Asif Kuchey is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Reston, VA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Transamerica Capital Inc, JPMorgan Securities, Bank of America, Amazon, Uber, Lyft, and several banking institutions. Outside of advising, he is the owner of Kashmir Colours LLC, a business selling home decor and ethnic clothing. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a network of investment adviser representatives and access to third-party asset managers and model portfolios supported by major strategists such as Fidelity and Goldman Sachs.

Jake Obringer is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors in Reston, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealthspire Advisors in 2021, he worked briefly at Merrill Lynch and spent several years in educational roles at Virginia Tech and in middle and high schools. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, investment advisory, and financial planning services through a relationship-driven, customized process that emphasizes institutional-style asset allocation and ongoing portfolio management.

Suzanne Moran is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with TD Bank N.A. and TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2016. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail TDIS clients, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Jamie Blum is a financial advisor with OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining OSAIC, Blum worked at Triad Hybrid Solutions, Triad Advisors, and Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell. He is president-elect of the DC Academy of Collaborative Professionals, a nonprofit focused on education and networking for collaborative divorce professionals. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing multiple program models and a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms.

David Weiss is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with the ChFC® designation and Series 65 and 63 licenses. He has five years of industry experience and has previously worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing, Creative Planning LLC, and AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base of individual and institutional investors, offering investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment banking services. The firm utilizes the Envestnet platform to provide discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a combination of proprietary models and third-party solutions.

Steven Zeigler is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Charles Schwab since 2018. Prior to his career in finance, he spent nine years with Fairfax County Public Schools. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews and investment recommendations based on Schwab’s proprietary research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not charge clients directly for advisory services.

Jared Onorato is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing before joining Commonwealth and Forge Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is a co-owner of a rental property in Reston, VA. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors to construct client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products while offering discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Ashley Galvin is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Hightower Securities, LLC and Hightower Advisors since 2011. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services.

Eric Blackman is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Equitable Advisors, LLC and Ernst and Young, as well as academic positions at the University of Maryland and Robert H. Smith School of Business. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm employs independent Investment Adviser Representatives who use a combination of custodians, third-party money managers, and platform programs to implement client-directed investment strategies.

Sarah Cato is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. She is currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member of The ARC-Finance and operates Cato Advisory, LLC, a consulting business specializing in dental transition. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with Guardian Life. The firm serves individual and institutional clients with a range of brokerage, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and advisory programs, using both proprietary and third-party investment models.

Charles Smith is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and SunTrust Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for Boy Scouts of America Troop 68. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and consulting supported by a dedicated Equity Research team and integrates services across affiliated entities.

Michael Duckett is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Lockton Financial Advisors, Lockton Investment Advisors, Lockton Companies, and Kestra Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he consults on software for Benetic. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets through over 1,100 advisors.

Kathryn Risch is a financial advisor at Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. Her prior work includes roles at Buckingham Strategic Partners, LLC and Savant Capital Management. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors, offering model portfolios, operational support, fixed-income sub-advisory services, and retirement plan investment management. The firm manages approximately $41 billion in assets and serves more than 33,000 clients through a platform that combines enterprise scale with a focused advisor base.

Sarah Burdette is a financial advisor at OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Aeon Wealth Management and Smokehouse Live. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related services through multiple program models, utilizing a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Vincent Yuen is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience and has been with TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2023. Prior to this, he was affiliated with TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. beginning in 2012. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm utilizes a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation through affiliated and third-party sub-managers and operates a cross-border Private Investment Advisor model serving certain U.S. clients virtually.

Gustavo Laguarda is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Truist Advisory Services and has been with the Truist organization since 2006, including roles at BB&T Investments and Truist Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, and integrates services across affiliated broker-dealer and banking entities.

Sonia Castillo Smith is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Tysons, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She has been with HSBC Securities since 2011 and concurrently serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank USA N.A. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of the Rotary Club of Dulles International Airport, participating in community service and scholarship committees. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering a range of client-directed and discretionary investment options supported by a multi-profile strategic and tactical asset allocation process with global resources.

Shane Twomey is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 21 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His work history includes roles at Rockefeller Capital Management, Stand Together, Verdence Capital Advisors, and operating his own firm, Twomey Capital. Outside of finance, he has been involved with Twomey Lacrosse since 2003. 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 provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering a broad range of investment and placement services.

Douglas Woodward is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank, N.A. since 2017, and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Charles Baskervill is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services and related affiliates since 2015, including prior roles at BB&T Investment Services and BB&T Securities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.