Scott Freund is a financial advisor with Family Office Research, LLC in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Family Office Research since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Freund is involved in consulting, personal investments, and publishing through Lower St Clair LLC, and serves as a consultant and part owner of FarmTogether US Farmland Fund LP, advising on fund operations and coordination. Family Office Research, LLC provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, employer plans, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $580.9 million in assets and emphasizes individualized portfolio supervision with tailored investment strategies for high-net-worth and institutional clients.

William Fitzgerald V is a financial advisor at Bnb Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Bnb Wealth Management, he worked at Raidal Power and New Columbia Solar. He also has experience with Johnson Control PLC and studied at Miami University. Bnb Wealth Management is a privately owned, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages diversified portfolios primarily using mutual funds and offers financial planning, pension consulting, and participant education services through a multi-office team of advisors.

Brian Zaczynski is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Torray Investment Partners LLC since 2016. Torray Investment Partners provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm follows a bottom-up, fundamental stock-selection process with a quality, long-term orientation implemented across large cap growth, small/mid cap growth, and equity income strategies, managing concentrated portfolios with explicit risk controls.

Vincent Barrett is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. since 2017. He also has a longstanding role at Thomas F Barrett Inc beginning in 2013. Outside of his advisory work, Barrett is Vice President of an independent TPA/Record Keeper and manages an individual life/health business along with group employee benefit plans. Acorn Financial Advisory Services provides 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 across about 2,300 to 2,400 clients with 11 advisors, offering both custom and model-based portfolios through discretionary and non-discretionary management across multiple platforms.

Christopher Rhyne is a financial advisor at Sargent Investment Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Reinhart Partners, Inc. for eight years before joining Sargent Investment Group in 2022. Sargent Investment Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services 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 manages private funds requiring accredited investors, overseeing approximately $1.28 billion in assets.

Alexis Peed is a financial advisor at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Little Hokie Hangout and Virginia Tech. AMJ Financial Wealth Management serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and small business consulting. The firm employs a research-driven investment process and offers client-specific portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and options strategies.

Richard Baker is a financial advisor with Milestone Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He concurrently serves clients at Brookstone Capital Management and Legacy Capital Planners, where he provides tax planning services. Mr. Baker is a board member of The Prepare Institute, a nonprofit organization. Milestone Asset Management offers discretionary asset management and modular financial planning primarily to individual clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of tactical and strategic investment approaches, utilizing both firm-developed and third-party model portfolios, overlay management, and access to a variety of sub-advisers and derivative-based investment tools.

Lauren Snyder is a financial advisor at The Lewis Financial Group with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC for eight years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a commissioned Notary Public in the state of Virginia. The Lewis Financial Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, and other business entities. The firm employs a risk-adjusted, tax-aware approach using a combination of active and passive strategies across various asset classes and often utilizes third-party platforms and independent managers to implement client portfolios.

Richard Clonch is a CFP® professional with over 21 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at PlanVest Financial, Inc., where he has worked since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial and UBS Financial Services. PlanVest Financial, Inc. serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients by providing comprehensive wealth and investment management services. The firm customizes portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis and offers various fee structures, including a wrap fee program and a dedicated federal-employee planning service.

Masood Vojdani is a financial advisor with Mv Capital Management, Inc. in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Mv Capital Management since 2005 and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2006, as well as involved with MV Financial Group since 1991. In addition to advisory services, he provides consulting related to exit planning through MV Financial Group. Mv Capital Management, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients along with institutional entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm’s investment process emphasizes customized asset allocation, security selection, and ongoing monitoring, with portfolios constructed from mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Brendan Hughes is a financial advisor at Lafayette Investments, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Lafayette Investments since 2015. 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, mutual fund and ETF due diligence, and a long-term, low-turnover investment approach.

Michael Mcintyre is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Glassy Mountain Advisors since 2022 and previously held roles at Proshares Advisors, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley. Glassy Mountain Advisors provides wealth management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, combining discretionary investment management with integrated financial planning. The firm uses a value-oriented, fundamentals-based approach to build diversified equity and income portfolios and offers customized asset allocation, including ESG-focused options.

Samuel Beach Jr. is a financial advisor with Sargent Investment Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and Prudential Equity Group, LLC. Sargent Investment Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a consultative, goals-based process to create customized portfolios and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary assets, serving primarily higher-asset households.

Benjamin Hilyard is a financial advisor at Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for 17 years at Bank of America, Private Bank. Fidelis Capital Partners provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, and other business entities. The firm employs a model-driven investment process that integrates quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis to manage portfolios using both long- and short-term strategies.

Laura Hodgson is a financial advisor at Sargent Investment Group with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., and The Meakem Group of Raymond James. Sargent Investment Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, corporations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a consultative process to tailor asset allocation and portfolio management, including the use of third-party managers and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

David Alicea is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor at Fruitful with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Matt Aaron and held multiple roles at Northwestern Mutual, including wealth management and investment services. Alicea served four years in the United States Marine Corps and attended the United States Naval Academy. Fruitful Advisory, LLC offers web-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients through a subscription membership model. The firm emphasizes personalized planning with passive, low-cost investment strategies focused on ETFs and index funds, serving primarily non-high-net-worth individuals.

David Greenleigh is a financial advisor with LGG Financial in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and The Luts & Greenleigh Group, Inc. He serves as vice-chairman for fundraising at the Trip McNealy Foundation, which hosts events to raise money for military charities. LGG Financial provides wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, discretionary investment approach using diversified portfolios and integrates third-party platforms and lending features uncommon among similar advisory teams.

Susette Gustini is a financial advisor at Sargent Investment Group with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Sargent Investment Group since 2018, following eight years at SKG Group. Sargent Investment Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, corporations, defined-contribution plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a consultative, goals-based process to develop customized asset allocations and manages portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Lloyd Polmateer is a financial advisor at Bull Harbor Capital LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Guardian Life for over two decades before joining Bull Harbor Capital in 2023. He is the Executive Director of FFG Cares, a charitable foundation supporting military veterans, disadvantaged youth, medical research, and financial literacy. Bull Harbor Capital LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $354.8 million. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing customized, primarily long-term investment strategies and maintaining various third-party advisory relationships.

Kedest Baharu is a financial advisor at Mv Capital Management, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Mv Capital Management since 2006, as well as Mv Financial Group since 1998. Mv Capital Management, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, standalone financial planning, and consulting, with a focus on customized asset allocation and regular portfolio monitoring.