Harold Michael is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at firms including MissionSquare Investment Services and PFS Investments Inc. Outside of finance, he is engaged as a ride-sharing and food delivery driver. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services. The firm combines in-house and third-party strategies with technology-enabled tools to manage primarily non-discretionary accounts through a large network of advisors.

Evan Nowack is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Hightower Securities, LLC and Hightower Advisors since 2011. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research to construct diversified portfolios.

Joseph Looney is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Alexandria, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Principal Life Insurance Company, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, Edward Shanahan, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory work, he assists with account and client management as private staff to Garrett Ford. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel abroad. The firm emphasizes financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs with discretionary investment implementation.

Ramona Mockoviak is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill for 13 years before joining Chevy Chase Trust in 2022. Chevy Chase Trust Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering investment management, personal trust services, and family wealth planning. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic trends and diversification, serving primarily multi-million dollar client relationships through a combination of trust, custody, and fund-management roles.

Anne Lamb is a CFP® with 28 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving as an advisor at Truist Advisory Services. Her career includes extensive tenure with Truist and its predecessor entities, including SunTrust and BB&T. She serves on the board of The Campagna Center, a nonprofit organization focused on educational and social development programs in Alexandria, Virginia. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, employing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by advanced research and inter-affiliate integration.

Angela Clardy is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Washington, DC. She holds the Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience, all of which have been with Citi Private Bank since 2015. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Cathy Achter is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 35 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Merrill, IA Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, and Bank of America, N.A. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering a consolidated investment platform with access to direct portfolio management, third-party managers, and alternative investment vehicles.

William Blake III is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Clearing. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory, financial planning, and managed account services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Gehret Shemeld is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 46 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Shemeld is also a licensed insurance agent with RCM Insurance Services LLC, an affiliate of his firm. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and utilizes a Private Advisor model alongside its Rockefeller Global Investment Management platform to deliver a range of investment solutions across asset classes.

Robert Peat is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with First Command Insurance Services, Advisory Services, and Brokerage Services since 2021. Prior to his current roles, he was employed at MCCS from 2016 to 2019. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized Investment Management Team to select and monitor model portfolios and third-party managers.

Catherine Mulcahy is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2021 and previously spent eight years at Alexandria Capital, LLC. Mulcahy serves as a board member leading the Membership Committee for the Financial Planning Association National Capital Area chapter. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering both proprietary and third-party investment options tailored to a wide range of portfolio needs.

Gulsanga Jalawan is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2016. Her other business activities include providing disability, traditional life, and term life insurance products. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a broad network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, using customized portfolios with a primarily long-term approach implemented through mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Joseph Hosi is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has been with Rockefeller Financial since 2019, following a brief tenure at Merrill and prior experience at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Derek Smith is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services. His work history includes roles at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Bank, where he has been employed since 2012, as well as prior positions at Capital One Financial Advisors LLC and Signator Investors, Inc. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Reece Eddy is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors and in roles with the Premier Lacrosse League, Boston University, and Canisius College. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, trusts, private businesses, and corporations. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, with both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Patrick Bransford is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Oppenheimer, having joined in 2025, and has prior experience at firms including Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Merrill, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Prudential Equity Group. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services.

Sean Wilson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Washington, DC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and having 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2012 and previously with UBS Financial Services and Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated. 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, frequently serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized management within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Jill Beaudry is a financial advisor with Carson Wealth in Washington, DC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing seven years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Cetera Wealth Services and Family Wealth Guidance, where she also serves as a client relationship and operations manager. Additionally, she holds a notary public commission. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered enterprise platform that manages approximately $50.6 billion through over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing an Investment Committee to construct and monitor model portfolios while providing tailored investment solutions and integrated custodial and technology support.

Johnny Kim is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and has held positions at several financial institutions, including M&T Bank, SunTrust Bank, and Capital One Bank. Kim serves as a board member for the Ladies First Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches and integrates third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment offerings.

Alexander Hellewell is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Citi Private Bank for four years. His career also includes time at Bankers Life and the University of Tampa. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program that relies on both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.