Joseph Grappone is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Richmond, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016 before joining Wells Fargo Clearing in 2016. He serves on the James Madison University Finance & Business Law Executive Advisory Board, advising on finance and business curriculum. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Ryan Jenvey is a financial advisor at Cetera with seven years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. His prior experience includes roles at Securian Financial Services Inc and Virginia Asset Management. Outside of advisory work, he has served as an agent/broker for fixed insurance sales. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of over 10,000 independent advisors. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

Lisa Little is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors who holds the Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and joined Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network in 2026. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as an executor for her father's estate. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that provides investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of planning services and uses proprietary research and tools to develop tailored recommendations.

Paul Hagen is a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments, where he has been serving since 2026. In this role, he focuses on building lasting partnerships with clients by guiding them through personalized financial planning and designing tailored strategies to bring clarity and simplicity to their financial lives while protecting and growing their wealth. Prior to his current position, Paul held several roles at Fidelity Investments, including Relationship Manager from 2024 to 2026, Financial Representative in 2024, and Financial Services Representative from 2023 to 2024. Before joining Fidelity, he gained experience as a Tax Intern at Deleon & Stang from 2022 to 2023. Outside of his professional work, Paul has interests in cars, fishing, motorcycles, outdoor adventures, skiing, and soccer.

Brandon Pope is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, based in Midlothian, VA. He has experience working at Wells Fargo and Thrivent Financial since 2024. Outside of financial services, his background includes roles at the Virginia Cancer Institute and involvement with several community and church organizations. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, providing goal-based financial analyses and planning without discretionary trading authority. The firm allows clients to integrate planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing option while maintaining separate service structures.

Gregory Snow is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in a real estate venture focused on purchasing rental properties. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving millions of individual and institutional clients, offering a wide range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Malleri Temple is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Clearing in 2024, Temple has been with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2011. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers a broad range of brokerage and advisory solutions.

Kevin Williamson is a financial advisor with Ameriprise, holding a Series 66 designation and over 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliates since 1997. Williamson manages his practice through an S Corporation and oversees employee and marketing operations via a separate S Corporation. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendations and ongoing retirement-income planning focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

William McCarthy is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Academy Securities, Inc., and Alembic Global Advisors. Fisher Investments serves a global mix of institutional and private clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, investment companies, and high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm uses a centralized Investment Policy Committee to construct globally diversified portfolios and employs tax-aware processes and risk management strategies including derivatives and tax-loss harvesting.

Colleen Leithren is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. She has been associated with PFS Investments Inc. since 2020 and Primerica Financial Services since 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she is a business owner of Three in Me and an author of the Daily Quest devotional. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual investors, including non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable entities. The firm delivers advisory services through a large network of advisors using model-based strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers.

Nicholas Stiefel is a financial advisor at OSAIC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Mass Mutual, and the University of Virginia. OSAIC serves a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and charitable clients, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and access to various investment platforms. The firm employs asset-allocation tools and automated rebalancing to manage portfolios that may include stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Edward Booth is a financial advisor with Merrill in Richmond, VA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Merrill, he worked at Bank of America Private Bank and Elder Law Management. He serves as a board member and secretary of the CFA Society Virginia and holds several roles with charitable organizations focused on environmental conservation, including The Nature Conservancy and the Capital Region Land Conservancy. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Noah Destefano is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2013 and also serves at Averett University since 2011. Prior to LPL, he worked at Truist Investment Services and Ameriprise. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions, utilizing both proprietary research and third-party strategies.

Joseph Craft is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Midlothian, VA, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Edward Jones since 2019 and previously held positions at BB&T, Foresters Financial, Aqua Tots, and Moneyspot. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a landlord for a residential property in Richmond, VA. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million clients, including individual and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of investment strategies and services, operates under a fiduciary standard, and maintains a large network of advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Casey Farmer is a financial advisor at Merrill with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill since 2018, with prior roles at Bank of America and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside the financial sector, he spent two years at Tradition Brewing Company. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using model-based and discretionary strategies developed by internal and third-party managers.

Bruce Arnett is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following a year at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, delivering both non-discretionary and discretionary solutions. The firm’s advisory process is driven by investment policy statements and modern portfolio theory, offering a range of investment options including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Charles Bugg is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2025, he worked with Northwestern Mutual and related entities from 2022 to 2025. Outside of his advisory roles, he has served in educational and camp settings, including Collegiate School and Camp Rivers Bend. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer offering advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, with around $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s financial planning services use structured discovery and firm-approved tools to develop tailored plans, emphasizing an advisory role in planning without providing individual security recommendations as part of standalone plans.

Wendy Poole is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2017, with prior experience at TFA Associates, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in managing a body repair and paint shop, County-Line Collision Center, LLC. Ameriprise is a large institutional firm offering retirement-income planning services primarily for clients with substantial investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide non-discretionary, written recommendations tailored to clients’ income needs and asset allocations.

Nicole Frost is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Midlothian, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at CarMax, Inc. and Jamberry. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers goal-based, holistic planning addressing various financial topics without implementing recommendations, allowing clients to combine planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing option called WealthPlan.

Robert Schinsky is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Richmond, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2005. Outside of advising, he is a co-owner of Red Gator LLC, which manages his Ameriprise business, and he operates Spotted Hound Inc., an S corporation established for tax-efficient management of his advisor compensation. Ameriprise offers specialized retirement-income planning services primarily for clients with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to produce customized recommendation reports. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of large institutional firms.