Kevin Fearnow is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at CIBC National Trust Company since 2017, following two years at Atlantic Trust Company NA. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach combines internal teams and committees to create customized portfolios using both proprietary and external strategies, serving a broad client base including high net worth individuals and investment companies.

Brian Leach is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Sterling Capital Management LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm utilizes a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Thomas Emberger is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Washington, DC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Associates LLC and Captain Cookie and the Milkman. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated group that includes advisory services to a donor-advised fund.

Jason Morris is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds a Series 66 credential and has 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2021, as well as previous experience with BB&T-affiliated firms dating back to 2009. Outside of finance, he is the sole proprietor of Manhattan Laundry DC LLC, a restaurant and beerhall located in Washington, DC. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support investment decision-making.

John Purtill is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with credentials including the Series 66 license. He has been in the industry since 2026 and has prior experience with Schwab Family Office and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a variety of advisory and portfolio management solutions.

Jenny Zhan Morales is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Citigroup since 2016. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Christopher Morris is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Annapolis, MD. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his financial career, he served eight years in the British Army. 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 provides financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs, using a centralized Investment Management Team to design and manage model portfolios.

Melanie Terry is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bowie, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2000 and operates under the DBA Harbor Financial Group for selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Treasurer and Officer of the Southeastern Laurel Howard Chapter of the Continental Societies Inc., a public service organization focused on programs for children in need. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered primarily on a non-discretionary basis and operates within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Erik Szabocsik is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealthspire Advisors since 2019 and previously held roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Investments. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and foundations, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trust-administration services. The firm employs a customized, relationship-driven investment approach focused on diversified, institutional-style asset allocation using mutual funds, ETFs, private funds, and separate account managers.

Joelle Brown is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Washington, DC. She holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Truist, her work history includes roles outside the financial industry, such as positions at Target, H&M, Chick-Fil-A, and Rocky Hill Parks and Recreation. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager selection programs, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platform arrangements.

Thomas O’Connor is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at LPL Financial and Leidos. Outside of advising, he operated O'Connor's Painting Service, Inc. in 2018. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a network of investment adviser representatives, providing access to third-party managers and proprietary model portfolios.

Matthew Agada is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill for ten years. He is based in Washington, DC. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary strategies. The firm employs a risk-profile-based investment process supported by HSBC Global Asset Management and uses third-party providers for advisory, fund selection, and custody services.

Hugh Solomon Leslie is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. since 2014. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program implemented through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Rosalyn Brown is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience, currently with Principal Financial Services. Her prior roles include positions at PNC Capital Advisors, Newport Group, and Principal Life Insurance Company. She serves as president of the Women in Pension Network, an organization supporting women in the retirement industry, and is active as a speaker on inclusive teamwork and audience engagement. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs delivered through advisory and promoter arrangements.

John Rust is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 52 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at B. Riley Wealth Advisors and B. Riley Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as trustee for The Rust Foundation, a family private foundation focused on charitable giving, and is chairman of St Lucie Milkmaid, a non-investment-related business. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, retirement planning, and private-fund management. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation and a variety of investment vehicles, with a distinctive role as a qualified custodian and a substantial focus on non-discretionary advisory programs.

Mark Spitler is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with First Command Advisory Services since 2015, having worked with affiliated First Command entities since 1993. 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, delivering investment management through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers who select from prescreened managers and model portfolios.

Offer Tidhar is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2005 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides advisory and brokerage services encompassing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, consulting, retirement services, and private-fund management, utilizing a range of asset allocation and investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Kevin Brown is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at LPL Enterprise, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, LLC, and ICMA Retirement Corporation. Brown is based in Ft. Washington, MD. 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 integrated service model combines proprietary and third-party planning methodologies with recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Lucy Slovon is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with J.W. Cole Advisors since 2019. In addition to her advisory role, she is president of SFG Marketing, Inc., where she develops and executes marketing strategies. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, retirement plans, and other entities through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions.

Samantha Mello is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Suntrust Advisory Services, Suntrust Investment Services, and Fidelity Investments. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering solutions that include asset allocation, investment policy analysis, and a third-party manager selection program. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and integrates advanced tools such as AI-enabled research to support its investment processes.