Edward Skelly is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Ashburn, VA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience, including 15 years at ValMark Advisers and ValMark Securities. Skelly serves as a partner and owner of W3 Wealth Management, LLC, and is a board member of the Loudoun Symphony Association. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm employs diversified, goal-based model portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, supported by proprietary platforms and comprehensive back-office services.

Joan Kaye is a financial advisor with Bison Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and over 37 years of industry experience. Her career includes previous roles at Key Investment Services, KeyBank NA, Bank of America, and Merrill. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advice. The firm’s investment approach includes outcome-focused model portfolios blending tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market investments, with distinctive services such as a turnkey asset management platform and option-based overlay strategies.

Jeffrey Maged is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Summit Financial, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. He serves on the board of the Healing Hearts Respite Foundation and is a citizen representative on the Loudoun County OPEB Board. Additionally, he is the managing member of Jaskol Asset Advisors, LLC, a fee-for-service business succession planning firm. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets and serving around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a blend of discretionary and consultative investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative investments and variable annuities.

Robert Fratkin is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 55 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with the American Political Items Collectors, a 501(c)(3) educational organization, where he served as past president and executive editor. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations and uses third-party sub-advisers while acting as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable.

Cole Luther is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with one year of industry experience. He is currently with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC and has prior experience at Navy Federal Credit Union and Quantico Financial. He studied at the University of Tennessee Knoxville from 2021 to 2025. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and portfolio management through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm employs third-party portfolio managers accessed via the Envestnet platform and offers a range of overlay services and a Private Wealth Consulting program for high-net-worth clients.

Nathan Vandemeulebroecke is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently working at Bogart Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Bogart Wealth, he spent four years at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and four years at Severna Park High School. Bogart Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity analysis, technical factors, and top-down asset allocation to manage client portfolios, offering both traditional and non-traditional investment options alongside coordinated tax preparation and estate planning tools.

Jack Wrenn is a CFP® professional at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cary Street Partners and OSAIC. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses, managing approximately $7.14 billion in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm’s investment approach is long-term and asset-allocation driven, combining actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income securities, and model portfolios tailored to clients' objectives.

Philip Sapienza is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at CoStar Group and the University of Richmond. Cassaday & Company manages investment portfolios and provides financial planning and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach using diversified, buy-and-hold allocations with actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Ryan Miller is a financial advisor at SEIA with one year of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to joining SEIA, he has worked at Charles Schwab and also has experience outside the financial sector, including in retail and food service. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic macro asset-allocation with tactical adjustments, integrating quantitative and qualitative research, and primarily emphasizes non-discretionary asset management.

Brianna Matro is a financial advisor at Range Advisory, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Range Advisory serves individual clients across the wealth spectrum, providing financial planning, investment advice, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party models, integrates AI tools into client interactions, and uses a flat subscription fee structure for advisory services.

Sean Joyce is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 23 years of industry experience, including eight years at Wells Fargo Advisors prior to joining Advisory Services Network in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent specializing in fixed life insurance. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection across a range of asset classes and account types.

Alexandru Kevorchian is a Series 65 licensed advisor with The Burney Company, based in Reston, VA, and has 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with various Burney entities since 2012 and currently serves as a Principal Data Scientist at Navy Federal Credit Union. He is also the owner of Kevcat Solutions, Inc., an IT consulting business. The Burney Company advises primarily individual investors, including high net worth clients, and manages accounts for small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $3.59 billion in discretionary assets and employs a multi-team advisory platform with a proprietary investment process that includes fundamental and quantitative models, actively managed ETFs, and customized portfolio management options.

Christopher Krell is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently with Cassaday & Company, Inc., where he has worked since 1997 in various capacities, including his role as a principal and senior vice president. Krell serves on the board of Cassaday’s Donor Advised Fund, overseeing charitable giving decisions. Cassaday & Company manages investment portfolios and provides financial planning and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm follows a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach emphasizing diversified, buy-and-hold allocations and offers fiduciary services for ERISA plan engagements.

Rohan Patel is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Vanguard Marketing Corporation and TIAA-CREF. Outside of his advisory work, Patel is a silent partner in two convenience store and gas station businesses and works as a food delivery driver. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, institutions, and nonprofits. The firm manages approximately $12 billion in assets and integrates wealth management with coordinated tax and accounting services through its affiliation with Forvis Mazars, LLP.

Thomas Callahan is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Range Advisory, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and Equitable Advisors. Range Advisory serves individual clients across the wealth spectrum, providing financial planning, investment advice, and discretionary portfolio management with a focus on tax-aware strategies and integration of proprietary AI tools.

Loizos Kapnisi is a financial advisor at Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF. Mason Investment Advisory Services provides fee-based financial planning and investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable institutions. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term strategic asset allocation, disciplined rebalancing, and a manager-selection process using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party money managers.

Patrick Brosnan is a financial advisor with Capitol Securities Management, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Capitol Securities Management since 2012 and also operates Patrick T. Brosnan & Associates, LLC, providing tax preparation and accounting services. Additionally, he is involved in insurance sales, offering life, disability, health, and long-term care insurance. Capitol Securities Management serves individual investors, institutional clients, retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses by providing portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and various wrap fee programs. The firm operates as both a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser with a focus on IAR-managed programs, separately managed accounts, and third-party money managers.

Alice Li is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Modern Wealth Management, LLC and has previous experience with Wealthspire Advisors, The Colony Group, LLC, and several consulting firms. Modern Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets through about 94 advisors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and modular services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, utilizing a centralized Investment Committee and a mix of strategic allocation and tactical adjustments.

Dominique Hopkins is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Navy Federal Financial Group and Navy Federal Investment Services since 2015. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union, individual investors, and trusts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and an automated ETF-based Digital Investor product. The firm utilizes model portfolios managed by third-party managers on platforms such as Envestnet, providing account monitoring, rebalancing, and optional tax and impact overlay services.

Nicolas Conforti is a CFP® at Bogart Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Bogart Wealth since 2021 and previously held roles at Clarendon Wealth Management and Vector Marketing. Bogart Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services, utilizing model portfolios alongside specialized investment options such as direct indexing SMAs and private-market alternatives. The firm combines fundamental equity analysis and top-down asset allocation, employs AI tools, and offers distinctive features including non-traditional investments and access to estate planning education.