Joseph Manfredi is a financial advisor with Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors since 2015, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and UBS Financial Services. Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, and non-profit organizations with fee-only wealth management services, including financial planning, portfolio management, integrated tax services, and business services. The firm uses a team-based, holistic approach to align investment strategies with client goals and tax situations, supported by a weekly Investment Committee and detailed service tiers.

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.

James Patterson is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience currently serving at KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC. He has worked at Arete Wealth Management and Spire Securities, LLC prior to his current role. In addition to his advisory work, he holds a license as an insurance agent. KFA Private Wealth Group advises individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, providing financial planning, retirement consulting, investment management, and in-house tax and accounting services. The firm employs goal-based strategic asset allocation with broad diversification, combining passive and active management, and operates a wrap fee program to reduce transaction costs for clients.

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.

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.

Wesley Reed is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He currently works at Chesapeake Investment Management LLC and has prior experience at Hanover Company and Florida Financial Advisors. Before entering financial services, Reed worked at Wintergreen Ski Resort and the YMCA. Chesapeake Investment Management provides fee-based asset management and consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, not-for-profits, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes individualized, discretionary portfolio management with portfolios focused on individual equities and fixed income, serving roughly 400 client accounts with approximately $200–210 million in assets under management.

Christina White is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. She is currently with Kilter Group and has previously worked at firms including Beacon Pointe Advisors and VOYA Financial Advisors. In addition to her advisory role, she is licensed as an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services. Kilter Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, foundations, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension-plan sponsors. The firm employs a top-down, macro tactical asset-allocation strategy and integrates technology-enabled tools, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside estate-planning and pension consulting services.

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.

Tricia Lepofsky is a Series 65-licensed advisor at KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC with six years of industry experience. She has been with KFA Private Wealth Group since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as the president of the Washington DC chapter of the Austin Peay University National Alumni Association. KFA Private Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and wealth management. The firm employs a goal-based investment approach combining passive and active management, with ongoing manager due diligence and client engagement.

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.

Frank Zecca Jr. is a CFP® certified financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Activ8 Family Office LLC and previously worked at Octagon Financial Services and CETERA Financial Specialists LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of the Eat Learn Play Foundation, a children’s nonprofit, and is an advisory board member for Uncharted Power. Activ8 Family Office primarily serves professional athletes and their families, offering a Holistic Client Management Program that integrates financial planning, investment management, cash management, and tax services. The firm utilizes outsourced CIO and TAMP solutions with customized portfolios, including access to private fund investments, tailored to clients’ objectives.

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.