Derek Braxton is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. His previous roles include positions at UIC Bowhead, Falconwood Inc., LMI, and service in the Virginia Army National Guard. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and employs over 14,000 financial advisors, offering both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Weslie Green Mineart is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a business called The Lady Gang and serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Virginia Financial Planning Association as Forum Committee Chair. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service aimed at individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide written recommendation reports. The firm also provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its institutional platform.

Michael Sanson is a CFP® with 37 years of experience in financial services, currently affiliated with Cetera. His career includes roles at Virginia Asset Management and Securian Financial Services, among others. He is a partner in a private equity investment LLC and an officer in a sales company outside of the investment industry. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with access to various portfolio management options, including model portfolios, third-party managers, and bespoke strategies.

Ashley Hargrove is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Richmond, VA, holding a Series 63 designation and possessing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked with Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing since 2009. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, utilizing research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

Mark Kim is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank, Instacart, and DoorDash, as well as five years at VCU School of Business. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party data.

Robert Martin is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Citizens Bank and Wells Fargo Bank. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, utilizing research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

Brittany Lester is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with Series 63 and 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Her background includes roles in dermatology clinics and community services. She is involved in the sale of investment-related products and part-time referrals for home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors is a large-scale firm serving primarily individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm manages a wrap-fee asset management program that utilizes model-driven strategies created by external asset managers and provides trade execution and custody services through established partners.

Karolina Ellis is a financial advisor at Cetera with 10 years of industry experience and holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. She has previously worked at Securian Financial Services Inc, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management, and Miller Financial Services. Outside of her advisory role, she was involved with F45 Training for one year. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving individual, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services, including access to third-party money managers and model portfolios.

Jeffrey Seth Kaplan is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Richmond, VA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 37 years of industry experience. He has worked with Morgan Stanley and its Private Bank division since 2009. Kaplan serves on the Investment Committee of the Richmond Jewish Foundation. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s planning process uses structured discovery and firm-approved tools but does not provide individual security recommendations in standalone financial plans.

Evonne Kouri is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Midlothian, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. She has been with Primerica Advisors since 1986 and Primerica Financial Services since 1991. Her other business activities include part-time sales of loan products and home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management primarily through its Lifetime Investment Program, which offers model-delivery strategies and a limited number of discretionary separately managed account options to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses third-party asset managers vetted through an independent consultant and offers a tiered wrap fee structure rather than fixed fees.

Jennifer Parr is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the vestry committee at St. John's Episcopal Church in Hopewell, VA. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates a broad range of financial products, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Emily Armstrong is a financial professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently associated with Cetera. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Virginia Asset Management and Securian Financial Services. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a notary public in an independent contractor capacity. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that provides services to individual clients, retirement plans, corporate and charitable entities, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and financial planning solutions through a multi-manager platform with access to affiliated and third-party managers.

Zachary Campbell is a financial advisor at Cetera with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked with Virginia Asset Management and Securian Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, he sells life, health, disability, fixed annuities, and long-term care insurance. Cetera is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with a range of portfolio management and financial planning services across various program structures.

Gregory Jastrzemski is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Richmond, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 13 years of industry experience, including 14 years with UBS. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, combining institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services. The firm employs proprietary capital market assumptions and research to tailor plans and portfolio management to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Philip Clark is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial services. He is currently affiliated with Cetera and is the owner of Clark Wealth Planning. Prior to his current roles, he has worked at firms including Avantax and Raymond James Financial Services. Clark serves as treasurer for a nonprofit organization, Florida 2026. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a nationwide SEC-registered firm that provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with a variety of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Jacob Snow is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked at CVS Pharmacy for five years and has experience selling Pokémon cards through an online platform. Edward Jones is a wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, and affiliated investment products, managing over $1 trillion in assets.

Brian Shea is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, where he focuses on helping clients make informed financial decisions through clear guidance in investing, retirement income planning, and wealth management. He collaborates closely with clients to develop personalized strategies aligned with their financial goals, utilizing Fidelity's resources. Brian has accumulated experience in the financial services industry through various roles, including Vice President-Financial Consultant at Charles Schwab and Senior Financial Consultant at TD Ameritrade. His career began as a Business Development Specialist at TD Ameritrade, demonstrating a progressive trajectory in client advisory and financial consulting roles. Outside of his professional work, Brian enjoys activities such as board games, camping, social events with friends, movies, parenthood, and skiing.

John Haddix is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Midlothian, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wachovia Bank, N.A. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates JAX SPEED, LLC, a motorsports company. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering services such as investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, participant education, and plan benchmarking. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a broad range of financial product offerings including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Karen Whitlock is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. She has worked with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC from 2008 to 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm that provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party analytics.

Ashley Foster is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked with Virginia Asset Management and Securian Financial Services, among others. Foster is also the owner of Mindful Divorce Solutions, a business focused on divorce analytics and client assistance during divorce. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a nationwide network of independent advisors serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.