Joseph Connor IV is the principal of Connor Capital Management, LLC in Vienna, Virginia, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 31 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2011. Outside of investment management, he serves as president of Intelligent Divorce Solutions, LLC, providing financial-related divorce consulting, and is a board member of SuperLeaders, a nonprofit supporting at-risk youth in Washington, DC. Connor Capital Management serves individuals, trusts, foundations, pensions, and corporations by providing personalized financial planning and investment management. The firm manages approximately $46.8 million in client assets across 60 accounts on a non-discretionary basis, employing a mix of mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, options, and private placements guided primarily by fundamental research.

Rahul Aggarwal is the sole advisor at Aris Alpha LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Accenture Federal Service and several other firms. Aris Alpha LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, employing fundamental analysis and a long-term trading approach. The firm offers a broad range of investment options and manages accounts on a discretionary basis, tailoring strategies to each client’s risk tolerance and objectives.

Jessie Rancourt is a financial advisor at Opportunity Cost Investors LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Harris Miller Miller & Miller and UFA, Inc. Rancourt also serves at the Federal Aviation Administration and owns Opportunity Cost Media, a company that produces finance-related content on YouTube. Opportunity Cost Investors LLC provides discretionary investment management to retail clients, focusing on value-oriented, fundamental research. The firm emphasizes concentrated portfolios of high-quality companies trading at perceived deep discounts, targeting long-term capital growth.

Yuan He is a financial advisor at HY Financial LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at the General Services Administration since 2019 and the Food and Drug Administration from 2015 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is a limited partner in two small businesses operating entertainment venues in Gaithersburg, Maryland. HY Financial is a small independent registered investment adviser serving individual clients with discretionary portfolio management and limited financial planning services. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on qualitative business evaluation and low turnover, and it monitors accounts regularly while providing written financial plans.

Philip Chauche is the principal advisor at Chauche & Associates LLC, an independent firm based in Germantown, MD. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has 19 years of industry experience. He has operated Chauche & Associates since 2003. Chauche & Associates LLC manages portfolios for a limited number of individual clients, focusing on fee-for-service financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs a top-down investment approach with diversified holdings and personalized asset allocation, generally favoring no-load and low-load mutual funds.

Phillip Bour is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Bour Group, an independent financial planning firm based in South Riding, VA. Bour retired from active practice in 2011 but continues to provide financial planning services through his firm. Bour Group serves individuals and couples across various life stages, offering comprehensive financial planning advice without managing client assets. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies focused on asset allocation and diversification, and provides clients with written plans and limited implementation support.

J Knight is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Winston Paul Capital Management, Inc. He has held roles at several firms, including Research Financial Strategies and Sword & Shield Insurance Group, and maintains ownership of Knight Chow Construction Services, a construction materials provider. His outside business activities also include acting as a licensed insurance agent and involvement in a business support service. Winston Paul Capital Management, Inc. offers discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily to individual investors and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis for portfolio construction and provides ERISA 3(21) services, including investment policy statement development and participant education for retirement plans.

I founded Luminate Financial Planning because I am passionate about the power of planning and about helping you build a life based on what matters most to you. Financial planning is a mix of art and science. It’s not just about the numbers, but what the numbers mean for you. It's how you can use money as a tool to build your own great life. I will work with you to simplify and take control of your financial life. I will empower you to align your financial assets with your own values and goals. I believe that financial planning should be transparent, using a fee-only structure to minimize conflicts of interest. No commissions and no hidden fees. I personally understand the transformative power of sound financial planning and advice. Before leaving my prior career in corporate finance, and before I knew financial planning was even a profession, I built my own extensive plan for my family. We wanted to figure out if I could take time off of my career to start a family and become a stay-at-home mom while our kids were young. That basic plan (built with an Excel spreadsheet) served as a guidepost for the financial decisions my family and I have faced. My background  I have an MBA in Finance from Georgetown University and an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Bloomsburg University. I hold the CFP® certification and passed the Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser exam. I worked as an associate financial advisor and wealth planner for an independent broker-dealer before launching my own practice.

Andrew Meringoff is the sole advisor at Meringoff Wealth Management Group, LLC in Rockville, MD, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has led his independent firm since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent, though he is not actively selling insurance. Meringoff Wealth Management Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm constructs customized portfolios using primarily low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with a long-term, fundamental investment approach complemented by technical analysis for trade timing and rebalancing.

James Knochenmus is a CFP® professional with four years of experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Vitality Planning, LLC. He has prior experience at CapTech Ventures, Inc. and is president of Cavalier International Investments, LLC, a real estate development company. Vitality Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored investment management and comprehensive financial planning, emphasizing strategic asset allocation with flexibility for tactical adjustments and client-specific ESG considerations. The firm maintains a small client roster and offers ongoing subscription-style planning alongside discretionary portfolio management.

Eugene Fisher is the sole advisor at Fisher Financial, P.A. in Rockville, MD, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Fisher Financial since 1986. Fisher Financial, P.A. is a CPA-based, state-registered investment adviser that provides investment manager selection, financial planning, and income and estate tax planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, businesses, and tax-exempt organizations. The firm coordinates with third-party managers rather than directly managing client assets and incorporates tax considerations into its planning and recommendations.

Gregory Gooden is the principal of RGC Wealth Planning Group in Ashburn, VA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has a background in technology and consulting, with prior roles at Microsoft Corporation, Amazon Web Services, Deloitte Consulting, and BambeCo. He also operates Gooden Publishing House, a financial-education business producing educational products and workshops. RGC Wealth Planning Group is a fee-only firm serving individuals, families, professionals, business owners, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and consulting services focused on cash-flow and retirement projections, tax-aware planning, insurance and risk review, employer benefits analysis, and investment review, with clients responsible for implementation and asset custody.

Mario Pizzamiglio is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in financial advising, currently serving as the sole advisor at Ardent Guardian Wealth Advisory, LLC. He has prior experience at Blackhawk Wealth Advisory, LLC and XYPN Invest. In addition to his advisory work, he is a principal at 6Accounting, LLC, a tax firm, and Ardent Guardian, PC, a law office where he drafts estate plans and provides business legal advice. Ardent Guardian Wealth Advisory, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser offering wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and tax-preparation services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm’s approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on passive investment management using diversified index funds and ETFs, with investment management provided alongside ongoing financial planning.

Kelly Barrow is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Cedar Grove Financial Planning, LLC. Prior to founding Cedar Grove in 2022, she worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services from 2015 to 2020. Cedar Grove Financial Planning is a fee-only, state-registered firm that provides comprehensive fiduciary financial planning through flat-fee and limited hourly engagements. The firm serves individuals and families, including U.S. Foreign Service personnel and military service members living abroad, emphasizing behavioral finance and goal-driven planning without managing client assets.

We believe wealth should provide greater freedom, not greater complexity. Rule72 Financial helps individuals and families thoughtfully coordinate their investments, financial planning, and the important decisions that come with significant wealth. **A Personal and Family Approach** We begin with what matters to you—your family, priorities, concerns, and the life your wealth is intended to support. From there, we build a financial strategy around those priorities and help carry it forward over time. Many of the families we work with have accumulated wealth gradually through successful careers, disciplined saving and investing, business ownership, or an inheritance. They may have accounts spread across different institutions, tax considerations to manage, retirement decisions approaching, or simply more financial complexity than they want to manage alone. Our role is to bring those pieces together. **Thoughtful Investing. Coordinated Planning.** Investment management and financial planning should not operate separately. We manage portfolios in the context of your retirement income, taxes, cash flow, estate plan, charitable giving, family priorities, and other financial decisions. That means going beyond making recommendations. We help determine what should be done, explain the choices clearly, and implement and manage the strategies you choose. You remain in control of the destination; our job is to help navigate the financial decisions required to get there. **A Deliberate Approach to Markets** Good wealth management rarely requires reacting to every market move. We believe portfolios should have a purpose within the larger financial plan. Our approach emphasizes diversification, tax awareness, appropriate risk, disciplined portfolio management, and staying focused on the decisions that matter most. Rather than adding complexity for its own sake, we look for thoughtful strategies that can be understood, implemented, and maintained. **Working With the People You Trust** Wealth decisions often extend beyond investments. When appropriate, we work alongside your CPA, estate attorney, and other professionals so tax, estate, investment, and planning decisions can be considered together rather than in isolation. **Stewarding Wealth Across Generations** Whether your wealth was built over decades, inherited from someone important to you, or created through a business or career transition, eventually the question becomes larger than investment performa

I founded GuidePoint because I believe that fee-only financial planning is the road map to an amazing place – financial freedom. Financial freedom gives you the power to plan for endless possibilities. It is the power to retire early, send your kids to any college, or spend more of your precious time with the ones that matter most. For me, this all begins by working in a transparent, fee-only manner. This means every day we are working for you and your best interests. Together we will explore valuable planning opportunities, uncover financial blind spots, and achieve an even greater tomorrow. As a planner, one of my favorite quotes is, "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago - the second best time is now." If you have never worked with a fee-only planner before, I am excited to share our distinct approach with you. I offer a free 30-minute call where you can ask me any financial questions you may have.

Timothy Gardner is a financial advisor at Chatham Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm based in McLean, VA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his current firm, he worked at Securities America Advisors and Osaic Wealth, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a part-time lifeguard at a local recreation center. Chatham Wealth Management is a fee-only, independent registered investment adviser that manages discretionary assets for a small client base. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, combining passive and active strategies with an option for socially responsible investments, and operates exclusively through a wrap fee program.

Vincent Lucas is a financial advisor and CPA based in McLean, Virginia, with over 20 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor and owner of Vincent C. Lucas, C.P.A., P.C., where he has worked since 1990. In addition to his advisory role, he holds a management position at Lucas, Moreland and Mastbrook, Inc., a tax and accounting firm with which he has been associated since 2011. His firm provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, small business retirement plans, trusts, estates, and other entities. As a CPA-operated registered investment adviser with affiliated accounting and insurance services, the firm emphasizes tax-conscious portfolio construction, long-term asset allocation, and diversification, managing a select client base with a focus on mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and bonds.

Most professionals, pre-retirees, and retirees have gaps in their financial plans that cost time, money, and peace of mind. These gaps often appear not because of poor planning, but because life itself keeps evolving. Careers change, families grow, tax laws shift, and priorities move. Over time, even the most well-intentioned plans can lose alignment with the lives they were built to support. With15+ years of working closely with individuals and families, I’ve seen firsthand how the right guidance and a truly collaborative relationship can make all the difference. At Addax Bridge Financial we believe every client’s story is unique, which is why every plan is too. Together, we look beyond numbers and portfolios to understand what matters most; your goals, values, and the life you’re building. From there we help close the gaps through a comprehensive approach that brings every part of your financial life into alignment by integrating: - Holistic or Goal-Based Financial Planning – aligning your finances with what matters most to you - Retirement Planning – creating a confident path to and through retirement - Investment Management – disciplined, research-driven portfolio construction and management - Tax Planning – strategies to help minimize taxes and maximize wealth - Estate Planning – preserving your legacy for the next generation - Insurance Planning – protecting what you’ve worked so hard to build - Education Planning - guiding families to fund futures with confidence As a Fiduciary and Fee-Only Wealth Management and Financial Planning firm, our mission is to simplify the complexities of finance, giving clients clarity, confidence, and a trusted partner at every stage of life. We focus on fewer relationships, that way we’re able to go deeper, understanding what matters most to you and staying involved every step of the way. It’s the kind of thoughtful, one-to-one partnership that larger firms simply can’t match.

John Vyge is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial planning. He founded Bold Financial Planning in 2004 and currently operates as the sole advisor at Hillebrand Financial Planning LLC in Ashburn, VA. Hillebrand Financial Planning LLC provides fee-only financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes a strategic, core-and-satellite investment approach using passive index and ETF exposures, offers various engagement models including project-based planning and educational workshops, and manages approximately $60.9 million in assets across 37 clients.