James Fegan Jr. is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company over multiple overlapping periods since 1998. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved with Fegan Insurance, LLC, an investment-related business. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple platforms.

Michael Stafford Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with ASB Capital Management LLC since 2010. ASB Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $32.9 billion, primarily for institutional clients through pooled investment vehicles and separate accounts. The firm offers both active and passive equity strategies, fixed income approaches, and real estate investments across equity and debt instruments.

Jenevieve Lenz is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Lenz4Women, a separate business activity. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national clientele, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and portfolio rebalancing, with access to alternative investments and affiliated consulting and insurance services.

Christopher Laughlin is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has been associated with Ameritas Life Insurance and Ameritas Investment Corp. for over two decades. He is also licensed as an independent insurance agent to sell fixed insurance products and owns a separate financial services business, Laughlin Financial Group. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary advice, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a notable focus on plan sponsors and participant services.

Chad McLane is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at USA Financial Securities and National Planning Corporation, and he has operated The McLane Agency, Inc. since 2005. He serves as a notary public, providing free notarization services for pension paperwork related to municipal employees. Centaurus Financial, Inc. offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm utilizes a variety of investment approaches across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, including financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, and specialized advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Wanjia Li is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2018. His prior work includes roles at AroundCampus Group LLC and the Daily Iowan, as well as full-time education at the University of Iowa. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm combines multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with in-house research and unique market roles, catering to diverse client needs from workplace accounts to ultra-high-net-worth relationships.

Rody Nunez is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience and previously worked at ALSI, Inc for 14 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a consultant for various companies. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Michael Looney is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Term Nation LLC, an LLC that holds Maryland Basketball season tickets and makes charitable donations to the university. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Xiaohuan Xu is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held various roles including management and accounting positions in entities such as WSB GFC LLC and Catherine Xu Financial Dynasty LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in health insurance sales and is an investor in a food and beverage business. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to corporations, offering a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models.

Diane Gould is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD, holding a Series 63 designation and over 43 years of industry experience. She has been associated with New York Life Insurance Company since 1975 and with Nylife Securities Inc. since 1981. Outside of advising, she serves as a notary public, providing notarization services to clients. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions across various program types and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Alexander Cochran is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Seia LLC, Royal Alliance, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, and LPL Financial, among others. He also serves as a Planning & Investment Associate at CURO Private Wealth, where he manages client service operations and supports financial planning and trading activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving large institutional investors and diverse client types.

Michael Clemm is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs and Bridgewater Associates and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management, trust, custody, and financial planning services. The firm uses a thematic investment approach focused on macro views and secular trends, combining fiduciary trust and custody functions with portfolio management.

Nichole Toledo is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Centaurus Financial and Securities America Advisors, among other firms. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analysis while allowing access to various specialized investment services.

Matthew Witchko is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2015 and has been associated with Kaplan Financial Group since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Kaplan Benefits Group, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors to construct client portfolios with a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Lauren Lehman is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and CFA® designations, as well as Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors in 2023, she worked for SOL Capital Management Company for 12 years and LPL Financial for 4 years. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Kameron Bryant is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2022 and has been associated with New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Kameron coaches quarterbacks at the Potomac School. 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 representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and maintains a significant non-discretionary asset base, working extensively with defined contribution and benefit plans as well as charitable and corporate clients.

David Chu is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2015. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research and execution capabilities, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Wenjinn Chang is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2012. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is involved as an officer and director of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit organization, and volunteers with the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission in Taiwan. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, serving a diverse range of clients including high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors.

Stephen Schuler is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2018, following a prior role at Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC from 2014 to 2017. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that includes active and passive strategies, private funds, and ETFs.

Kelsey Davidson Todd is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2020. Prior to joining Independent Financial Group, she worked at Royal Alliance and has experience in education with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. She is involved in teaching federal employees about benefits and retirement planning through various public school adult education programs and federal agency training. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser offering brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets and provides advisory services through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives using multiple program options and third-party asset managers.