Tariq Khan is a financial advisor at WealthCare Financial Group, Inc. in Bethesda, MD, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Hisaab Capital, LLC, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. since beginning his career in 2015. WealthCare Financial Group, Inc. is a state-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, business owners, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a structured investing philosophy focused on diversified asset allocation and long-term strategies, managing approximately $28.2 million for around 130 clients through a six-advisor team.

Ryan Ferrell is a financial advisor at TritonPoint Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at firms including United Capital Financial Advisers and Wells Fargo Clearing. Prior to his financial services career, he operated Ferrell Lawn Care, LLC for ten years. TritonPoint Wealth provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term asset allocation strategy informed by modern portfolio theory, combining public equities, fixed income, and private-market alternatives, and utilizes model portfolios and independent manager oversight to implement client strategies.

Pedrom Sadeghi is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with Hopwood Financial Services, Inc. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at Hopwood Financial Services and S. Mostafa Sadeghi, CPA. Hopwood Financial Services primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and related entities, offering discretionary, fee-only investment management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses an Investment Committee to oversee a diverse portfolio approach with multi-year holding horizons and maintains a team-based structure with six advisors managing approximately $666.6 million.

Daniel Cooper is an investment advisor at Brighter Financial Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at firms including Madison Avenue Securities and Kalos Capital, Inc. Cooper is also involved with Clark & Associates, Inc. Financial Solutions, where he provides paraplanning and fixed insurance sales support. Brighter Financial Capital Management offers investment and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, ERISA plan advisory, and financial planning with model strategy implementation, serving a high volume of clients per advisor and regularly presenting educational seminars.

Matthew Elmore is a financial advisor at Sargent Investment Group with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at T.M. Wealth Management and Ameriprise Financial Services. Sargent Investment Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a consultative process to develop customized portfolios and uses third-party managers and technology to monitor risk and performance, also serving as an investment manager to private funds for accredited investors.

Neil Kaplan is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Caitlin John, LLC and previously worked at Guardian Pointe Private Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates KIS Financial, LLC, a business focused on college funding solutions and insurance products. Caitlin John, LLC serves retail and high-net-worth individuals, trusts, qualified retirement plan sponsors, and other institutions, offering investment management, financial planning, consulting, and qualified retirement plan services. The firm provides personalized investment programs through a team of registered investment adviser representatives, utilizing a range of strategies and instruments, including proprietary dynamic allocation strategies and consulting on non-traditional investments.

Andrew Yashin is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Signet Financial Management, LLC since 2014. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. Signet manages approximately $1.06 billion in discretionary assets and employs a long-term, fiduciary investment process that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis to construct diversified portfolios.

Gay Truscott is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as Senior Vice President at Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. She has been with Edgemoor and Integrity Funds Distributor, LLC since 2011. Edgemoor Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, non-profits, and a registered investment company. The firm employs a value-oriented, fundamental analysis approach to build concentrated equity and income portfolios intended for long-term capital preservation, appreciation, and income.

James Mersereau is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Carderock Capital Management, Inc. since 1986. Carderock Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, primarily long-term investment approach using fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to build customized investment plans.

Michael Wakeham is a financial advisor at Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in the financial industry since 2015, including positions at Bloomsbury Wealth and Caroline Banks & Associates Ltd. He is currently based in Reston, VA. Acorn Financial Advisory Services provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.23 billion across about 2,300 to 2,400 clients, offering both custom and model-based portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary management.

William Mc Caffrey is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Glassy Mountain Advisors since 2022 and previously at AIM Advisors. Prior to his financial advisory career, he was employed at Virginia Tech and Landmark Reclamation Co. Glassy Mountain Advisors provides wealth management to individual and institutional clients, focusing on high-net-worth individuals with discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a value-oriented, fundamentals-based investment approach and offers customized portfolios including ESG-focused options.

Anthony Logiudice is a financial advisor at AtCap Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at National Securities Corp and Ceros Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advising, he is the owner of A+D All Day LLC, an auto transport startup that is not currently operating. AtCap Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm uses a mix of proprietary strategies, sub-advisors, and outside managers, incorporating both fundamental and technical analysis, including market-timing techniques.

Scott Dinn is a financial advisor with Lafayette Investments, Inc. in Ashton, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Lafayette Investments since 2005. Lafayette Investments is a SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental and qualitative security analysis and employs a long-term, low-turnover investment approach, managing portfolios customized to client objectives and restrictions.

Kristina Fernandes is an advisor at Hughes Financial Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. She has three years of industry experience, including nine years of prior work at Sloper's Stitch House. Hughes Financial Services is a team-based registered investment adviser with seven advisors managing approximately $760 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and an all-inclusive wrap-fee program that incorporates firm-developed model portfolios, ongoing monitoring, and access to unaffiliated independent managers.

Barry Bass Jr. is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Northwest Financial Advisors LLC and has previously worked at Fulton Bank, Raymond James Financial Services, and M&T Securities. Northwest Financial Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a long-term, asset-allocation-driven approach tailored to clients’ time horizons, risk tolerance, and objectives, implementing strategies primarily through LPL Financial custodial programs and an outsourced chief investment officer program.

Christopher Warner is a CFP® and CFA® with 17 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Warner Financial, Inc. since 2008 and was previously with Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. from 2009 to 2017. Warner Financial, Inc. is a team of four advisors providing fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $745 million using a top-down, asset-allocation approach focused on diversified, cost- and tax-aware portfolios.

Robert Tucker III is a financial advisor at Reston Wealth Management with 39 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at Reston Wealth Management since 2009, following a 21-year tenure at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a SweetFrog franchise through a business entity. Reston Wealth Management is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm employs a tailored, long-term investment approach that includes globally diversified allocations, low-cost ETFs and mutual funds, and tax-aware strategies, supported by fundamental analysis and institutional research.

Margaret Swinney is a financial advisor at Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. and The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. outside of her current firm. Swinney also owns and manages a financial services LLC and is involved in the sale of fixed life insurance. Acorn Financial Advisory Services provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.23 billion for around 2,300–2,400 clients across 11 advisors, offering both custom and model-based portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Rebecca Blevins is a CFP® with 13 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Concord Wealth Partners since 2022 and previously held roles at Andersen, United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC, and Hfi Wealth Management. Concord Wealth Partners is a team-based registered investment adviser managing over $1 billion for individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting, using tailored asset allocations and a range of investment strategies to meet client objectives.

Heath Brewer is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of experience, currently practicing at Trumbower Financial Advisors LLC. He has been with Trumbower since 2013. Trumbower Financial Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning, tax compliance, and portfolio management to individuals, families, small pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, foundations, trusts, estates, and personal service corporations. The firm emphasizes a Conservative Fixed Income strategy using municipal bonds, brokered CDs, and U.S. Treasury securities within a disciplined advisory process that integrates estate, retirement, and tax planning alongside investment advice.