Christian Polito is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Clarion Wealth Management Partners and has previously worked at EverSource Wealth Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, Spire Investment Partners, Keel Point, McAdam LLC, and VOYA Financial Advisors. Christian is also licensed to provide non-variable insurance and annuities as a side activity. Clarion Wealth Management Partners offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth households, small business owners, nonprofit organizations, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary account management, utilizing long-term buy-and-hold and short-term trading strategies across various securities and emphasizes participant education and retirement planning services.

Mark Eid is a financial advisor at Acts Financial Advisors with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Qualderm Partners since 2020 and was previously employed at VA Dermatology and Skin Surgery Center. Outside of advising, Mark Eid practices as a Mohs micrographic surgeon at Qualderm Partners and co-founded Rich to Wealthy, a personal finance education and entertainment media company. Acts Financial Advisors is a small SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and public entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory framework using primarily passive index mutual funds and ETFs, while also offering financial planning, investment management, business consulting, and real estate analysis services.

Stephen Memery is a financial advisor with Iconic Wealth Management in Alexandria, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Omnia Vincet Capital Management, Bay Capital Advisors, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Iconic Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a Quantitative Value Bias investment approach that integrates fundamental analytics, technical tools, diversified allocations, and options strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Leah Bryan is a financial advisor at Bryspen, Incorporated, holding a Series 65 designation with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Bryspen since 1993. Bryspen provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients, offering comprehensive financial planning and investment supervisory services. The firm manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis and emphasizes a fundamental, analytical investment approach tailored to each client’s specific circumstances.

Peter Rechter is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Rechter Wealth Management, LLC since 2003, where he serves as one of two advisors. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, as well as to small businesses, non-profits, trusts, and estates. Rechter Wealth Management, LLC manages approximately $98.7 million in billable assets, operating on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on tailored multi-asset allocation plans and diversified mutual fund exposures. The firm is notable for its client-approval trading process, quarterly portfolio reviews, and a CFP-led oversight approach.

Thomas Ricketts is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Evolutionary Tree Capital Management, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for one year. Evolutionary Tree Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio and investment management services to individuals, family offices, estates, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, managing approximately $91.7 million in assets. The firm employs an innovation-focused, concentrated growth strategy with a long-term horizon, combining fundamental research with industry and ecosystem analysis.

Daniel Sendi is a CFP® with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. He is a principal at Portfolio Advisory Group, Inc., where he has worked since 1999. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Portfolio Tax Group Inc., a tax, bookkeeping, and payroll services firm. Portfolio Advisory Group provides investment advisory, consulting, and financial planning services to a range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily fundamental investment approach with tailored equity allocation limits and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management.

Sherman Ethridge is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Capital Area Planning Group, having previously worked at CIC Wealth, LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in public speaking on investment topics through his sole proprietorship, Ethridge Consulting, LLC, and serves on the board of a Bluetooth headphone manufacturer, Dome Audio Inc. Capital Area Planning Group provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and employee benefit plan consulting to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and pension plans. The firm offers customized, actively managed portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis, and maintains affiliated non-advisory businesses such as tax preparation and insurance brokerage.

Ning Jin is a financial advisor at Florin Group, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Florin Group, Jin held roles at Fortune and Beyond, J&J Premier Financial Alliance, and various companies in other sectors. Florin Group provides personalized investment management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth and multigenerational households, offering portfolio management and financial plans tailored to individual client needs. The firm emphasizes tax-aware implementation and multigenerational engagement, including senior-care planning and assisted-living fee negotiation.

David Sendi is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience and is a principal at Portfolio Advisory Group, Inc. in Alexandria, VA, where he has worked since 1999. In addition to his advisory role, he is president of Portfolio Tax Group, Inc., which provides tax, bookkeeping, and payroll services, and he also offers legal services through a separate practice. Portfolio Advisory Group offers investment advisory, consulting, and financial planning services to a range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily fundamental investment approach with both long- and short-term strategies, and provides tailored reporting and reviews to meet client objectives.

Scott Marx is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with SMP Financial Planning, LLC, where he has worked for four years. Prior to this, he was with TIAA-CREF from 2010 to 2022. SMP Financial Planning provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and select employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. The firm focuses on customized, long-term portfolios and offers specialized management of restricted and legacy securities.

Anna N'jie Konte is a CFP® professional at Poder Wealth Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at RBC Capital Markets and also served as CEO of Dare to Dream Consulting, where she provided speaking engagement services. Poder Wealth Advisors is a state-registered firm serving individual clients, business owners, and nonprofit entities. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering diversified, low-cost portfolios alongside comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management.

John Bowles Jr. is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience at InterVest Ltd., where he has worked since 1997. Based in Chevy Chase, MD, he is one of two advisors at the firm. InterVest Ltd. provides financial planning, portfolio management, and non-discretionary asset management consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines document-driven financial reviews with ongoing client servicing, offering both non-discretionary advice and limited discretionary authority through SEI’s managed-account platform.

Stephen Guokas is a financial advisor at Kuhn & Company Investment Counsel, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at JP Morgan Chase, Simplicity Wealth Management, and Raymond James. Outside of finance, he has been involved with the Grant Park Music Festival. Kuhn & Company Investment Counsel is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing approaches such as fundamental and cyclical analysis and modern portfolio theory, and may employ third-party manager programs and tax-management techniques like tax-loss harvesting.

Matthew Shriver is a CFP® and CFA® with 25 years of experience in financial advisory. He has been with Alexander Randolph Advisory Inc since 2002 and previously worked at Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors. Alexander Randolph Advisory provides investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individual investors, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes client-specific investment policy statements, fundamental securities analysis, and cost-efficient portfolios, along with accounting-related services such as income and estate tax planning.

Mario Zumbo is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Preserve Private Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Strategic Advisers, Inc., Fidelity Investments, and Charles Schwab. Preserve Private Wealth, LLC provides financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis with a long-term trading approach, managing a relatively small client base with access to a broad range of investment vehicles.

Jared Jones is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Omega Wealth Management LLC since 2015. He is based in Arlington, VA and works within a six-advisor team. Omega Wealth Management provides life and wealth planning, portfolio management, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a goals-based investment process that incorporates formal client interviews and risk assessments to construct portfolios tailored by time horizon, investment objective, and tax considerations.

Jiaxuan Zhuang is a financial advisor at MZ Capital, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He has held his current role since 2005 and holds a Series 65 designation. MZ Capital Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a passive, asset-class allocation approach implemented with institutional funds under a buy-hold-rebalance discipline grounded in efficient market and modern portfolio theory.

Rast Gozeh is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Kassira Wealth Management, LLC since 2020 and previously held positions at Sierra Nevada Corporation and T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. Kassira Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities with discretionary asset management and financial planning, utilizing a blend of fundamental, technical, and strategic investment approaches that include selective use of derivatives.

Jon Marable is a financial advisor with ReFrame Wealth, LLC in Vienna, VA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Key Investment Services LLC and KeyBank. ReFrame Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates by providing discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with a primarily long-term orientation and sponsors a unique wrap fee program that combines transaction and custodial costs with advisory fees.