Rebeka King is a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Bridgemark Wealth Management from 2014 to 2024. King is also active as an insurance agent through Advisor Insurance Solutions, selling insurance products to meet client needs. Apollon Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services and employs a multi-layered investment process combining centralized strategy oversight with local portfolio management.

Marguerita Cheng is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advising. She is affiliated with Private Client Services, LLC and also serves as CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth. Cheng contributes to Forbes on GenX women's issues and participates in several industry councils, including the CFP Board of Directors and the CNBC Digital FA Council. Private Client Services is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plan sponsors, and businesses. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management through a network of approximately 50 advisors and employs a structured risk-profiling process to develop and implement investment strategies across multiple platforms.

Alexander Lim is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently with Founders Financial Securities LLC and serves as CEO and President of Lim Financial Group. Outside of finance, Lim is a 50% owner and instructor at U.S. Jow Ga Martial Arts, a traditional Chinese Kung Fu school, and serves as one of five council members of the American Jow Ga Kung Fu Athletic Association. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage and insurance services, utilizing a variety of investment programs and non-traditional delivery methods.

Kevin Reese is a financial advisor at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Reese has been with Navy Federal-affiliated firms since 2006 in various roles across investment services and financial group entities. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual investors and trusts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and an automated ETF-based Digital Investor product, utilizing third-party portfolio managers and model-driven strategies on the Envestnet platform.

Bradley Lipman is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at AlphaCore Capital LLC. His prior experience includes six years at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., and roles at SPC Financial, Inc. and Sella & Martinic, LLC. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm that serves individual and high-net-worth clients, entities, and institutional investors. The firm combines traditional and alternative investment strategies with comprehensive wealth planning, tax preparation, trustee services, and ERISA retirement plan advisory.

Tyler Miles is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Wedmont Private Capital. His prior experience includes roles at Triad Advisors, Keeney Financial Group, SFG Wealth Management, and several other firms. Wedmont Private Capital provides ongoing financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, charities, corporations, and employee benefit plans, employing a primarily passive, tax-aware investment approach with a fixed advisory fee structure rather than a percentage-of-assets model.

Austin Pearl is a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked for CIC Wealth, LLC and the U.S. Department of Defense. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales as an agent. Apollon Wealth Management serves individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sub-advisory services. The firm combines centrally managed model strategies with locally managed portfolios, utilizing fundamental analysis, tactical allocations, and tax management tools, and supports a diverse client base through its extensive network of advisors.

Connor Stanley is a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Bridgemark Wealth Management and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in selling insurance products through Advisor Insurance Solutions. Apollon Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive advisory services such as portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a hybrid investment process combining centrally managed strategies with local portfolio oversight and integrates tax-aware tools alongside alternative investment options.

Thomas Sarkes is a financial advisor with Integrated Advisors Network LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and T Rowe Price. Integrated Advisors Network is an SEC-registered multi-team investment adviser offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and quantitative strategies, incorporating third-party sub-adviser platforms and private fund investments as part of its tailored client solutions.

Eli Lerner is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC. His prior roles include positions at BDO Wealth Advisors, Merrill, West Financial Services, and GHP Investment Advisors. He also has experience at the University of Maryland and Camp Ramah New England. Choreo serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering services including portfolio management, financial planning, and outsourced CIO consulting. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process combined with quantitative screening and due diligence to manage investments through various vehicles such as model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and private funds.

Matthew Cheney is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Composition Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Connectus Wealth and Horan Capital Management. Composition Wealth provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and may incorporate options and third-party managers when appropriate.

Joshua Rivers is a CFP® professional at CW Advisors, LLC with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. His prior roles include positions at Congress Wealth Management LLC, Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc., and Lincoln Financial Advisors. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and offers wealth management, financial planning, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management.

Terri Laflam is a financial advisor with Choreo, LLC in Potomac, MD, holding a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. She previously worked at RSM US Wealth Management LLC and RSM US LLP, where she spent a combined 19 years. Choreo provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment process emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios overseen by a centralized management team and an Investment Committee.

Victor Krasij is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Aprio Wealth Management, LLC, having previously worked at BNY Mellon Wealth Management and U.S. Trust, Bank of America. He also serves as an agent in insurance sales through Aprio Risk Management and volunteers on the finance committee of the CFA Society of Washington, DC. Aprio Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and both long- and short-term trading, with continuous account monitoring and at least annual reviews.

Faress Alakwaa is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience currently serving at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC. Prior to joining Navy Federal, he held positions at Morgan Stanley, Merrill, Bank of Montreal, and Questrade. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and portfolio management through advisory programs and brokerage channels. The firm utilizes third-party portfolio managers on the Envestnet platform and provides overlay services, private wealth consulting, and a dual registration as both an SEC investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Renee Lennon is a financial advisor with Mutual Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Neuberger Berman, Fidelity Investments, and Triad Advisors. She serves as a board member of the Arts Council of Howard County, contributing to fundraising and strategic planning efforts. Mutual Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm offers a blend of active and passive strategies and supports various external platforms and manager arrangements, serving approximately $8.5 billion in assets.

John Flynn is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving at AlphaCore Capital LLC. Prior to joining AlphaCore, he held roles at SPC Financial Inc. and Northwestern Mutual in various capacities. Flynn is also a producing agent for AlphaCore Insurance Services, an insurance agency affiliated with his advisory firm. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, entities, and institutional investors. The firm combines traditional and alternative investment strategies with comprehensive wealth planning, tax preparation, trustee services, and ERISA retirement plan advisory.

Eden Akana is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC in Rockville, MD, holding a Series 66 designation with eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining AlphaCore Capital in 2025, Eden worked at SPC Financial, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Grove Point Advisors, LLC, Grove Point Investments, LLC, H. Beck, Inc., and PNC Bank. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, entity, and institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investing alongside traditional equity and fixed-income strategies, and provides a range of services including tax preparation, trustee services, and ERISA retirement plan advisory.

Theodore Crites is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Miracle Mile Advisors, Caplan Financial Group, and Manring & Farrell, as well as experience outside finance with Silver Family Restaurants. Composition Wealth provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, and manages approximately $6.7 billion in client assets.

Jason Davis is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. for 12 years and SPC Financial, Inc. His outside business activities include ownership of rental real estate. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative investments and offers a range of services including comprehensive wealth planning, tax preparation, and retirement plan advisory.