Jan Kowal is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC since 2021, following prior roles at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C., EF Legacy Securities, LLC, and Edelman Financial Services LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Kowal is involved as a passive investor in several business ventures, including an oil and lube business and a convenience store operation. Stratos Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering customized financial planning and portfolio management through advisor-managed programs and third-party platforms. The firm’s integrated access to SEI-affiliated investment and trust services distinguishes its comprehensive approach.

Tristan Peschka is a financial advisor at Good Life Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial and Ameriprise Financial Services. Prior to his advisory roles, he was affiliated with Christopher Newport University. Good Life Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to a broad client base including individuals, families, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a team approach and multiple analytical methods to tailor portfolio management and planning solutions aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Connor Becton is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently affiliated with Spire Wealth Management, LLC in McLean, VA. He has held roles at multiple firms including Campbell Wealth Management, Madison Avenue Securities, and Raymond James Financial Services. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as manager-of-managers arrangements. The firm manages approximately $4.5 billion in assets for over 6,100 clients through a combination of advisor-constructed portfolios, model asset allocation strategies, and sub-advised strategies.

Tyler Gahs is a financial advisor at Range Advisory, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Stifel, Citi, and Morgan Stanley. His background also includes roles with the Maryland General Assembly and the Maryland Democratic Party. Range Advisory serves individual clients across the wealth spectrum, providing financial planning, investment advice, and discretionary portfolio management through model portfolios and third-party model platforms. The firm integrates AI tools into client interactions and employs a subscription-based compensation model rather than traditional asset-based fees.

Charles York is a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining United Capital Financial Advisors in 2022, he worked at BNYM Securities Corporation, BNY Mellon, and Bessemer Investor Services. York is also an adjunct professor of finance at George Mason University, where he teaches finance courses. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to individual investors, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using asset-allocation models and offers portfolio customization, client-facing technology, and access to a range of investment strategies.

Hannah Terwilliger is a financial advisor at The Burney Company with a Series 65 designation and over five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Moog, Inc. before joining The Burney Company, where she has been since 2021. The Burney Company advises individual investors, including high net worth clients, as well as small businesses, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $3.59 billion in discretionary assets using a multi-team platform that combines proprietary fundamental and quantitative models and offers a range of portfolio management options, including actively managed ETFs and sub-advisory services.

Alex Bryer is a financial advisor at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Snowden Lane Partners since 2015. Bryer holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Snowden Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, financial and estate planning, and access to third-party managers through customized model portfolios and specialized programs.

Alex Vazquez is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cassaday & Company, Inc. He has previously worked at OSAIC and Centurion Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to his financial advisory roles, he held positions in mortgage lending and the food service industry. Cassaday & Company, Inc. provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach is long-term and asset-allocation driven, utilizing actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income securities, and model portfolios aligned with written investment policy statements.

Amanda Ahmed is a financial advisor with Keel Point, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Keel Point Capital, LLC and Keel Point, LLC since 2014. Keel Point, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $4.07 billion and serving individuals, institutional investors, retirement plan sponsors, and corporations. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative analysis through various strategies and offers customization, including socially and Biblically oriented investment options.

Andrew Malay is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cassaday & Company, Inc. He has been associated with Cassaday & Co Wealth Management, LLC since 2012 and Osaic Wealth, Inc. since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Malay is involved as an insurance agent offering fixed annuities and long-term care insurance products. Cassaday & Company manages investment portfolios and provides financial planning and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm follows a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach emphasizing diversified, buy-and-hold allocations primarily using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Sarah Gosselin is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at F L Putnam Investment Management Co. She has previously worked at AOG Wealth Management and Kalos Capital, Inc. Since joining F L Putnam in 2025, she has been part of a multi-team firm based in Reston, VA. F L Putnam serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering customized investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation framework with both internally managed and third-party strategies across multiple asset classes, including equities, fixed income, and alternatives.

Zulpikar Iskander is a financial advisor at SEIA with a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance Associates, INC., Vega Consulting Solutions, and Planning Solutions Group. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical adjustments driven by an in-house Investment Solutions Group and Investment Committee, providing both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary investment management alongside modular and comprehensive financial planning services.

Christopher Nguyen is a financial advisor with McAdam LLC in Vienna, VA, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been with McAdam since 2018 and previously worked at George Mason University and its Auxiliary Enterprise. McAdam LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, managing client portfolios with a focus on fundamental analysis, discretionary asset allocation, and specialized investments such as private funds and cryptocurrency exposure.

Derek Lesnak is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Mason Investment Advisory Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Pathstone, Dyson Capital Advisors, and Cambridge Associates. Mason Investment Advisory Services provides fee-based financial planning and investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term strategic asset allocation, disciplined rebalancing, and a rigorous manager-selection process, managing approximately $13.2 billion in assets with a relatively small advisory team.

Sean Rosencrance is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Spire Wealth Management, LLC and previously worked at Corbett Road Wealth Management from 2017 to 2023. Sean also spent four years at Virginia Tech earlier in his career. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $4.5 billion in assets and offers a combination of advisor-led, model portfolio, and manager-of-managers solutions using tactical, active, and passive investment approaches tailored to client objectives.

Nicholas Harris is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cassaday & Company, Inc. He has worked at Cassaday & Company since 2006 and has also been affiliated with Royal Alliance Associates since 2006. Outside of his advisory roles, he volunteers as an interviewer for the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, assisting high school seniors applying for scholarships at the University of Virginia. Cassaday & Company manages investment portfolios and provides financial planning and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm follows a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach emphasizing diversified, buy-and-hold allocations using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Birds Horton is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations, with 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Legacy Wealth Management, Sentinel Asset Management, Cadaret, Grant & Co., and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of finance, he owns Linger Longer Entertainment, a wedding DJ and officiant service. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, employing model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Donald Moore II is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Greenbelt, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Investment since 2015. Outside of advisory services, he works as a sales representative for Columbus Life and The State Life Insurance Company/One America, focusing on life and long-term care insurance. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a proprietary mutual-fund screening process and maintains a fiduciary role in managing accounts.

Yakov Zikvashvili is a financial advisor at Range Advisory, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at BTG Pactual US Capital, Goldman Sachs Tussell Tobin, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Range Advisory serves individual clients across the wealth spectrum, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, offering financial planning, investment advice, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses model portfolios and third-party models with tax-aware techniques and integrates proprietary AI tools to support client interactions and portfolio management.

Mark Keen is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. since 2007. He is a managing member of TKA Holdings, LLC/DBA Keen & Pocock, which is involved in insurance sales, and a partner in EaziHome, a business that provides tools and services to help individuals and families manage and maintain their homes. He also serves on the board of directors for SFA Holdings, Inc. The Strategic Financial Alliance provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting through both in-house management and third-party manager platforms. The firm manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis and supports a dually registered advisor force with various brokerage and solicitor relationships.