Valerie Malley is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of experience in financial advising at First Command Advisory Services. She has also worked as a group fitness instructor at OneLife Fitness since 2014 and runs a pet-sitting business through the Rover app. Valerie is based in Fairfax, VA. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. 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 wrap-fee asset management programs that utilize model portfolios managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Abigail Holmes is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC since 2024. Prior to joining Cresset, she worked at Brightside Advisory Partners, LLC and WMS Partners, LLC. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets and serving a diverse clientele including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a disciplined, risk-aware approach integrating strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and a combination of active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

Judy Redpath is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She has been with Commonwealth since 2006, with a concurrent role as owner of VISTA Wealth Strategies LLC, a private entity facilitating securities and financial planning activities. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, technology, investment management, and compliance while offering access to discretionary model portfolios and various program structures.

Robert Mulhaul is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Coburn & Meredith, Inc. and Janney Montgomery Scott. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, employing customized portfolios with a long-term approach alongside shorter-term trades for rebalancing or cash needs.

Leslie Roberts is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Leesburg, VA, holding Series 63 and 65 credentials and over 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2007 and has been affiliated with Long Financial Services since 1989. Roberts also sells term life insurance through a separate activity in Boca Raton, FL. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, using a range of investment analysis techniques and both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Michael Ness is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Cerity Partners LLC and has previously held roles at firms including FJY Financial and Rembert Pendleton Jackson. His career spans a range of advisory services across multiple firms. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and business entities, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management with a focus on client-specific investment profiles, combining proprietary quantitative analysis with a range of investment strategies and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Steven Page is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in financial advising, currently with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2010, with a brief period at TD Ameritrade Inc. from 2019 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of the budget committee for The Chastleton Cooperative Association, where he discusses HOA budgets and capital expenditures. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, combining goals-based planning with ongoing portfolio management and an interactive online planning tool.

Brandon Gromadzki is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and The Vanguard Group, Inc. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of the end of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services that combine quantitative screening, manager selection, and direct security selection, along with access to alternative and private market solutions and affiliated business services.

Lisa Gilland is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. She has one year of industry experience, including prior work at Financial Growth Partners and a 13-year tenure at Grant Thornton. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides tailored client solutions through both discretionary management and model-based strategies, supported by proprietary programs and third-party platforms.

Daesung Ji is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Worthington Financial Partners and KP Stoneymill Inc. Ji serves as treasurer and board member for the Korean Community Service Center for Greater Washington. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms emphasizing long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and utilizes third-party asset managers.

Grayson Hurley is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Forge Financial Group, Potomac Financial Private Client Group, and Commonwealth Financial Network. His background includes roles outside finance, such as working at Hollywood Golf Course. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.

Melissa Taro is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently with Cerity Partners LLC since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Lumina Financial Consultants, Virtual FP LLC, FJY Financial, and SBSB Financial Advisors. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of the end of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and combines proprietary quantitative screening with direct security selection and alternative investment solutions.

Kirsty Peev is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at Halpern Financial, Inc. for 22 years before joining MAI Capital Management, LLC, where she has been since 2024. MAI Capital Management, LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diversified client base, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm customizes portfolio management across multiple strategies and combines these with financial planning, tax, and administrative services.

Susan Krimigis is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial, she worked at Citigroup Global Markets from 2007 to 2024. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm combines portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting with broker-dealer services, offering a consolidated investment platform and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary solutions.

Nicholas Camel is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2018, following three years with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he owns rental properties in Florida and Maryland. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including model and customized portfolios, and acts as investment adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Ashley Ott is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Leesburg, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012 and is also the owner of Vantage Point Financial, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Eunjoo Fenton is a CFP® professional with 39 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Truist Advisory Services in Fairfax, VA. She has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Securities since 2001. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, integrating third-party platforms and manager relationships to support its AMC Advantage program and other investment solutions.

Cristina Lipson is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 18 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Her career includes roles at Financial Engines Advisors, EF Legacy Securities, Edelman Financial Services, and Grove Point Investments. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and financial organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and access to a range of investment vehicles, supported by proprietary research and operational features such as monitoring and rebalancing.

Tristan Bliesner is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at firms including Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and Cetera Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Bliesner owns and operates Patriot Printing Services, a business involved in buying and selling printed materials. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate and charitable entities, retirement plan participants, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of managed programs, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, utilizing both fundamental and technical strategies alongside institutional platform integrations.

Arash Katirai is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Woodbury Financial Services, and Capital One Investing. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.