Merit Kralovec is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Steward Partners and affiliated firms since 2018, with prior experience at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is an owner of support companies providing operational and client administrative services within the Steward Partners network. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through Steward Partners-branded solutions and third-party managers.

David Canham IV is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Spire Investment Partners, Keel Point Capital, Bank of America, Merrill, and Deutsche Bank Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a director for The Washington Home & Community Hospices, a charitable organization in Washington, DC. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments, supported by a large network of advisors and various sub-advisory and platform integrations.

Stephen Schuler is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 42 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC, Maryland Capital Management, LLC, and Maryland Capital Management Inc. Focus Partners serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that incorporates both active and passive strategies alongside proprietary tools and legacy strategies.

Kevin Fearnow is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Washington, DC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations with 23 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at CIBC National Trust Company, Atlantic Trust Company NA, PNC Wealth Management, Mercantile Brokerage Services, Banc Of America Investment Services, and Deutsche Bank Securities. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines proprietary and external investment strategies with governance from dedicated committees, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets with a focus on customized portfolios and investment company clients.

Brian Leach is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Sterling Capital Management LLC, and Neville, Rodie & Shaw Inc. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Alan Bisenieks is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, and has been with First Command advisory and affiliated companies since 2015. 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 manage portfolios from approved managers and model portfolios.

Thomas Emberger is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Washington, DC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Associates LLC and Captain Cookie and the Milkman. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated group that includes advisory services to a donor-advised fund.

Donna Morris is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, Diversified Investors Securities Corp., and Transamerica Investors Securities Corp. since 2003. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by additional portfolio management techniques and a broad range of retirement plan services.

Jason Morris is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at various Truist entities since 2009, including Truist Bank and Truist Investment Services, and previously with BB&T firms. Outside of finance, he is the owner of a restaurant/bar business located in Washington, DC. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by inter-affiliate integration across its affiliated broker-dealer and bank.

John Purtill is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with credentials including the Series 66 license. He has been in the industry since 2026 and has prior experience with Schwab Family Office and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a variety of advisory and portfolio management solutions.

Jenny Zhan Morales is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Citigroup since 2016. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Victoria Harrell is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Savant Wealth Management, Yeske Buie, RBC Capital Markets, and Morgan Stanley. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and pension plans. The firm employs a multi-manager investment approach that incorporates proprietary research, affiliated and third-party managers, and a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Jenny Kim is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Chevy Chase Trust Company and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Chevy Chase Trust in 2025, she worked for 14 years at CST Group CPA's. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management, trust, financial planning, and custody services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach that emphasizes longer-term holdings and integrates fiduciary trust and custody functions with active portfolio management.

Melanie Terry is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bowie, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2000 and operates under the DBA Harbor Financial Group for selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Treasurer and Officer of the Southeastern Laurel Howard Chapter of the Continental Societies Inc., a public service organization focused on programs for children in need. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered primarily on a non-discretionary basis and operates within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Henry Keegan is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. He is currently affiliated with multiple Steward Partners entities. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale, SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

John Beaty Jr. is a Series 65-registered advisor with Brown Advisory in Bethesda, MD, bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Beaty Haynes & Patterson, Inc. since 1990. Brown Advisory manages approximately $124.3 billion for institutional and private clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, strategic advisory, family office services, and private fund sponsorship. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research approach across equity and fixed-income strategies and integrates active, passive, and sustainable investing methods.

Spencer Bennett is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at RBC Capital Markets, LLC and CMS Environmental Solutions. Outside of finance, he has experience in the restaurant industry, having worked at Bar Cino Restaurant. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and provides a consolidated investment platform with direct portfolio management, access to third-party managers, and alternative investment services.

Erik Szabocsik is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wealthspire Advisors since 2019 and previously held roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Investments. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and foundations, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trust-administration services. The firm employs a customized, relationship-driven investment approach focused on diversified, institutional-style asset allocation using mutual funds, ETFs, private funds, and separate account managers.

Tapfuma Chibaya is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience and has been with Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2016. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Bethesda, MD. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with trust, wealth planning, and custody services. The firm uses a thematic investment approach focused on macro trends and sector themes, and combines fiduciary trust and custody functions with investment management.

William Robert Carter is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He previously served 18 years in the U.S. Navy before beginning his advisory career in 2026. Carter also has experience with multiple First Command entities since 2025. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs managed through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.