Aahoo Sigarchi is an advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. located in Washington, DC. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been in the financial industry since 2018, with prior experience at Citizens Bank and Burlington Stores Inc. before joining HSBC. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs serving individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach includes a range of client-directed and discretionary portfolio options, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation supported by HSBC Global Asset Management and affiliated third-party providers.

Michael Feldman is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Farr Miller & Washington, LLC, Cheffy Passidomo, P.A., Karpus Management Inc., and Private Capital Management, L.P. Feldman holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach centers on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers to offer diversified portfolio management and financial planning services.

Jacqueline Lonnerdal is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hightower Securities, LLC and Hightower Advisors since 2011. She also serves as a notary without compensation. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, along with proprietary research and a range of portfolio construction strategies.

Jonathan Kobets is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services, AllianceBernstein Investments, and Neuberger Berman. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing investment management, personal trust services, family wealth planning, and trustee/administrative services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macro views and secular trends, combining trust, custody, and fund-management roles.

J. Hunter Hart is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience, currently serving as an investment advisory representative at CWM, LLC. He has held roles at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, Equity Planning, Inc., and LPL Financial. Hart is also involved in expense management through a separate business venture. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a large network of advisors. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis with various sub-advisory and customization tools.

Nathan Williams is a CFP® affiliated with TIAA-CREF, based in Washington, DC, with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA since 2018 and was previously employed at GLG from 2014 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Finance Committee of the City Teaching Alliance, an organization focused on supporting career educators. TIAA‑CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with prior relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management with a fiduciary standard and operates within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Nathan James is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup, he held positions at George Mason University and Villagio Hospitality Group, among others. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a broad range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, such as acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant, and provides bespoke discretionary solutions for high-net-worth clients.

Samuel Grelck is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Truist Advisory Services. His work history includes roles at Truist Advisory Services, Truist Investment Services, Capital Group, and DoorDash. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program implemented through a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting.

Jackson Good is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2022, he worked at Bank of America, Merrill, UBS Financial Services, and other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he officiates high school basketball in the San Francisco Bay Area and serves as a college basketball official. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional capabilities including in-house research and specialist market roles.

Samuel Sandler is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 35 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2026, he worked at SOL Capital Management Company for 38 years. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other institutional investors. The firm provides customized portfolio management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Mohammad Khan is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2015. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Wesley Lindquist is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Thrivent Financial, Pruco Securities LLC, and Elite Income Advisors, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, Lindquist is involved in investment educational services through his own business. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, as well as retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored investment strategies aligned with clients’ goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons.

Alejandro Grimaldi is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, and Alpha Solutions Group. He served in the United States Peace Corps from 2019 to 2020. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, as well as charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a broad network of affiliated advisors, emphasizing tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Joming Chiang is a CFA® charterholder currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2026. He has two years of industry experience, with prior roles at SOL Capital Management Company, Universal Investment, DWS, and BlackRock. Outside of finance, he spent time engaged in extended travel between 2016 and 2017. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation and manager selection, combining proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities, while also offering specialized private-market investments and affiliated services such as pension consulting and insurance solutions.

Frank Bartolini is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model and offers multiple managed account options, including customized portfolios and model-driven strategies.

Christopher Detmer is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Steward Partners in various capacities since 2016 and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services. Detmer serves on the advisory board of Ethos ESG, providing strategic guidance to the firm. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets, serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through Steward Partners-branded solutions and third-party money managers.

Diana Roble is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Empower, she worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Wells Fargo, and AT&T Mobility. Outside of financial services, she has experience in entrepreneurial ventures including operating a bakery business, Vivi Cakes. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm offers point-in-time financial plans and managed account solutions integrated with Empower’s administrative platforms.

Oleksa Gerlak is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with RBC Rochdale, LLC and has previously worked at ProShares and CNR Securities, LLC. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative screening, fundamental analysis, and proprietary tools to create tailored portfolios across various asset classes.

Jennine Lacroix is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Wealthspire Advisors in Annapolis, MD since 2002. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers customized wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services, using an institutional-style asset allocation approach and a mix of investment vehicles.

Rosani Hernandez Madrid is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life), holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Eagle Strategies and affiliated New York Life entities since 2017 and previously worked at Onemain Financial. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through multiple program options and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.