Michael Stokvis is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC specializes in financial planning and discretionary managed account programs for individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary portfolio management using model portfolios or customized strategies under a fiduciary standard.

Daniel Brown is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cypress Wealth Management, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as an expert witness and consultant for attorneys on medical malpractice and personal injury cases. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent representatives. The firm emphasizes a decentralized advisory model and provides specialized retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Andrew Thompson is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has worked with several firms including LPL Financial and Triad Advisors. His roles have spanned both advisory and brokerage services within the Wealth Enhancement network. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services (WEAS) offers 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, risk-class based investment approach combining passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

James Nguyen is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC, Biegel Waller, Complex Capital Management, LLC, and Lockheed Martin Investment Management. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management, personal trust services, and family wealth planning. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic views and secular trends, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management across equities and fixed income.

Natalie Gosselin is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 17 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Cardinal Wealth Management, XML Financial Group, LPL Financial, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term portfolios primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Thura Aung is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial LLC, Aung held positions at Rockefeller Capital Management, Truist Advisory Services, Truist Investment Services, Truist Bank, Bb&T Bank, and Bank of America. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and also operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, insurance products, and investment banking services.

Christopher Young is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he held roles at JPMorgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA from 2015 to 2022. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management, personal trust services, and family wealth planning. The firm employs a thematic investment approach that emphasizes diversification, long-term holdings, and tailored fixed-income strategies, combining trust, custody, and fund-management functions.

Julie Babcock is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Lockton Financial Advisors, LLC, Lockton Companies, LLC, and Lockton Investment Advisors, LLC between 2007 and 2021. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets using a financial planning–led investment process that includes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Gerhard Olsen is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Olsen is based in Washington, DC. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and consulting, with a notable emphasis on maintaining custody of client assets in-house.

Andrew Burton is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors. His prior work includes roles at Agia, State Farm VP Management Corp, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory duties, Burton is a board member of the St. Gerard Young Men's Association and serves as a varsity baseball assistant coach at Perry Hall High School. Valic Financial Advisors is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts with Envestnet’s platform and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through an extensive network of advisors.

Mitchell Mccarthy is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2019, following a two-year tenure at Merrill Lynch. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, leveraging internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers.

Daniel Ialeggio is a CFP® with 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has held roles within various Steward Partners entities since 2016. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and co-founded Philleo & Ialeggio Wealth Strategies. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

Valeska Santibanez Jofre is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Citigroup, she worked at JP Morgan Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. for seven years, and Bank of America and Merrill for a combined nine years. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved with Kekis Home Goods, LLC, an entrepreneurial venture she has been part of since 2020. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, leveraging internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers.

Steven Lynch is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services, Wells Fargo Clearing, UBS Financial Services, Citigroup Global Markets, and Legg Mason Wood Walker. Outside of his advisory work, he provides notary services in Bethesda, MD. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individual and institutional clients through a range of investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Zachary Haussler is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has a background that includes roles at LPL Financial and the Wealth Enhancement Group. Outside of his advisory work, Haussler is employed with the Baltimore Blast in a non-investment-related capacity. 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, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Simeon Spruill is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company. His prior roles include positions at Focus Partners Wealth, WMS Partners, and T3 Trading Group. Outside of financial advising, he works as a real estate salesperson with Fathom Realty. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing investment management, trust, custody, and financial planning services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focusing on secular trends and uses a combination of equities, fixed income, ETFs, and alternative instruments, often emphasizing longer-term holdings.

Bryan Lopez is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at HB Wealth, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to that, he spent 21 years at WMS Partners LLC and serves as the chief compliance officer for WMS Partners during the wind down of legacy private funds. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across public and private strategies, managing accounts typically on a discretionary basis while aligning portfolios with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Timothy Parker is a CFA® charterholder currently with Creative Planning, LLC. He has over 25 years of industry experience, including roles at T. Rowe Price and Brightworks Wealth. Outside of financial advisory, he has a concurrent association with Matador Resources. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and long-term strategies, while also offering access to private market investments and ancillary legal and accounting services.

Elizabeth Snyder is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of her advisory role, Snyder serves with Jewish Women International, focusing on financial education as the Financial Initiatives Chair. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a range of affiliated services including trust and insurance.

Spencer Smith is a financial advisor at ASB Capital Management LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2010. ASB Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $32.9 billion through pooled investment vehicles and institutional separate accounts. The firm offers discretionary management across equities, fixed income, and real estate, serving primarily institutional investors and employing both active and passive strategies.