Sarah Racek is a CFP® certificant with three years of experience in financial planning. She has been with OLIO Financial Planning since 2022. Prior to entering the financial services industry, she worked in athletics and the food industry and was affiliated with Virginia Tech. OLIO Financial Planning serves individual clients across a range of wealth levels, as well as retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing approximately $600 million. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management using a blend of fundamental and technical analysis and a buy-and-hold investment approach, with fee structures based on project, fixed, hourly, or recurring arrangements rather than assets under management.

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.

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 affiliated with Delta Financial Advisors, Inc. in Kensington, MD, with eight years of industry experience. She has held roles at firms including UBS Financial Services, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and LPL Enterprise. Outside of finance, she is a fitness instructor serving as a pro coach for Solidcore. Delta Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with wealth management and financial planning services. The firm provides customized portfolio management using mutual funds and ETFs, incorporating fundamental and technical analysis, and offers additional services including accounting and tax preparation through a licensed CPA.

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.

Alan Harter is a financial advisor at Pactolus with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Pactolus Private Wealth Management since 2011 and Pactolus Securities since 2014. Harter serves as the managing member of several special purpose vehicle entities that are investment vehicles for Pactolus clients. Pactolus provides fee-based family office and wealth management services to high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable entities, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers individualized investment advisory, portfolio management, financial and estate planning, tax-aware investment advice, and additional services including real estate consulting and structured loan diligence.

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.

Victoria Henry is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. She has been with West Financial Services, Inc. since 2016, where she currently serves as part of a 22-advisor team. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.8 billion for individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a client-specific, diversified investment approach with a core-and-satellite equity strategy, laddered fixed-income allocations, and tactical adjustments based on quantitative and qualitative research.

Daniel Cooper is an advisor at Brighter Financial Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Madison Avenue Securities, Clark & Associates, Inc. Financial Solutions, and Kalos Capital, among others. Cooper is involved in fixed insurance sales through Clark & Associates, Inc. Financial Solutions. Brighter Financial Capital Management provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, ERISA plan advisory, and multi-tiered financial planning, often engaging third-party managers while maintaining the client relationship.

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 financial advisor at SimplyRIA Advisor Network with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Caitlin John, LLC and Guardian Pointe Private Wealth Management, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates KIS Financial, LLC, a business focused on college funding solutions and insurance products. SimplyRIA Advisor Network serves individuals, trusts, estates, and qualified retirement plans by providing ongoing investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm combines strategic asset allocation, active and passive management, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account options through a corporate RIA structure hosting multiple independent advisory practices.

Andrew Yashin is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Signet Financial Management, LLC since 2014. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. Signet manages approximately $1.06 billion in discretionary assets and employs a long-term, fiduciary investment process that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis to construct diversified portfolios.