Christina Fransckiewich is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at The Lewis Financial Group since 2021 and previously spent 10 years with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC. In addition to her advisory role, she is a commissioned Notary Public in the state of Virginia. The Lewis Financial Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, and business entities. The firm employs a risk-adjusted, tax-aware approach using a mix of active and passive strategies across various asset classes and frequently utilizes UMA/SMA platforms and independent managers to implement client portfolios.

John Shanley is a financial advisor at Aspect Partners, LLC in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Obsidian Planning Solutions and Vanish Farmworks Brewery. Outside of his advisory duties, he is an investor in Nurev.IO, a company specializing in website content monetization software. Aspect Partners serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, nonprofits, pension plans, corporations, and insurance company clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning services, employing quantitative and technical analysis alongside third-party managers and AI-enhanced tools.

Kevin Deans is a financial advisor at KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Arete Wealth Management LLC and Spire Securities, LLC. Outside of finance, he is an investor in Aperture Coffee Roasters and serves as a paid baseball coach for Stars Showcase Baseball. KFA Private Wealth Group advises individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, offering financial planning, investment management, and in-house tax and accounting services. The firm uses goal-based strategic asset allocation and a combination of passive and active management, with a focus on manager selection and low-cost share classes.

Griffin Baker is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience at CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. based in Falls Church, VA. He has been with the firm since 2014 and focuses on delivering comprehensive financial advisory services within a team environment. CJM Wealth Advisers provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and institutions, including high net worth clients and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a multi-office structure and manages investments through its own wrap-fee platform, incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with both fundamental and technical analysis.

Bob Amoako is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Rembert Pendleton Jackson in Vienna, VA. He has three years of industry experience and has worked at several firms, including Commonwealth Financial Network and AFS 401(k) Retirement Services. Rembert Pendleton Jackson provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting services to individual and institutional clients. The firm uses a client-specific, Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified asset allocations and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Yusuf Abugideiri is a CFP® professional at Yeske Buie Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Yeske Buie since 2009. Yeske Buie provides integrated wealth management services including financial planning, discretionary asset management, and fiduciary advisory for a range of clients such as individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional plans. The firm emphasizes a structured investment process using Modern Portfolio Theory and manager due diligence, managing over $1 billion in assets with a ten-person advisory team.

Paul Hughes is a financial advisor at Hughes Financial Services, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Hughes Financial Services since 2009. The firm manages approximately $616 million for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside integrated financial planning. Hughes Financial Services operates its own wrap-fee program and employs a range of tactical investment techniques, including short-term trading and option writing, while also maintaining affiliations that support trustee and investment-management services.

David Morton is a financial advisor with Heritage Financial LLC in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Heritage Financial since 2007, including its current form since 2016, and previously at The Strategic Financial Alliance and Acorn Financial Advisory Services. In addition to advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in fixed life and health insurance sales. Heritage Financial LLC provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and corporations. The firm uses a LifeMap Discovery process to develop customized plans and constructs client portfolios with a core-and-satellite approach, often implementing strategies through independent third-party advisers.

Ronald Bolte is a financial advisor with Legacy Wealth Management Inc. in Manassas, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, Carradice Wealth Advisors, Hightower Securities, Financial Engines Advisors, EF Legacy Securities, and Edelman Financial Services. Legacy Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses through a five-advisor team managing approximately $314 million across more than 700 client relationships. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, unified managed account and SEI program access, financial planning, and no-cost public educational seminars, using documented investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Lisa Barbieri is a financial advisor at Capitol Private Wealth Group LLC in Vienna, VA, with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Capitol Private Wealth Group since 2016. Barbieri is licensed with the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. She is also the owner of Barbieri & Associates, LLC, an entity used for business expenses. Capitol Private Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including the use of structured products and derivatives, and integrates tax and accounting services provided by several team members.

Henry Meadows is a financial advisor with WMS Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His career includes over two decades at Grove Point Investments LLC (formerly H. Beck, Inc.) and a formal tax principal role at SKMB, P.A. He also serves as a trustee for the Virginia Harris Holsinger Trust and is involved in life insurance sales. WMS Advisors is a team-based SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $281 million for individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs asset-class oriented portfolios using ETFs, index funds, individual securities, and selective alternatives, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside comprehensive financial planning and tax and insurance advice.

Nikyla Young is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with eight years of industry experience. She has been with Northwest Financial Advisors, LLC since 2017, concurrently working with LPL Financial and Northwest Financial LLC. Northwest Financial Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a long-term, asset-allocation-driven approach tailored to each client’s time horizon, risk tolerance, and objectives, implementing strategies primarily through LPL Financial custodial programs and its Outsourced Chief Investment Officer program.

Maureen Bigger is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Chesapeake Investment Management LLC since 2007 and also serves as CEO and President of Bigger & Company, LLC, an insurance firm she has led since 2005. Additionally, she is involved in retirement education through Novustar, LLC. Chesapeake Investment Management provides fee-based, discretionary asset management and consulting services primarily for high-net-worth individuals and institutions. The firm focuses on customized portfolios with a mix of individual equities and fixed income, applying a variety of analytical methods and maintaining regular client communication and reporting.

Matthew Albritton is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC and previously worked at SageVest Wealth Management, Pegasus Financial Group, and Unitedplanners Financial Services of America. In addition to his advisory work, he holds a life insurance agent license. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions by providing financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and quantitative research to manage client portfolios and offers specialized services including retirement-plan advisory and small-business consulting.

Ashley Barber is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC for 10 years and is based in Leesburg, VA. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a multi-step investment process combining macroeconomic analysis, fundamental research, and quantitative sector evaluations, offering a range of advisory and small-business consulting services.

Jeff Pomerantz is a financial advisor at Analog Capital Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at AT&T for 21 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates accounting and tax services businesses, including Shield Tax Services, LLC, which assists clients with resolving tax issues. Analog Capital Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as subadvisory services to other investment advisers. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches.

Brett Bender is a financial advisor with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has been with AMJ Financial since 1997 and AMJ Financial Wealth Management since 2012. Outside of advisory work, he is a member and owner of AMJ Financial LLC, where he manages office operations and accounting functions. AMJ Financial Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional clients including retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing a research process that integrates macroeconomic, fundamental, and quantitative analysis to implement client-specific portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Jacob Hampton is a financial advisor with Pactolus and holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He joined Pactolus in 2026 after working at Terra Alpha Investments for 11 years. Although he has no prior advisory industry experience before 2026, he has been with Pactolus for one year. 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 investment advisory, portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and other wealth-planning services, typically managing client accounts on a discretionary basis and utilizing quantitative tools, sub-advisers, and bundled wrap-fee programs.

Ann Schnorrenberg is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Withum Wealth Management. She has worked at Pinnacle Associates, Ltd., Savant Capital Management, and Monument Wealth Management. Withum Wealth Management manages approximately $2.34 billion on a discretionary, fee-only basis for individuals, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a goals-based investment process with tax optimization and customized portfolios, offering integrated wealth management services for higher-balance clients.

Emily Lee is a financial advisor at Professional Financial Solutions, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, she worked at GDIT for five years and S2 Analytical Solutions for three years. Professional Financial Solutions, LLC serves primarily individual clients, including those with living or irrevocable trusts, and small business owners on retirement plans and charitable gifting of securities. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and investment management using a buy-and-hold, passive-minded approach with diversified mutual funds and ETFs.