Joseph Van Name is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience and is affiliated with Advisors Financial, Inc. He has been with the firm since 2001 and has also worked at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he serves in leadership roles on several nonprofit boards, including as Vice President of the Board of Trustees for the Masonic Foundation of the District of Columbia and President of the Board of Trustees of IOOF Temple. Advisors Financial, Inc. provides customized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, endowments, and charitable organizations. The firm’s six-person advisory team manages approximately $321 million in discretionary assets, employing a multi-year investment approach guided by an in-house committee while accommodating client-specific constraints and tax considerations.

Caroline Hess is a financial advisor at Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Alpha Financial Advisors, she worked at Optomi and held roles at East Carolina University and The Golf Club at Lansdowne. Alpha Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including a pension/profit-sharing plan, typically working with households meeting a $500,000 investable assets guideline. The firm offers comprehensive, life-centered financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, combining modern portfolio theory with a range of analytical approaches to tailor strategies to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Megan Madden is a CFP® professional at Delta Financial Advisors, Inc. in Kensington, MD, with seven years of industry experience. She has held roles at Regulus Financial Group, LPL Enterprise, Prudential Insurance Company of America, UBS Financial Services, and The Ayco Company, L.P. Outside of financial advising, she works as a fitness instructor with Solidcore. Delta Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with wealth management and financial planning services. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management paired with ongoing consulting, using customized asset allocations and a mix of mutual funds and ETFs, while also providing accounting and tax preparation services through a licensed CPA.

Michael Cuozzo is a CFP® with six years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Condor Capital Wealth Management since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisor Networks, Taylor Financial Group, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Condor Capital Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations, offering fee-only investment programs with a range of strategies including direct indexing and cryptocurrency exposure under human oversight.

Jeremy Meek is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with D'Orazio & Associates, Inc. since 2014 and holds a Series 65 license. D'Orazio Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, globally diversified investment approach primarily based on fundamental analysis, supplemented by quantitative tools, and manages approximately $1.44 billion across an eight-person advisory team.

Lisa Schaefer is a financial advisor at KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, and Minnesota Life Insurance Co. Outside of her advisory role, she delivers financial literacy education presentations to government employees as an independent contractor. KFA Private Wealth Group advises individuals, trusts, estates, employer retirement plans, and business entities, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment management alongside in-house tax preparation and accounting services. The firm uses goal-based strategic asset allocation and combines passive and active management with an emphasis on manager selection and low-cost share classes.

Matthew Mc Nally is a financial advisor with Glassman Wealth Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior work at WealthCrossing and several years in education before entering the financial services industry. Glassman Wealth Services serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private investment funds, with an emphasis on client authorization for cryptocurrency transactions and formal AI governance in advisory practices.

David Miller is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Brown | Miller Wealth Management, LLC. He was previously with Wells Fargo Clearing for 12 years before joining Brown | Miller Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2020. Brown | Miller Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional entities. The firm employs a goal-oriented process combining active and passive strategies, integrates independent managers through rigorous due diligence, and manages held-away assets using third-party platforms while adhering to a fiduciary standard.

Michelle Hoesly is a financial advisor at AtCap Partners, LLC with 47 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at Ceros Financial Services, Inc. and operating as an independent registered investment adviser through Resource 1, Inc., where she provides discretionary money management and research. She also conducts motivational and industry speaking engagements. AtCap Partners offers investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, including market-timing strategies, and provides access to third-party asset managers and alternative investments through affiliated entities.

Alan Harter is a financial advisor at Pactolus with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Pactolus Private Wealth Management since 2011 and Pactolus Securities since 2014. Harter serves as the managing member of several special purpose vehicle entities that are investment vehicles for Pactolus clients. Pactolus provides fee-based family office and wealth management services to high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable entities, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers individualized investment advisory, portfolio management, financial and estate planning, tax-aware investment advice, and additional services including real estate consulting and structured loan diligence.

John Dame is a financial advisor at Rothschild Capital Partners with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Before joining Rothschild Capital Partners in 2023, he worked at Feldman Jackson PC for five years and has experience at Montgomery County Circuit Court and Georgetown University Law Center. Rothschild Capital Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and wealth planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of top-down macro analysis and fundamental bottom-up security evaluation, utilizing strategies that include long and short equity positions, options trading, and leveraged ETFs.

Joseph Manfredi is a financial advisor with Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors since 2015. Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors is a fee-only wealth management firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio strategy overseen by an investment committee and integrates financial planning with tax considerations, managing a high client load through standardized, scalable processes.

Tariq Khan is a financial advisor at WealthCare Financial Group, Inc. in Bethesda, MD, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Hisaab Capital, LLC, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. since beginning his career in 2015. WealthCare Financial Group, Inc. is a state-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, business owners, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs a structured investing philosophy focused on diversified asset allocation and long-term strategies, managing approximately $28.2 million for around 130 clients through a six-advisor team.

Kishore Shah is a financial advisor with Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 43 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Patriot Financial Group, Verus Capital Partners, Indus Financial Group, and Securities America, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales. Lynx Investment Advisory serves individual and institutional clients by providing investment consulting, policy development, manager research, and portfolio monitoring. The firm specializes in customized client allocations implemented primarily through third-party managers selected via detailed due diligence and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Ryan Ferrell is a financial advisor with TritonPoint Wealth, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has eight years of industry experience, including roles at The Leaders Group, United Capital Financial Advisers LLC, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Prior to his advisory career, he operated Ferrell Lawn Care, LLC for ten years. TritonPoint Wealth, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary investment and wealth management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term asset allocation with a combination of public equities, fixed income, and private-market alternative investments, utilizing both fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside model and core-satellite strategies.

Elizabeth Schleifer is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Armstrong, Fleming & Moore, Inc. She has been with the firm since 2016 and is also affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of her advisory work, she was involved with Cava Mezze for over a decade. Armstrong, Fleming & Moore provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals and qualified retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on tailored allocations and fundamental analysis, with services often delivered through partnerships with Commonwealth Financial Network.

Daniel Healey is a financial advisor with Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Incorporated in Washington, DC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 35 years of industry experience, including over three decades with his current firm. Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Incorporated provides private wealth management services on a non-discretionary, fee-based basis to a single ultra-high-net-worth family, focusing on portfolio review, investment recommendations, and coordination with the client’s other professionals. The firm combines broker-dealer operations with a limited advisory business and emphasizes tailored investment strategies implemented on an account-by-account basis.

Pedrom Sadeghi is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with Hopwood Financial Services, Inc. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at Hopwood Financial Services and S. Mostafa Sadeghi, CPA. Hopwood Financial Services primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and related entities, offering discretionary, fee-only investment management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses an Investment Committee to oversee a diverse portfolio approach with multi-year holding horizons and maintains a team-based structure with six advisors managing approximately $666.6 million.

Ariel Weisbard is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Values Added Financial since 2017 and maintains a law practice specializing in estate planning, nonprofit, and employment law. He also writes investment and financial articles on a freelance basis. Values Added Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small-to-mid-sized businesses with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation and diversification, combining ongoing portfolio supervision with flexible engagement options including project-based work and educational presentations.

James Patterson is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience currently serving at KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC. He has worked at Arete Wealth Management and Spire Securities, LLC prior to his current role. In addition to his advisory work, he holds a license as an insurance agent. KFA Private Wealth Group advises individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, providing financial planning, retirement consulting, investment management, and in-house tax and accounting services. The firm employs goal-based strategic asset allocation with broad diversification, combining passive and active management, and operates a wrap fee program to reduce transaction costs for clients.