William Taylor is a financial advisor at Kirk Capital Advisors LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Kirk Capital Advisors since 2020, following roles at West Financial Services and 1st Portfolio, Inc. He serves as a board member of the Financial Planning Association of the National Capital Area. Kirk Capital Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a blend of modern portfolio theory, fundamental, and technical analysis. The firm manages discretionary portfolios and oversees held-away retirement accounts, offering a wrap-fee program with institutional custody through Pershing and Schwab.

Manjot Grewal is a financial advisor at Empire Advisors Wealth Management LLC with Series 65 credentials and over 12 years of experience at Miller Consulting Group, LLC. He joined Empire Advisors Wealth Management in 2026. Empire Advisors Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a multi-method investment process and emphasizes a long-term trading approach with documented risk-tolerance profiles.

Sharan Sawhney is a financial advisor at Empire Advisors Wealth Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Avantax Investment Services, Inc. for two years. Outside of his advisory role, Sawhney is a CPA and serves as the Director of Tax Services at Miller Consulting Group, LLC. Empire Advisors Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a variety of analytical methods and a long-term trading approach. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services with a focus on mutual funds, equities, ETFs, fixed income, REITs, and inflation-protected bonds.

Alexander Tagliareni is a financial advisor at Variant Private Wealth LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles in hospitality and education before joining the firm. Variant Private Wealth provides fee-based comprehensive and goal-based financial planning and individualized investment management to a range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers consolidated reporting for multi-custodian relationships and sponsors a wrap-fee program with portfolio management tailored to client-specific financial plans and asset allocation guidelines.

Michael Burns is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Campion Asset Management, LLC since 2017, with a brief tenure at Icma Rc in 2018. Burns also spent four years at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University early in his career. Campion Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individual investors and tax-exempt organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process that combines macroeconomic analysis, active security selection, and passive ETF implementation, managing approximately $228 million for about 106 clients.

Malee Turner is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. She is currently with Reframe Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Financial Growth Partners. Outside of financial advising, Malee manages a massage business, Malee Thai Massage, where she performs receptionist duties. Reframe Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach is grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and employs a wrap fee program that integrates transaction and custodial costs with its advisory fee.

Jason Howell is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and is the principal of Jason Howell Company in Fairfax, VA. He has taught personal finance as an adjunct professor at American University since 2015 and at George Mason University since 2020. Jason Howell Company serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and family office administrative services. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach with a core-and-satellite structure, incorporates ESG screening, and offers educational seminars and workshops to various groups.

Mark Primeau is a financial advisor at PrimeauMayer Financial with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Virtue Capital Management and Knights of Columbus Insurance. Outside of his advisory role, Primeau is a managing member of PrimeauMayer Agency LLC, where he assists high-net-worth individuals and business owners with financial analysis and planning unrelated to investments. PrimeauMayer Advisors LLC provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes model portfolios managed by third-party sub-advisers and offers a wrap-fee program that combines advisory services and trading costs, while also addressing a broad investment universe including alternative asset classes.

Jayden Liu is a financial advisor at B&L Wealth Group, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining B&L Wealth Group in 2024, he worked at Bank of America for nine years and was self-employed for eight years. B&L Wealth Group provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm also offers sub-advised portfolio management to other registered investment advisers and serves a notable non-U.S. client segment.

Jessica Doll is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Reframe Wealth, LLC since 2021 and previously spent seven years with TIAA-CREF. Reframe Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and related consulting services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with a long-term orientation, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, direct indexing, and third-party managers, while delegating portfolio construction and trading to a sub-advisor.

Jeffrey Zures is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been a principal at Sanchez & Zures, LLC since 2006. The firm provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on a long-term, passive investment approach using primarily exchange-traded funds. Sanchez & Zures offers portfolio construction, ongoing rebalancing, written financial plans, and retirement rollover advice, operating under ERISA fiduciary standards when applicable.

Cody Cashman is a financial advisor at Capital Assets Planning Incorporated with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory roles, he served as the Commissioner of the Revenue for the City of Falls Church from 2021 to 2025. Capital Assets Planning, Inc. provides financial planning and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering customized plans covering cash flow, retirement, tax, insurance, and estate considerations. The firm uses client interviews and risk-tolerance questionnaires to tailor recommendations and typically implements investments through third-party managers.

Kelly Cappello is a financial advisor at Argo Wealth Advisory, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for 20 years before joining Argo Wealth Advisory in 2025. Argo Wealth Advisory provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental-analysis approach with a generally long-term orientation, using model portfolios comprised of mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, bonds, and options, while also incorporating Independent Manager overlays and borrowing within separately managed account structures.

Tyler Harper is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Variant Private Wealth LLC. Before joining Variant, he worked at Valeo Financial Advisors LLC and Precision for Medicine. Outside of finance, he has experience in secondary education and worked at Manhattan Pizza. Variant Private Wealth provides fee-based financial planning and individualized investment management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, and corporations. The firm builds investment recommendations from client-specific financial plans using fundamental and technical analysis, and manages wrapped accounts through its sponsored wrap-fee program.

Timothy Mayer is a financial advisor at PrimeauMayer Financial with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several related entities since 2016, including his own firm, Mayer Practice Limited Liability Company, which provides life and health insurance services. PrimeauMayer Advisors LLC offers investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes third-party sub-advisers to manage model portfolios tailored to clients’ risk profiles and administers a wrap-fee program combining advisory services and trading costs.

Jason Hemeon is a financial advisor at Argo Wealth Advisory, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Argo Wealth Advisory in 2025, he worked at Raymond James & Associates Inc. for seven years and held several roles at Wells Fargo and BB&T Investment Services earlier in his career. Argo Wealth Advisory provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and 3(21) retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses a fundamental-analysis approach with a long-term orientation and integrates model portfolios, options, and Independent Manager overlays in a compact advisory model.

Christian Polito is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Clarion Wealth Management Partners and has previously worked at EverSource Wealth Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, Spire Investment Partners, Keel Point, McAdam LLC, and VOYA Financial Advisors. Christian is also licensed to provide non-variable insurance and annuities as a side activity. Clarion Wealth Management Partners offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth households, small business owners, nonprofit organizations, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary account management, utilizing long-term buy-and-hold and short-term trading strategies across various securities and emphasizes participant education and retirement planning services.

Peter Rechter is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Rechter Wealth Management, LLC since 2003, where he serves as one of two advisors. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, as well as to small businesses, non-profits, trusts, and estates. Rechter Wealth Management, LLC manages approximately $98.7 million in billable assets, operating on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on tailored multi-asset allocation plans and diversified mutual fund exposures. The firm is notable for its client-approval trading process, quarterly portfolio reviews, and a CFP-led oversight approach.

Robert Fredeen III is a financial advisor with AD Deum Funds, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AGM Institute, Mark Trost Financial, Bull Run Financial Group, Rillhurst Capital, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. AD Deum Funds primarily serves individual investors through discretionary portfolio management, investment planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm uses an options-centric investment approach informed by option dealer positioning signals and algorithmic tools, offering tailored strategies that may include derivatives, leverage, and short positions, along with a paid newsletter and subscription-based consulting services.

Ning Jin is a financial advisor at Florin Group, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Florin Group, Jin held roles at Fortune and Beyond, J&J Premier Financial Alliance, and various companies in other sectors. Florin Group provides personalized investment management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth and multigenerational households, offering portfolio management and financial plans tailored to individual client needs. The firm emphasizes tax-aware implementation and multigenerational engagement, including senior-care planning and assisted-living fee negotiation.