Jay Weinstein is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing customized wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and trust services. The firm employs a relationship-driven approach with institutional-style asset allocation and a range of portfolio options tailored to client objectives.

Robert Cox is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Bankers Life in 2024, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 17 years. He is also appointed as an insurance agent with Bankers Life and Casualty Company, authorized to write Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s investment approach includes customized asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide portfolio decisions.

John Harpine is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, based in Rockville, MD, and has nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Suntrust Advisory Services, Suntrust Investment Services, and Suntrust Bank since 2011. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies, supported by AI-enabled equity research and an established network of third-party managers.

Ryan Jordan is a financial advisor with Wealthspire Advisors in Potomac, MD. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealthspire Advisors, he worked at CrossPoint Wealth Partners and Mason & Associates. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trust-administration services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment approach emphasizing diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and ongoing portfolio reviews.

James Fegan Jr. is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company over multiple overlapping periods since 1998. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved with Fegan Insurance, LLC, an investment-related business. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple platforms.

Christophe Dionot is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Planning Solutions Group, LLC and Triad Advisors Inc, as well as affiliations with LPL Financial and Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services. He serves as a for-profit board member of Cornerstone Auto Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and incorporates both quantitative and fundamental research methods.

Christopher Laughlin is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has been associated with Ameritas Life Insurance and Ameritas Investment Corp. for over two decades. He is also licensed as an independent insurance agent to sell fixed insurance products and owns a separate financial services business, Laughlin Financial Group. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary advice, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a notable focus on plan sponsors and participant services.

Wanjia Li is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2018. His prior work includes roles at AroundCampus Group LLC and the Daily Iowan, as well as full-time education at the University of Iowa. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm combines multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with in-house research and unique market roles, catering to diverse client needs from workplace accounts to ultra-high-net-worth relationships.

Xiaohuan Xu is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held various roles including management and accounting positions in entities such as WSB GFC LLC and Catherine Xu Financial Dynasty LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in health insurance sales and is an investor in a food and beverage business. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to corporations, offering a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models.

Alexander Cochran is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Seia LLC, Royal Alliance, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, and LPL Financial, among others. He also serves as a Planning & Investment Associate at CURO Private Wealth, where he manages client service operations and supports financial planning and trading activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving large institutional investors and diverse client types.

Matthew Witchko is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2015 and has been associated with Kaplan Financial Group since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Kaplan Benefits Group, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors to construct client portfolios with a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Lauren Lehman is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and CFA® designations, as well as Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors in 2023, she worked for SOL Capital Management Company for 12 years and LPL Financial for 4 years. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Wenjinn Chang is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2012. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is involved as an officer and director of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit organization, and volunteers with the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission in Taiwan. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, serving a diverse range of clients including high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors.

Brian Kuhn is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has prior experience at LPL Financial and Triad Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Kuhn occasionally works as a background actor in television and film and is an author of several personal finance books, including a children’s book and a guide on federal employee benefits. He also speaks publicly on personal finance topics in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and retirement consulting services, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Aidan Mejia is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab, Bolton Securities Corp, Bolton Global Capital, and JP Morgan Chase. Mejia is also dual registered with Bolton Global Capital as a Registered Representative and Bolton Securities as an Investment Advisor. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and provides specialized services including derivatives and futures trading.

Chen Xi Chung is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2014 and continues his career with its affiliate Citigroup Global Markets since 2019. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and specialized commercial arrangements.

Robert Smith is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Glenwood, MD, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and over 53 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services, Inc. since 1972. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an insurance agent through Evolution Financial Group, selling life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, often utilizing third-party asset managers and combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Patrick Mcclintock is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been associated with SunTrust-affiliated firms since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he works as an Uber driver. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and fiduciary support, employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, and integrates AI-enabled research tools alongside inter-affiliate resources.

Jonathan Wienecke is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has worked with Wealth Enhancement firms since 2019 and previously held roles at Planning Solutions Group, LLC and Triad Advisors, Inc. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research targeting factor premiums.

James Griesser is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) and holds a Series 65 license with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2001. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trust administration services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with institutional-style asset allocation and a range of portfolio guidelines tailored to client objectives.