Stephanie Bigwood is a CFP® and ChFC® with 30 years of experience in financial advisory and related fields. She is the principal of Goldsborough Capital Management, LLC, a firm she has led since 2012. In addition to her advisory work, she manages Goldsborough Tax and Accounting Services, LLC, where she prepares tax returns. Bigwood is also involved with the TowsonTowne Rotary Foundation as a board member. Goldsborough Capital Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, employee benefit plans, corporations, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm designs portfolios tailored to clients' objectives and risk tolerance, employing a range of strategies including asset allocation, option strategies, and the use of sub-advisers.

Christopher Smith is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Origin Wealth Management LLC in Reston, VA. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as well as service in the United States Marine Corps. In addition to his advisory work, he operates an affiliated insurance practice involving insurance and annuity product sales. Origin Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to construct portfolios, which include long-term holdings, short-term trades, and option strategies, managing accounts on a discretionary basis through a selected custodian.

Justin Bacon is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of experience in the financial industry. He is the principal of Own Your Monday Wealth Management, LLC, and previously worked at VWG Wealth Management, Avendra, and Fidelity. Own Your Monday Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with wealth management services that combine discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm utilizes an investment approach based on asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, employing both passive and active vehicles tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Victoria Mcgruder is a Series 66–registered financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at FinPowered Female LLC, an independent firm she has led since 2021. Prior to founding FinPowered Female LLC, Mcgruder worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2015 to 2019. FinPowered Female LLC primarily manages pooled investment vehicles and institutional assets while also serving a limited number of individual non–high-net-worth clients. The firm combines institutional portfolio management with investor education through seminars and workshops and offers certain advisory services on an hourly fee basis rather than a percentage of assets under management.

I’m an advice-only financial planner based in North Bethesda, MD. I offer three services: The Hour, The Plan and The Clubhouse. My current clients are generally seeking help with: 1) Planning for retirement or financial independence (FIRE). 2) Major life decisions such as getting married, buying a home, starting a family, receiving an inheritance, starting to invest, etc. 3) A second opinion on their self-managed or advisor-managed investment portfolio. Check my guide, Where to Start With Money? https://nineinningfinance.com/writing/nine-inning-finance-guide-where-to-start-with-money To learn more, visit www.nineinningfinance.com. Read Nick’s newsletter here: https://moundvisits.substack.com/

Denise Leish is the sole advisor at Money Plans, an independent firm based in Silver Spring, MD. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. Denise has been with Money Plans since 1983. Money Plans offers fee-only investment and financial planning services to individuals and families, providing discretionary money management, one-time investment reviews, comprehensive financial planning, and hourly consultations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes tax- and cost-efficiency using low-cost ETFs and institutional share classes, with portfolios managed for diversification, price-earnings discipline, capital preservation, and tactical use of inverse and leveraged ETFs when appropriate.

Dean Daniel is the principal of Daniel Capital Management, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Rosemore since 2014 and occasionally provides strategic finance consulting services to corporations and start-ups on an hourly basis. Daniel Capital Management offers investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, municipal entities, other investment advisers, and nonprofit clients, generally focusing on accounts of $2 million or more. The firm pursues absolute returns through multi-asset investing and a dynamic allocation approach that incorporates macro, micro, and quantitative analysis, including the use of hedging, derivatives, and illiquid securities.

Sean Falk is a financial advisor with Peak Investment Advisors, Inc. in Germantown, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Peak Investment Advisors since 2006 and also manages Peak Insurance & Benefit Services, LLC, an insurance and benefit services firm serving individuals, employers, and groups. Additionally, he works part-time as a tax preparer during tax season. Peak Investment Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary asset management to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other entities, combining fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis with a primarily buy-and-hold investment strategy. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis and refers clients to unaffiliated third-party money managers.

Olac Pallan Gayol is a financial advisor with OPG Asset Management in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. His background includes roles at firms such as Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Americas, and Onyx Bridge Wealth Group. OPG Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and business entities with a variety of investment advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning. The firm uses portfolio models and multiple research methods to implement asset-allocation, ETF, structured-product, and alternative strategies, with an emphasis on tax management and portfolio transition tools.

Ryan Worch is the sole advisor at Worch Capital LLC in Rockville, MD, holding Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sanders Morris Harris, Inc. and Concept Capital Markets, LLC since 2011. Worch Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual and institutional clients, operating a private pooled investment vehicle alongside separately managed accounts. The firm employs a proprietary strategy combining momentum and swing trading with special-situations fundamental research, and it is notable for managing both a private fund and separate accounts with performance-based compensation.

Ethan Miller is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience and the sole advisor at Planning for Progress in Silver Spring, MD. His prior work includes roles at the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO, and Jobs With Justice. He also serves as finance and operations director for IFPTE Local 70, a Washington, DC-based union, managing its financial operations on a part-time consulting basis. Planning for Progress serves middle- and upper-middle-income individuals and families, as well as small businesses, nonprofits, and employer plan sponsors. The firm offers comprehensive and project-based financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, using diversified, long-term asset allocation strategies tailored to clients’ goals and values.

Yingjie Shu is a financial advisor with Kailasa Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Before joining Kailasa in 2024, Shu worked at Equitable Advisors from 2020 to 2024. Outside of advisory work, Shu is involved with Blue Latitude, LLC, which is unrelated to investment activities. Kailasa Capital Management oversees approximately $298 million in client assets and serves individuals, family offices, trusts, endowments, institutions, and other registered investment advisors. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and internal due diligence, managing portfolios with equities, fixed income, ETFs, and options, and also operates private funds and provides ERISA fiduciary services.

Efrata Kirose is a financial advisor at One Oak with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining One Oak, Kirose worked at Align Impact, LLC, Working Within, Syntrinsic LLC, Syntrinsic Investment Counsel, Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel, and Established. Outside of financial advising, Kirose owns and operates EDK Creative LLC, a graphic design and marketing services business. One Oak provides outsourced chief investment officer and customized investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients, focusing on comprehensive investment policy development, manager selection, and ongoing due diligence. The firm emphasizes an integrated OCIO approach and serves a relatively small client base with a high account threshold.

Arthur Locke III is the sole advisor at Locke Asset Management in Great Falls, VA. He holds the CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65 designations and has nine years of industry experience. He has managed his own practice since 2011. Locke Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, and small businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and tax preparation services. The firm employs diversified portfolios and risk-based client grouping, emphasizing written investment policy statements tailored to each client.

Khalid Usmani is a financial advisor at One Oak with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at One Oak Holdings LLC, Allstate, Unqork, Fullstory, Avantax Wealth Management, and GuideVine. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of MIU Partners LLC, an independent insurance agency offering property, casualty, and life insurance. One Oak provides outsourced chief investment officer and customized investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients, focusing on integrated investment policy development, manager selection, risk management, and access to alternative investments with a low client-to-advisor ratio and a high account minimum.

Chris Bettencourt is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bethesda Financial Advisors, LLC since 2014. He also holds licenses as a life, annuity, and health insurance agent and is a licensed loan officer with Bancstar Mortgage, LLC, working 10 hours or less per week in mortgage financing. Bethesda Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning, using a blend of core passive allocation and active tactical adjustments tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and goals.

Albert Wu is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Vocare Wealth Advisors and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Edward Jones, and Freedom Street Partners. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of NeXco Inc and serves as Treasurer for The ServiceSource Foundation, a nonprofit supporting people with disabilities and their families. Vocare Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary managed account programs and tailored written investment strategies encompassing estate planning, retirement income, taxes, healthcare, and risk management. The firm emphasizes individual portfolio management and client-specific financial consulting.

Richard Pinion is a financial advisor with Pinion Financial Services, LLC in Bethesda, MD, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 40 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. for 14 years and has been with OSAIC since 2023. Outside of investment advisory work, he is involved in health and life insurance writing and recruitment. Pinion Financial Services provides financial planning, pension and retirement-plan consulting, and referral services for third-party investment advisory programs. The firm emphasizes selecting and monitoring outside advisors and favors long-term mutual fund investments, without managing client assets on a discretionary basis.

Peter Ryan is a financial advisor at Alikos Wealth Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Alikos since 2015. Ryan also has over 30 years of experience at Ryan & Wetmore P.C. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a member in several real estate investment partnerships. Alikos Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes long-term, broadly diversified portfolios primarily implemented with passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and offers customized solutions including ESG, tax-sensitive, and fixed-income accounts.

Victoria Birks Styron is a financial advisor at Birks Financial Corp. with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Birks Financial in 2021, she worked at Arthritis and Sports and held positions at Gardner Webb University and Loudoun County Public Schools. Birks Financial Corp. is an independent, fee-only investment adviser specializing in retirement-focused financial planning and portfolio management for individual clients and trusts, particularly high-net-worth households. The firm uses a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach with model portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds and provides advice on a non-discretionary basis.