Nicholas Rath is an Investment Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2024. He works with wealth accumulators, retirees, business owners, and non-profits to develop financial plans and investment strategies that align with each client's specific goals. Nicholas has been with Fidelity Investments since 2021, serving in multiple roles including Customer Relationship Advocate, Financial Representative, Relationship Manager, and Planning Consultant before becoming an Investment Consultant. This progression reflects his experience in client relationship management and financial planning within the firm.

Marc Wehmeyer is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Praetorian Guard, a division of Praetorian Wealth Management, Inc., since 2013. He is based in Arlington, VA, and holds a Series 65 license. Praetorian Guard provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, qualified retirement accounts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $598.7 million across a diverse client base, applying fundamental and cyclical analysis to equities, fixed income, and cash while integrating ongoing financial planning and asset-allocation oversight.

Brendan Lyons is a financial advisor at West Financial Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Cambridge Associates and Carradice Wealth Advisors. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only investment adviser managing approximately $2.8 billion for individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a diversified, client-specific approach with a core-and-satellite equity strategy and laddered fixed-income allocations, managing portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis.

Anthony Jones is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. He has been with the firm since 1998, which collectively has 28 years of history prior to his tenure. CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. provides investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and variable annuity management to individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a wrap-fee program featuring mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, applying both fundamental and technical analysis with long- and short-term strategies.

Michael Opalski is a financial advisor at Capital Investment Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Cambridge Investment Research and Voya Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory roles, he has been involved with several entrepreneurial ventures such as City Bonfires LLC and Egg'n LLC. Capital Investment Advisors is a team of six advisors managing approximately $374 million for a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, pension plans, and nonprofit entities. The firm offers a tiered financial planning process, educational workshops, and manages portfolios through third-party multi-manager programs or discretionary model portfolios tailored to different risk profiles.

Brian Horan is a financial advisor at West Financial Services, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at West Financial Services since 2017, as well as at PNC Investments and PNC Bank. Outside of advising, he is president of DELICO Homes, an S Corporation formed to hold real estate investments. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $2.8 billion using a diversified, client-specific asset allocation strategy with a long-term perspective and offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning.

Dwayne Jackson is a financial advisor at Rembert Pendleton Jackson with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Rembert Pendleton Jackson and its predecessor firm since 2001. Rembert Pendleton Jackson provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm uses a client-specific, Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach and manages assets across various account types, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Hugh Quinn is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Brown | Miller Wealth Management, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Cerity Partners LLC, McAdam LLC, and Northwestern Mutual. Brown | Miller Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing nearly $1 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm offers customized, tax-aware asset allocations using a combination of active and passive strategies and provides both discretionary portfolio management and consulting services.

Renee Sewall is a financial advisor at Professional Financial Solutions, LLC in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Professional Financial Solutions since 2013. Professional Financial Solutions, LLC primarily serves individual clients—including those with living or irrevocable trusts—and small business owners, providing financial planning, consulting, and investment management. The firm employs a buy-and-hold, passive-minded investment approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, and manages over $409 million in client assets.

Jhonny Merida Soto is a CFP® with two years of industry experience currently serving at Glassman Wealth Services, LLC. Prior to joining Glassman Wealth Services in 2025, he worked at Edelman Financial Engines for five years and held positions at Turn2Partners, Washington Wealth Advisors, and Access National Bank. His background also includes four years at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and experience outside finance at Chick-Fil-A. Glassman Wealth Services provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach includes allocations to mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private funds, with distinctive practices such as the routine use of Dimensional Fund Advisors funds, formal AI governance, and client-controlled cryptocurrency purchases.

Wendy Payne is a financial advisor with Centurion Wealth Management in McLean, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has worked with SPIRE Securities, LLC since 2015 and is the founder and CEO of Life Stage Transitions, LLC, which provides education and consulting for newly independent individuals and couples. Centurion Wealth Management serves high-net-worth and individual investors, retirement plans, and corporate entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation driven portfolios overseen by an investment committee and offers private investment opportunities to eligible clients.

Ingrid Hendershot is the principal at Hendershot Investments, Inc. in Centreville, VA, with 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Hendershot Investments since its founding in 1994. The firm provides fee-only, discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. It manages approximately $1.07 billion across about 516 clients with a four-advisor team, employing a fundamental, long-term investment approach that integrates high-quality company analysis, intrinsic-value assessment, and conservative fixed-income laddering alongside AI-assisted research and regular client communications.

Elizabeth Duff is a financial advisor at Harbour Capital Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Harbour Capital Advisors since 2011. The firm serves ultra-high-net-worth families and charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management along with family office, financial planning, and foundation advisory services. Harbour Capital employs a core-satellite investment approach and offers integrated family office services and foundation administration, distinguishing its offerings from standard portfolio-only advisers.

Paula Friedman is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at McLean Asset Management Corp. since 2013. She is the managing member of Retirement Researcher, LLC, a firm providing educational tools and resources on retirement income planning. McLean Asset Management Corporation offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs portfolio strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and broad asset allocation, with a focus on no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and approved managers.

Brandyn Polmateer is a CFP® and ChFC® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Bull Harbor Capital LLC and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Lifeworks Advisors. Bull Harbor Capital LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $355 million for over 400 clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services through a team of 28 advisors.

Jennifer Vanlandingham is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with D'Orazio & Associates, Inc. since 2004. D’Orazio Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting mainly to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven, globally diversified investment approach and manages approximately $1.32 billion across about 285 client relationships.

Ryan Scott is a financial advisor at Brighter Financial Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and KLDiscovery. He is also affiliated with Clark & Associates, Inc., where he is involved in insurance services. Brighter Financial Capital Management provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, plan advisory, multi-tiered financial planning, and educational seminars, often implementing client programs through discretionary authority with third-party managers.

Hsuan Wang is a financial advisor at Corrales & Co. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Chevy Chase Trust and Quantis Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, Wang serves as treasurer of a nonprofit organization and teaches Chinese weekly, both on a volunteer basis. Corrales & Co. provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and charting analysis. The firm prepares customized Investment Policy Statements and may incorporate third-party managers or private funds as part of client strategies.

Crystal Matlock is a financial advisor at Reston Wealth Management with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Reston Wealth Management since 2016, following a brief tenure at LPL Financial. Outside of advisory services, she is a licensed notary public in Virginia. Reston Wealth Management is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term investment strategy focused on globally diversified portfolios, low-cost funds, and tax-aware decisions, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services along with comprehensive wealth planning.

Camille Svitek is a CFP® and CFA® with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Evermay Wealth Management, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Prime Capital Investment Advisors, Sendero Wealth Management, and SmartBiz Loans. Evermay Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm takes a team-centric approach to provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting tailored to clients’ investor profiles.