Derek Smith is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services. His work history includes roles at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Bank, where he has been employed since 2012, as well as prior positions at Capital One Financial Advisors LLC and Signator Investors, Inc. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Irina Gavrilyaka is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at The Vanguard Group for two years. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by third-party manager arrangements and AI-enabled research tools.

Michael Burke is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Wealthspire Advisors since 2017, following a 17-year tenure at Tricapital Advisors Inc. Burke also serves as director and chairman of Capital Bank, a community bank in Rockville, MD. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and nonprofit organizations, offering wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan services through a relationship-driven, customized process emphasizing diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.

Maria Camp is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. She has 20 years of industry experience, including a 23-year tenure at SOL Capital Management Company prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2026. Outside of her advisory work, she is the owner of ANGIEMPAINTS LLC, where she creates and sells artwork. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of the end of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services with an investment approach centered on client-specific profiles and asset allocation, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and both third-party and direct security strategies.

Ryan De Leon is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors in Potomac, MD, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2024 and has prior experience at Franklin Templeton. Ryan’s background includes four years at the University of Maryland and six years working in high and middle schools. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers customized wealth management and investment advisory services with an emphasis on diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Hang Nguyen is a CFP® professional affiliated with UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA, with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining United Planners in 2025, Nguyen held roles at Arnold Financial Services and Financial Services Advisory, and worked at Bank of America from 2015 to 2017. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm delivers advisory services through independent representatives and utilizes a range of custodians and third-party managers to implement investment strategies.

Lakhi Narang is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Rockville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Investments LLC in 2023, Narang worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank from 2020 to 2023, and held various roles at PNC Bank and PNC Investments between 2014 and 2020. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary portfolio service for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and manages investments via approved model strategies and mutual funds or ETFs.

Alicija Dearth is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, LLC, having previously held roles at Cardone Wealth Advisors, Domain Money Advisors, Fidelity Investments, TIAA-CREF, and Merrill. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients that range from typical institutional investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Oscar Cornejo is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with wealth management, advisory services, and access to private and registered pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Donald Farren is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Wealthspire Advisors since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at Tricapital Advisors Inc. for 16 years and has operated Farren Financial Services since 1978. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering wealth management, investment advisory, and family office support through a relationship-driven, customized process that emphasizes diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.

Zhiyuan Zhang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has also been involved with UGCF, Inc. since 2016 and World Financial Group since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of UGCF, Inc., a flow-through entity for tax purposes. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365, with regulatory assets under management of approximately $1.7 billion.

Kathleen Nolan is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at LPL Financial and Planning Solutions Group, LLC. She is based in Fulton, MD. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic allocation across risk classes with both passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Gary Sobelman is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized process with an emphasis on diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and uses both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Jayne Ly is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 22 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Bankers Life Advisory Services and Grove Point Investments. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel abroad. The firm’s advisory services include direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third‑party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Maria Cornelius is a CFP® with over 33 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, where she has worked since 2025, following a long tenure at Burt Associates, Inc. from 1992 to 2025. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, supplemented by strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Kathleen Hinman is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at H. Beck, Inc. for 10 years before joining Kestra in 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she is also a real estate agent, providing administrative support for a real estate business. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and provides services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and third-party managed solutions.

Justin Terrell is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 20 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a bank officer at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, supporting the management of retirement plan account relationships across the firm’s offerings. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Micah Hart is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. His career includes roles at Truist and its predecessor firms since 1999. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools and offers specialized programs such as the AMC Advantage for clients seeking third-party manager appointments.

Deborah Kelly is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently advising at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. for 17 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is president of D&E Kelly Services LLC, a support company unrelated to investment activities. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach that includes ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Kyle Schliefer is a financial advisor with Carson Wealth, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses, and has three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC and is also involved with Equity Planning Inc., providing operational support. Outside of finance, Schliefer has pursued a long-term career as a professional actor in theatre and film. Carson Wealth operates an enterprise platform with over 650 advisors and manages approximately $50.6 billion. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, supported by an Investment Committee that constructs and monitors model portfolios using both fundamental and technical input.