Lanie Santa Cruz is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Truist Advisory Services and its predecessor firms since 2000. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager‑selection program that combines discretionary and non‑discretionary approaches with AI‑enabled research tools.

Michael Gildenhorn is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2005 and previously spent 15 years at Asset Management Inc. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing investment management alongside trust, custody, and financial planning services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on secular trends and sector themes, combining fiduciary trust and custody functions with investment management.

William Spruill is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Colonial Life, Transamerica Financial Advisors, HD Vest Investment Services, and Wfgia. Outside of his advisory work, he also works as a rideshare driver for Uber. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio approach with third-party managers and platform sub-advisors, supporting service delivery through multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE, TFA365 Advisory Program, and Transamerica ALPHA.

Damon Ridley is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial and the Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialists. He has been involved in realty since 2007 alongside his advisory career. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management, quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Melissa Placek is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked previously at Samuel, Son & Co, East Coast Poured Floors, Transportation Impact, and the Baltimore Orioles. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The service is designed for individual investors and households with a focus on retirement goals and includes online planning tools and annual reviews.

Zachary Villavicencio is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Citigroup, Merrill, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo in various capacities over the past decade. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by AI-enabled research and inter-affiliate integration.

Todd Growney is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and is currently with Burt Wealth Advisors. He previously worked at Burt Associates, Incorporated for 21 years before joining Creative Planning, LLC. Burt Wealth Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm primarily allocates assets among mutual funds and ETFs, using a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis across various time horizons.

Erika Pagel is a financial advisor at Brown Advisory with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Brown Advisory since 2012. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies, including sustainable-investment options, as well as model portfolios and sub-advisory services.

Sarah Hunt is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Independent Financial Group and Plotkin Financial Advisors. Hunt has also served as a consultant for Plotkin Financial Advisors. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with a range of advisory programs, including discretionary model portfolios and customized solutions. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Gregory Lowe is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2025 and previously led Lowe Wealth Advisors, LLC for 14 years. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a wide range of strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and administrative services, with $72.3 billion in assets under management as of May 2026.

Nina Mitchell is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC, and Mtx Wealth Management, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a mix of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Jeffrey Dillman is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 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 macro trends and diversification, serving primarily multi-million dollar client relationships through a combination of advisory, trust, and custody services.

Joseph Evans is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior work includes roles at Merrill, Bank of America, Centaurus Financial, and multiple Wealth Enhancement entities. He also holds a Series 66 designation. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Mandie Peters is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Capital Analysts, Lincoln Investment, and Questar Capital Corporation. In addition to her advisory role, she is an insurance agent specializing in life, fixed annuity, Medicare, and long-term care products. Integrity Alliance is a large advisory enterprise serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a network of over 300 advisors managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets, utilizing various investment approaches and platforms.

Emelia Sarbeng is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is an author of works titled *Resilience in the Fire* and *The Poverty Vaccine*. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Shantel Washington is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She previously worked at ICMA Retirement Corporation for 10 years and is currently involved in real estate through Affordable Luxury Realty LLC and Affordable Luxury Corp, where she focuses on purchasing, renovating, and selling homes. Washington also serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products with Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Stephen Philleo is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses. His career includes tenures at Steward Partners Investment Advisory and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he manages a family partnership that holds inherited undeveloped property in Crestone, Colorado. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Jason Ruch is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, he worked for OrthoMaryland for ten years. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management, primarily serving individual investors and households. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, employing tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations to support financial planning and account management.

Lisa Hane is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 35 years of industry experience. She has worked at Truist Investment Services since 2000 and at Truist Advisory Services since 2016. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enhanced research tools.

Jennifer Whelley is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. in Baltimore, MD. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. Her career includes multiple roles at T. Rowe Price as well as a tenure at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and investment management to individual investors and households, using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm offers nondiscretionary planning combined with discretionary account management, utilizing tools such as Monte Carlo simulations and tax-aware strategies.