Kristian Albornoz is a CFP®-designated advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he spent nine years with Keeney Financial Group, Inc. and Triad Advisors, Inc. He is also the owner of Kristian I Albornoz LLC, a holding company for equity interests. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers across multiple asset classes, offering both active and passive strategies along with comprehensive reporting and analytics.

Aminata Jarboh is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at RBC Capital Markets for one year and Delta Air Lines for seven years. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with large institutional scale alongside unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Donald Harris is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 25 years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously spent 18 years at Sterling Capital Management LLC before joining The Colony Group, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses, offering a range of portfolio management, financial counseling, and fiduciary services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing tax- and fee-sensitivity.

Scott Davis is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, American Funds, and Jackson National Life Distributors. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm relies on Morningstar Investment Management for portfolio construction and oversight, offering both managed portfolios and non-discretionary recommendations.

Karl Stiegmann is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors since 2017. Prior to joining Wealthspire, he worked at Virginia Tech from 2013 to 2017. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets, serving individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm employs an institutional-style asset allocation approach using a diversified mix of investment vehicles, with services tailored through client interviews and ongoing monitoring.

Sarah Ennis is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with a Series 66 designation and recent industry experience beginning in 2024. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, she held positions at Hanover Research, Virginia Asset Management, and Colliers International. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs diverse investment approaches tailored to each program and advisor, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025.

Philip Krauss is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2004. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Jahan Jewayni is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC and Rockefeller Capital Management, having previously worked at Rock & Co LLC, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm operates on a Private Advisor model with a consolidated investment platform, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services, including alternative investment placement and integrated trust and insurance capabilities.

James Adkins Jr. is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (New York Life) with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including Mahoney Financial Organization and Strategic Financial Associates. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in operating Strategic Financial Associates, LLC, which brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages most of its assets on a non-discretionary basis through multiple program types within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Deborah Jones is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Washington, DC. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 32 years of industry experience, including 17 years at Janney. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse range of clients and offers brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs, combining in-house portfolio management with third-party managers across multiple investment platforms.

Morgan Sarraf is a CFP® professional with six years at Hightower Advisors and nine years with Closet Stretchers, totaling 15 years of industry experience. He is based in Bethesda, MD. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers.

James Wise is a financial advisor at &Partners in Washington, DC, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. He previously worked for nine years at Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Wise serves on the finance committee of the Washington Waldorf School and is involved as a member overseeing construction in a real estate LLC restoring a historic property. &Partners serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with both proprietary and third-party strategies and maintains registrations that allow municipal advisory and underwriting roles.

Garrett Masterson is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at various related First Command entities since 2020. Prior to his current role, he was employed at BAE Systems and attended Colorado State University. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team, emphasizing discretionary portfolio management and in-person financial coaching.

Nicholas Crance is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at T. Rowe Price Investment Services and several Truist entities. He is also affiliated with the University of Maryland University College. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, leveraging third-party platforms and AI-enhanced research to support manager selection and oversight.

Brett Somerville is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at SOL Capital Management Company and Cartica Management. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Charles Moore III is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2025 and previously spent 11 years with The Family Firm. In addition to his advisory role, he is an agent at Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, where he sells life, health, and accident insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individuals, corporations, pension plans, and other institutional clients. The firm combines proprietary asset-allocation modeling with independent manager selection and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Kevin Shaw is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Citizens Securities, Inc. and previously held roles at HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Shaw serves on the Board of Directors for the Hoyas Unlimited University Athletics Alumni Association at Georgetown University, where he is engaged in supporting the athletics program as an alumnus and former varsity soccer player. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors and offers both advisory and brokerage services. The firm’s advisory programs include a digital advisory platform utilizing proprietary algorithms and risk profiling, alongside a Managed Account program, providing diversified investment solutions.

Steven Smith is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Washington, DC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Atlantic Trust Na and has been with CIBC National Trust Company since 2017. He serves as a trustee for the Emily E Scholsberg Educational Trust and several private grandchild trusts under his role at CIBC. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs an investment process involving internal teams and committees to create customized portfolios and offers strategies including options hedges and structured notes, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets with 175 advisors.

Michael O'Leary is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has prior experience at The Colony Group, Lowell Blake & Associates, and State Street Bank. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm uses a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework combining active and passive strategies.

Brian Hutt is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 22 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and has roles with multiple related entities including AP Benefit Advisors, LLC and Bluepoint Financial, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as an investor in a popcorn company and holds investor roles in a community bank and a holding company related to life insurance. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis while operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.