Lauren Gretchen is a financial advisor at Invested Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Abundance Wealth Counselors and Triad Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Swayze LLC, a compliance consulting business. Invested Advisors provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm focuses on goal-driven portfolio construction tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, often utilizing third-party managers and specialist strategies.

James Lee is a financial advisor at Lee-Kelleher Wealth Management with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Lee serves as an advisory board member for Adoptions Together, a nonprofit organization that helps people find adopting families. Lee-Kelleher Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, trusts, foundations, and other business entities. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct diversified portfolios and provides discretionary portfolio management alongside financial and retirement plan consulting services.

Jordan Wilson is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Blueprint Wealth Management Inc. in Ellicott City, MD, and has held registered representative roles at Steven M. Molesky and Associates and Kalos Capital since 2013. Blueprint Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with integrated financial planning and discretionary investment management, emphasizing long-term, broadly diversified allocations implemented primarily through indexed mutual funds and ETFs.

James Lee is a financial advisor with Lee Financial Associates, Inc. in Ellicott City, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at OSAIC and Lee Financial Associates, LLC since 2004 and 2005 respectively. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as president of Lee Financial Associates, Inc., where he also acts as an insurance agent. Lee Financial Associates serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities through a two-advisor team supporting about 39 client relationships. The firm emphasizes written financial planning and arranges investment management by selecting and monitoring third-party money managers, primarily using SEI model portfolios while clients retain custody with those third parties.

Joseph Jacques is a financial advisor at Jacques Advisors, LLC in Rockville, MD, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Jacques Advisors since 2000 and also owns Jacques and Associates, Certified Public Accounts, LLC, a separate accounting firm. Jacques Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm offers customized portfolios utilizing a blend of in-house analysis, institutional models, and third-party managers, combining advisory, brokerage, and accounting capabilities within a small, credentialed team.

Matthew Sanchez is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Ivy League Financial Advisors LLC since 2019, following prior roles at The Wealth Consulting Group and Pinnacle Advisory Group. Ivy League Financial Advisors LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, with an investment approach that includes constructing Growth or Withdrawal portfolios across various asset classes and providing trustee-directed ERISA services and participant education.

William Kelleher is a financial advisor at Lee, Kelleher & Klein Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, OpenText, Foothold Technology, and Yelp Inc. since beginning his advisory career in 2024. Lee, Kelleher & Klein Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental security analysis and modern portfolio theory, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews.

Charles Marks is a financial advisor at Marks Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Marks Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management services, including financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management, with a focus on globally allocated portfolios that primarily use exchange-traded funds alongside mutual funds and individual securities.

Brian Smoot is a financial advisor at OSAIC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with OSAIC and Lee Financial Associates since 2016. Outside of advisory work, he is also licensed as an insurance agent, providing clients with insurance solutions related to death benefit and disability needs. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services supported by proprietary technology and access to multiple custodial platforms.

Lisa Crivella is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience at Ivy League Financial Advisors LLC in Rockville, MD. She has been with the firm since 2006. Ivy League Financial Advisors LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, with a focus on documented client objectives and ongoing account monitoring and rebalancing.

Patrick founded Ortman Financial Planning in 2016, a financial planning and investment management firm located in North Bethesda, MD. He holds the Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) designation and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance at the Catholic University of America. Patrick has a strong focus on his clients’ overall financial wellbeing and recognizes that money is only a tool to help achieve the vision each person has for their life. He focuses on providing a very deep level of service balanced with simplicity to provide each client with greater peace of mind around their finances. Patrick and his wife, Kate, have four boys ranging from elementary school through high school. He coaches various youth sports teams and is an active volunteer at his children’s schools. Patrick is active in the financial planning community and is a member of XY Planning Network and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA).

Christopher Campbell is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with CJC Wealth Management and has three years of industry experience. He is the founder and CEO of both Ace 3 Holdings, LLC, which owns CJC Wealth Management, LLC, and CJ Campbell & Associates, an insurance company. Campbell spends significant time engaged in these business activities, which include recommending insurance and annuity products as a licensed insurance agent. CJC Wealth Management offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $122 million across its four advisors. The firm utilizes fundamental and quantitative analysis along with modern portfolio theory to build diversified, long-term portfolios tailored to clients’ goals, and also provides educational seminars on retirement planning and financial literacy.

Liliang Chen is a financial advisor at Enduro Capital Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before joining Enduro Capital Partners in 2026, Chen worked at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and American General Life Insurance Company. Enduro Capital Partners LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and limited financial planning guidance to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses modern portfolio theory and a top-down, historical analysis approach to construct low-correlation asset mixes across equities, mutual funds, ETFs—including leveraged ETFs—and fixed-income securities tailored to client risk and return objectives.

Derek Elphick is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Castfirm Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to this, he spent a decade at The Warner Companies, serving as Chief Investment Officer focused on asset allocation and investment management. Castfirm Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and one-time financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes modern portfolio theory and a long-term investment horizon, primarily utilizing equity ETFs alongside mutual funds and fixed income to build diversified portfolios.

Kira Rogozhina is a financial advisor at Foxman Asset Advisors Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Avantax Investment Services, and NBAC Corporation. Outside of her advisory role, she is a commissioned notary in Virginia. Foxman Asset Advisors provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and foundations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs long-term trading strategies based on fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative techniques, primarily recommending mutual funds alongside ETFs, fixed income, and other securities.

Jonathan Bradley is a financial advisor at Cristata Investment Management with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Cristata Wealth Solutions since 2009. Cristata Wealth Solutions provides personalized portfolio management and asset-review services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term investment approach complemented by short-term trades and option strategies, managing approximately $52.5 million across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Christopher Thomas is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Macroview Investment Management LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at Planning Solutions Group, LLC and Triad Advisors, Inc. Thomas serves as treasurer and board member of the National Capital Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals. Macroview Investment Management LLC serves individual investors, including high net worth clients, corporations, non-profits, and retirement plans, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic investment approach and combines internal management with third-party managers, also maintaining an active sub-advisory business and a platform relationship with Zoe Financial.

Wayne Lavallee is a CFP® and ChFC® with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently with GLR Partners in Columbia, MD, where he serves as Managing Partner and Director of tax estate planning and co-head of wealth management. Prior to joining GLR Partners, he worked at UBS Financial Services for 10 years. GLR Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as entities such as family offices, trusts, and private foundations. The firm’s investment approach is based on client-specific financial analysis and fundamental research, offering a broad range of investment instruments and detailed performance reporting.

Philip Huber Jr. is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Huber, Weakland & Assoc, Inc. since 1999. HWA Financial Group is a small advisory firm managing approximately $295 million for about 167 clients, primarily high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, investment consulting, and ERISA Section 3(21) retirement plan services, employing a range of asset-allocation strategies across various investment vehicles.

James Brown Jr. is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Meritis Wealth Management, Inc. He previously worked for Wells Fargo under the Meritis Wealth Management brand for 10 years. James is also a licensed insurance agent and dedicates a portion of his time to insurance sales and implementation. Meritis Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses with customized wealth management that integrates investment management, financial planning, and insurance consulting. The firm focuses on tailored investment strategies typically implemented on a discretionary basis, combining fundamental and technical analysis and managing over $200 million in assets with a three-advisor team.