Amanda Ansell is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at OLIO Financial Planning since 2018 and previously held positions at Verus Financial Partners and Cornerstone Wealth Advisors. OLIO Financial Planning serves individual clients across non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth segments, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing roughly $600 million. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio management using a buy-and-hold, core-and-satellite investment approach with an emphasis on ETFs, mutual funds, and select individual securities.

Ehab Alalfey is a financial advisor at Azzad Asset Management, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has a background in real estate since 2012. Azzad Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, and other entities, with a focus on socially responsible Islamic investing using proprietary screening tools. The firm manages approximately $1.82 billion in discretionary assets through a small advisory team and sponsors the Azzad Ethical Wrap Program as well as affiliated mutual funds.

Cheryl Greer is a financial advisor at Wellington Consulting Services Inc with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Wellington Consulting Services since 2004. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 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 no-load mutual funds, index funds, and ETFs, serving a large client base with a platform-oriented approach rather than a small, high-touch private-client practice.

Elizabeth Clark is a financial advisor at Heritage Financial LLC in Gainesville, VA, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Heritage Financial since 2016 and previously held roles at Intelligent Back Office Solutions, LLC, The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc., and Optifour Integrated Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of advisory work, she is involved with Intelligent Back Office Solutions, a private business focused on simplifying business transitions. Heritage Financial advises individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and corporations through a seven-advisor team, managing approximately $408 million in assets. The firm employs a LifeMap Discovery process and individualized core-and-satellite allocations, often utilizing model portfolios from third-party advisers, and maintains a formal due-diligence process for manager selection.

Lindsey Vardi is a financial advisor with Aspect Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 16 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Private Client Services, Almanack Investment Partners, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, Wells Fargo Advisors, Osaic FA, Inc., and Wilbanks Securities Advisory. She is also a notary and performs client document notarizations as part of her professional activities. Aspect Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofits, pension plans, and corporations, with a noted focus on insurance company clients. The firm offers asset and portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, using quantitative and technical analysis alongside AI and machine-learning supported providers.

Gordon Daisley IV is a financial advisor at Advisors Financial, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for Fairfax Water for 17 years. Advisors Financial, Inc. serves individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, endowments, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $321 million in discretionary assets across about 220 clients. The firm provides customized financial planning and portfolio management, employing an in-house investment committee that focuses on multi-year horizons and client-specific considerations.

Matthew Williams is a financial advisor at Activ8 Family Office LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously worked for nine years at OFS Wealth before joining Activ8 Family Office. Activ8 Family Office serves professional athletes and their related families, trusts, estates, retirement vehicles, and businesses. The firm offers a Holistic Client Management Program that integrates financial planning, investment management, cash management, and tax services, including advising on private fund investments.

Alejandro Murguia is a financial advisor at McLean Asset Management Corp. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at McLean Asset Management since 2005. Mr. Murguia is also the CEO and owner of RISA, LLC, a product designed to assist investment advisors with retirement income planning, which he promotes through podcasts, webinars, and community engagement. McLean Asset Management Corporation provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes globally diversified asset allocation grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with options for ESG screening and tax-efficient strategies.

Payton Rembert is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Rembert Pendleton Jackson, where he has worked for one year. His prior experience includes roles at Booz Allen Hamilton and Atlas Research, as well as academic work at the University of Richmond. Rembert Pendleton Jackson provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and plan sponsors. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach to design diversified portfolios, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Richard Stolz is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at West Financial Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2018. Prior to joining West Financial Services, Stolz held roles at Dmi and RMA Laos. West Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser managing approximately $2.8 billion for individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a diversified, client-specific asset allocation strategy with a long-term focus, combining core-and-satellite equity approaches and laddered fixed-income allocations.

Giancarlo Dalimonte is a financial advisor with Capitol Private Wealth Group LLC in Vienna, VA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Capitol Private Wealth Group since 2016 and also leads Dalimonte and Associates. Outside of his advisory work, he manages a rental property jointly owned with his wife. Capitol Private Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including the use of structured products and derivatives, and integrates tax and accounting services through several of its advisers.

Kelly Ryan is a financial advisor at OLIO Financial Planning with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining OLIO, Ryan worked at Egan, Berger, & Weiner, LLC and has held roles related to event services and administrative support at Virginia Tech. OLIO Financial Planning serves individual clients across a range of wealth levels, as well as retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing approximately $600 million. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment consultation using a buy-and-hold, core-and-satellite approach, and employs a fee structure based on project, fixed, hourly, or recurring fees rather than traditional asset-based fees.

Abigail Just is a financial advisor at West Financial Services, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at 8th Street Investments, LLC. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment advisory firm serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes diversified, client-specific asset allocation with a long-term approach, managing approximately $2.8 billion in assets.

Jacob Gurock is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Centurion Wealth Management and has previously worked at Cerity Partners, AWM Capital, and The Vanguard Group. Jacob serves on the Texas Tech Personal Financial Planning Alumni Board and the Texas Tech Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities Advisory Board, and he is a National Ambassador for Shatterproof, a nonprofit focused on addiction recovery. Centurion Wealth Management advises high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and corporate entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm emphasizes diversified, asset-allocation portfolio construction overseen by an investment committee and provides private investment opportunities to eligible clients.

Sean Cullen is a financial advisor at Prestige Wealth Management with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He has served in the United States Air Force since 2003. Prestige Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing approximately $148 million across nearly 300 client relationships. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory, utilizing an asset-allocation approach and various third-party tools.

Nirvan Khaksarfard is a financial advisor at Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Alpha Financial Advisors since 2022. Prior to his advisory role, he was a student for ten years. Alpha Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as a single pension/profit-sharing plan, typically working with households meeting a $500,000 investable assets guideline. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management using a combination of modern portfolio theory and various analytical techniques, focusing on customized, long-term strategies with an emphasis on cost and tax efficiency.

Mariame Pierce is a CFP® professional with two years of experience currently working at The Advisory Group of San Francisco, LLC. She previously worked at The Table Financial Planning and Worth Winning, and she owns Lovemariame, a business providing guidance sessions. The Advisory Group of San Francisco, LLC is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, foundations, endowments, and retirement plans with a six-advisor team managing approximately $809.9 million. The firm employs a blend of modern portfolio theory and fundamental and quantitative analysis, offering discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning across multiple offices.

Athena Chang is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with McLean Asset Management Corporation since 2001. McLean Asset Management Corporation offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a portfolio approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizes no-load mutual funds and ETFs, and provides specialized strategies such as tax-managed equity and ESG screening models.

Joshua Brockwell is a financial advisor with Azzad Asset Management, Inc. in Falls Church, VA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 7 years of industry experience, working at Azzad since 2013. Azzad Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, registered mutual funds, trusts, small businesses, and other institutions. The firm specializes in socially responsible Islamic investing, using proprietary screening tools to exclude certain industries, and offers multiple asset-allocation strategies through both in-house and independent managers.

Brittany Heath is a financial advisor at Brown | Miller Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Navy Federal Title Services and PNC Bank. Brown Miller Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $991 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm offers customized, tax-aware asset allocations and provides both discretionary portfolio management and consulting services through an 11-advisor team.