Haijie Xiao is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 11 years of industry experience. Xiao has worked with multiple healthcare and insurance companies, including United Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente, and Cigna Corporation. Outside of financial advising, Xiao operates Xiao Appraisal, a real estate appraisal business. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses model portfolios and third-party managers for portfolio management and offers multiple advisory platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

Todd Growney is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and is currently with Burt Wealth Advisors. He previously worked at Burt Associates, Incorporated for 21 years before joining Creative Planning, LLC. Burt Wealth Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm primarily allocates assets among mutual funds and ETFs, using a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis across various time horizons.

William Shelton Jr. is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 48 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities in various capacities since 2013. Shelton is also involved in the solicitation and sale of insurance products, including long-term care insurance and fixed annuities. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports services such as securities-based lending and donor-advised funds.

Corey Laprade is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 18 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life, LaPrade Wealth Management, and TD Ameritrade. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with Unlimited Auto Products, LLC, a non-investment business. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships using a range of model portfolios and digital advisory solutions.

Jeffrey Byas is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for 16 years before joining Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial in 2020. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a seminar instructor for Business Management Associates and Planning, Inc., teaching topics related to financial and retirement planning. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates third-party strategists and technology platforms to deliver a range of investment approaches.

Lauren Brownell is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Aegis Consulting, Trinity Wealth Securities, and Florida Financial Advisors. Prior to her financial career, she was employed at Babson College and The Noble & Greenough School. 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 individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody services.

Nina Mitchell is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC, and Mtx Wealth Management, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a mix of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Jeffrey Dillman is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Chevy Chase Trust Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering investment management, personal trust services, and family wealth planning. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macro trends and diversification, serving primarily multi-million dollar client relationships through a combination of advisory, trust, and custody services.

Joseph Evans is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior work includes roles at Merrill, Bank of America, Centaurus Financial, and multiple Wealth Enhancement entities. He also holds a Series 66 designation. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Elizabeth Davila is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Truist Advisory Services. She has been with SunTrust Advisory Services and related SunTrust entities since 2015. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to a broad client base including individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and leverages third-party platforms and AI-enabled tools to support manager selection and oversight.

Paul Schneider is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC and has held roles at Vector Financial Advisors LLC, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp, and Acacia Financial Advisors LLC. Schneider also serves as Managing Director of Vector Recovery Group, LLC, providing consulting and financial analysis to small businesses. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and variable product subaccount management through a variety of program platforms and leverages both firm-developed and third-party investment models.

Stephen Philleo is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses. His career includes tenures at Steward Partners Investment Advisory and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he manages a family partnership that holds inherited undeveloped property in Crestone, Colorado. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Lisa Hane is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 35 years of industry experience. She has worked at Truist Investment Services since 2000 and at Truist Advisory Services since 2016. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enhanced research tools.

Limin Lee is a financial advisor with Wealthspire Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealthspire Advisors in 2017, Lee worked at Tricapital Advisors Inc. for 17 years and has been associated with Yorke, Burke & Lee since 1984. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering tailored wealth management and investment advisory services. The firm employs a relationship-driven process and emphasizes diversified, institutional-style asset allocation across various investment vehicles.

Ethan Copeland is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and Wasserman. His background includes various roles at James Madison University and a decade of experience at The Bullis School. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment approach that emphasizes diversified, institutional-style asset allocation using mutual funds, ETFs, private funds, and separate account managers.

Alok Bhatt is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wells Fargo Advisors, and The Related Group. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing investment management, personal trust services, family wealth planning, and trustee/administrative services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic views and secular trends, managing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios across equities and fixed income.

Heather Calianno is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Planning Solutions Group, Triad Advisors, LPL Financial, and various entities within the Wealth Enhancement group since 2010. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services, utilizing a strategic allocation process that combines passive and active management supported by quantitative and fundamental research.

Jay Weinstein is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing customized wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and trust services. The firm employs a relationship-driven approach with institutional-style asset allocation and a range of portfolio options tailored to client objectives.

Teresa Shaffer is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Bb&T Investments and Bb&T Securities from 2014 to 2021. Outside of her advisory work, she manages residential rental properties in Sterling, VA. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate resources, to deliver its asset management and fiduciary services.

Robert Cox is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Bankers Life in 2024, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 17 years. He is also appointed as an insurance agent with Bankers Life and Casualty Company, authorized to write Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s investment approach includes customized asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide portfolio decisions.