Sean Mcelhaney is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Family Office Research, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, Fidelity Investments, Navy Federal Asset Management, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, Sean serves as Director of Operations and Logistics for Glover Park Tour, coordinating recreational golf outings and social events. Family Office Research provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, pension plans, and business clients. The firm manages customized portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and employs fundamental analysis alongside both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Raquel Tennant is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Fruitful. She has held previous roles at 2050 Wealth Partners, FAI Wealth Management, WMS Partners, and Wells Fargo Bank. Tennant’s background includes a variety of positions in both financial services and other industries. Fruitful Advisory, LLC offers web-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients through a subscription membership model. The firm focuses on personalized financial plans called “Money Maps” and emphasizes passive, low-cost investment strategies using ETFs and index funds.

George Watson III is a financial advisor at Williams Asset Management in Columbia, MD, holding the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations with 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes four years at Academy Financial, Inc. He serves as the treasurer of the Stansfield Estates Homeowners Association. Williams Asset Management provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental, quantitative, Modern Portfolio Theory, and technical analysis, tailoring portfolios to client risk tolerances and time horizons.

John Petrofsky is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at FBB Capital Partners since 2017 and previously spent three years at Torray LLC. FBB Capital Partners advises individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, and institutions on wealth and risk management, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs diversified, low-cost portfolios and includes alternative investments when appropriate, managing approximately $2.39 billion for around 1,000 clients across a multi-advisor team.

Townsend Hornor Jr. is a financial advisor at Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with the firm since 2015. Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors is a fee-only wealth management firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs model portfolio strategies overseen by a weekly investment committee and integrates tax considerations into both portfolio management and financial planning, supporting a high client load through standardized, scalable processes.

Robert Noyes is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Lafayette Investments, Inc. 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, mutual fund and ETF due diligence, and a long-term, low-turnover investment approach.

Andrew Ashton is a financial advisor with Prostatis Financial Advisors Group in Hanover, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Clifton Larson Allen LLP and independent practice before joining Prostatis Group LLC in 2018. Prostatis Financial Advisors Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a top-down, tactical asset-allocation approach with sector rotation and uses both growth and fixed-income strategies, incorporating third-party managers and machine-learning models within a due-diligence framework.

Brad Neumann is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Trumbower Financial Advisors LLC since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he has experience as a rental property owner and manager. Trumbower Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, small pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, foundations, trusts, estates, and personal service corporations with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and tax compliance services. The firm follows a documented five-step investment advisory process emphasizing conservative fixed income strategies and generally favors managed mutual funds and broad index ETFs.

Miguel Padilla is a financial advisor at BNB Wealth Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Capitol Securities Management since 2011. Prior to that, he was with Equitable Advisors and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a vacation rental property. 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 provides financial planning, pension consulting, and participant education services through a multi-office team approach.

Tarun Mehta is a financial advisor with Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC in Rockville, MD. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Onyx Bridge Wealth Group in 2025, he worked at EagleStone Wealth Advisors, Inc. for 13 years. Mehta serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of EagleStone Tax & Wealth Advisors, an investment management and tax services firm transitioning its client relationships to Onyx Bridge Wealth Group. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group advises individuals, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients through a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and trust establishment. The firm utilizes a combination of third-party research and internal portfolio models, offering tailored portfolios that include ETFs, structured products, alternative investments, and tax-management strategies.

Clark Kendall is a CFP® and CFA® with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Kendall Capital Management since 2005, where he is part of a six-person advisory team. Kendall Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of strategies including long-term holdings, short-term trading, option writing, and short sales, and integrates financial planning into its asset-based advisory services.

Carol Petrov is a Certified Financial Planner® with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Kendall Capital Management since 2014 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Guardian Life, and Ameriprise. Kendall Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $744 million across about 352 client relationships with an eight-person advisory team. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis within an asset-allocation framework, using both long- and short-term strategies guided by clients’ objectives and constraints.

Robert Speece is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Trumbower Financial Advisors LLC since 2019 and previously held roles at Guidehouse and PwC LLP. Trumbower Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, small pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, foundations, trusts, estates, and personal service corporations with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and tax compliance services. The firm follows a documented five-step investment advisory process that includes a Conservative Fixed Income component and emphasizes tax-oriented planning and a preferences-driven account model.

Peter Gerlach Mack is a financial advisor at Axiom Value Wealth Management LLC in Rockville, MD. He holds a Series 65 designation and has over 20 years of experience, including a long tenure at State Department FCU. He is also a licensed insurance agent independent of his advisory role. Axiom Value Wealth Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning, employing a combination of fundamental and quantitative investment strategies. The firm also offers retirement education through workshops and webinars.

Steven Scott is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Arca Wealth, LLC, a team-based firm located in Bethesda, MD. Prior to joining Arca Wealth, he worked at Sandbox Financial Partners LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. He is also a licensed insurance agent. Arca Wealth, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a client-centered process that includes customized asset allocations and utilizes a range of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies.

Chad Reineke is a financial advisor at Bull Harbor Capital LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at firms including Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he performs contract work in accounting for financial services. Bull Harbor Capital LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $354.8 million across 421 clients with a team of 28 advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing customized, primarily long-term investment strategies that incorporate mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and tactical adjustments.

David Warner is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Warner Financial, Inc. since 2005 and previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. from 2009 to 2017. Warner Financial, Inc. is a four-advisor team providing fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $745 million, employing a top-down, asset-allocation approach focused on diversified, cost- and tax-aware portfolios using no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Morgan Freund is a financial advisor at Family Office Research, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Family Office Research, Freund worked at CW Capital and Excel Sports. Family Office Research provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, pension plans, and business clients. The firm manages customized portfolios using fundamental analysis and both long- and short-term trading approaches, overseeing approximately $648 million in regulatory assets.

Kevin Peters is a financial advisor at XML Financial Group with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at XML Securities, LLC since 2019 and XML Financial, LLC since 2016. In addition, he is the owner and president of Lifestyle Life Insurance Agency, a business focused on life, disability, and long-term care insurance. XML Financial Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm overseeing approximately $3.3 billion in client assets. The firm serves nearly 2,900 clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative and private investments.

Craig Lukin is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of experience in the investment industry. He has worked at Roumell Asset Management, LLC for 21 years before joining Heritage Investors Management Corporation in 2025. Heritage Investors Management Corporation is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving primarily high-net-worth individuals and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach tailored to client objectives, managing a broad range of complex account types with an emphasis on diversification and execution quality.