Jeff Pomerantz is a financial advisor at Analog Capital Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at AT&T for 21 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates accounting and tax services businesses, including Shield Tax Services, LLC, which assists clients with resolving tax issues. Analog Capital Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as subadvisory services to other investment advisers. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches.

Brett Bender is a financial advisor with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has been with AMJ Financial since 1997 and AMJ Financial Wealth Management since 2012. Outside of advisory work, he is a member and owner of AMJ Financial LLC, where he manages office operations and accounting functions. AMJ Financial Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional clients including retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing a research process that integrates macroeconomic, fundamental, and quantitative analysis to implement client-specific portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Michael Schimmel is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Capital Partners, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Arkadios Capital, Coastal Equities, Inc., Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC dba Fellows Financial Group, LPL Financial, and HSBC Securities. Schimmel is involved in insurance planning through Fellows Risk Solutions and maintains dual registrations with multiple advisory firms. Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $407 million in client assets using a goals-based, evidence-based investment process that incorporates behavioral economics and quantitative metrics to align long-term strategies with client preferences.

Jacob Hampton is a financial advisor with Pactolus and holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He joined Pactolus in 2026 after working at Terra Alpha Investments for 11 years. Although he has no prior advisory industry experience before 2026, he has been with Pactolus for one year. Pactolus provides fee-based family office and wealth management services to high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable entities, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers investment advisory, portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and other wealth-planning services, typically managing client accounts on a discretionary basis and utilizing quantitative tools, sub-advisers, and bundled wrap-fee programs.

Zachary Payne is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at PlanVest Financial, Inc. in Gaithersburg, MD. He has worked at PlanVest Financial since 2015, including time when it operated as an LPL Financial DBA. PlanVest Financial, Inc. serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive wealth planning and investment management with a team of six advisors managing approximately $176 million. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to customize portfolios and provides various engagement models, including a wrap fee program and a dedicated federal-employee planning service.

Ann Schnorrenberg is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Withum Wealth Management. She has worked at Pinnacle Associates, Ltd., Savant Capital Management, and Monument Wealth Management. Withum Wealth Management manages approximately $2.34 billion on a discretionary, fee-only basis for individuals, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a goals-based investment process with tax optimization and customized portfolios, offering integrated wealth management services for higher-balance clients.

Brian Mackin is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently associated with West Financial Services, Inc. He has been with the firm in various roles since 2014. West Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, retirement and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $2.8 billion and employs a diversified, client-specific asset allocation strategy with a long-term approach.

Sean Carroll is a Series 65 licensed advisor at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC in Leesburg, VA, with experience across various roles from 2015 to the present, including positions in education and landscaping before joining AMJ Financial. His diverse background includes work at Liberty Coca-Cola, Firehouse Subs, and Virginia Tech. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions with financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a combination of macroeconomic analysis and fundamental research with a quantitative sector-based approach, offering a range of advisory and consulting services alongside specialized retirement-plan work.

Robert Behr is a financial advisor at PlanVest Financial, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at PlanVest Financial since 2018 and LPL Financial since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in CFO Advisory and Tax Services, LLC, which provides tax preparation, accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services. PlanVest Financial, Inc. serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive wealth planning, financial planning, and investment management. The firm manages about $176 million across approximately 300 client relationships and incorporates a range of analysis techniques and engagement models, including a wrap fee program and a specialized federal-employee planning service.

Jonathan Marcellino is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at McLean Asset Management Corporation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining McLean Asset Management, he worked at Councilor Buchanan & Mitchell and has a background that includes academic roles at the University of South Carolina and Bethesda Chevy Chase High School. McLean Asset Management Corporation provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $819.2 million in assets and employs a multi-advisor team of 17, utilizing Modern Portfolio Theory and broad asset-allocation principles in its investment approach.

Ruben Devia Arbanil is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealthcare Capital Partners, LLC. His career includes roles at Arkadios Capital, Abich Financial Wealth Management, and Edelman Financial Engines Advisors. He also works as an insurance agent providing life insurance and annuity services to financial planning clients. Wealthcare Capital Partners, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based, evidence-based investment process incorporating behavioral economics and quantitative metrics, managing approximately $407 million in client assets.

Kelly Demers is a financial advisor at Northwest Financial Advisors LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, BNY Mellon, and LPL Financial. Kelly serves as a board member of the Alabama Ballet, where she is involved in fundraising and awareness efforts. Northwest Financial Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven approach, tailoring portfolio management based on clients’ time horizon, risk tolerance, and objectives while utilizing custodial and outsourced chief investment officer programs through LPL Financial.

Luke Estep is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC, where he has worked for four years. He has two years of industry experience and previously worked at Appleland Sport Center for three years. AMJ Financial Wealth Management serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, small business consulting, and legacy management. The firm uses a research-driven investment process incorporating macroeconomic, fundamental, and quantitative analysis to build customized portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Shawn Hadian is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Capitol Private Wealth Group LLC and has worked at Planning and Prep Consultants LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. He owns a tax advice and preparation business and also operates an insurance services practice specializing in life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Capitol Private Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates tax and accounting capabilities alongside its investment services and employs a range of strategies including use of structured products and derivatives.

Angel Irazola is a financial advisor at West Financial Services, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services and Mass Mutual Investors Services. West Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes diversified, client-specific asset allocation with a long-term approach and manages approximately $2.8 billion in assets.

Charles Cooke is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 24 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently a partner at Allegiance Financial Group, where he has worked since 2021, and has held roles at The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc., Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc., and Cooke Capital Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partial owner of Banksy Holdings LLC, a holding company. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and a long-term investment approach, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside flexible financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Andrew Eskelsen is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at D'Orazio & Associates, Inc. since 2020 and previously held roles at Booz Allen Hamilton and Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC. Eskelsen is based in Vienna, VA, and holds a Series 66 license. D’Orazio Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven, globally diversified approach, managing roughly $1.32 billion across about 285 client relationships.

Stuart Rainer is a financial advisor with NobleBridge Wealth in Herndon, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with NobleBridge Wealth Management since 2019 and previously served at Avenir Private Advisors, Great Lakes & Atlantic Wealth Management, and as a private consultant. NobleBridge Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm with a seven-adviser team managing approximately $214 million in assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, trusts, and foundations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across various investment strategies and offers a range of services including financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager selection.

Brett Roper is a CFP® certificant with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Rembert Pendleton Jackson in Vienna, VA. He has been with the firm and its predecessor entities since 2004, contributing to its operations for over 19 years. Rembert Pendleton Jackson provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a client-specific, Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, utilizing various securities and third-party managers, with a balanced offering of discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Kevin Brown is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with two years of industry experience. He is currently with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC and has prior experience at Ameriprise and Triad Advisors. Before entering the financial industry, he worked several years in education at Frederick County Public Schools. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions by providing financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and quantitative research and offers specialized retirement-plan services and small-business consulting.