James Smith is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor at Mission Wealth Management, LP with 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mission Wealth in 2025, he worked at LPL Financial and Burke and Herbert Bank for five years each, among other firms. Mission Wealth Management is a multi-team advisory firm serving affluent individuals, families, and institutional clients through customized, long-term wealth management and financial planning strategies. The firm employs a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, institutional mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments, and offers discretionary account management along with specialized services such as cross-border planning and ERISA retirement plan fiduciary support.

Gregory Klingler is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. He has worked at American Global Wealth Management, Inc. since 2023 and Cape Securities Inc. since 2010. Klingler holds executive roles at the Government Employee Benefit Association, a nonprofit offering group insurance products, where he serves as COO and Vice President of Wealth Management. He is also a licensed real estate agent with Exit Community Realty. Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services to individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm employs a client-focused process that incorporates asset allocation plans based on risk tolerance and utilizes a combination of internal portfolio managers, sub-managers, and third-party asset managers.

Craig Johnson is a financial advisor with Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has experience working at the Government Employees Benefits Association and Transamerica Agency Network. Prior to his advisory roles, he has a background that includes positions at enterprises such as de Lazy Lizard and Seacrets. Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. serves individuals, businesses, qualified pension and profit-sharing plans, IRAs, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party and affiliated asset managers, with an investment process that incorporates personal client discussions, risk assessment, and asset allocation informed by historical data and optimization software.

Jason Perlman is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining AlphaCore Capital in 2025, he worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. for eight years and SPC Financial, INC. for eleven years. He also acts as a producing agent for AlphaCore Insurance Services, an insurance agency affiliated with his firm. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as entities and institutional investors. The firm integrates traditional and alternative investment strategies with comprehensive wealth planning, including tax preparation and ERISA retirement plan advisory services.

Robert Kantor is a financial advisor with XML Financial Group in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked with XML Financial, LLC since 2004 and XML Securities, LLC since 2019, and was previously with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Kantor serves as managing partner of BR Financial Associates Management Company, LLC, and volunteers as treasurer for two homeowners associations. XML Financial Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm overseeing approximately $3.3 billion in client assets. The firm serves nearly 2,900 clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative investments.

Patrick Moriarty is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Foundations since 2019 and previously worked at CETERA Advisor Networks LLC from 2016 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, Moriarty is also an insurance agent, selling life, annuities, and long-term care insurance. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and uses model portfolios combined with discretionary or non-discretionary authority assigned to its representatives.

Christopher Pratt is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC. He has worked at Cardinal Wealth Management since 2017 and was an independent contractor prior to that. Pratt serves on the board of the Lilabean Foundation, providing financial guidance to the nonprofit. Spire Wealth Management offers investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, utilizing a diverse range of strategies including passive, active, hybrid tax-aware allocations, and tactical solutions. The firm also provides financial planning and access to separately managed portfolios and wrap programs.

Amanda Avila is a financial advisor at Mission Wealth Management, LP in Washington, DC. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and various academic engagements at The George Washington University. Mission Wealth Management is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm serving affluent and high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as entities such as pension plans and endowments. The firm provides customized, long-term wealth management through a variety of investment strategies and offers services including financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting.

Todd Feldman is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience currently serving as a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, OSAIC, Obsidian Personal Planning Solutions, Triad Advisors, and National Planning Corporation. Feldman serves on the board of directors for the Exit Planning Exchange DC-Metro Chapter. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors managing approximately $23.9 billion in client assets across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach utilizing centrally managed portfolios overseen by an internal investment team.

Sean Dillon is a financial advisor with CW Advisors, LLC in Columbia, MD, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. for 16 years and Congress Wealth Management LLC for five years. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering wealth management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement plan advisory. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and provides sub-advisory and operational outsourcing services to other independent advisers.

David Sherwood Jr. is a financial advisor at Evanson Financial, LLC dba Evanson Asset Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Evanson since 2026, following a 20-year tenure at Evanson Asset Management, LLC. Evanson Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, qualified retirement plan sponsors, endowments, and business entities. The fee-only firm manages approximately $5.8 billion in primarily discretionary assets using a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach that favors low-cost mutual funds and ETFs with portfolio tilts toward small-cap and value investments.

Kirk Blackman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Mitchellville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 27 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with New York Life and related entities since 2005 and operates Blackman Financial Services and Reveal Wealth. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as chairman of the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection Prince George’s Advisory Council and as treasurer of the Epsilon Phi Boule Foundation, both organizations focused on youth development and community support. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm delivers customized advice through various programs, including fee-based advice and co-advisory relationships, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Heather Ramlal is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and also serves as president of HLR Financial Solutions Inc. outside of her advisory role. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models, providing discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Daniel Goldman is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Truist Bank and educational services firms Revolution Prep and C2 Education. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, employing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary solutions supported by third-party platform and manager relationships.

Ani Inyang is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2007. Ani is based in Washington, DC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, offering customized and model portfolio options under a fiduciary standard.

Larry Whaley is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Elkridge, MD, bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2008 and also serves as president and owner of Paladin Advisor Group. Outside of his advisory work, Whaley leads worship music at a camp for families affected by disability and has involvement with the nonprofit organization Joni and Friends. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering education, support, and a range of risk-based mutual fund portfolios managed through a defined strategic asset allocation and rebalancing process.

Allison Dunlap is a financial advisor at Farther with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Harbour Capital Advisors, Pennington Partners & Co., and Wealthcare Advisory Partners. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios, focusing primarily on ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Max Meltzer is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trust-administration services. Wealthspire employs a relationship-driven, customized investment approach with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.

Matthew Burnell is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes 11 years at Wells Fargo Securities and multiple roles at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2020. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer for Washington Men's Camerata, Inc. and Mastersingers USA, Incorporated, and is active in Master Networks. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party models.

Laila Moumou is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds a Series 66 designation and has 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a rental property in Falls Church, VA, which she manages with assistance from a real estate agent. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains large institutional capabilities alongside specialized market roles.