Bethany Tice is a financial advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC in McLean, VA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials with seven years of industry experience. Her prior employment includes roles at Rockefeller Financial LLC, Mercer Global Advisors Inc., and Manning and Napier Advisors. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $4.5 billion in assets for over 6,100 clients. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, model asset allocation strategies, and sub-advised solutions that integrate tactical, active, and passive investment approaches.

Alexandra Payne is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed advisor at SEIA with seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include five years at Creative Planning, LLC and two years at SBSB Financial Advisors. SEIA serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional and charitable entities, through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical adjustments and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management, supported by an in-house Investment Solutions Group and Investment Committee.

Robert Fratkin is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 55 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with the American Political Items Collectors, a 501(c)(3) educational organization, where he served as past president and executive editor. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations and uses third-party sub-advisers while acting as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable.

Cole Luther is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with one year of industry experience. He is currently with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC and has prior experience at Navy Federal Credit Union and Quantico Financial. He studied at the University of Tennessee Knoxville from 2021 to 2025. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and portfolio management through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm employs third-party portfolio managers accessed via the Envestnet platform and offers a range of overlay services and a Private Wealth Consulting program for high-net-worth clients.

Michael Bolen is a financial advisor at United Brokerage Services, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with United Brokerage Services since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he manages residential real estate on a part-time basis. United Brokerage Services, Inc. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, 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 affiliations with United Bank and Wells Fargo.

John Weber IV is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Curi Capital, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Curi RMB Capital, LLC, RMB Capital, LLC, and Omega Wealth Management LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner in a real estate investment business. Curi Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.6 billion in assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and family offices with a focus on a long-term, fundamental investment approach across equities and fixed income.

Nathan Vandemeulebroecke is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently working at Bogart Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Bogart Wealth, he spent four years at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and four years at Severna Park High School. Bogart Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity analysis, technical factors, and top-down asset allocation to manage client portfolios, offering both traditional and non-traditional investment options alongside coordinated tax preparation and estate planning tools.

Jack Wrenn is a CFP® professional at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cary Street Partners and OSAIC. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses, managing approximately $7.14 billion in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm’s investment approach is long-term and asset-allocation driven, combining actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income securities, and model portfolios tailored to clients' objectives.

David Vitt is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. in Arlington, VA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at United Brokerage Services, Capital One Investment Services, and Chevy Chase Financial Services Corporation. He also serves as president and CEO of Vitt Wealth Management, LLC. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on individualized advice and diversified asset allocation strategies implemented through in-house or third-party portfolio management.

Dawn Wright is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC. She previously worked at CIC Wealth, LLC and Knollwood Investment Advisory. Outside of her advisory role, Wright is involved in insurance planning and manages a farming property. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm combines centrally managed investment strategies with locally managed portfolios and offers a broad range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and sub-advisory roles with a focus on tailored client solutions across various asset classes.

Mark Amberg is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Verdence Capital Advisors, LLC since 2023. His prior experience includes twelve years at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and leases residential properties in Alexandria, Virginia. Verdence Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, business entities, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, employing a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various investment vehicles tailored to client objectives.

Philip Sapienza is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at CoStar Group and the University of Richmond. 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 using diversified, buy-and-hold allocations with actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Ryan Miller is a financial advisor at SEIA with one year of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to joining SEIA, he has worked at Charles Schwab and also has experience outside the financial sector, including in retail and food service. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic macro asset-allocation with tactical adjustments, integrating quantitative and qualitative research, and primarily emphasizes non-discretionary asset management.

Brianna Matro is a financial advisor at Range Advisory, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Range Advisory serves individual clients across the wealth spectrum, providing financial planning, investment advice, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party models, integrates AI tools into client interactions, and uses a flat subscription fee structure for advisory services.

Christopher Krell is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently with Cassaday & Company, Inc., where he has worked since 1997 in various capacities, including his role as a principal and senior vice president. Krell serves on the board of Cassaday’s Donor Advised Fund, overseeing charitable giving decisions. 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 and offers fiduciary services for ERISA plan engagements.

Rohan Patel is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Vanguard Marketing Corporation and TIAA-CREF. Outside of his advisory work, Patel is a silent partner in two convenience store and gas station businesses and works as a food delivery driver. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, institutions, and nonprofits. The firm manages approximately $12 billion in assets and integrates wealth management with coordinated tax and accounting services through its affiliation with Forvis Mazars, LLP.

Hazel Toler is a financial advisor at Rossby Financial, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Outside of advising, she has been involved with Joes Seafood Stonecrab and Prime Steak since 2015. Rossby Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, pension plans, corporations, and other business entities, managing approximately $565 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses a variety of analytical approaches to tailor diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes and offers services including wrap-fee programs and retirement-plan advice under the DOL fiduciary framework.

Thomas Callahan is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Range Advisory, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and Equitable Advisors. Range Advisory serves individual clients across the wealth spectrum, providing financial planning, investment advice, and discretionary portfolio management with a focus on tax-aware strategies and integration of proprietary AI tools.

William Mayo is a financial advisor with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Snowden Lane Partners since 2015. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients with customized portfolio management and investment consulting, utilizing multi-team resources and a broad range of investment tools and strategies.

Dominique Hopkins is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Navy Federal Financial Group and Navy Federal Investment Services since 2015. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union, individual investors, and trusts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and an automated ETF-based Digital Investor product. The firm utilizes model portfolios managed by third-party managers on platforms such as Envestnet, providing account monitoring, rebalancing, and optional tax and impact overlay services.