Kenneth Shall Jr. is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. His professional background includes longstanding roles at both firms since 2016, as well as operating an independent insurance agency since 2001. He is also commissioned as a notary and engages in outside sales for other life and health insurance companies. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored financial planning and advisory solutions, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party investment platforms.

Thomas Regan is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Keystone Asset Management. His background also includes time at Virginia Tech University and experience with community organizations such as the Cardinal Hill Swim and Racquet Club. Cerity Partners advises a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of the end of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and incorporates a proprietary investment framework that combines quantitative screening, manager selection, and both third-party and direct security strategies, with access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

John Bernards is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2005. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Washington, DC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Le Miel, LLC, a wine making and sales business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support while offering advisors access to discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions.

Laura Siragusa is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Bethesda, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Ally Invest Securities LLC. She currently operates across multiple affiliated entities, including Alpha Solutions Group LLC and Nylife Securities LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm works with individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients, delivering tailored advice through various program types and emphasizing non-discretionary asset management.

Ann Senger is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 25 years of industry experience. She joined &PARTNERS in 2024 after eight years at Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a power of attorney for family members in investment-related matters. &PARTNERS serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a variety of analysis methods and third-party strategies, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a combination of in-house and external managers.

Nancy Cuellar is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2024 and previously spent nine years at Wells Fargo Clearing. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

Deborah Lewis is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 32 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Eagle Strategies since 2007, also associated with New York Life and Nylife Securities since the mid-1990s. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as treasurer for Advent Lutheran Church and volunteers on the Audit & Finance Committee for Gamma Phi Beta. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple advisory programs, emphasizing tailored recommendations and managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Dennis Reilly is a Series 65-registered financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He is also a Customer Advisory Director at Collibra, a data intelligence software company. Prior to his current roles, he worked at SAS for five years. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers a range of affiliated services including legal, accounting, and trust services.

Kaitlyn Fanaroff is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. She currently works at Rockefeller Financial LLC and has prior experience with J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Investment Management, Bank of America, Merrill, and Bernard R. Wolfe and Associates. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and investment banking services. The firm operates a Private Advisor model supported by a consolidated investment platform, providing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Derek Sauerwine is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Brookstone since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he owns CTS Financials LLC, a single-person practice focused on insurance products such as long-term care insurance, life insurance, and fixed annuities, primarily serving clients in Virginia. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs a range of strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models and offers portfolio management through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program.

Matthew Douglas is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 22 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2016 and previously held roles at PRUCO Securities, LLC and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory duties, he is involved in business development for NFP, focusing on insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Gerald Scheinman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 65, Series 63, and Series 66 licenses and over 10 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2022 and has prior experience at New York Life and United States Anesthesia Partners. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in an Italian deli in Washington, DC. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with a large portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Daniel Graff is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning, LLC since 2021 and previously held positions at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, LLC and Weatherstone Capital Management. He is based in McLean, VA. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in assets.

Matthew Brock is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at EP Wealth Advisors since 2026 and previously spent nine years at Divergent Planning, LLC and seven years at H. Beck, Inc. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and ancillary services including tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualifying clients.

Kristin Hayes is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked in various roles at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain referred clients. The firm uses Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and research tools to tailor recommendations to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, with trades executed only upon client authorization.

Lars Okeson is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Cresset since 2020, following a four-year tenure at Pagnato Karp Partners, LLC. Okeson serves on the accounting board of the College of William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business. Cresset Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in assets for a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven approach, combining active and passive strategies and conducting structured due diligence to tailor portfolios to client objectives and risk profiles.

Leon Jiang is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at HUB Investment Partners, Millennium Advisory Services, and other organizations prior to joining Focus Partners. His background includes roles outside traditional finance, such as experience in the food service industry. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a combination of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Benjamin Albright is a CFP® professional with one year of experience at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe, he spent nine years at The Family Firm and has served in the U.S. Marine Corps since 2008. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individual and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Morgan Pearsall II is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services, where he has worked since 2016, including prior roles at SunTrust Advisory Services and Suntrust Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, Pearsall serves as Vice-Chairman and At-Large Representative for the Prince William County Historical Commission, which advises on local historical preservation efforts. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, employing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enhanced research.

Ryan Mccall is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2007, with a period overlapping a role at Clarendon Wealth Management since 2011. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.