Stacy Murchison is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Murchison has been with Chevy Chase Trust since 2006. Chevy Chase Trust Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management alongside personal trust and wealth planning services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on secular trends and diversification, serving primarily multi-million dollar client relationships.

Harry Marmer is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 43 years of industry experience. He has been with United Planners since 2004 and has operated his own independent insurance brokerage and financial services business since 1978. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with United Charitable Programs and D.C. Glory Youth Wrestling for nine years. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Beth Venit is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at Creative Planning since 2025 and previously spent a decade at Burt Wealth Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she has ownership in a rental property business. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, offering a financial planning-led investment process that includes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and access to private market investments. The firm also features affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping businesses alongside its advisory services.

Paula Cooley is a CFP® with 13 years of experience and is currently with Principal Financial Services. She has worked at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. since 2013 and has been with Union Financial Inc. since 2021. Outside of her advisory work, she is the founder, board member, and CFO of LifeMusic, Inc., a company that produces specialty music for Alzheimer’s patients, and serves as president of her neighborhood homeowners association. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Marguerite Wiese is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Herndon, VA. Her prior roles include positions at Eldenstreet Financial and New York Life, among others. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a co-chair and precinct captain for the Braddock District Democratic Committee and is a director for the Park West Community Association. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutional investors, and plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types and manages a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Joel Tabin is a financial advisor with SPC in Rockville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Parkland Securities since 2014 and serves as a Regional Sales Director for Midland National Life Insurance Company. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement services through a large network of advisers. The firm’s integrated corporate structure and service offerings include both fiduciary and non-fiduciary retirement plan services, with formal succession and compliance protocols.

Deborah Engle is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hightower Securities, LLC and Hightower Advisors since 2012. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in graphic design and event management through Finishing Touches Events and also engages in digital album designing and photo retouching with Clay and Company. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, using both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Shellie Peters is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, M&T Securities, and Deloitte Investment Advisors. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services, employing a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Ashley Iddings is a financial advisor with Wealthspire Advisors and holds a Series 65 designation. She has 23 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Highline Wealth Management, Convergent Wealth Advisors, and Lydian Wealth Management Company. Iddings has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets and serving nearly 9,700 clients. The firm provides wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and foundations, utilizing an institutional-style asset allocation framework overseen by a monthly investment committee.

M Pablo Jr. is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Farther since 2025. He previously worked at Brett Danko Educational Center, LLC and Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a private tutoring business for students preparing for the CFP exam. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform and direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios, primarily allocating among ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Jahleel Gordon is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2000 and 2003, respectively. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of a real estate business, Striking Properties LLC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, offering model portfolios and customized management under a fiduciary standard.

Stephen Kreter is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and offering 30 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at SunTrust Securities and its successor firms, Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services. Kreter owns a rental property in Bethany Beach, Delaware, which he rents seasonally. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enhanced research, and features integrated services across affiliated entities.

Yaya Wang is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Rockville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at New York Life Insurance Company since 2000 and has operated Yaya Wang Financial Associates since 2008. Her outside activities include insurance brokering through her own firm under a registered DBA. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors, focusing on tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Sergio Contijoch is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 credential. He has one year of experience at Cerity Partners, following eight years at SOL Capital Management Company. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs a client-specific investment approach that includes proprietary quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Erick Roshelli is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at TD Ameritrade for 11 years before joining Hightower in 2019. Outside of advisory activities, he has an ownership interest in a rental property. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers with a focus on portfolio construction that integrates mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Grant Ruder is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Elizabeth Dawson is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in Reston, VA, holding the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 credentials with seven years of industry experience. She previously worked at Worldview Wealth Advisors before joining Cerity Partners in 2020. Outside of her advisory role, Dawson provides pro-bono financial counseling for recently widowed individuals through Wings for Widows. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services with an investment approach centered on client-specific profiles, proprietary quantitative methods, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Nihad Basic is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience currently affiliated with Kestra Advisory. Prior to joining Kestra, he worked at Raymond James Financial and has held roles outside the financial sector, including teaching positions at Castleton University and involvement with Special Olympics Vermont. He is also employed with Hickok & Boardman Capital Management, a support company for a financial branch. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, supported by extensive due diligence and multiple management platforms.

William French is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD. He holds the Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. In addition to his role at Eagle Strategies, he is associated with BluePoint Financial LLC, where he serves clients under the BluePoint Financial name. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers tailored recommendations across multiple program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Christopher Maxey is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Wealthspire Advisors since 2018, following prior roles at Steben & Company Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process emphasizing diversified, institutional-style asset allocation across various investment vehicles.