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.

Jordan Sorrenti is a financial advisor at Toth Financial Advisory Corp with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. He has been with Toth Financial since 2019 and served in the U.S. Army from 2012 to 2019. Toth Financial provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, related trusts, and retirement plans, also serving investors through a private pooled vehicle. The firm employs a fundamental, buy-and-hold investment approach combined with margin, leveraged ETFs, and options, managing roughly $1 billion in client assets.

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 at Heritage Financial LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Heritage Financial since 2016, following previous roles at The Strategic Financial Alliance, Grove Point Investments, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in fixed life and health insurance sales on a limited basis. Heritage Financial serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and corporations by providing investment management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes a LifeMap Discovery process to establish client goals and employs core-and-satellite allocations using third-party model portfolios, managing around $408 million in assets across approximately 350 clients.

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.

Brawn Sproul is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience and has been with Toth Financial Advisory Corp since 2006. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Leesburg, VA. Toth Financial Advisory Corp provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, related trusts, and retirement plans, also serving investors through a private pooled vehicle. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven, buy-and-hold investment approach combined with the use of margin, leveraged ETFs, options, and macroeconomic asset allocation adjustments.

Thomas Toth is a financial advisor with Toth Financial Advisory Corp in Leesburg, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Toth and Associates, Inc. and Toth Financial Advisory Corporation since 1986. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing member of two non-investment related entities focused on commercial property development and aircraft leasing. Toth Financial Advisory Corp provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, related trusts, and retirement plans, as well as investors through a private pooled vehicle. The firm employs a fundamental, buy-and-hold investment approach with adjustments based on economic cycle assessments and uses leverage and other instruments, serving sophisticated investors with approximately $1 billion in assets under management.

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.

Mitchel Schlesinger is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Evermay Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to joining Evermay, he held roles at Wells Fargo Bank NA and Stone Bridge Investment Partners LLC. Evermay Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a team-centric approach, tailoring investment strategies to client profiles that consider goals, risk tolerance, liquidity needs, and time horizon, while offering discretionary and non-discretionary management across a range of asset classes.

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 financial advisor with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC in Leesburg, VA. She holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license and has 10 years of industry experience. Barber has been with AMJ Financial Wealth Management since 2016. AMJ Financial Wealth Management provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm blends macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and quantitative research to guide its investment strategies and offers additional services such as retirement-plan advisory and small-business consulting.

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.

Ghulam Mustafa is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Wellington Consulting Services Inc in Chantilly, VA, where he has worked since 2002, accumulating 21 years of industry experience. He serves as Secretary of Wellington Retirement Solutions, Inc., a firm associated with his RIA that provides third-party recordkeeping for company retirement plans. Wellington Consulting Services offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, plan participants, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm emphasizes low-cost implementation using no-load mutual funds, index funds, and ETFs, and serves a large client base through a platform- and participant-oriented approach that integrates pension consulting, recordkeeping, and fiduciary services.

Brett Bender is a Series 65 licensed advisor at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with AMJ Financial in various capacities since 1997 and currently focuses on operations and accounting management within the firm. Outside of advisory duties, he serves as a member and owner of AMJ Financial LLC, overseeing office operations and accounting functions. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm’s investment approach combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and quantitative research, offering a range of strategies tailored to client risk tolerance, along with specialized retirement-plan and small-business consulting services.

Ashlen Garcia Rodriguez is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She partners with individuals and business owners to develop personalized financial strategies that support their goals today and into the future. Her services include financial planning, investment management, and ongoing guidance to help clients make informed decisions about wealth accumulation, retirement planning, risk management, and legacy planning. Ashlen's client focus encompasses areas such as college education planning, family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, and retirement income. She holds professional designations including Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Ashlen earned a Bachelor's Degree from George Mason University. Outside of her professional work, Ashlen engages in activities including adventure sports, biking, boxing, hiking, rock climbing, running, spending time with her family, traveling, watching movies, and yoga.