Mark Avallone is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with over 32 years of industry experience. He currently works at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC and has held prior roles at firms including Potomac Wealth Advisors and Commonwealth Financial Network. Avallone is also the author of the book *Countdown to Financial Freedom* and contributes finance and economics articles to Forbes. Apollon Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.56 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, employing a combination of centrally managed and locally managed portfolios that incorporate fundamental analysis, tactical allocations, ESG risk models, and technology-driven tools.

Sarah Gosselin is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at F.L. Putnam Investment Management Company since 2025. Her prior experience includes roles at AOG Wealth Management and Kalos Capital, Inc. in the wealth management sector. F.L. Putnam serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, and institutions such as foundations and family offices. The firm employs a team-based, customized investment approach that integrates internally managed strategies and third-party managers across multiple asset classes, offering services ranging from discretionary investment management to family office solutions.

Zulpikar Iskander is a financial advisor with SEIA in Tysons, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance Associates, Vega Consulting Solutions, and Planning Solutions Group. SEIA is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving around 9,500 clients, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional entities. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical asset-allocation and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary management.

Stephen Clagett is a financial advisor at XML Financial Group with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network for 13 years before joining XML in 2021. Outside of his advisory work, he operates a sole proprietorship focused on the import and resale of wholesale off-road gear and apparel. XML Financial Group serves a broad retail client base with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-advisor team model and integrates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party managers, and an internal Investment Committee to tailor portfolios to client needs.

Christopher Nguyen is a financial advisor with McAdam LLC in Vienna, VA, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been with McAdam since 2018 and previously worked at George Mason University and its Auxiliary Enterprise. McAdam LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, managing client portfolios with a focus on fundamental analysis, discretionary asset allocation, and specialized investments such as private funds and cryptocurrency exposure.

Derek Lesnak is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Mason Investment Advisory Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Pathstone, Dyson Capital Advisors, and Cambridge Associates. 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 organizations. The firm focuses on long-term strategic asset allocation, disciplined rebalancing, and a rigorous manager-selection process, managing approximately $13.2 billion in assets with a relatively small advisory team.

Nicholas Harris is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cassaday & Company, Inc. He has worked with Cassaday & Co Wealth Management, LLC since 2022 and has a long tenure at OSAIC dating back to 2006. Outside of his advisory roles, Harris volunteers with the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, where he interviews high school seniors applying for scholarships at the University of Virginia. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm uses a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income securities, and model portfolios aligned with written investment policy statements.

Birds Horton is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations, with 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Legacy Wealth Management, Sentinel Asset Management, Cadaret, Grant & Co., and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of finance, he owns Linger Longer Entertainment, a wedding DJ and officiant service. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, employing model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Ellen Lindh is a financial advisor at Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, Ellen worked at Dixon Hughes Wealth Advisors for 12 years. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors serves individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and nonprofit organizations, offering financial planning, investment management, consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a customized investment approach emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and cost control, integrating both active and passive strategies within a comprehensive client communication and education program.

Suzanne Wheeler is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Arkadios since 2019. Outside of advising, she serves as secretary for South Village Homes Corp, reviewing monthly meeting notes, and acts as an appointed agent for RAK Group Inc., focusing on fixed annuity and life insurance products. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered, multi-team firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans through a variety of managed accounts and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analyses to address client risk profiles and preferences.

Jordan Spiker is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cassaday, he worked at Severn Financial Solutions and has experience in the food service industry. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses, managing approximately $7.14 billion in discretionary assets. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of services including standalone financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Paul Sullivan Jr. is a financial advisor at Archer Investment Corporation with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been involved in tax and accounting services through his ownership of Sullivan and Company, a CPA firm providing tax advice, preparation, and financial statements since 1980. Archer Investment Corporation offers investment management services primarily to individual clients across a range of wealth levels, delivering comprehensive financial planning and model portfolio solutions. The firm manages approximately $1.01 billion in discretionary assets and serves clients through a multi-branch, independent-contractor model.

Caylah Kang is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes positions at Osaic Wealth Inc. and Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, she has been associated with Vuori since 2023. Cassaday & Company, Inc. provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses, managing approximately $7.14 billion in discretionary assets. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of services including financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and estate-planning coordination.

Elizabeth West is a financial advisor at SEIA with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Ses LLC and UVA Rec, as well as experience outside finance at Ulta Beauty. SEIA is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving around 9,500 clients across individual, trust, retirement plan, and institutional segments. The firm employs a disciplined investment process that blends strategic and tactical asset allocation, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial planning and consulting services.

Lowell Pratt Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with The Burney Company in Reston, VA since 1986. 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 employs a blend of proprietary fundamental and quantitative models in its investment process and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, including actively managed ETFs and OCIO solutions.

William Courson is a financial advisor with Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc in Reston, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Mason Investment Advisory Services since 2017 and previously worked at Hartland & Co from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Kateli Trust, LLC, a real estate investment business, and serves as a volunteer board member and investment committee member for the Concord University Foundation. Mason Investment Advisory Services manages approximately $15.67 billion for over 1,000 clients through a team of 31 advisors, focusing on fee-based financial planning, separately managed accounts, and institutional services including outsourced chief investment officer engagements. The firm employs a strategic, long-term investment approach with an emphasis on asset allocation, rebalancing, and manager selection.

David Odiorne III is a financial advisor with Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc in Reston, VA. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations, along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has 29 years of industry experience. Odiorne has been with Mason Investment Advisory Services since 1999. 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 manager selection, employing mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party money managers.

Andrew Theobald is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC. Prior to joining AlphaCore in 2025, he worked at SPC Financial, Inc. and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. He is also a producing agent for an affiliate insurance agency associated with AlphaCore, dedicating a small portion of his time to insurance-related activities. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm with approximately 70 advisors managing around $13 billion. The firm serves individuals, entities, and institutional clients, employing a multi-asset investment approach that includes alternative investments and offers a range of services from financial planning to sub-advisory and model portfolios.

Thomas Reilly is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 65 credential with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Strategic Wealth Investment Group since 2017 and previously worked at Bellarmine University from 2014 to 2018. Outside of advising, Reilly owns two businesses established in 2022: Rising Inc and Greenlights Inc. Strategic Wealth Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and select business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to create tailored investment advisory contracts, with portfolios monitored and rebalanced regularly and occasionally including allocations to private offerings or externally managed vehicles.

Stephan Cassaday is a CFP® with 48 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently CEO of Cassaday & Co Wealth Management, LLC and has held leadership roles at Cassaday & Company, Inc. and OSAIC. His career includes significant executive management responsibilities, including serving as president and chief executive at multiple affiliated entities. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charities, corporations, and small businesses with an asset-allocation driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm manages over $7 billion in discretionary assets and offers comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated services through affiliated entities.