Edward Lu is a financial advisor at Blackfield Capital Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley and Cambrian Asset Management. Lu is also a licensed insurance agent and offers insurance products to clients when appropriate. Blackfield Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on a small number of client relationships. The firm’s investment process is based on fundamental analysis and includes a broad range of strategies, with a notable emphasis on including held-away private investments in fee calculations.

Asitha De Silva is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Capital Squared Financial LLC and has previously worked at Rock Den Advisors, Sweetbay Capital Management, UBS AG, and UBS Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. De Silva is a shareholder in MRQ Holdings, a property investment and charitable foundation in Sri Lanka, though he has no operational duties there. Capital Squared Financial provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of passive and active investment vehicles guided by modern portfolio theory and offers socially responsible investment options upon client request.

Catherine Jackson is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Marks Wealth Management since 2020 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2020. Marks Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management services, combining financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management with a focus on actively managed, globally allocated portfolios primarily using ETFs.

Jamie Lapin is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RMG Advisors in Rockville, MD. His prior experience includes roles at Grove Point Financial, LLC and Family Law Software. He has been active in the financial advisory field since 1986. RMG Advisors manages approximately $137 million for about 174 client households, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm focuses on niche planning areas such as divorce-related financial planning and federal employee retirement planning, utilizing SEI Asset Allocation Models and sub-advisors to implement diversified client portfolios.

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Derek Johnson is a financial advisor at Ferguson-Johnson Wealth Management, Inc. in Rockville, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm, formerly known as Ferguson Asset Management, since 2000. Ferguson-Johnson Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and nonprofit entities. The firm employs a process-driven, research-based passive investment approach emphasizing broad diversification through ETFs, no-load index funds, and engineered-index funds, managing approximately $316 million across about 190 client relationships.

Franklin Koonce is a financial advisor at Montgomery Investment Management Inc with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Montgomery Investment Management and Koonce Securities, Inc. since 1994. Montgomery Investment Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, focusing on larger accounts with a value-oriented, fundamental analysis investment approach. The firm maintains a relatively small client base and manages portfolios that are concentrated in 20–30 securities, emphasizing companies with sustainable competitive advantages and often targeting underfollowed or turnaround situations.

Vijay Bhaskar Prasad Duddumpudi is a financial advisor at BORA Capital, LLC with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. Before joining BORA Capital, he held roles at Neurocrine Biosciences, Biogen, Novartis, and ZS Associates, with his current outside employment as a Senior Manager in Commercial Analytics at Biogen, focusing on data and commercial strategy analytics. BORA Capital provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing fundamental equity analysis and long-term investment strategies. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management, utilizes tailored model allocations, and conducts regular portfolio reviews.

Melinda Wiedel is a financial advisor at Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Kilner Capital Advisors since 2014. Kilner Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and a buy-and-hold strategy, emphasizing broadly diversified, passively managed mutual funds and conservative fixed-income securities.

De Huang is a financial advisor at The J.O. Johnson Group Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at TD Ameritrade Investment Management, Scottrade, Merrill, and Bank of America. Outside of his advisory role, De Huang works as a quality assurance analyst for a proprietary trading firm that funds futures traders. The J.O. Johnson Group Inc. provides advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm combines technical and fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory to manage discretionary portfolios across a range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, ETFs, and options strategies.

Benjamin Brown is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Entelechy LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Focus Wealth Management, Ltd. from 2014 to 2017. Entelechy serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax preparation, and educational seminars. The firm employs a primarily passive investment strategy using diversified portfolios of index funds and ETFs, managing approximately $250 million in discretionary assets for around 80 clients within a single-advisor practice.

Carter Shaffer is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience, currently practicing at Monocacy Wealth Management, LLC. He has previously worked at Faragalla and Associates, XML Financial, LLC, and Wells Fargo Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, Shaffer is a licensed real estate agent and co-owner of an insurance brokerage. Monocacy Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employers seeking retirement plan consulting. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services using a range of investment strategies and analytical methods, and is part of a corporate group that integrates insurance, tax, and real estate services.

Heather Mcgolerick is a financial advisor at Meritis Wealth Management, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing for a combined 17 years. Meritis Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses with customized wealth management that integrates investment management, financial planning, and insurance consulting. The firm uses a tailored, generally discretionary investment approach with ongoing monitoring, drawing on a combination of third-party research, fundamental and technical analysis, and may include sub-advisors as part of client strategies.

Valeria Suaza Salamanca is a financial advisor at Ortman Financial Planning with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at LifeGuide Financial Advisors, Wolford Companies, Inc, and Messiah University. Ortman Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a passive, asset-class investment approach complemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis, and offers educational seminars at no cost to attendees.

Bradford Yeakle is a financial advisor at MY Wealth Management, Inc. in Germantown, MD, holding a ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has seven years of industry experience, including six years at T. Rowe Price before joining MY Wealth Management in 2024. MY Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and small business entities with tailored investment strategies that include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and options. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting while maintaining a small advisory team managing approximately $156 million for about 114 clients.

Bradley Sherman is a financial advisor at Sherman Wealth Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Sherman Wealth Management since 2013. Sherman Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and cash-management services. The firm employs an open-architecture, long-term asset allocation approach with customized portfolios that emphasize buy-and-hold strategies and may include mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers.

Christopher Brown is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Ivy League Financial Advisors LLC, formerly Commonwealth Advisory, since 1999. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. Ivy League Financial Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, emphasizing documented client objectives and ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

William Powell is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Ferguson-Johnson Wealth Management, Inc. since 2013. Ferguson-Johnson Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser providing investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and nonprofit entities. The firm employs a research-based passive investment approach emphasizing broad diversification through ETFs, no-load index funds, and engineered-index funds, managing roughly $316 million across about 190 client relationships.

Richard Schaeffer is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 41 years of industry experience. He is associated with Schaeffer Financial LLC, where he has worked for over two decades, and currently serves as part of a five-advisor team. His prior experience includes roles at Grove Point Investments and LPL Financial. Schaeffer Financial serves individuals and families, including federal employees and foreign nationals holding G‑IV visas, as well as trusts, foundations, and small businesses. The firm provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing diversified asset allocation tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, and frequently coordinates with outside professionals to implement client plans.

Kevin Moody is a financial advisor with Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Chase, and EagleStone Wealth Advisors. Moody also serves as a registered representative for Emerson Equity and is a licensed agent for fixed/traditional insurance products. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and donor-advised fund advice. The firm utilizes third-party research and a range of investment vehicles, providing tailored portfolio management with ongoing account reviews.