Kristian Ayala is a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work history including positions at VLP and several educational institutions. Choreo serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a disciplined investment process anchored in strategic asset allocation and quantitative screening, offering a broad array of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Allen Bruce is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management Company who holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 53 years of industry experience, including roles at The O.N. Equity Sales Company, Ohio National Financial Services, and A.R. Bruce & Company Inc., where he also serves as president. Bruce is a guest lecturer at Howard University School of Business, delivering annual sessions on financial planning topics. He is also the treasurer of the Headley Carter Cares Foundation, a nonprofit organization. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services through comprehensive and modular plans, access to third-party investment programs, and both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Brian Turner is a financial advisor at Procyon with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Turner is a 50% owner of Quorum Recycling, LLC, a company facilitating partnerships between U.S. and international recycling businesses. Procyon offers investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and institutional consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and government entities. The firm manages approximately $9.2 billion in assets, delivering both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary portfolio management using a range of fundamental analysis-based investment vehicles.

Matthew Plourde is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC. His prior experience includes roles at SPC Financial, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he engages in part-time gig economy tasks through Task Rabbit. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm with around 70 advisors managing approximately $13 billion. The firm serves individuals, entities, institutional investors, and some banking institutions, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and institutional sub‑advisory services with an emphasis on alternative investments alongside traditional assets.

Thomas Raynor is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Congress Wealth Management LLC and previously worked for Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. for 13 years. Raynor is based in Columbia, MD. He is part of CW Advisors, LLC, a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $15 billion in assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, and institutions, offering services such as wealth management, retirement plan advisory, family-office services, and sub-advisory solutions. CW Advisors employs a Core-and-Satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, strategic, quantitative, and ESG strategies across various asset classes.

Pamela Mudd is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. She joined AlphaCore Capital LLC in 2025 and previously worked at SPC Financial, INC. and Sella & Martinic, LLC from 2002 to 2024. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm with approximately 70 advisors managing about $13 billion. The firm serves individuals, entities, and institutional investors, employing a multi-asset investment approach that includes alternative investments alongside traditional equities and fixed income.

Gulielma Fager is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with Rossby Financial, LLC, bringing five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Michael Bombardier PhD LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member for the Friends School of Baltimore and is active as an author and speaker through Toler Financial Group LLC. Rossby Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs diversified investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances, managing approximately $565 million in discretionary assets.

Travis Drown is a financial advisor at Vicus Capital, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cetera Wealth Services and his own Drown Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as the treasurer on the board of Mosaic Christian Church. Vicus Capital provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, trusts, and employee benefit plan sponsors. The firm employs a range of strategies—including fundamental and technical analysis, core-satellite, ESG, and tax-loss harvesting—and offers specialized retirement-plan consulting and fiduciary services.

Erick Mejia is a financial advisor with Bolton Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Merrill and Wells Fargo Clearing prior to joining Bolton Global Asset Management and Bolton Global Capital. He is also the owner and manager of Mejia Capital Global Wealth Management, a business focused on securities and investment advisory activities. Bolton Global Asset Management is a registered investment adviser serving individual, corporate, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm offers customized wealth management through independent investment adviser representatives, using a range of investment vehicles with a focus on long-term portfolio management.

James Waller is a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at BDO USA, P.A., BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC, and Biegel & Waller LLP. Choreo provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios, supported by a centralized portfolio management team and an Investment Committee.

William Chao is a financial advisor at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Steward Partners, TIAA-CREF, Raymond James Financial Services, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of advising, he coaches youth soccer and operates a goldfish breeding business. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm primarily utilizes third-party portfolio managers on the Envestnet platform and offers both managed advisory programs and automated investment options.

Christopher Vanderkolk is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with HUB Investment Partners, LLC, having joined in 2023, and previously worked at AFS Financial Group, Commonwealth Financial Network, Pi Analytics, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing a short-term rental property jointly owned with his wife. HUB Investment Partners serves a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside retirement and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies and maintains specialized service lines for banking and municipal clients.

Kenneth Long is a CFA® and CIC-designated financial advisor with over 30 years of experience at Heritage Investors Management Corporation, where he has worked since 1995. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Bethesda, MD. Heritage Investors Management Corporation is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving primarily high-net-worth clients with personalized investment management. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy across diversified portfolios and manages a broad range of complex account types while maintaining formal trading oversight and custody safeguards.

Steven Collins is a financial advisor at XML Financial Group, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with XML Financial, LLC since 2019 and with XML Securities, LLC since 2016. XML Financial Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm overseeing approximately $3.3 billion in client assets. The firm serves around 2,890 clients with tailored portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative investments through various platforms and affiliated managers.

Laura Mcaree is a financial advisor at Heritage Investors Management Corporation with 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management/United Capital and West Financial Services, Inc. since 2020, she has been with Heritage Investors Management Corporation, a firm founded in 1974 that provides personalized investment management primarily to high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $4.18 billion across various client relationships, focusing on tailored portfolios with a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach.

Mitchell Caplan is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously led Caplan Financial Group, LLC for 23 years. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementations unrelated to investment advisory. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and other strategies, and manages approximately $9.47 billion in discretionary assets across multiple advisors.

Paul Pourreza Jourshari is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has worked with Mutual of Omaha and its investor services division since 2019. In addition to his advisory role, he owns an online retail business called Paul Pourreza and is also licensed as an insurance agent specializing in life, health, and accident insurance. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm works primarily through platforms like Envestnet and emphasizes model portfolios and third-party manager relationships.

Jeffrey D. Smith is a financial advisor with Private Client Services, LLC in Rockville, MD, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 23 years of industry experience and has worked at Private Client Services since 2020, with previous roles at Bright Futures Wealth Management, Cetera Advisors, and Brightline Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for a girls’ competitive gymnastics team parent association and acts as an expert witness for a legal firm. Private Client Services is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plan sponsors, and businesses. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management through a network of approximately 50 advisors and employs a structured discovery and risk-profiling process to develop customized investment strategies.

Alphonso Houston is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at UBS Financial Services, Riggs Securities Inc., LPL Financial, and AHW Advisors. He also works as an independent insurance agent focusing on life, health, and annuities. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans, offering various managed account programs and tailored, suitability-driven advice.

Dawn Wright is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC and previously worked at CIC Wealth, LLC and Knollwood Investment Advisory. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a farming property. Apollon Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered adviser overseeing approximately $11.56 billion in client assets with a network of about 145 advisors across 67 offices. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, trusts, estates, and various institutional clients, combining centrally managed strategies with locally managed portfolios and utilizing fundamental analysis, tactical allocations, ESG risk models, and technology tools including generative AI in its investment process.