Franklin Butler Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Richmond, VA. He holds the CFP® designation and has 23 years of industry experience, including 20 years with Mass Mutual Investors Services and Massmutual Life Insurance Co. He is also a co-owner of True North Advisors, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, combining operational and technological support with investment management and compliance oversight for affiliated advisors.

John Emison is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2025, following six years at John Van Der Hyde and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. Guardian Life’s affiliate, Park Avenue Securities LLC, operates as a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs with both discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Thomas Vlahakis is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Vlahakis Financial Inc. and is involved in health insurance and employee benefits through The Capital Group. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, utilizing multiple analytical approaches and model overlay programs.

Matthew Rubin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Glen Allen, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2021 and has worked with Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2013. Rubin serves as a board member of the FORE Foundation, assisting with fundraising and coordinating local community charity events. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Nicholas Giordano is a financial advisor with &Partners who holds the Series 66 designation and has 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for 19 years and at Ampersand Partners. Outside of advising, he is an author of a book titled "Around Starting Your Career" and co-owner of a fictional screenplay writing project based in Philadelphia. &Partners serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and ERISA consulting, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Philip Baxley is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often through clients’ existing employer-sponsored retirement plans. TIAA-CREF offers financial planning and managed account programs that include discretionary portfolio management and maintains a fiduciary standard tailored to the services provided.

James Stames is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 50 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2009 and previously was with UBS Financial Services from 1995 to 2009. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services.

Brian Jasinkiewicz is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. He previously worked for Northwestern Mutual and its affiliated entities for 11 years. In addition to his advisory role, Brian provides consulting services focused on business, philanthropy, intellectual property, and public speaking. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s platform includes third-party asset manager relationships and both discretionary and non-discretionary account options, supported by its dual SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer status.

Camden Breneman is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Commonwealth Financial Network and Stern & Heatwole Financial Group. Breneman's background also includes roles outside of finance, such as positions at James Madison University and DoorDash. 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, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Walker Smithson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Investment Services and Kestra Advisory Services, InVirtus Wealth Partners, Fidelity Investments, and Davenport & Company LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Stephen Halstead is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 22 years of industry experience. Halstead has been with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2017 and has over three decades of experience with Bankers Life & Casualty, where he has also served as a branch sales manager training insurance agents. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and portfolio management strategies aligned with clients’ objectives and risk profiles.

Daniel Kleinschuster is a financial advisor with \u0026Partners, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 26 years of industry experience, including 17 years at UBS Financial Services Inc before joining \u0026Partners in 2024. \u0026Partners serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through its proprietary and third-party strategies.

Linwood Orenduff is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Richmond, VA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 42 years of industry experience, including prior roles at VOYA Financial Advisors and operating his own firm, Orenduff & Associates, since 2004. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in a noninvestment related real estate rental business. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services primarily to employers and plan participants, offering fiduciary oversight, participant investment options, and educational support. Their investment approach utilizes a top-down strategic asset allocation framework with risk-based mutual fund portfolios and defined rebalancing events.

Victor Kane Jr. is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Truist and its predecessor firms since 2010. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Charlotte Fox is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and True North Advisors. She previously worked at Merrill for ten years and has experience at MassMutual Life Insurance, Heritage Wealth Advisors, and MML Investors Services. Fox serves as the Women in Finance Chair for the Financial Planning Association. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Jeffrey Hammer is a CFP® and ChFC® with 14 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in several capacities over 14 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is CEO of Hammer Forte Consulting, LLC, which provides consulting services in business, philanthropy, intellectual property, and public speaking. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a broad advisory platform that includes third-party asset manager relationships and both discretionary and non-discretionary account options. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with dual registration as an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer.

Gregory Kish is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1999 and also holds a position as an agent with Agia, where he works with non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and multiple wrap programs through a large network of advisors, utilizing centralized technology and model solutions to manage assets at scale.

Matthew Efland is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Richmond, VA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working in various industries, including four years at Wade Trim and two years at Columbia Gas of Virginia prior to joining Focus Partners. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Jeremy Kuhlen is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 22 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group LLC, CapGroup Advisors, Mentor Wealth Management, and Wealthcare Capital Management LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a comprehensive range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Katherine Schiefelbein is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Truist Advisory Services, Truist Investment Services, and BB&T Securities. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs that combine in-house and third-party portfolio management.