Connor Stanley is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience, currently with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC. He previously worked at Bridgemark Wealth Management and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of advisory work, Stanley is also involved in selling insurance products to meet clients’ needs. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, businesses, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm utilizes a combination of centrally managed strategies and locally managed portfolios, investing across various asset classes and offering specialized services including ESG models, sub-advisory roles, and portfolio consulting.

Joseph Carter III is a financial advisor at United Brokerage Services, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at AmeriEstate Legal and ASC Financial Planners, as well as Global Atlantic Financial Company and Global Atlantic Distributors, LLC. United Brokerage Services, Inc. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and trust clients through various wrap fee and advisory programs. The firm primarily manages client assets on a non-discretionary basis, offering a range of investment approaches and maintaining an affiliation with United Bank through its parent company, United Asset Management Corporation.

Adam Huke is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial planner at Cassaday & Company, Inc. He has worked at Cassaday & Company and its related entities since 2003 and has also been associated with Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he is an insurance agent affiliated with BSI, Inc. and Jurs Montgomery Brokerage. Cassaday & Company manages investment portfolios and provides financial planning and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm follows a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach, emphasizing diversified, buy-and-hold allocations primarily using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Daniel Schueren is a financial advisor with Principal Advised Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Merrill Lynch and Vanguard before joining Principal Financial Group entities in 2021. Principal Advised Services provides investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, offering both non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary wrap-fee investment management program called SimpleInvest. The firm combines third-party methodologies with proprietary models and is distinguished by its integration within the Principal Financial Group family, enabling access to affiliated products and services.

Natalie Gosselin is a financial advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cardinal Wealth Management and XML Financial, LLC. Spire Wealth Management serves individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, employing a combination of advisor-constructed portfolios, model asset allocation strategies, and sub-advised solutions. The firm manages approximately $4.5 billion in assets and supports over 6,100 clients through both active and passive investment approaches.

Olive Mitchell is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with six years of industry experience, currently working at Curi Capital, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Cerity Partners LLC, Maryland Capital Management, LLC, Founders Land, and Maryland Spine Center. Curi Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, institutions, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach combining in-house strategies with external managers and offers a range of services such as Wealth Management, Asset Management, Retirement Plan Solutions, and Family Office Services.

Michael Bond is a financial advisor at McAdam LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including PKS Investments, Madison Avenue Securities, Agia, and Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, he has prior experience working in the coffee industry. McAdam LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-team approach, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with a mix of traditional and alternative investments, and offers services such as a tiered subscription planning product and estate-document creation.

Michael Battaglia is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Brighton Jones LLC since 2011. Brighton Jones serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth families, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive wealth services such as personal CFO programs, discretionary investment management, tax preparation, and access to private investment opportunities. The firm employs a holistic, balance-sheet approach and utilizes independent managers alongside proprietary investment vehicles.

Brian Ullsperger is a financial advisor at Andersen with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has been with Wtas LLC since 2010. Andersen provides full-service investment consulting and performance measurement to successful individuals, families, and related entities. The firm operates as a non-discretionary investment consultant, developing strategic investment plans and using portfolio optimization techniques while integrating investment advice with tax and financial planning.

Victoria Holcom is a CFP® professional at Bogart Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. She has been with Bogart Wealth since 2022 and previously worked at The Cheesecake Factory. Victoria studied at George Mason University from 2017 to 2021. Bogart Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm uses model portfolios managed by an Investment Portfolio Committee and offers both traditional and non-traditional investment options, including direct indexing and private-market alternatives.

Elise Wente is a CFP® affiliated with Bogart Wealth, LLC and has worked in the financial industry since 2023. Prior to joining Bogart Wealth in 2024, she gained experience at Vanguard and Slattery Perkins Ramirez LLC. Her background also includes education-related roles at Virginia Tech and Antonian College Prep. Bogart Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity analysis and top-down asset allocation to manage client portfolios, offering access to both traditional and non-traditional investment options through discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Eli Lerner is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC. His prior roles include positions at BDO Wealth Advisors, Merrill, West Financial Services, and GHP Investment Advisors. He also has experience at the University of Maryland and Camp Ramah New England. Choreo serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering services including portfolio management, financial planning, and outsourced CIO consulting. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process combined with quantitative screening and due diligence to manage investments through various vehicles such as model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and private funds.

Matthew Cheney is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and currently serves as a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC. He previously worked at Connectus Wealth and Horan Capital Management, LLC. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a variety of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach centered on low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and alternative investments.

Kyle Smith is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in financial advising, currently with SEIA. He has previously worked at SES LLC, Royal Alliance Associates, and SII. Outside of SEIA, he also serves as an advisor for Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical adjustments, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Germaine Broussard is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Broussard is the founder and president of Troop Treats, a nonprofit organization. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations and uses third-party sub-advisers, regularly monitoring accounts while acting as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable.

Joshua Rivers is a CFP® professional at CW Advisors, LLC with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. His prior roles include positions at Congress Wealth Management LLC, Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc., and Lincoln Financial Advisors. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and offers wealth management, financial planning, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management.

Markus Malmgren is a financial advisor at McAdam LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at McAdam LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at Lawn Jockeys Landscaping and the University of Mary Washington. McAdam LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities by providing financial planning, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and implementation support. The firm manages client accounts on a discretionary basis using a range of investment vehicles and offers specialized exposures, alongside innovative services such as a tiered weekly subscription planning product and monitored use of artificial intelligence tools in advisory work.

Anthony Rush is a financial advisor at McAdam LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at McAdam since 2018. Prior to joining McAdam, he served in the US Army and held roles at the Office of the US Secretary of State, Muscogee Staffing Solutions, LLC, and Nexus Fusion, where he currently consults on business and product development. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis to construct portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and individual securities, and offers a tiered subscription financial-planning service along with access to alternative and specialized investment strategies.

Carmen Bississo is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cassaday & Company, Inc. She has worked at both Cassaday & Company and Royal Alliance since 2008. Outside of her advisory role, she is a co-owner of a studio leased with her husband. Cassaday & Company manages investment portfolios and provides financial planning and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach emphasizing diversified, buy-and-hold allocations, primarily using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Terri Laflam is a financial advisor with Choreo, LLC in Potomac, MD, holding a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. She previously worked at RSM US Wealth Management LLC and RSM US LLP, where she spent a combined 19 years. Choreo provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment process emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios overseen by a centralized management team and an Investment Committee.