Rocco Ranieri is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at The London Company of Virginia, where he has worked since 2020. Prior to that, he spent 17 years at Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. and Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc. The London Company of Virginia is an independently owned, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $16.0 billion in discretionary assets for individuals, high net worth clients, pension plans, foundations, charitable organizations, and other institutional investors. The firm employs a conservative, bottom-up equity approach focused on downside protection and offers multiple concentrated strategies with risk controls.

Paul Deal is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Creative Planning, LLC, Truist Advisory Services, and BB&T Securities. Valeo Financial Advisors is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $13 billion in client assets, serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments, employs independent managers when appropriate, and provides both comprehensive financial planning and a simplified model portfolio option called Valeo Essentials.

Tyler Clay is a financial advisor at Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to his current role since 2018, Tyler worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank NA. Outside of advising, he serves as COO and is a 50% owner of Triple C Ranch, a family business involved in buying and selling cattle. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes a platform relationship with Envestnet and acts as an intermediary between clients and third-party money managers.

John Pandtle is a CFA charterholder with experience at Cary Street Partners and Seneca House Advisors, as well as a background as a private investor and a four-year tenure with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. He has been with Cary Street Partners since 2026. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies. The firm integrates AI tools in its research and portfolio modeling while maintaining human oversight in final decisions.

Amelia De Decker is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners in Richmond, VA, holding a Series 66 designation. She has less than one year of industry experience with Cary Street Partners and prior roles including positions at Virginia Tech and other local organizations. Cary Street Partners serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to proprietary investment strategies supported by AI tools and third-party managers.

Max Gawlik is a financial advisor at The London Company of Virginia with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previous work experience outside of finance, including roles at Nike and The Pennsylvania State University. The London Company of Virginia provides discretionary portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $14.9 billion in assets. The firm employs a conservative, long-term, bottom-up equity approach focused on cash return on tangible capital, free cash flow, and downside protection.

Kathryn Pruitt is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She previously worked at Heartwood Wealth Advisors for seven years and Wells Fargo Advisors for three years. Kathryn holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses and is also a Notary Public in the state of Virginia. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-markets allocations and offers a range of services including financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Tyler Vitale is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and previously worked in various roles outside of finance, including social media management for MCE LLC. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and affiliated proprietary investment strategies supported by both human oversight and AI tools.

Henry Walker is a financial advisor at RiverFront Investment Group, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining RiverFront in 2026, he worked at BTS Asset Management, Highland Associates, iCapital Markets LLC, Institutional Capital Network, SIMON Markets LLC, and BancorpSouth. RiverFront Investment Group provides investment management to individual investors, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach combines a valuation framework with tactical asset allocation and security selection across global fixed income and equities, implementing strategies through various managed account platforms and model portfolios.

Michael Smith is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Financial Services, Inc. and Capstone Financial Partners. He is also licensed as an insurance agent through Ash Brokerage Insurance Solutions. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $8 billion for over 17,000 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a mix of actively managed and passive strategies, direct indexing, and tax-aware approaches, and is notable for its role as sub-adviser to the Bluemonte family of ETFs and its capability to manage assets for investment companies.

Timothy Mccoy Jr. is a financial advisor at The London Company of Virginia with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with the firm since 2011. The London Company of Virginia is an independently owned, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $16.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, high net worth clients, pension plans, foundations, charitable organizations, and other institutional investors, employing a conservative, bottom-up equity process focused on downside protection and risk management.

Caleb Vaughan is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with RFG Advisory, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Advisory and Concourse Financial Group. Vaughan also holds an insurance license with Ash Brokerage Insurance Solutions, where he provides variable and health insurance advice. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 178 advisors managing about $8 billion for over 17,000 clients. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative investments and model strategies.

Richard Skeppstrom II is a financial advisor with Brockenbrough in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Lowe Brockenbrough & Company, Inc since 2015. Skeppstrom serves on the VCU Engineering School Investment Committee, a role he has held since 2014. Brockenbrough provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolios that blend traditional and non-traditional asset classes using both proprietary strategies and third-party managers.

Christopher Milligan is a CFP® and CFA® with 14 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2025 and previously spent 13 years with Alpha Omega Wealth Management, LLC. Milligan serves on the Board of Directors for the CFA Society of Virginia. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse client base, including large institutional investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and education, supporting investments with comprehensive due diligence and a range of management platforms.

John Hopper is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research, First Horizon Advisors, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of advisory and consulting services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Kelly Spelsberg is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2021, following a decade at BB&T Securities. Based in Richmond, VA, she serves clients through the enterprise-level firm. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Elizabeth Brown is a financial advisor at Davenport & Company LLC in Richmond, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Altria-U.S. Smokeless Tobacco and NuMark, LLC. Davenport & Company serves individual and institutional clients with a range of services including asset management, retail brokerage, fixed income, public finance, and investment banking and advisory. The firm features dedicated portfolio teams and offers separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and municipal bond strategies, operating as an employee-owned company with a history dating back to 1863.

Courtney Orensky is a financial advisor with Davenport & Company LLC in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Davenport & Company since 1999. Davenport & Company serves individual and institutional clients with services including asset management, retail brokerage, fixed income, public finance, and investment banking. The firm employs dedicated portfolio manager teams and an Investment Policy Committee to manage a range of strategies across separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and unified managed accounts.

Kevin Boll III is an advisor at Davenport & Company LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has recently entered the financial industry, starting his career in 2025. Prior to joining Davenport, his work history includes roles at Costar Group and South Fork Lodge, as well as time as a student at Wake Forest University. Davenport & Company LLC serves individual and institutional clients, including banks, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, nonprofits, and corporations. The firm offers asset management, brokerage, fixed income, public finance, and investment banking services, with asset management organized around portfolio manager teams and a Manager Research team overseeing various investment strategies and products.

Jone Liuzza is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Midlothian, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Principal, Liuzza worked for ACG from 2011 to 2023. Liuzza also serves as a bank officer at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company to support retirement plan account relationships across the firm’s offerings. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.