Allison Kistler is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. She has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a speaker for the National Institute of Transition Planning, providing education on retirement planning. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Lynette Jones is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 21 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She has worked at Hightower Securities, LLC and Hightower Advisors since 2014. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Joshua Sul is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked in education for several years at various schools, including Villanova University. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through multiple program types and operates largely on a non-discretionary asset management model within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Joshua Peerbolte is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab Bank SSB and Charles Schwab, as well as experience running a small business named Peerbolte's Printables. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations based on Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem, with advisors recommending investments while clients retain final trading decisions.

Raghu Thota is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and multiple entrepreneurial ventures. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate sales and mortgage loan origination. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, employing a range of portfolio management approaches and custodial platforms.

Douglas Brown is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient in McLean, VA. His background includes roles at multiple firms such as Cambridge Investment Research Inc. and Capital Asset Management Group. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a goals-based, team approach integrating in-house strategies with third-party managers, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

John Russell is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently with Creative Planning in McLean, VA. He previously worked at Armstrong, Fleming, & Moore Inc. and has a background that includes various roles outside finance. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in client assets and employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Alexandra Anderson is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Empower Advisory Group and Empower Financial Services, having previously worked at Fidelity and TD Ameritrade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm offers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Suzanne Berringer is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hightower Securities and Hightower Advisors since 2011. Suzanne also serves as a notary for investment-related documents in a limited capacity. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Scott Faust is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at First Command Advisory Services and related entities for over a decade. Faust also works as an insurance agent, selling life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, managing accounts mostly on a discretionary basis using model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Mandana Sedigh is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked in various roles at Wells Fargo and as a Farsi language tutor through WyzAnt. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including individual, institutional, and sovereign wealth fund clients, offering a range of services such as investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes both proprietary and third-party investment strategies through the Envestnet platform and operates as both a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor.

Amy Mackay is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked with Truist Advisory Services since 2022 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and Wachovia Bank. Mackay serves on the board of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, a public charity focused on advancing equity through philanthropy. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enhanced research and inter-affiliate integration across Truist entities.

Jennifer Bishop is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Fairfax, VA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with various First Command entities since 2010 and currently owns Bentley Mac Financial LLC, operating her independent advisory business. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team.

Julia Simmons is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. She has worked previously at LPL Financial, Raymond James Financial Services, Keystone Asset Management, and BCR Property Management. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs and separately managed account strategies.

Joseph Holinka IV is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at Financial Growth Partners and North Star Resource Group, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he operates Green Cloud Consulting LLC, which provides back-office and administrative services. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a combination of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

William Smith is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2016. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach combined with shorter-term adjustments, and utilizes both internally managed and third-party strategies.

Joshua Graham is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has two years of industry experience, with prior roles including positions at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and the Wealth Enhancement Group, as well as educational experience at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and utilizes a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Timothy Shean is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a co-owner of Potomac Financial Private Client Group, LLC and an advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2011. His work focuses on securities, advisory, and insurance services. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of nearly 3,000 advisors by providing a platform that includes operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and discretionary model portfolios designed to meet diverse client needs.

Robert Adams III is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he worked in the automotive sector from 2016 to 2022. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Marilyn Forrester is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at D.H. Gould Company, NYLife Securities LLC, New York Life, and Life Time Fitness. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, and charitable and corporate clients by providing financial planning, portfolio management through wrap and unified managed accounts, and brokerage and insurance product distribution. The firm utilizes model portfolios, affiliated and third-party strategies, and offers non-discretionary advisory services alongside commission-based brokerage activities.