Jhonny Merida Soto is a CFP® with two years of industry experience currently serving at Glassman Wealth Services, LLC. Prior to joining Glassman Wealth Services in 2025, he worked at Edelman Financial Engines for five years and held positions at Turn2Partners, Washington Wealth Advisors, and Access National Bank. His background also includes four years at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and experience outside finance at Chick-Fil-A. Glassman Wealth Services provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach includes allocations to mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private funds, with distinctive practices such as the routine use of Dimensional Fund Advisors funds, formal AI governance, and client-controlled cryptocurrency purchases.

Wendy Payne is a financial advisor with Centurion Wealth Management in McLean, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has worked with SPIRE Securities, LLC since 2015 and is the founder and CEO of Life Stage Transitions, LLC, which provides education and consulting for newly independent individuals and couples. Centurion Wealth Management serves high-net-worth and individual investors, retirement plans, and corporate entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation driven portfolios overseen by an investment committee and offers private investment opportunities to eligible clients.

Timothy Coughlin is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. since 2004. He has also been associated with Integrity Funds Distributor, Inc. since 2009. Edgemoor Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, and a registered investment company. The firm employs a value-oriented, fundamental analysis approach to build concentrated equity and income portfolios aimed at long-term capital preservation, appreciation, and income.

Elizabeth Duff is a financial advisor at Harbour Capital Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Harbour Capital Advisors since 2011. The firm serves ultra-high-net-worth families and charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management along with family office, financial planning, and foundation advisory services. Harbour Capital employs a core-satellite investment approach and offers integrated family office services and foundation administration, distinguishing its offerings from standard portfolio-only advisers.

Michael Mussio is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at FBB Capital Partners since 2008. He is a managing member of a personal investment holding company and serves on the parish finance council at St. Raphael Catholic Church. Additionally, he is a board member of the Jubilee Association of Maryland’s campaign leadership committee. FBB Capital Partners advises individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, and institutions on comprehensive wealth and risk management. The firm employs a diversified, low-cost investment approach incorporating stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments, using model portfolio structures and discretionary trading authority to manage approximately $2.39 billion in assets for about 1,000 clients.

Kevin Jarcho is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor at Warner Financial, Inc. in Bethesda, MD, with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Warner Financial since 2021 and previously spent five years at Intact Technology. Warner Financial provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a top-down approach to build diversified portfolios primarily with no-load mutual funds and ETFs, focusing on cost, tax implications, and risk management.

Matthew Bigelow is a financial advisor with Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Incorporated and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience, primarily with Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas entities since 2013. His role includes securities research and assisting with investment management. 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 tailored investment strategies and coordination with the client’s other professionals. The firm operates as both a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, managing portfolios with a combination of equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Paula Friedman is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at McLean Asset Management Corp. since 2013. She is the managing member of Retirement Researcher, LLC, a firm providing educational tools and resources on retirement income planning. McLean Asset Management Corporation offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs portfolio strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and broad asset allocation, with a focus on no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and approved managers.

Brandyn Polmateer is a CFP® and ChFC® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Bull Harbor Capital LLC and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Lifeworks Advisors. Bull Harbor Capital LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $355 million for over 400 clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services through a team of 28 advisors.

Jennifer Vanlandingham is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with D'Orazio & Associates, Inc. since 2004. D’Orazio Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting mainly to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven, globally diversified investment approach and manages approximately $1.32 billion across about 285 client relationships.

Paul Meehan is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. since 2006 and previously worked at Integrity Funds Distributor, Inc. from 2009 to 2016. Edgemoor Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and related services to high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, and a registered investment company. The firm follows a value-oriented, fundamental analysis approach, building concentrated equity and income portfolios designed for long-term holding, and offers financial planning at no additional charge to its advisory clients.

Camille Svitek is a CFP® and CFA® with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Evermay Wealth Management, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Prime Capital Investment Advisors, Sendero Wealth Management, and SmartBiz Loans. Evermay Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm takes a team-centric approach to provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting tailored to clients’ investor profiles.

Jennifer Stewart is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Glassman Wealth Services, LLC. Her prior work includes roles at Evermay Wealth Management, Fastmarkets AMM, Argus Media, and Schlumberger Oilfield Services. Glassman Wealth Services provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a tailored investment approach that incorporates mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private funds, with attention to cash management and integration of non-managed assets.

Leslie Irby is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience and is currently with Rembert Pendleton Jackson, where she has worked since 2007. She holds a Series 65 license and is based in Vienna, VA. Irby has been with the firm through its various phases, including its operation as SSB Wealth Management, Inc. D/B/A Rembert Pendleton Jackson. Rembert Pendleton Jackson provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and plan sponsors. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach to design diversified asset allocations and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Austin Philbin is a financial advisor at Activ8 Family Office LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at OFS, Dynasty Securities, LLC, and Dynasty Financial Partners. Activ8 Family Office primarily serves professional athletes and their related families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm provides a Holistic Client Management Program that includes financial planning, investment management, cash management, and tax services, with portfolios tailored to clients’ individual objectives.

Konstantina Karterouli is a financial advisor at Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Incorporated with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc. since 2020, focusing on securities research and assisting with investment management. Her prior experience includes positions at Dumbarton Oaks and Arthur Al. Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Incorporated provides non-discretionary, fee-based investment advisory services exclusively to a single ultra-high-net-worth family client, coordinating customized management strategies involving equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.

David Wolf is a financial advisor at Widmann Financial Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Commonwealth Financial Network and Widmann Financial Services since 2007. Outside of finance, he has worked part-time as a talent agent and actor for television, movies, and commercials. Widmann Financial Services provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, families, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a research-driven investment approach combining quantitative and qualitative analysis, using third-party research from providers such as Morningstar and Standard & Poor’s.

Alison Cain is a financial advisor at Capitol Private Wealth Group LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at her current firm since 2017, following a 12-year tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advising, she is involved in property management through a personal business entity. Capitol Private Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of analytical approaches and ongoing portfolio monitoring to align investments with client goals and risk tolerance.

Kirstie Sturman is a financial advisor at West Financial Services, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has been with West Financial Services in various capacities since 2010. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $2.8 billion using a diversified, client-specific asset allocation approach with a focus on long-term investment strategies and offers discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive financial planning and consulting services.

Ronald Whitley is a financial advisor at Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Acorn since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent software consultant who occasionally offers related services to clients. Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. is a fee-only SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages nearly $1.4 billion in assets and implements globally diversified portfolios using a range of securities and model strategies, incorporating alternatives and tactical tools for suitable clients.