Julie Babcock is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Sterling, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Principal Financial Services since 2001 and also held a role at Principal Life Insurance Company from 2000 to 2025. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a bank officer at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Mario Orozco is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Herndon, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies and New York Life since 2014 and previously spent eight years at Valic Financial Advisors. He operates Eldenstreet Financial, LLC, through which he brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through various program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Kounian Ding is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with three years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Bankers Life and Casualty, Bank of America, Merrill, and George Mason University. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and manages portfolios across a range of securities with ongoing reviews and rebalancing.

Arthur Washer is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. He has held various roles within Ameritas and affiliated firms since 2015 and serves on the Board of Supervisors for Fauquier County, Virginia. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering multiple managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts.

Jonathan Myers is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Advisory Services since 2021 and previous positions at Bb&T Securities, Bb&T Investments, and Bb&T Bank dating back to 2009. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering services such as asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled equity research, with a distinctive integrated approach involving affiliated broker-dealer and bank services.

Stanley Epps is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Leesburg, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2006 and has been involved with Epps & Associates, Inc. since 2001. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as president of Epps Financial Services, which provides life and health insurance products. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, with an investment approach that includes both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements and utilizes fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analysis.

Yukubu Carriker is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Carriker served 21 years in the United States Air Force. Outside of financial advising, Carriker is the Lead Production Manager at National Community Church in Fairfax, VA, overseeing technical operations during services, and serves as Treasurer on the board of Ten Ten Life, providing financial oversight for the organization. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers using a range of mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managed accounts.

Anthony Chapkey is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Fairfax, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining First Command, he worked at Van Clemens & Co. Inc. and founded LateGame LLC, a business focused on budgeting and financial education for friends and family. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, providing investment management through a centralized team and wealth portfolio managers who select model portfolios and approved third-party managers.

Helen De Bearn is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She focuses on delivering personalized financial advice and portfolio management services to her clients. Her professional expertise includes areas such as divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, small business strategies, women and wealth, tax minimization, and retirement income. Helen assists clients in building tailored wealth management approaches that align with their individual financial goals. Helen holds a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned a High School Diploma/GED from George Washington High School. She is also involved in the community through participation in Women Giving Back. Outside of work, Helen's personal interests include cooking, dancing, gardening, horseback riding, and music.

Charles Carson Jr. is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Leesburg, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2008. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer providing a broad range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and emphasizes a structured planning process supported by proprietary tools and modeling techniques.

Max Skirkanich is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Davenport & Company LLC and The Virginia Tech National Science Institute. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Connell Lee is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Ashburn, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise since 2011, including its predecessor Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Lee teaches financial planning topics such as retirement and investing through adult education programs in Fairfax and Loudoun counties. Ameriprise is a large institutional firm offering a retirement-income planning service primarily for clients with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide written recommendations. The firm also offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated entities.

Duncan Mcclure is a financial advisor at Fidelity with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Laura S. Jenkins, P.C., D'AMURA and ZAIDMAN, and Chaplin and Associates. Fidelity's Strategic Advisers LLC offers investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm manages model portfolios spanning mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs, and serves in advisory roles to multiple registered investment companies.

Michael Lewis is a financial advisor based in Leesburg, VA, affiliated with Edward Jones. He holds a Series 66 designation and has seven years of industry experience, including roles at New York Life Insurance Co. and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he periodically accepts mobile DJ gigs through his business, Soulsimplesounds Inc. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of more than 23,000 advisors, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies alongside affiliated mutual funds and other services.

Kenneth Liu is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked previously at Avantax Investment Services and 1st Global Advisors, among other firms. Liu is also a CPA and owns a tax and accounting services business, and serves as treasurer for the Ashburn Crossroads Condominium Unit Owner Association. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that supports a large network of independent advisors serving individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform with access to affiliated and third-party managers.

Michael Imoh is a CFP® professional affiliated with Edward Jones, where he has worked since 2013, totaling 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and is based in Ashburn, VA. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate ventures including ownership and partnership in several property-related businesses. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving both individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and investment strategies. The firm manages over $1 trillion in assets and operates through a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Thy Nguyen is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Merrill, Nguyen held positions at Bank of America, Wonder Rates, and has a background that includes roles outside of finance such as internal medicine and automotive technology. Merrill, alongside its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, offers managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with model-based and discretionary investment strategies.

Gregory Frese is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with two years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Ameriprise in 2023, he worked at Capital One Financial for 20 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a manager of F&M Ventures, LLC, a real estate-related business. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service aimed at individuals with substantial investable assets, providing written Recommendation Reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and advisory expertise to deliver tailored retirement income recommendations.

Jeffrey Lowery is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in Ashburn, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His career includes service in the United States Air Force from 2011 to 2019 and roles at Cyber BDA, Inc., and Cambridge Investment Research entities since 2021. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals. The firm provides multiple investment platforms and features proprietary and third-party model strategies, with various implementation options tailored to client objectives.

Jonathan Godfrey is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2005. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Centreville, VA. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service designed for individuals approaching or in retirement who meet specific asset criteria. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide non-discretionary, written recommendation reports, primarily focusing on assets managed within Ameriprise.