John Russell is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently with Creative Planning in McLean, VA. He previously worked at Armstrong, Fleming, & Moore Inc. and has a background that includes various roles outside finance. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in client assets and employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Rosemary Guilliams is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2022 and previously held roles at Alliant Wealth Advisors and Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by a range of affiliated legal, accounting, and trust services.

Alexandra Anderson is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Empower Advisory Group and Empower Financial Services, having previously worked at Fidelity and TD Ameritrade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm offers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Suzanne Berringer is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hightower Securities and Hightower Advisors since 2011. Suzanne also serves as a notary for investment-related documents in a limited capacity. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Amy Mackay is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked with Truist Advisory Services since 2022 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and Wachovia Bank. Mackay serves on the board of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, a public charity focused on advancing equity through philanthropy. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enhanced research and inter-affiliate integration across Truist entities.

Jeffrey Banks is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has a background that includes service in the United States Air Force and a pilot position at United Airlines. In addition to his advisory role, he is working as a producer to sell annuities and life insurance through Triquest and Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other entities. The firm utilizes strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models and offers discretionary portfolio management through multiple investment channels and affiliated entities.

Jennifer Bishop is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Fairfax, VA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with various First Command entities since 2010 and currently owns Bentley Mac Financial LLC, operating her independent advisory business. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team.

Julia Simmons is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Private Advisor Group since 2021 and previously at LPL Financial and Raymond James Financial Services. Simmons provided investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent firm, starting in 2020. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm uses a fiduciary-based advisory model with a range of investment strategies and technology platforms, often implementing advice through third-party managers and programs.

Joseph Holinka IV is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at Financial Growth Partners and North Star Resource Group, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he operates Green Cloud Consulting LLC, which provides back-office and administrative services. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a combination of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

William Smith is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2016. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach combined with shorter-term adjustments, and utilizes both internally managed and third-party strategies.

Timothy Shean is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Potomac Financial Private Client Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2011. Prior to that, he was with Equitable Advisors from 2006 to 2011. He is a co-owner of Potomac Financial Private Client Group. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and back-office services including trading and reporting.

Robert Adams III is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he worked in the automotive sector from 2016 to 2022. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Marilyn Forrester is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Her prior work history includes roles at New York Life, Life Time Fitness, and the D.H. Gould Company. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and plan-sponsor consulting through various advisory program structures, emphasizing recommendation-based, non-discretionary relationships.

Leigh Pell is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Truist in 2025, Leigh worked at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 15 years and had a brief tenure at Sandy Spring Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Perchuhy Kazhoyan Cummings is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with seven years of experience, currently serving at First Command Advisory Services. She has worked with various entities within the First Command organization since 2019. Outside of her advisory role, she is the owner of The Peppy, LLC, which she uses solely for her independent contractor work with First Command. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers, utilizing preapproved third-party managers and multiple model portfolio options.

Joseph Doniger is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, Wells Fargo, and several other financial services firms. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Matthew Worthington is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. His prior affiliations include Franklin Capital Strategies, LLC and Avenue Wealth Management, LLC, where he has focused on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types, with a majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Daniel Gilliland is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial and Lincoln Financial Advisors, as well as operating his own CPA practice since 1987. He is also involved with a CPA affiliate program through Gilliland & Associates, PC. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans via a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized portfolios with a long-term approach combined with tactical rebalancing.

James Mccormack is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with SunTrust Investment Services since 2000 and transitioned to SunTrust Advisory Services in 2016, continuing his advisory role. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party manager relationships and AI-enabled equity research, with a notable level of inter-affiliate integration across its services.

Joseph Masella is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, Israel Discount Bank of New York, IDB Capital Corp., and Fortigent, LLC. He also serves as a senior investment strategist for Global Advisor Group, a DBA associated with his advisory activities. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to various managed account solutions. The firm provides a fiduciary-based advisory model that includes discretionary and non-discretionary management, utilizing third-party managers and technology platforms to implement diverse investment strategies.