Cathleen Phelps is a financial advisor with Monument Wealth Management in Alexandria, VA, holding a Series 65 license and four years of industry experience. She has been with Monument Wealth Management since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she is associated with CDP Consulting LLC, a consulting business based in Alexandria. Monument Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $648 million across a team of nine advisors and employs a range of strategies including discretionary asset management, modular and full financial plans, and access to independent managers and private funds for qualified clients.

Patrick Kimmel is a financial advisor with WealthCrest Financial Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has been associated with Cambridge Investment Research and WealthCrest Financial Services since 2019. WealthCrest Financial Services provides financial planning, consulting, and investment supervisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a fee-based portfolio management approach using custodial and platform relationships with Pershing and Cambridge, combining fundamental and technical analysis with various trading strategies.

William Cotton is a financial advisor at Fortress Private Ledger, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and S2K Financial LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at Collegiate Financial Group, focusing on financial planning. Fortress Private Ledger advises individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, ERISA-qualified retirement plan consulting, and Qualified Opportunity Zone advisory services. The firm’s investment approach integrates trend identification and technical analysis with complementary strategies across various asset types, supported by a network of investment adviser representatives and third-party managers.

Patrick Beagle is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. since 2007 and has been with Wealthcrest Financial Services, LLC since 2004. He is the owner of WealthCrest Educational Services, which provides financial literacy and pre-retirement benefits training to federal employees. He also serves as treasurer for the Springfield South Condo Association. WealthCrest Financial Services offers financial planning, consulting, and investment supervisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides fee-based portfolio management utilizing custodial relationships with Pershing and Cambridge, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis alongside various trading strategies and regular account reviews.

David Nelson is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently a team advisor at Monument Wealth Management in Alexandria, VA, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to this, he spent nine years at Verdence Capital Advisors and one year at PagnatoKarp. Nelson is also a partner in an investment partnership focused on personal investments. Monument Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $648 million through a team of nine advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analyses across various investment strategies.

Jacobson Truex is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at McLaughlin Ryder Investments, Inc. since 2020. His prior roles include positions at AdvisorShares Investments, LLC and Foreside Fund Services, LLC. Truex is involved in several community and advisory activities, including serving on the boards of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership of Alexandria Alumni Association, as well as participating in local fiscal and investment committees. McLaughlin Ryder Investments serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering investment management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a client-centered investment approach, combining active and passive strategies across various asset types, with most accounts managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Bianca San is a CFP® certificant with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Monument Wealth Management. Her prior experience includes roles at Osaic Wealth, Cassaday & Company, and AMJ Financial Wealth Management. Monument Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $648 million with a team of nine advisors. The firm employs a combination of ETFs, mutual funds, and individual equities across various strategies, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis alongside ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Emily Harper is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Monument Wealth Management since 2017, following prior roles at LPL Financial and T Rowe Price Investment Services. Harper holds the Series 66 license. Monument Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $648 million with a team of nine advisors, offering discretionary asset management and a variety of investment strategies that combine ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and private investment funds for qualified clients.

Matthew Krouse is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Opal Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021. Prior to joining Opal, he worked at Edward Jones for 19 years. He is a board member of the Rotary Club of Pleasantville and participates in the leadership of Man On Fire, a support group focused on personal growth. Opal Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a planning-centric, customized investment process using proprietary model portfolios, quantitative and qualitative screening, and ongoing manager due diligence.

Dean Catino is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Monument Wealth Management since 2012. He previously worked at LPL Financial from 2008 to 2018. Monument Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $648 million through a team of nine advisors, offering discretionary asset management, modular and full financial plans, and access to unaffiliated independent managers and private investment funds for qualified clients.

James Rooney is a CFA charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Avenir Corporation since 1998. Avenir Corporation provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, pension plans, foundations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a bottom-up, core value investment strategy focused on capital preservation and real returns, utilizing detailed company analysis and direct engagement with management across various security types.

Aditya Bhatnagar is a financial advisor at Westbourne Investments, Inc. in Fairfax, VA, with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Westbourne since 2016 following a brief tenure at CenturyLink. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in career mentoring through the University of Maryland Alumni Advisor Network. Westbourne Investments provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutions. The firm manages discretionary equity, fixed-income, and ETF portfolios, employing a combination of top-down macro analysis and bottom-up security selection, including the use of options strategies within defined risk parameters.

Raeonna Jefferson is a financial advisor at Zenith Wealth Partners in Alexandria, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Zenith Solutions, Inc., Broadridge, Datto Inc., Juice Generation, and Smashburger. Zenith Wealth Partners offers financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and business advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies and provides a range of services including wealth planning, estate and tax planning facilitation, and private investment sourcing.

David Armstrong is a financial advisor with Monument Wealth Management in Alexandria, VA, holding the CFA® designation along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 10 years before joining Monument Wealth Management in 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Armstrong serves as Chair of the Investment Committee and Director on the board of a community foundation, hosts and produces a podcast through Moments in Leadership, LLC, and operates a charter boat sightseeing business called Outrage LLC. Monument Wealth Management is a team of nine advisors managing approximately $648 million in assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning services, using strategies that combine fundamental and technical analysis, and integrates client technology platforms for portfolio monitoring.

Kenneth George II is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Avenir Corporation since 2005. Avenir Corporation provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and private funds. The firm employs a bottom-up, core value strategy focused on capital preservation and real returns, utilizing concentrated portfolios and fundamental analysis.

Shawn McLaughlin is a financial advisor with McLaughlin Ryder Investments, Inc. in Alexandria, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with McLaughlin Ryder Investments since 2011 and serves as a director and committee chairman at Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. Additionally, he is owner and president of The McLaughlin Companies, LLC, and owner of Union Street Partners, LLC, an investment company. McLaughlin Ryder Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan advisory services, employing a client-centered investment process that utilizes both active and passive strategies and manages most assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Beardi is an investment advisor representative with Parsonex Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Parsonex Advisory Services since 2013 and has worked with related firms in the Parsonex network since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard. Parsonex Advisory Services is an SEC-registered firm that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and investment advice to individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a multi-manager approach utilizing third-party advisers and sub-advisors, focusing on client risk tolerance and asset allocation through discretionary managed accounts with ongoing monitoring and reviews.

Lucas Hodge is a financial advisor at Monument Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Verdence Capital Advisors, Preston Wealth Advisors, Mason Investment Advisory Services, Davidsons, and held roles at Virginia Tech and Radford University. Monument Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $648 million. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including direct indexing, structured notes, and tactical bond ETF allocations, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis alongside ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Gregory Grimsley is a financial advisor at Wealthcrest Financial Services, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Cambridge Investment Research since 2015 and Wealthcrest Financial since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he is co-owner of the Grimsley Agency, a real estate partnership. Wealthcrest Financial Services provides financial planning, consulting, and investment supervisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers fee-based portfolio management using custodial relationships primarily with Cambridge and combines fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Kimberly Weihbrecht is a financial advisor at Atwood Financial Planning LLC in Alexandria, VA, holding a Series 65 designation and having six years of industry experience. She has worked at Atwood since 2020 and concurrently serves as an Operations Research Analyst for the U.S. Department of Energy, focusing on energy statistics and data collection related to coal use and international coal trading. Atwood Financial Planning serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charities with comprehensive financial planning and consulting services. The firm emphasizes low-cost index funds and ETFs, a buy-and-hold investment strategy, and non-discretionary portfolio management, while also offering unique programs such as concierge services, seminars, and a branded finance app.