Edmund Wellington is the sole advisor at Wellington Capital Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Chevy Chase, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Capital Management since 1996. Wellington Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment counseling to a select group of private individuals, partnerships, and trusts. The firm employs a conservative, long-term investment approach focused on U.S. large-cap equities and high-quality fixed-income securities, tailoring strategies to clients' objectives and managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Frank Byskov is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Forty4 Financial, an independent firm he joined in 2023, and previously worked with Advisory Services Network and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is the head coach of Rock Creek Tri Club, a triathlon coaching program, serves on the board of Bethesda Green, contributes to financial literacy education through Mentamorph, and co-founded Advisors for Good, a nonprofit focused on climate action and social justice within the financial advisory community. Forty4 Financial provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis to create customized long-term portfolios and offers specialized pension and retirement-plan consulting services uncommon among firms of similar size.

Aba Tyus is a financial advisor at Tyus Financial Group LLC with Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual and Defense Acquisition Support Services, LLC. He is also the president of The Columbia Business School Alumni Club of D.C., where he oversees the executive committee and manages club events and finances. Tyus Financial Group serves institutional and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and advisory services across a broad range of asset types, including equities, fixed income, private equity, and alternative investments. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and strategies tailored to client objectives, with a focus on institutional-sized relationships and the use of alternative vehicles and third-party sub-advisors.

Lee Miller is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Miller Capital Management, Inc. and also operates Lee J. Miller, CPA, P.C., a public accounting practice. Miller serves on the board of directors of a charitable foundation as its vice president and treasurer and acts as trustee for several trusts. Miller Capital Management provides personalized investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and trusts. The firm focuses on capital preservation through fundamental security analysis and a long-term buy-and-hold strategy, making tailored recommendations and requiring client approval before transactions.

Paul Ramming is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at Foundry Capital Management since its founding in 2014. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, typically using widely traded mutual funds and low-cost funds-of-funds. Foundry’s investment approach blends fundamental and technical analysis with market-valuation measures to adjust portfolio risk and emphasizes simplicity, low expenses, and limiting large drawdowns through a passive core plus targeted satellite adjustments.

Corey Boller is a CFA® charterholder and investment advisor with Tempus Wealth Partners in Washington, D.C. He has experience at Rehmann and various banking institutions prior to joining Tempus Wealth Partners in 2025. Tempus Wealth Partners provides tailored investment counsel and wealth services to family offices, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, institutional clients, and business entities. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach combining quantitative and qualitative analysis and offers discretionary management across multiple asset classes, emphasizing fiduciary duty and customized client solutions.

Scott Vicary is a CFA charterholder and founder of Rookwood Wealth Management in Silver Spring, MD, with five years of industry experience. Prior to establishing his independent advisory firm in 2025, he worked at Sulzberger Capital Advisors, Inc. and held roles at affiliated Rookwood investment entities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as managing director of a real estate apartment rental business. Rookwood Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an investment approach based on modern portfolio theory and fundamental analysis, combining passive and active vehicles to align portfolios with client risk tolerance and tax considerations.

Charles Mills IV is the sole advisor and principal of Mills Value Adviser, Inc., an independent firm based in Arlington, VA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 21 years of industry experience, including over two decades running his own advisory firm since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, Mills serves as president of two affiliated real estate investment entities, Mills Management I and II. Mills Value Adviser, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual retail clients, accredited investors through a limited partnership private fund, and a select group of corporate and institutional clients. The firm employs a quantitative, macro-oriented investment strategy combining a long-term core of undervalued S&P 500 equities with shorter-term trading across various asset classes.

Edward Lazerow is the sole advisor at EJL Asset Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Bethesda, MD. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 25 years of industry experience. Lazerow has managed EJL Asset Management since its founding in 2011. EJL Asset Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis to construct portfolios across a broad range of instruments, employs both long- and short-term trading strategies, and operates with discretionary authority guided by individualized Investment Policy Statements.

Erik Eckerson is the principal advisor at EEE Financial LLC in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 65 credential with 9 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Renaissance Management LLC, Future Builders Fund, Somerik LLC, CGI Group, and PriceWaterhouse Coopers. Outside of his advisory duties, he provides tax preparation and bookkeeping services and manages digital asset and private investment funds. EEE Financial serves individual and family clients with discretionary portfolio management and offers accounting services such as tax preparation and bookkeeping. The firm employs customized strategies based on modern portfolio theory, emphasizing diversified ETFs, tax-efficient techniques, and personalized investment recommendations.

Michael Worch is the principal advisor at Worch Financial Group, LLC, an independent firm based in Rockville, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Financial Xchange and 1939 Capital, LLC. Worch is also a licensed insurance agent and dedicates a significant portion of his practice to insurance sales. Worch Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing financial planning, portfolio management through third-party money managers, and access to pooled investments. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and uses both long- and short-term trading strategies, often implementing investment solutions via referrals rather than direct discretion over client accounts.

Steve Jefferys is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He has been managing Jefferys Capital Management since 2009. Jefferys is the sole advisor at Arch Financial Advisors LLC, an independent firm based in Bethesda, MD. Arch Financial Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to middle- and upper-middle-income individuals and families. The firm offers fee-only, non-discretionary advice using tax-aware, client-specific asset allocation and emphasizes a planning-focused relationship model with flat retainers and project fees.

Marc Sassin is a financial advisor at Portfolio Management & Planning, Inc. in Arlington, VA, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2000. Portfolio Management & Planning, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, focusing on personalized investment plans implemented across stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and cash instruments. The firm uses fundamental analysis and emphasizes diversification, managing approximately $88.8 million in client assets on a discretionary basis.

Aaron Benway is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He founded and leads AB Financial Planning and Investments, LLC and previously worked at New Direction Trust Company for six years. He also managed HSA Coach, LLC from 2014 to 2020. AB Financial Planning and Investments provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a small client roster, focusing on discretionary portfolio management and custom financial planning. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using primarily Vanguard ETFs and mutual funds, with portfolios managed under discretionary authority within client guidelines.

Abel Gizaw is the sole advisor at Gizaw Capital Management, LLC in Alexandria, VA, holding the CFA® designation and Series 63 license with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at SFG Asset Advisors and concurrently serves as Vice President and Director of Corporate Development at Accel Entertainment, focusing on mergers and acquisitions. Gizaw Capital Management is an independent, state-registered investment adviser managing equity-focused accounts for private investment funds and individual clients. The firm employs a concentrated, value-oriented approach centered on global micro- and small-cap stocks, with investment decisions based on fundamental research and intrinsic value estimates.

Andrea Brashears Sampson is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial planning. She is the principal of Wise Financial Counsel, LLC and has previously worked at West Financial Services, Inc., Wealthcare Financial Group, Inc., and Omega Wealth Management. Outside of financial advising, she serves as president of GIGS Music Productions, LLC, which promotes songwriting and music distribution, and WE R WISE, Inc., a nonprofit focused on networking and professional development. Wise Financial Counsel, LLC provides fee-only financial planning, counseling, and strategic business planning services to individuals, families, small-business owners, and corporations. The firm emphasizes written financial plans and ongoing counseling rather than asset management or specific securities recommendations, and it offers public seminars and workshops as part of its client services.

Mark Ricardo is a financial advisor with MER Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He concurrently practices as an attorney with Real Estate Counselors, PLLC and has worked as a fine wine consultant and author. MER Capital Management is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser offering discretionary quantitative equity management to individuals, corporations, trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm employs a systematic, factor-based investment approach that emphasizes quality, value, low volatility, and momentum, and provides sub-advisory services and licensed model portfolios to other advisers.

Wenhai Tu is a financial advisor at FortuneNavi Capital Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He has held his current position since 2016. FortuneNavi Capital Inc. provides financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for pooled vehicles and institutional-type clients such as family offices, retirement plans, endowments, foundations, trusts, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis to construct portfolios, using model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and margin transactions, and it conducts quarterly reviews and rebalancing aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Thomas Steeley is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Steeley Advisory, LLC and has held prior roles at SMG Advisory, LLC, Steeley & Associates, and Ameriprise Financial. He also owns and manages a CPA practice that advises clients on tax and business matters and operates a shared office suite for independent business owners. Steeley Advisory, LLC serves individual clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, using individualized Investment Policy Statements and a long-term, fundamental analysis approach to investing.

Thomas Massie is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Massie Financial Planning Inc. in Alexandria, VA. His prior experience includes roles at TIAA-Cref Individual & Institutional Services and ReFrame Wealth LLC. Massie Financial Planning Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs diversified, passively managed asset-allocation strategies and partners with an independent portfolio manager for trade execution and model portfolio maintenance.