Beth Levine is a financial advisor at XML Financial Group with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with XML Financial and its affiliated entities since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she is the sole owner of Coyote Sun LLC, a holding company for rental properties. XML Financial Group provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and wrap fee programs to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm operates through a multi-advisor team model and uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, along with third-party managers and an internal Investment Committee, to tailor portfolios to client needs.

Michael Torrey is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with 27 years of experience. He previously worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. for 17 years and Capital Planning & Investments, Inc. for 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, Torrey serves as an advisor to the Marine Corps Community Services pension plan and is a managing member of TNT Financial Services, where he provides insurance sales and business consulting. Arkadios Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a range of advisory programs and an internal portfolio team that supports customized investment strategies across multiple asset classes.

Dia Vante Brown is a financial advisor with Beacon Capital Management, Inc. holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Beacon, Brown worked at Midland National Life Insurance Company, Protective Life Insurance Company, Investment Distributors Inc, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, LLC, and Bankers Life and Advisory Services. Beacon Capital Management provides third-party model portfolio management and discretionary portfolio management to advisory platforms and retail advisors, serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs data-driven tactical allocation strategies primarily executed through ETFs and mutual funds.

Robert Len is a financial advisor at CW Advisors, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and the Series 65 license. Prior to joining CW Advisors in 2025, he worked at RDL Financial, Inc. dba Wolf Group Capital Advisors for 16 years and had a 27-year tenure with Wolf Group Capital Advisors. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $15 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, employing a Core-and-Satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, strategic, quantitative, and ESG strategies across multiple asset classes.

Meredith Wade is a financial advisor at XML Financial Group with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and SunTrust Advisory Services. XML Financial Group serves a broad retail client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm uses a multi-advisor team model to provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, combining fundamental and technical analysis with access to alternative investments and affiliated managers.

Samuel Woo is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC in Bethesda, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining AlphaCore, he worked at SPC Financial, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. from 2023 to 2025. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm with approximately 70 advisors managing about $13 billion. The firm serves individuals, entities, and institutional investors, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and sub-advisory services. AlphaCore emphasizes alternative investments alongside traditional asset classes using fundamental macro analysis and manager due diligence to construct multi-asset portfolios.

Victoria Pazzalia is a financial advisor with McAdam LLC in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at McAdam LLC since 2014 and was previously with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of finance, she has worked as a background extra on a television show. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting, implementing portfolios primarily through fundamental analysis and utilizing a range of investment vehicles tailored to client risk tolerance and objectives.

Max Molina III is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Bankers Life and MassMutual Life Insurance Co, before joining Navy Federal Investment Services. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm primarily delivers advice through managed advisory programs featuring third-party portfolio managers on the Envestnet platform and provides both advisory and commission-based channels through its affiliation with a banking and credit union group.

Jordan Rubin is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65-registered advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Modera Wealth Management, LLC and has held prior roles at Bernhardt Wealth Management, Evermay Wealth Management, and Manchester Capital Management. Modera Wealth Management, LLC provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios and offering supplemental strategies such as independent managers, private placements, and optional ESG integration.

Frank Gyesaw is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, based in Vienna, VA, and has 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with various Navy Federal entities since 2007 and briefly with Ameriprise in 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as a temporary manager at Good Shepherd Clinic in Kumasi, Ghana. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union and other clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm primarily delivers advice through managed advisory programs using third-party portfolio managers and supports layered investment solutions and automated ETF portfolios.

Emily Parent is a financial advisor with Founders Financial Securities LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has nine years of industry experience. She previously worked at Fortune Financial Services, Brooklight Place Securities, Inc., and Interactive Financial Advisors. Outside her advisory role, she serves as a financial advisor, insurance producer, and tax preparer at Shenandoah Financial Advisors. Founders Financial Securities provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives managing approximately $4.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and specialized services, including retirement guidance and 1031 exchange consulting, while delegating investment decisions to its advisers who may provide discretionary or non-discretionary management.

Thomas Wagaman is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. in McLean, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Georgetown Insurance Service, Inc. He also manages financial planning services at Cassaday & Company Wealth Management, LLC, focusing on client onboarding and analysis. Cassaday & Company provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses, managing approximately $7.14 billion in discretionary assets. The firm uses a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of financial planning and consulting services.

Matthew Martindale is a financial advisor at Keel Point, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Amazon from 2016 to 2021. Keel Point is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $4.07 billion and serving individuals, institutional investors, retirement plan sponsors, and corporations. The firm employs a team-based approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis to provide portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services across various asset classes.

Pauline Rosenstein is a CFP® with over 50 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at StoneX Advisors Inc. since 2015. Prior to that, she was associated with StoneX Securities Inc. beginning in 2014. Outside of her advisory work, she holds the position of Vice President at Lakeside Productions, a photography business she has been involved with since 1993. She is also a member of Rotary International's Baileys Crossroads Club and the American Association of University Women. StoneX Advisors Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of advisor-managed portfolios, proprietary models, and third-party money managers across various platforms to implement client strategies.

Leonardo Scotti is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to entering the financial industry, he spent nine years in full-time education. 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 focused on diversified, buy-and-hold allocations using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Cesar Ortega is a financial advisor at CW Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Wolf Group Capital Advisors, Wade Financial Advisory, and Cresta Advisors. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $15 billion in assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension plans, using a Core-and-Satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, strategic, quantitative, and ESG strategies across diverse asset classes.

Tomeka Brown is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She is currently with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC and has held previous roles at Charles Schwab, Merrill, and TIAA-CREF. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm employs managed advisory programs that utilize third-party portfolio managers and supports both discretionary and automated investment solutions.

Joshua Lipscomb is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. in McLean, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at OSAIC, CW Advisors, Wolf Group Capital Advisors, and Virginia Asset Management, as well as non-financial positions at James Madison University and in landscaping businesses. 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 that emphasizes diversified, buy-and-hold allocations using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Melissa Powers is a CFP® professional at SEIA with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Brown Advisory and Lincoln Financial Advisors prior to joining SEIA. SEIA is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving retail and high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining asset allocation with quantitative and qualitative security selection, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement consulting services.

David Gilbert is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc since 2001 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Mason Investment Advisory Services provides fee-based financial planning and investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable institutions. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term strategic asset allocation, disciplined rebalancing, and rigorous manager selection, managing approximately $13.2 billion in assets with a team of 31 advisors.