Richard Horner Jr. is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Bank. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union, individual investors, and trusts by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm uses model portfolios managed by third-party managers and provides account monitoring, rebalancing, and optional tax and impact overlay services.

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® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at SEIA. Her prior roles include five years at Creative Planning, LLC and experience at several other firms including SBSB Financial Advisors and Spire Investment Partners. SEIA provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a client-driven investment process supported by research and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary managed account programs, serving over 9,500 clients with approximately $22.5 billion in assets under management.

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.

Todd Wike is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial for 20 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Wike Properties, LLC, a business established to purchase an office building for branch relocation. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-driven investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and selected individual securities tailored to client goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

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® and Series 65-licensed advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. She previously worked at CIC Wealth, LLC and Knollwood Investment Advisory. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in insurance planning through CIC Risk and manages a farming property. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm combines centrally managed investment models with locally managed office strategies, employing fundamental analysis, tactical allocations, ESG risk-based models, and tax management tools across a broad network of advisors.

Emily Platt is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has worked at Range Advisory, LLC since 2025 and previously spent eight years with Wealthspire Advisors. Range Advisory serves individual clients, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth U.S. residents, providing subscription-based financial planning and portfolio advice through an online platform. The firm emphasizes client-specific asset allocation and portfolio optimization, integrating AI tools alongside human oversight in its investment process.

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. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Charles Schwab. SEIA serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations with investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a research-driven investment process combining strategic macro allocation with tactical adjustments and offers a range of managed-account programs, primarily operating on a non-discretionary basis.

Vincent Mccarron is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Triad Advisors, Inc., Obsidian Personal Planning Solutions, and National Planning Corporation. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion with 144 advisors serving individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and other institutions. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and modular sleeves, overseen by a central Investment Management team and Investment Committee, while allowing advisors to customize portfolios on various platforms.

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, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth U.S. residents, offering subscription-based financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio advice through its online platform. The firm emphasizes portfolio optimization using third-party TAMP models and integrates AI tools alongside human oversight in its investment process.

Richard Winer is a financial advisor with SteelPeak Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with SteelPeak Wealth Management since 2016 and is also an independent associate of Isagenix International, a health and nutrition product company. SteelPeak Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and family offices. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and alternative investment consulting, utilizing proprietary model portfolios and due diligence on private securities and pooled vehicles for eligible clients.

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.