Ryan Brady is a financial advisor at Grigg Financial, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Grigg Financial, he worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission and has held academic positions at Anne Arundel Community College, the United States Naval Academy, and the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Grigg Financial provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm implements client strategies primarily through model portfolios and sub-advisers, with an investment approach that includes equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, derivatives, structured products, and privately offered Delaware Statutory Trusts.

Scott Hoskins is a financial advisor with Nazelrod & Associates Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at LaSalle St Securities, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Nazelrod & Associates provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients and trusts, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households. The firm offers a single wrap-fee program that integrates portfolio management with tax, estate, and insurance planning, using a top-down asset allocation approach implemented mainly through mutual funds and packaged products.

Vladislav Zagranichny is a financial advisor at Legacy Financial Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at firms including Avantax Advisory Services and Cetera. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as president of Zag Consulting Group, a CPA practice providing accounting and tax services. Legacy Financial Advisors offers financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and business consulting to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plan sponsors, and business entities. The firm employs a disciplined, goals-based investment approach with strategic asset allocation, diversification, and regular portfolio reviews, serving a select client base that includes a focus on retirement plan fiduciary services.

Mike focuses his energy into helping clients navigate all of their financial needs. His experience includes a stint on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, a career focused on investments at Brown Advisory and insurance at Securian Financial. During these experiences, he learned that a balanced approach and strategic financial planning is what can help clients achieve their goals. When not talking to clients or researching the next great opportunity for them, Mike & his wife enjoy quiet city living and relaxing whenever their new daughter allows. He loves playing soccer, lacrosse, golf, basketball… and really any sport. When he’s not meeting friends or family at the movies or the local watering hole, you can normally find him reading something very nerdy, like science fiction or financial science.

William Riley is a financial advisor at Cristata Investment Management with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Cristata Wealth Solutions since 2009. Riley holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Cristata Wealth Solutions, LLC provides personalized portfolio management and asset-review services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs individualized asset-allocation strategies and combines a long-term investment orientation with short-term trading techniques.

Jon Snyder is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hergenroeder Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Hergenroeder Financial Advisors serves individuals, business entities, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a blend of active and passive investment strategies with tactical risk management tools, managing approximately $305 million in client assets.

Brian Grigg is a CFP® and ChFC® with 10 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Grigg Financial, LLC in Timonium, MD, and has also served as an investment adviser representative at Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory roles, he works as an independent insurance agent offering fixed annuities, life insurance, and long-term care products. Grigg Financial, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers for investment implementation, offering a range of investable instruments including equities, fixed income, derivatives, and structured products.

Ellwood Derricks is a financial advisor at Partnership Wealth Management with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Partnership Wealth Management in 2016, he worked at LPL Financial for 11 years and briefly at Financial Advocates Investment Management. Derricks is the president of the board for Paws for a Cause, Inc., a nonprofit he founded to support local animal charities, and he serves as volunteer treasurer for FreeState, a nonprofit providing education and legal services for the LGBT community. Partnership Wealth Management provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. The firm manages portfolios on a customized, discretionary basis using various analytical methods and offers tailored financial planning with assets held by qualified custodians.

Christopher Benson is a PFS™ credentialed advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with L. K. Benson & Company, P.C. since 2009. L. K. Benson & Company, P.C. serves individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, tax planning, and accounting services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification using mutual funds and ETFs, and integrates tax and accounting work through a formal affiliation with an accounting practice.

Jason Nazelrod is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Nazelrod & Associates Financial Services, Inc. since 2000 and also maintains affiliations with LaSalle St. Securities, LLC and Nazelrod & Associates Tax & Consulting, LLC. His background includes tax and accounting services through a related firm. Nazelrod & Associates Financial Services, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning primarily to individual clients and trusts, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households. The firm offers a wrap-fee program that integrates portfolio management with tax, estate, and insurance planning, employing a top-down asset allocation approach across multiple asset classes.

James Shaughness is a financial advisor at Legacy Financial Advisors with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously spent 29 years at T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. before joining Legacy Financial Advisors in 2026. Legacy Financial Advisors offers financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and business consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plan sponsors, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a disciplined, goals-based investment process and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, along with a technology platform for consolidating client financial information.

Peter Dixon is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Waypoint Wealth Management since 2015 and is based in Timonium, MD. Waypoint Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, qualified retirement plans, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified, buy-and-hold strategies primarily through passively managed mutual funds and ETFs.

I get it. Finding a Financial Planner that is a good match for you is not easy. The alphabet soup of credentials and terms can be confusing. I will take as long as you like to talk through all your questions. We serve individuals and families (Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y/Millenials, and Gen Z), entrepreneurs, self-employed individuals, ultra high net-worth families, trusts, intergenerational families, baby boomers, entertainment industry professionals, startup founders, business owners, and small businesses. We help our clients with holistic financial planning including: retirement planning, investment planning & management, business planning, wealth management, new wealth planning, income planning, estate planning, charitable giving, portfolio management, home buying, cross-border planning, and tax planning. I have been fortunate to have served families and individuals from Alaska and California to Texas and Massachusetts and all over Virginia, Maryland, and DC (13 states so far) while based in Fairfax, VA. Why? Because we have everything needed to be your guide in a changing landscape. Like most established firms, at Your Best Path, we offer comprehensive financial planning, retirement planning, investment management, and more to help our clients build the life they really want. However, there are a few aspects of our practice that differ from the great majority of planners. – My mission is to help people align their values and their investments so they can stop supporting the companies that are destroying the systems that make life on Earth possible. I am a leader in sustainable, responsible, and impact investing (SRI), having received the CSRIC designation – the first-ever certification for studying investing while considering environmental, social, and governance factors. If you want it to, your portfolio can reflect your specific values, not just a cookie-cutter index from fund managers who don’t even vote their shares. – We have extensive experience working with tech professionals, managers, and executives with equity compensation (RSUs, Options, ESOPPs, and deferred comp.) – We also have expertise developed over years of working with clients from many branches of the Federal Government, so I understand the intricacies of their various benefit programs. –I have no asset minimum and am happy to work with those with less, but am ready to serve those with substantial wealth.

Craig Pohl is a financial advisor at Chesapeake Financial Advisors in Towson, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Chesapeake Financial Advisors since 2014. Chesapeake Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and family businesses by providing personalized financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combining passive index and ETF exposures with selectively chosen active funds, stocks, and bonds, operating under fiduciary standards and a NAPFA-aligned code of ethics.

Lauren Botti is a financial advisor at Financial Dimensions, LLC with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. She also provides accounting services as a contractor for a small engineering firm. Financial Dimensions LLC offers personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses, utilizing a strategic asset-allocation approach with core holdings in index funds and ETFs supplemented by selective active management. The firm is wholly owned by First Financial of Maryland Federal Credit Union and provides additional services including tax preparation and insurance product recommendations.

Melissa Miller is a financial advisor at Sovereign Financial Services, LLC in Phoenix, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Sovereign Financial Services since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Sovereign Insurance Service, where she works as a licensed agent for life, health, home, and auto insurance. Sovereign Financial Services provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, primarily serving trusts, businesses, and organizations rather than individual retail clients. The firm employs a five-step planning process and emphasizes diversified allocations using low-cost index funds and short- to medium-term fixed income investments, managing approximately $78.2 million in discretionary assets.

Edward Loftice is a financial advisor at Montgomery Financial with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including MFS Wealth LLC and Tounjian Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a musician. Montgomery Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and provides discretionary asset management through a sub-adviser platform as well as ERISA plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes affiliations with other investment advisers and offers educational seminars and workshops.

Lyle Benson is a certified financial planner (CFP®) and personal financial specialist (PFS™) with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with L. K. Benson & Company, P.C. since 1994, where he is one of two advisors at the firm. L. K. Benson & Company, P.C. serves individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, tax planning, tax preparation, and accounting services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification, utilizes mutual funds and ETFs, and integrates tax and accounting work through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Jonathan Bradley is a financial advisor at Cristata Investment Management with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Cristata Wealth Solutions since 2009. Cristata Wealth Solutions provides personalized portfolio management and asset-review services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term investment approach complemented by short-term trades and option strategies, managing approximately $52.5 million across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Gabriela Miutescu is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. She currently works at Raskin Global Inc. and has previously been affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services and Bordier & Cie. Gabriela serves as a board member of the Greater Chesapeake Foundation. Raskin Global Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm combines portfolio management using SEI-managed programs with consulting and litigation-support services, serving a select client base with approximately $31 million in discretionary assets under management.