Karen Lewis is a financial advisor with The Lewis Financial Group in Ashburn, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes nine years with Wells Fargo Clearing and seven years with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. She is also an individual agent for fixed insurance sales outside of her advisory role. The Lewis Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, and business entities by providing investment management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a mix of active and passive strategies to build risk-adjusted, tax-aware asset allocations and utilizes various platforms and managed account programs to implement client strategies.

Gregory Blake is a financial advisor at TritonPoint Wealth, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management and WMS Partners, LLC. Blake is currently part of a 10-advisor team based in Chevy Chase, MD. TritonPoint Wealth, LLC offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach is rooted in modern portfolio theory and incorporates public equities, fixed income, and private-market alternatives to optimize risk-adjusted returns.

Berkeley Meredith is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Hughes Financial Services, LLC. Meredith has been with Hughes Financial Services since 2017 and previously worked at Virginia Tech from 2013 to 2017. Hughes Financial Services is a team-based registered investment adviser with nine advisors managing approximately $760 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and an all-inclusive wrap-fee program that combines investment management, trading, and custodial services.

Mikael Hallstrom is a financial advisor at USAdvisors Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Securities America Inc., and USAdvisors Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is also involved in life, health, and annuity insurance sales. USAdvisors Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm with 14 professionals managing approximately $488 million in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering portfolio management, model-portfolio strategies, financial planning, and business succession and estate planning services.

James Bailey is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Torray Investment Partners LLC since 2010 and has been associated with Resolute Capital Management since 1999. Torray Investment Partners provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm utilizes a bottom-up, fundamental stock-selection process with a focus on quality and long-term investment across several equity strategies and is also an adviser to The Torray Equity Income Fund.

Jonathan Cox is a financial advisor at Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is also an attorney, owning NOVA Estate Planning, PLLC, an estate planning and administration law firm where he provides legal services on a flat-fee and hourly basis. Cox serves clients in northern Virginia and has plans to expand similar legal services to the Richmond area. Acorn Financial Advisory Services provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.23 billion for around 2,300 to 2,400 clients through 11 advisors, offering both custom and model-based portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary management across multiple platforms.

Neal Bobys is a financial advisor at Research Financial Strategies with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Research Financial Strategies and Reutemann Financial Solutions since 2013. Outside of advisory work, he serves as Vice President and Treasurer of eCruisers.com LLC, a shuttle cart transportation company, and is involved in media buying through Executive Media Communications, Inc. Research Financial Strategies provides investment management, asset allocation, and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans and trusts. The firm employs a technical analysis and active trading approach with proprietary indicators and focuses on risk mitigation through a disciplined sell-side strategy, primarily using ETF-centric portfolios managed on a discretionary basis.

Michael Creamer is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Mercer Advisors Tax Services LLC. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at Glass Jacobson and Triad Advisors Inc. He is based in Rockville, MD. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of portfolio management and planning solutions.

Charles Kimmel is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at MBI LLC. He previously worked at SPC Financial Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. for 14 years. MBI LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, managing client accounts with personalized Investment Policy Statements and conducting regular reviews.

Alan Menase is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at West Financial Services, Inc., where he has been since 2025. Prior to joining West Financial Services, he was with The Vanguard Group for three years and Mallard Financial Partners for eight years. West Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, retirement and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a diversified, client-specific asset allocation strategy with a long-term focus, managing roughly $2.8 billion in client assets.

Joni Alt is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Evermay Wealth Management, LLC since 2021. She previously worked at Hopwood Financial Services, Inc. for 11 years. Evermay Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates a team-centric model offering tailored client service levels and integrates investment, tax, and estate planning through affiliated and third-party resources.

Alex Graham is a financial advisor at Graham Capital Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Graham Capital Wealth Management since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as president of Graham Capital Advisors LLC, an insurance-focused and estate planning firm, where he manages employees, technology, and accounting functions. Graham Capital Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $251.2 million for about 705 clients, utilizing a combination of ETFs, bonds, low-cost mutual funds, and individual stocks with a long-term investment approach supported by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Thomas Kim is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Harbour Capital Advisors, LLC since 2011. The firm serves ultra-high-net-worth families and charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management alongside family office, financial planning, and foundation advisory services. Harbour Capital Advisors manages approximately $665.6 million in assets for about 60 clients, employing a core-satellite investment model with a focus on integrated family office services and private fund advisory roles.

Lauretta Kramer is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 31 years of industry experience. She has worked at West Financial Services, Inc. since 2018 and previously spent 11 years with LPL Financial, LLC. She is also associated with Sandy Spring Bank. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a diversified, client-specific investment approach with a core-and-satellite equity strategy and tactical adjustments, managing approximately $2.8 billion in assets.

Gary Aiken is a financial advisor at Concord Wealth Partners in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Concord Asset Management and Concord Wealth Management since 2022, as well as prior positions at AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC and AAFMAA from 2013 to 2022. Concord Wealth Partners provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, estates, and plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes individualized, generally discretionary investment approaches with a focus on asset allocation and diversification across multiple asset classes, managing approximately $946 million in client assets.

Elizabeth Hollman is a financial advisor at McLean Asset Management Corp. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Bull Harbor Capital, MML Investors Services, Raymond James & Associates, and RBC Capital Markets. From 2014 to 2020, she was involved with the Skywalkers Lacrosse Program. McLean Asset Management Corporation provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $819 million in assets through a multi-advisor team and employs strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering tax-managed equity approaches and ESG screening options.

James Ventrelli is a financial advisor at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. He has been with AMJ Financial since 2022 following an eight-year period as a student. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a combination of top-down macroeconomic analysis and quantitative sector evaluations to guide its investment decisions and offers additional services such as retirement-plan advisory and small-business consulting.

Stein Olavsrud is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with FBB Capital Partners since 2004. FBB Capital Partners advises individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, managing approximately $2.16 billion in assets across about 1,150 client relationships. The firm employs diversified, low-cost portfolios using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers access to private funds and alternative investments for qualified investors.

Thomas Bryan is a financial advisor at Abich Financial Wealth Management, LLC in Ashburn, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Equitable Advisors, LLC and various positions outside the financial sector. Abich Financial Wealth Management is a five-advisor team providing investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a multi-method investment process and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and access to third-party managers and wrap-fee programs.

Debora May is a CFP® with 29 years of experience, currently serving at MBI LLC since 2013. She also maintains a long-standing role at May & Barnhard, PC, where she has worked since 1989. In addition to her advisory work, she provides financial planning and accounting services as a full-time CPA. MBI LLC offers portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm employs a combined approach of fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, managing client accounts with individualized Investment Policy Statements and conducting regular reviews.