Cornell Abod is the principal of Beacon Investment Advisors LLC in Gaithersburg, MD, holding a Series 65 designation and with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Investment Advisors since 2003 and also owns C.P. Abod & Co., LLC, an accounting services firm, and Beacon RPC, LLC, a retirement plan consulting company. Mr. Abod dedicates a significant portion of his time to accounting and retirement plan consulting activities. Beacon Investment Advisors provides wealth management and discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach centers on customized asset allocation guided by fundamental analysis and includes a range of securities and strategies tailored to client needs.

Jacob Defilippo is a financial advisor with Delta Financial Advisors, Inc. in Kensington, MD, holding a Series 66 credential and over 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC, Regulus, LLC, and Delta Financial Advisors, Inc. He is also a silent investor in a real estate renovation project with family members. Delta Financial Advisors serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, providing wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm integrates advisory services with in-house accounting and tax capabilities, managing approximately $208 million for around 218 client relationships.

Bryce Sistrunk Lewis is a CFA charterholder with four years of experience at Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. Prior to joining Edgemoor in 2022, he worked at Morgan Stanley for five years. Edgemoor Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, non-profits, and a registered investment company. The firm follows a value-oriented, fundamental analysis process focused on long-term capital appreciation, capital preservation, and income generation.

Brian Bass is a financial advisor at McLean Asset Management Corporation with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 credentials. Prior to joining McLean Asset Management in 2021, he worked at Cetera Advisors LLC for six years. Outside of his advisory role, Bass is an alumnus of the Baltimore Orioles and participates in appearances and autograph sessions. McLean Asset Management Corporation provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a portfolio approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and broad asset allocation, incorporating tax-managed strategies and ESG screening options.

Jake Ransom is a financial advisor at TritonPoint Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TritonPoint Wealth, he worked at Big Whiskey's and has held roles outside the financial industry, including positions at Uber and Red Lobster. TritonPoint Wealth, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary investment and wealth management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term asset allocation using modern portfolio theory and combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with model and core-satellite strategies.

Ricardo Rosenberg is a financial advisor at Sargent Investment Group with 45 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Sargent Investment Group is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $1.48 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, nonprofits, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles, offering customized portfolio management and consulting services.

Amy Moore is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. She joined OLIO Financial Planning in 2020 after six years with Edward Jones. Amy is part of an 11-advisor team based in McLean, VA. OLIO Financial Planning serves individual clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing approximately $600 million across several hundred client relationships. The firm combines fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to implement a buy-and-hold, core-and-satellite investment approach and offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, business consultation, and educational workshops.

Brian Mcgregor is a financial advisor at Sargent Investment Group with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Sargent Investment Group since 2018. Prior to that, he was with Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Mcgregor serves as a board member and investment committee member for The Washington Home, a charitable foundation focused on hospice care. Sargent Investment Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a consultative process to develop customized portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and manages pooled private investment funds for accredited investors.

Sarah Racek is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. She currently works at OLIO Financial Planning, where she has been since 2022. Prior to her advisory role, her background includes experience with the Virginia Cheese Company, Virginia Tech Athletics, and Virginia Tech. OLIO Financial Planning serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing approximately $600 million across several hundred client relationships. The firm employs a buy-and-hold, core-and-satellite investment approach with an emphasis on ETFs, mutual funds, and select individual securities, offering financial planning and investment management through project-based and fixed fee structures.

Christopher Brown is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 33 years of industry experience. He currently works at Brown | Miller Wealth Management, LLC, where he has served since 2020, following 12 years at Wells Fargo Clearing. Brown is an emeritus trustee of the University of Georgia Foundation and a co-owner of Surfrock, LLC, a family real estate management company. Brown | Miller Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm offers customized, tax-aware asset allocation strategies that combine active and passive investments and provides both discretionary portfolio management and consulting services through an 11-advisor team.

Joseph Van Name is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience and is affiliated with Advisors Financial, Inc. He has been with the firm since 2001 and has also worked at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he serves in leadership roles on several nonprofit boards, including as Vice President of the Board of Trustees for the Masonic Foundation of the District of Columbia and President of the Board of Trustees of IOOF Temple. Advisors Financial, Inc. provides customized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, endowments, and charitable organizations. The firm’s six-person advisory team manages approximately $321 million in discretionary assets, employing a multi-year investment approach guided by an in-house committee while accommodating client-specific constraints and tax considerations.

Nathan Forristal Garcia is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at Westbourne Investments Inc for two years. Outside of financial advising, he owns and manages a digital marketing and advertising business, Mavrik Digital. Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $1.3 billion, serving individuals, pension plans, foundations, and corporate accounts. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced chief investment officer services, employing a diversified investment approach that includes both long- and short-term strategies.

Caroline Hess is a financial advisor at Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Alpha Financial Advisors, she worked at Optomi and held roles at East Carolina University and The Golf Club at Lansdowne. Alpha Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including a pension/profit-sharing plan, typically working with households meeting a $500,000 investable assets guideline. The firm offers comprehensive, life-centered financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, combining modern portfolio theory with a range of analytical approaches to tailor strategies to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Megan Madden is a CFP® professional at Delta Financial Advisors, Inc. in Kensington, MD, with seven years of industry experience. She has held roles at Regulus Financial Group, LPL Enterprise, Prudential Insurance Company of America, UBS Financial Services, and The Ayco Company, L.P. Outside of financial advising, she works as a fitness instructor with Solidcore. Delta Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with wealth management and financial planning services. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management paired with ongoing consulting, using customized asset allocations and a mix of mutual funds and ETFs, while also providing accounting and tax preparation services through a licensed CPA.

Michael Cuozzo is a CFP® with six years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Condor Capital Wealth Management since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisor Networks, Taylor Financial Group, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Condor Capital Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations, offering fee-only investment programs with a range of strategies including direct indexing and cryptocurrency exposure under human oversight.

Jeremy Meek is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with D'Orazio & Associates, Inc. since 2014 and holds a Series 65 license. D'Orazio Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, globally diversified investment approach primarily based on fundamental analysis, supplemented by quantitative tools, and manages approximately $1.44 billion across an eight-person advisory team.

Lisa Schaefer is a financial advisor at KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, and Minnesota Life Insurance Co. Outside of her advisory role, she delivers financial literacy education presentations to government employees as an independent contractor. KFA Private Wealth Group advises individuals, trusts, estates, employer retirement plans, and business entities, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management alongside in-house tax preparation and accounting services. The firm uses goal-based strategic asset allocation and combines passive and active management with an emphasis on manager selection and low-cost share classes.

Matthew Mc Nally is a financial advisor with Glassman Wealth Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior work at WealthCrossing and several years in education before entering the financial services industry. Glassman Wealth Services serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private investment funds, with an emphasis on client authorization for cryptocurrency transactions and formal AI governance in advisory practices.

David Miller is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently part of Brown | Miller Wealth Management, LLC in McLean, VA, where he has worked since 2020, following 12 years at Wells Fargo Clearing. Brown | Miller Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm offers customized, tax-aware asset allocations using a combination of active and passive strategies and provides both discretionary portfolio management and consulting services.

Michelle Hoesly is a financial advisor with Atcap Partners, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. She has 48 years of industry experience, including work with Ceros Financial Services, Inc. and operating as an independent RIA under Resource 1, Inc. Hoesly is also involved in motivational and industry speaking engagements. Atcap Partners serves individual clients across wealth levels, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, offering tailored investment management and financial planning using a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, including market-timing strategies.