Rosario Vezzi is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2018, following seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Vezzi serves as trustee for private family trusts established for estate management purposes. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and diversified investment strategies to meet client objectives, with a notable focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management programs.

George Fellows Jr. is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a co-trustee of a family trust established to support a family member and is a beneficiary of another family trust. Oppenheimer serves a wide range of clients including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation and manager selection to construct client solutions and acts as a qualified custodian for client assets.

Keith Burgess is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 designations and has been affiliated with Nfp Securities Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, Burgess coaches his daughter’s 10-year-old soccer team. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to plan sponsors as well as institutional and individual clients, offering a range of solutions including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts.

Henry Romeyn is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and as a self-employed advisor. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing investment management, personal trust services, family wealth planning, and trustee/administrative services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic trends and diversification, offering a combination of trust, custody, and fund-management roles.

Colette Kolanko is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and has previously worked at Lumina Financial Consultants and Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, with a focus on diversified asset allocation utilizing both proprietary quantitative screening and third-party managers.

Lance Robbins is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at SunTrust Bank and Starbucks. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and manager-selection programs, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Myrle Simone is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, LLC and previously spent 18 years at Burt Wealth Advisors. Burt Wealth Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis across various time horizons and primarily allocates assets among mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Whitney Turner is a CFP® professional with experience at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2022 and prior roles at The Meakem Group, Kastle Systems, Scope Group, and Marriott Hotels. Based in Bethesda, MD, Turner has a diverse background spanning financial services and other industries. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies, private funds, and separate account managers.

Robert Kraus is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Washington, DC, holding Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Chevy Chase Trust for 11 years before joining Citigroup in 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he manages a rental property in Bethesda, Maryland. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker‑dealer services. The firm employs multi‑asset, multi‑manager strategies with internal oversight and utilizes both discretionary and non‑discretionary programs, supporting complex, large-scale client solutions.

Charles Ruttenberg is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 45 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Oppenheimer since 2009. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services using strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment vehicles, with client accounts reviewed periodically.

Christopher Persak is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2004. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and active-duty military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Kristin Chisam is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Citigroup and Citibank NA since 2013, with a brief period of unemployment in 2025. Based in Washington, DC, her career has been focused within the Citi organization. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

Monique Sinmao is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at SOL Capital Management Company, Pontoro, and Marlo. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation and manager selection strategies, incorporating proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Michael Orleans is an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kestra Investment Services since 2010 and Kestra Advisory since 2016. Orleans serves as director of Special Needs Special Planning at The Meltzer Companies and has held leadership roles, including past president of Shared Horizons, where he participated on the finance committee. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, vendor searches, and employee education, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets for clients such as sovereign wealth funds and large institutional investors.

Steven Dominguez Paredes is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with eight years of industry experience and a Series 66 credential. His prior roles include positions at Commonwealth Financial Network, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Merrill, and U.S. Trust Bank of America Private Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he owns an LLC that leases office space to a nail salon business. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and operates within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Michael Hohenstein is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at First Command Advisory Services since 2015. He has worked within various entities of First Command since 2011. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser focusing on individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with an emphasis on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

David Sotsky is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated. He has been with Rockefeller Financial since 2022. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services while also operating as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, insurance products, and investment banking.

Manfred Klee Saieh is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in Rockville, MD, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he worked at SOL Capital Management Company and held positions at the United Nations Development Programme and Cleverbridge AG. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing strategies, incorporating proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Andrew Lalley is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. He has worked with Steward Partners and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Prior to his financial advisory career, Lalley was involved in rowing, including leadership roles such as Head Coach of the Walter Johnson High School Crew team and Assistant Coach for the Jackson Reed Crew in Washington, DC. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets and serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services with various portfolio management options, utilizing both in-house and third-party money managers.

Vinay Kaul is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked within Truist and its predecessor entities since 2007. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers services such as asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager‑selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non‑discretionary approaches supported by third‑party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.