Margaret Hunter Smith is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, UBS Financial Services, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a co-trustee of a family trust, assisting with administrative decisions. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a wide range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, with a notable portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Aaron Brachman is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. He has worked with multiple Steward Partners entities since 2016 and previously held a role at Raymond James Financial Services. He serves on the advisory board of Ethos ESG, providing strategic guidance. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering various portfolio management and financial planning services.

Nadira Deery is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently advising at Creative Planning since 2017. She previously worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied from 2014 to 2016. Creative Planning serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans, providing investment advisory and financial planning services supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tax-loss harvesting and other portfolio management techniques.

Alvin Fonkoua Sop is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, where he has worked since 2019, following prior roles at Charles Schwab and Winthrop University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a wide range of clients, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional investors. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios while providing tailored offerings such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support.

Kenneth Clarke is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2016 and also has experience with Peake Financial and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Clarke is involved with Peake Financial Group LLC as a financial representative focused on insurance and investments. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning solutions, utilizing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities across multiple program platforms.

Sofia Kostopoulos is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. She has 25 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wells Fargo and JP Morgan. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by in-house research and a range of specialized market roles.

Dee Schedler is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has been associated with Investment Advisers, Inc. since 2004. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team and governance committees to offer customized portfolio management and wealth advisory services, leveraging both proprietary and external strategies.

Steven Goldfarb is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Washington, DC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2014. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that manages approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and a range of advisory programs.

Kadri Emini is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. They hold Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and have worked within various First Command entities since 2024. Prior to entering the advisory field, Kadri was involved with Auto Salloni 01 for ten years. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs featuring model portfolios managed by an internal Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Matthew Robertson is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2007. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management, applying a fiduciary standard to its advisory services and acting as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Gabriel Krawczak is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Washington, DC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and with Suntrust Securities, Inc. since 2000. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by AI-enabled research and inter-affiliate integration.

Brita Jones is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license and has 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stratos Wealth Partners in 2016, she worked at LPL Financial and Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc. Stratos Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered enterprise advisor with approximately 379 advisors managing $18.6 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutions, offering a range of services from financial planning to outsourced CIO solutions through an open-architecture platform integrating multiple third-party managers.

John Mc Carthy is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at RMR Wealth Builders, Fidelity, and Target before joining Janney. Mc Carthy serves as an uncompensated board member at Seton Hall University, participating in alumni activities and board committees. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple wrap/advisory programs.

David York is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience, currently serving clients at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. His career includes roles at various Steward Partners entities since 2018 and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he has experience affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and Belle Haven Country Club. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs.

Lynn Snyder is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at TIAA-CREF and has previously worked at Private Client Services, LLC, Securities America, Inc., and Johnson Bixby. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients with prior relationships through TIAA‑administered retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, employing model portfolios or customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

William Olmstead is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Washington, DC. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience, having been with Citigroup since 2014. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies supported by in-house research and risk oversight, maintaining a large institutional scale alongside unique market roles and arrangements.

Karsten Siebert is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Truist and its predecessor firms since 2018, as well as Merrill from 2013 to 2018. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Zachary Wilkes is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at CitiBank, Bank of America, Merrill, Constellis, Wells Fargo Advisors, and American University. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with institutional scale, including in-house research and market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Courtney Cain is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Fidelity Investments, Citi, Amazon, Booz Allen Hamilton, and the Department of Defense. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are closely integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

Gregory Curtin is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of finance, he has been involved with soccer organizations and performance training in Arlington. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized Investment Management Team to manage model portfolios and select third-party managers.