Matthew Mendelsohn is the sole advisor at PortfolioArc, L.L.C., an independent firm based in Arlington, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. PortfolioArc provides portfolio management, asset allocation analysis, and portfolio advice to individuals, couples, families, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $30 million using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across multiple security types, including stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and options. Its investment approach features active use of derivatives, particularly index options, and margin borrowing, with discretionary management and frequent portfolio reviews.

I founded Mabery Consulting to support individuals who want to enter retirement with clarity and confidence. As a CFP® professional and the owner of a fee‑only, fiduciary advisor, I guide clients who want to understand how to prepare for retirement and how to pay themselves sustainably once they’re in it. My approach is warm, transparent, and grounded in the belief that retirement should feel secure, intentional, and deeply personal. Feel free to see my website at www.maberyconsulting.com

Joseph Punio is a financial advisor with Vivuto, LLC in Washington, DC, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He worked at Morgan Stanley from 2015 to 2018 before founding Vivuto in 2018. Vivuto serves individual investors, including high-net-worth individuals, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management and investment advice that integrates charting, technical and fundamental analysis, and modern portfolio theory across a variety of asset classes. The firm typically operates with discretionary authority and manages accounts on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis.

David Mckinney is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 32 years of experience, operating McKinney Financial Planning & Management in Vienna, VA. He previously worked at Signator Investors, Inc. and has maintained his own firm since 1994. In addition to advisory services, he is engaged as an independent insurance agent selling fixed insurance products and serves as a power of attorney and executor for a family member. McKinney Financial Planning & Management serves individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses, providing financial planning and consultative services with a focus on tailored investment strategies, strategic asset allocation, and a buy-and-hold approach using indexed mutual funds and ETFs. The firm operates on a fee-for-service basis without asset custody or discretionary management.

Raul Sonza is a financial advisor at Cabildo Capital LLC in Washington, DC, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cabildo Capital since 2018, following a three-year tenure at Friel Asset Management LLC. Cabildo Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, tailoring investment strategies to clients' goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with proprietary research to actively manage individualized portfolios, often under discretionary authority.

Koby Clark is a financial advisor at Beckett Clark Private Wealth, LLC in Bethesda, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Archer Investment Corporation and Orion Consulting INC. Beckett Clark Private Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm offers asset management and comprehensive portfolio management, utilizing various analysis methods and may employ active trading and alternative strategies tailored to client goals.

Christopher Passarelli is a financial advisor at Bull Run Investment Management LLC in McLean, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Spectrum Financial, Morgan Stanley, and TD Ameritrade. Bull Run Investment Management LLC provides portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combined fundamental and technical analysis investment approach and offers its strategies through a Charles Schwab separately managed account platform for other advisers.

Stephen Cromwell is a financial advisor with Cromwell Investment Advisory, LLC, where he has worked since 2011. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Cromwell & Associates, LLC, a tax preparation and accounting business. Cromwell Investment Advisory, LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients. The firm combines portfolio management with integrated tax and accounting services, utilizing both charting and fundamental analysis to manage client assets directly through discretionary trading strategies.

When you choose to work with Discovery Wealth Planning, you work directly with the firm’s founder, Chris Urban. He offers Hourly, Retirement-Focused Personal Financial Planning with an emphasis on Cash Flow Planning, Investment Advice, Tax Strategies, and Insurance Guidance Ideal for Ages 55+. Chris has the CFP®, RICP® and TPCP® certifications. Chris employs a life-centered approach to helping clients achieve their financial goals. He takes time to understand each client’s current situation, goals, values and purpose before proposing strategies to grow and protect their wealth. His specialties include retirement income, tax and investment planning. Chris has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to founding Discovery Wealth Planning, Chris served as a wealth advisor at an investment advisory firm in Northern Virginia. He previously held various roles in the capital markets and investor services divisions at a large institutional firm, working in both Boston and Los Angeles. Chris is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® practitioner, a Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) and a Tax Planning Certified Professional (TPCP®). Chris has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, and a Master of Business Administration from Boston University. Chris lives in Vienna, Virginia, with his wife Lauren and daughters Avery and Sienna. In his free time, he enjoys running, biking, playing golf and pickleball, and watching college football and golf on TV.

Joseph Connor IV is the principal of Connor Capital Management, LLC in Vienna, Virginia, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 31 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2011. Outside of investment management, he serves as president of Intelligent Divorce Solutions, LLC, providing financial-related divorce consulting, and is a board member of SuperLeaders, a nonprofit supporting at-risk youth in Washington, DC. Connor Capital Management serves individuals, trusts, foundations, pensions, and corporations by providing personalized financial planning and investment management. The firm manages approximately $46.8 million in client assets across 60 accounts on a non-discretionary basis, employing a mix of mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, options, and private placements guided primarily by fundamental research.

Tyler Weerden is a financial advisor at Layered Financial, LLC in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he has worked as a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of State since 2020 and served with the Connecticut State Police from 2013 to 2020. His work as a Special Agent involves criminal and administrative investigations as well as protection duties for government officials. Layered Financial is a single-advisor firm that provides financial planning and consulting services to individual clients without managing client assets. The firm develops plans using cash-flow analysis, tax and estate planning, risk management, and client-specific investment strategies, typically delivering comprehensive plans and reviews on a fixed-fee basis.

Justin Moorhead is a financial advisor with Seslia Securities in Takoma Park, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked with Seslia Securities since 1992 and has operated related entities since 1990. Moorhead is also a licensed insurance producer with the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Seslia Securities provides investment management services to individual and institutional clients, including educational institutions, endowments, nonprofits, trusts, and corporations. The firm typically uses diversified portfolios with a 60% equity and 40% income allocation and offers portfolio monitoring under limited discretionary agreements, along with insurance products through licensed brokers.

Urenna Okoye is a financial advisor at Izuchi LLC in Beltsville, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Izuchi, Okoye worked at CSP Financial Group LLC and has been involved with The Wealth Building CPA since 2018. Outside of advisory work, Okoye provides financial education through courses, speaking engagements, social media, and writing. Izuchi LLC offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment monitoring and consulting services to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes educational workshops and supports clients in managing self-directed brokerage accounts using fundamental and technical analysis without accepting performance-based fees.

Nicholas Caramanica is a Certified Financial Planner® and holds a Series 63 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Arlington Wealth Planning, LLC, where he has worked since 2012. He also owns Caramanica Consulting, LLC and Slopeside Rentals, LLC, two non-investment related businesses. Arlington Wealth Planning is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving primarily individual clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans and other corporate plan sponsors. The firm provides customized discretionary asset management, financial planning, ongoing advisement, educational seminars, and contracted tax preparation services.

Edward Tuvin is the principal of Tuvin & Tuvin, Ltd., an independent advisory firm based in Bethesda, MD. He has over 30 years of experience with the firm and holds additional roles outside of investment advising, including serving as CEO of a mortgage brokerage and managing partner of a private family partnership. Tuvin & Tuvin, Ltd. provides non-discretionary investment consulting and portfolio construction services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm tailors advice to client objectives and risk profiles, primarily recommending mutual funds and ETFs, while clients retain final decision authority.

Dewayne Ellis is the principal advisor and founder of The Wealth Syndicate LLC, an independent firm based in Silver Spring, MD. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. Prior to establishing his firm in 2015, Ellis developed expertise in financial planning and portfolio management. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance producer affiliated with MassMutual and serves as a general agent for Ameritas, Ohio National, and Crump, offering various commissionable insurance products. The Wealth Syndicate LLC provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $5.35 million in assets for about 75 clients. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, prepares individualized Investment Policy Statements, delivers written financial plans, and offers a paid monthly newsletter along with periodic client webinars.

Sergio started his career with the most rigorous academic training. He earned the degree of Masters of Science and PhD (UCLA, 2007, 2011 respectively) and worked for the National Academies and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration creating and developing numerical models that are used to help advance understanding on topics that include hurricane prediction and stock market evolution. He has extensive experience creating and interpreting results of what is known as Monte Carlo simulations, that today are used at the core of comprehensive financial plans. Sergio obtained the Certified Financial Planner CFP® certification (industry standard) awarded to fiduciary financial advisors that abide by its Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, and that meet its educational, knowledge and experience requirements. Sergio was recruited in the financial industry and worked for a Fortune 500 financial company where he lead a team that serviced hundreds of families and individual investors. He also served as part of leadership directly serving more than 60 financial advisory teams, aiming to improve the depth of their client service and support their career advancement. Sergio regularly lectures on Personal Finance topics with the National Institute of Transitional Planning. He has spoken on the topic at the Treasury department and at the World Bank. He has also been a speaker at dozens of professional organization meetings, nationally and internationally. With 25 years of experience blending rigorous objectivity and the subjective, Sergio founded Personal Financial Partners, a firm that provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, and businesses. The firm operates as a fiduciary, helping clients apply high quality academic research, and leverage the latest technology and the most established financial institutions.

Francisco Anguita Veliz is a financial advisor with Amauta Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He founded Amauta LLC in 2015 and previously worked at LPL Financial from 2015 to 2017. Amauta LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis, offering discretionary portfolio management and fixed-fee financial plans while serving a geographically diverse client base, including a significant proportion of non-U.S. clients.

J Knight is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Winston Paul Capital Management, Inc. He has held roles at several firms, including Research Financial Strategies and Sword & Shield Insurance Group, and maintains ownership of Knight Chow Construction Services, a construction materials provider. His outside business activities also include acting as a licensed insurance agent and involvement in a business support service. Winston Paul Capital Management, Inc. offers discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily to individual investors and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis for portfolio construction and provides ERISA 3(21) services, including investment policy statement development and participant education for retirement plans.

Arturo Rodriguez is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Simplexity Investment Management, LLC, with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Simplexity since its founding in 2013. Simplexity Investment Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, other investment advisers, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm primarily uses mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies.