Jonathan Adams is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Northwest Financial Advisors LLC since 2014 and also maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial, LLC since 2007. Adams is licensed to sell non-variable insurance products, including universal life, whole life, and disability insurance. Northwest Financial Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven approach and utilizes LPL Financial’s custodial programs and Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) services to support portfolio management and oversight.

Gregory Grimsley is a financial advisor at Wealthcrest Financial Services, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Cambridge Investment Research since 2015 and Wealthcrest Financial since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he is co-owner of the Grimsley Agency, a real estate partnership. Wealthcrest Financial Services provides financial planning, consulting, and investment supervisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers fee-based portfolio management using custodial relationships primarily with Cambridge and combines fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Nicholas Ferrari Smith is a CFP® with seven years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Capitol Private Wealth Group LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he held various roles at Northwestern Mutual and MAI Capital Management. Capitol Private Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, bonds, and alternative instruments, integrating tax and accounting services and utilizing structured products and derivatives in client portfolios.

Brian Fyock is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving at Evermay Wealth Management, LLC since 2023. Prior to joining Evermay, he worked at Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. for six years and Venable LLP for two years. Evermay Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a team-centric approach to investment management and financial planning, tailoring client recommendations based on comprehensive investor profiles and monitoring portfolios that may include equities, bonds, mutual funds, private funds, and private equity.

Peter Baker is a financial advisor at Preston Wealth Advisors, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Preston Wealth Advisors since 2023, following a concurrent role at Catoctin Wealth Management LLC since 2014. He serves on the board of Ruritans of Lucketts, a nonprofit community aid group. Preston Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice and financial planning to individuals, families, plan fiduciaries, and related entities. The firm combines active and passive portfolio management with model-driven strategies and offers services including separately managed accounts, fiduciary plan services, and private pooled investment vehicles.

Jacob Kaufmann is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at Astra Prime Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Astra Prime, he worked with Fairfax County Public Schools and has a background that includes operating Shield Squad Automotive LLC. He attended George Mason University from 2021 to 2025. Astra Prime Wealth Management provides fee-based, custom investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm employs a tactical asset-allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, incorporating advanced trading techniques and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Laura Hodgson is a financial advisor at Sargent Investment Group with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., and The Meakem Group of Raymond James. Sargent Investment Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, corporations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a consultative process to tailor asset allocation and portfolio management, including the use of third-party managers and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Sebastian Florero is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor at D'Orazio Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at VLP Financial Advisors and has a diverse background that includes roles outside finance, such as working at Five Guys and teaching at Annadale High School. D'Orazio Wealth Advisors offers financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting primarily 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.

Aaron Clarke is a financial advisor at Heritage Financial LLC with a CFP® designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Halpern Financial, Inc., Origin Financial, and Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Clarke is a volunteer board member of the Financial Planning Association of the National Capital Area and owns a financial literacy consulting business, Virtual Business Virtuosos dba Gig Wealthy. Heritage Financial serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and corporations, managing approximately $408 million in regulatory assets through a seven-advisor team. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services, using a LifeMap Discovery process to develop personalized portfolios that often incorporate third-party model allocations and a formal manager due diligence process.

Theron Weimer is a financial advisor with KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at KFA since 2015 and was previously with Arete Wealth Management LLC from 2018 to 2023 and Spire Securities LLC from 2015 to 2017. KFA Private Wealth Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, employer retirement plans, and business entities, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management, and integrated tax and accounting services. The firm employs a goal-based strategic asset allocation approach, combining passive and active management with an emphasis on manager selection and low-cost share classes.

David Greenleigh is a financial advisor with LGG Financial in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and The Luts & Greenleigh Group, Inc. He serves as vice-chairman for fundraising at the Trip McNealy Foundation, which hosts events to raise money for military charities. LGG Financial provides wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, discretionary investment approach using diversified portfolios and integrates third-party platforms and lending features uncommon among similar advisory teams.

Susette Gustini is a financial advisor at Sargent Investment Group with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Sargent Investment Group since 2018, following eight years at SKG Group. Sargent Investment Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, corporations, defined-contribution plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a consultative, goals-based process to develop customized asset allocations and manages portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Lloyd Polmateer is a financial advisor at Bull Harbor Capital LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Guardian Life for over two decades before joining Bull Harbor Capital in 2023. He is the Executive Director of FFG Cares, a charitable foundation supporting military veterans, disadvantaged youth, medical research, and financial literacy. Bull Harbor Capital LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $354.8 million. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing customized, primarily long-term investment strategies and maintaining various third-party advisory relationships.

Kedest Baharu is a financial advisor at Mv Capital Management, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Mv Capital Management since 2006, as well as Mv Financial Group since 1998. Mv Capital Management, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, standalone financial planning, and consulting, with a focus on customized asset allocation and regular portfolio monitoring.

Kevin Galvin is a CFP® and CFA® with 17 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Hopwood Financial Services, Inc. since 2015, where he is part of a six-advisor team based in Potomac, MD. 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 employs a multi-year investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee and manages approximately $666.6 million across about 273 client households.

Kacie Fawls is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at Yeske Buie Inc. and prior roles at Global Advisor Group and the Defense Logistics Agency. She has a background that includes both financial advisory and non-financial positions. Yeske Buie Inc. provides integrated wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations, employing a disciplined investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and manager due diligence. The firm manages over $1 billion with a ten-person advisory team, focusing on clients with substantial investable assets.

Haley Ellis is a CFP® with eight years of experience in financial services and is currently affiliated with Allegiance Financial Group. Her prior positions include roles at The Strategic Financial Alliance and Cooke Capital. She volunteers as secretary for Hoppy Tides Rabbit Rescue, a nonprofit focused on rabbit rescue. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach informed by Modern Portfolio Theory and utilizes multiple custodial and third-party platforms.

Jennifer Scher is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at FBB Capital Partners with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining FBB Capital Partners in 2022, she worked six years at Resource Furniture. FBB Capital Partners advises individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, and institutions on wealth and risk management, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and alternative investment recommendations. The firm manages approximately $2.39 billion in assets across a multi-advisor team and employs diversified, low-cost portfolios supported by comprehensive market analysis.

Patrick Hughes is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Hughes Financial Services, LLC since 2015, working within a team of nine advisors. Hughes Financial Services is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $760 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and an all-inclusive wrap-fee program utilizing firm-developed model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, cyclical, and modern portfolio theory-based investment methods.

Daniel Hughes is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience and has been with Hughes Financial Services, LLC since 2009. He holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Herndon, VA. Outside of financial advising, he is a limited partner in ODD SQUAD LLC, which owns Eventide Restaurant in Arlington, VA. Hughes Financial Services, LLC manages approximately $616 million for individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside integrated financial planning. The firm customizes portfolios using model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, cyclical, and Modern Portfolio Theory analyses, employing tactical techniques such as short-term trading, option writing, short sales, and margin when appropriate.