Amy Emery is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Blackridge Asset Management, LLC, based in Gainesville, VA. She has three years of industry experience, all with Blackridge, and has concurrently worked for Loudoun County Public Schools since 2013 as a Student Assistant Specialist focusing on mental health and substance abuse. Blackridge Asset Management provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting through a network of investment adviser representatives serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model-driven investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, and operates a multi-office distribution network with 66 advisors.

Joshua Jones is a financial advisor with Sound Income Strategies, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and entering his first year in the industry. His work experience includes roles at Sound Income Strategies and Retirement Solution, LLC since 2026, and involvement with Complex Tax and Efile, LLC since 2012. Sound Income Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate and pension clients, other registered advisors, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on fixed-income and income-oriented investment strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and offers specialized services such as family-office and special-needs planning.

Stephen Nelson is a financial advisor at United Brokerage Services, Inc. in Manassas, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 38 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and Cardinal Bank. He serves as a board member on the Board of Trustees for Novant Health Hospital in Manassas. United Brokerage Services, Inc. provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans, offering various managed account programs. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, mutual funds and ETFs, individual equity and fixed income selection, model portfolios, and tax-aware overlays.

Matthew Douglas is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 22 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2016 and previously held roles at PRUCO Securities, LLC and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory duties, he is involved in business development for NFP, focusing on insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Christopher Bonham is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at First Command Advisory Services since 2015. He has been affiliated with First Command Financial Planning, Inc. since 2014. In 2024, he established CGB Financial, although it is not actively used for business operations at this time. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser focused on serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular emphasis on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers selected by a centralized Investment Management Team.

Alan Sprinkel is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Gainesville, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Advisory Service and Money Concepts Capital Corp since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of APS Enterprises, Inc., a position he has held since 1984. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and investment strategies, utilizing model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers.

Donna Cabrisses is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 20 years of industry experience. Her career includes positions at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, as well as extended tenure within various Truist entities since 2018. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

John Cranston is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with four years of experience in financial advising. He has served in various capacities at First Command Advisory Services, Inc. and affiliated entities since 2021. Prior to his financial career, he served 28 years in the United States Navy. He is also the owner of Octagon Strategies LLC, a business supporting his advisory activities. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs that use model portfolios managed by centralized teams, emphasizing in-person financial coaching and an employee-ownership structure.

Melissa Taro is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently with Cerity Partners LLC since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Lumina Financial Consultants, Virtual FP LLC, FJY Financial, and SBSB Financial Advisors. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of the end of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and combines proprietary quantitative screening with direct security selection and alternative investment solutions.

Kevin Handford is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Warrenton, VA, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 30 years of industry experience. He has operated Handford Financial Strategies since 2002. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Dylan Hayes is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he served in the United States Navy and currently holds a position as a Navy Diver in the United States Navy Reserve. He holds the Series 66 designation. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers solutions including asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and the AMC Advantage manager-selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Raghu Thota is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Thota’s background includes roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and various entrepreneurial ventures such as Alluri Realty and Ensure Home Loans. He is also involved in life insurance sales and mortgage loan origination. Integrity Alliance, LLC serves a broad client base including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm supports over 300 independent advisors managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets and offers diverse investment solutions through discretionary accounts, model portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers.

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.

Jack Shiao is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services since 2015. Outside of advising, he participates in a family-owned realty office and assists with financial matters in a music sheet sales business. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration.

Robert Wells is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Valic Financial Advisors for five years before joining Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Wells is involved in coffee roasting and performs as a musician with The Imaginary Blues Band. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment platforms and strategies.

David Warner is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Ashburn, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Wealth Management since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he owns two non-investment-related businesses, Northpoint Group LLC and 2600 Juniper Avenue LLC. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary, invitation-only digital portfolio solution for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Kathryn Risch is a financial advisor with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at Buckingham Strategic Partners and Savant Capital Management in various capacities over the past two decades. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services to independent registered investment advisors, offering model portfolios, operational support, and fixed-income sub-advisory services. The firm manages diversified, systematically invested mutual fund and ETF portfolios and serves retirement plans with discretionary fiduciary responsibilities, supporting a high client and asset load per advisor.

Jeffrey Fischer is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. He has 18 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Morgan Stanley, NYLife Securities, and Strategic Financial Associates. Fischer operates his own firm, Fischer Financial Services, Inc., alongside his work at United Planners. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base with both advisory and brokerage services. The firm features a mainly non-discretionary asset management approach and a limited-partnership ownership structure involving many financial professionals.

Tom O’Bryon II is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, bringing 49 years of industry experience. He has worked with Steward Partners in various capacities since 2016 and was previously with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. from 2016 to 2022. He serves as trustee of the O'Bryon Family Revocable Trust. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs.

George Rapp Jr. is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Manassas, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, he held roles at Agia, where he sold non-securities insurance products, and has a background involving community sports organizations including the Virginia Soccer Association. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors. The firm leverages centralized technology and model solutions to support its advisors and manages approximately $29.2 billion in assets.