

Bradford Yeakle is a financial advisor at MY Wealth Management, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining MY Wealth Management in 2024, he worked at T. Rowe Price from 2018 to 2024 and also has experience at West Virginia University. MY Wealth Management, Inc. provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages client portfolios using a variety of securities and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Bradley Sherman is a financial advisor at Sherman Wealth Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Sherman Wealth Management since 2013, previously spending four years at Osaic FS, Inc. Outside of advising, Sherman is a co-owner of real estate rental properties, where he is involved in property maintenance and rent collection. Sherman Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a customized, open-architecture investment approach focused on long-term investing, strategic asset allocation, and fundamental analysis, utilizing low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Genti Cici is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is the founder of StandUP Advisors, where he has served as a fiduciary advisor since 2017. In addition to his work at StandUP Advisors, he provides financial planning and fiduciary advice to clients through an independent contractor relationship with InvestEd. StandUP Advisors is a fee-only fiduciary firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a customized, goals-based process and manages assets on a discretionary basis with a broadly diversified, ETF-style global investment approach, offering both all-ETF core strategies and core-satellite options.

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.

Kartik Pawar is a financial advisor at One Oak with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at HarbourVest, Dyson Capital Advisors, Cambridge Associates, and Investure LLC. One Oak provides outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) and customized investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients, including endowments, foundations, and family offices. The firm emphasizes an integrated OCIO model involving investment policy development, manager selection, due diligence, and performance reporting, serving a relatively small client roster with a focus on larger or institutional mandates.

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.

Alexey Belkin is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at 3Summit Investment Management, LLC. He has a background that includes ten years at Kapital Asset Management LLC and has managed The Avalon Fund, a balanced private fund, since 1997. He also acts as Director and investment manager of The Avalon Fund, overseeing listed equity and debt securities. 3Summit Investment Management serves individuals, charitable organizations, companies, other advisers, and retirement plan sponsors with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sub-advisory services. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios based on a range of analytical approaches and integrates formal bookkeeping and financial reporting services for small-business clients.

Daniel Morgan is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Independent Financial Planning, LLC since 2014. He holds a Series 66 license and is based in Great Falls, VA. Morgan also participates on the investment committee of a private real-estate fund. Independent Financial Planning serves individual investors, including high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, tax preparation, business consulting, and educational workshops, using a Core + Satellite investment approach that incorporates passive indexing with active satellite positions and selective use of derivatives.

Davita Alford Cooper is a financial advisor at Law & Associates Inc with 33 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and WealthSpire Advisors. Cooper is also the owner and president of The Fishel Group, Inc., a support company focused on financial services and portfolio management. Law & Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and business entities, providing wealth management that includes comprehensive financial planning, investment advisory, and investment management services. The firm employs a planning-driven investment process emphasizing asset allocation and diversification, administering a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Miles Laubinger is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Potomac Wealth Management LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he held positions at Dimensional Fund Advisors and The Vanguard Group. Potomac Wealth Management LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, qualified retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a broadly diversified, often passive, asset-allocation strategy using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and provides both discretionary and consultative portfolio management along with retirement plan consulting and participant education workshops.

Micah Patashnik is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Macroview Investment Management LLC. He has worked at Absolute Investment Management since 2012. Macroview Investment Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, non-profits, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic investment approach and manages portfolios with diversified strategies that may include third-party managers.

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.

Christopher Brown is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Ivy League Financial Advisors LLC, formerly Commonwealth Advisory, since 1999. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. Ivy League Financial Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, emphasizing documented client objectives and ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

William Powell is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Ferguson-Johnson Wealth Management, Inc. since 2013. Ferguson-Johnson Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser providing investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and nonprofit entities. The firm employs a research-based passive investment approach emphasizing broad diversification through ETFs, no-load index funds, and engineered-index funds, managing roughly $316 million across about 190 client relationships.

Samuel Brownell is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Stratus Capital Management, LLC. He has held roles at affiliated entities including Stratus Valuation, Stratus Legacy Planning, and Stratus Wealth Advisors since 2018, focusing on business valuation and succession planning. Outside of investment advisory, he manages a family LLC and leads legacy planning and valuation services for independent business owners. Stratus Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, families, and select institutional clients such as foundations and endowments. The firm employs a goal-based process to create diversified portfolios aligned with client risk profiles, supported by affiliated firms specializing in valuation and legacy planning.

Richard Gaige is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as managing partner and Co-CEO at GLR Partners. His career includes roles at UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, Legg Mason Wood Walker, and Merrill. GLR Partners provides personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as entities such as family offices and private foundations. The firm uses fundamental research to build long-term portfolios and may incorporate a range of investment instruments tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Andrew Magdar is a Series 65-licensed advisor at White Oak Wealth Management in Columbia, MD, with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles in banking and the hospitality sector, as well as being a full-time student. White Oak Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $124.2 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses to create tailored investment plans and utilizes discretionary management with diverse investment vehicles, including the use of leverage and derivatives where appropriate.