James Macdonell is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC since 2014. Based in McLean, VA, he has been with Brighton Jones throughout his advisory career. Brighton Jones provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients, utilizing a whole-balance-sheet approach. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, tax preparation, real estate consulting, and family office administrative support, supported by an affiliated ecosystem including private investment funds, a trust company, and legal services.

Charles Holt is a financial advisor with Verdence Capital Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 36 years of industry experience. He joined Verdence in 2017 after five years with HighTower Securities, LLC and Hightower Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Hunt Valley Partners, an investment partnership for personal investment purposes. Verdence Capital Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, business entities, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis for discretionary portfolio management and offers specialized services such as family office support and tailored advice for professional athletes and entertainers.

Amanda Avila is a financial advisor at Mission Wealth Management, LP with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Mission Wealth Management is a multi-team advisory firm serving affluent and high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term investment strategies across a broad range of asset classes and offers services on a discretionary basis.

Christina Bokor is a financial advisor at Andersen with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at PNC Investments, LLC since 2016. Andersen serves successful individuals, families, and related entities by providing investment consulting through full-service wealth management, limited professional consulting, or standalone performance measurement and reporting. The firm operates as a non-discretionary advisor, emphasizing client communications, consolidated reporting, and integrated tax and advisory services.

Steven Skancke is a financial advisor with Keel Point, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 18 years of industry experience. He is also a 50% owner and board member of G. William Miller & Co., Inc., a private merchant banking firm, where he serves as an administrative corporate officer to several client entities. Keel Point, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $4.07 billion and serving individuals, institutional investors, retirement plan sponsors, and corporations. The firm employs a team-based investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, offering a variety of portfolio management and planning services across diverse asset classes.

William Collier is a financial advisor at McAdam LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at McAdam since 2021. Prior to his current role, he held positions at Cavalier Hotel, James Madison University, Arrowhead Point Oysters, and Cox High School. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting, implementing portfolios through fundamental analysis and utilizing a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and alternative instruments.

Justin Kim is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Range Advisory, LLC and previously was employed at Creative Planning, LLC and Lord Abbett. Range Advisory serves individual clients across the wealth spectrum, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, providing financial planning, investment advice, and discretionary portfolio management through model portfolios and third-party models. The firm incorporates AI tools into client interactions and uses tax-aware strategies such as tax-loss harvesting and direct indexing.

Ivan Nalibotsky is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience, currently with Regal Investment Advisors LLC since 2019. He also has a long tenure at Capital Solutions Group dating back to 1993. Outside of investment advising, he is a licensed health insurance agent working with Health Markets, assisting Maryland residents with individual and small group health insurance. Regal Investment Advisors LLC, operating as LionShare, provides discretionary investment management services to independent advisers and their clients, including individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers proprietary and third-party model portfolios across various asset classes and grants discretionary authority to implement and manage these strategies.

Todd Feldman is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience currently serving as a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, OSAIC, Obsidian Personal Planning Solutions, Triad Advisors, and National Planning Corporation. Feldman serves on the board of directors for the Exit Planning Exchange DC-Metro Chapter. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors managing approximately $23.9 billion in client assets across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach utilizing centrally managed portfolios overseen by an internal investment team.

James Lee is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently with XML Financial Group. Prior to joining XML, he was affiliated with MassMutual Life Insurance Co and MML Investors Services, LLC. Before his financial career, Lee worked in education with Howard County Public Schools in various roles. XML Financial Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm overseeing approximately $3.3 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base through discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative investments, employing a portfolio approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with third-party managers.

Ryan Muscatella is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cassaday & Company, Inc. He previously worked at Royal Alliance and Washington Wealth Advisors. At Cassaday & Co Wealth Management, LLC, he supports lead advisors in financial planning. Cassaday & Company manages investment portfolios and provides financial planning and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach with diversified, buy-and-hold allocations primarily using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

David Sherwood Jr. is a financial advisor at Evanson Financial, LLC dba Evanson Asset Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Evanson since 2026, following a 20-year tenure at Evanson Asset Management, LLC. Evanson Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, qualified retirement plan sponsors, endowments, and business entities. The fee-only firm manages approximately $5.8 billion in primarily discretionary assets using a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach that favors low-cost mutual funds and ETFs with portfolio tilts toward small-cap and value investments.

Christina Cunningham is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. She has been in the industry since 2020, previously working at Cardinal Wealth Management and First Financial Group. Concurrent Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized, primarily long-term portfolio management using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investments, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors serving over 13,000 clients.

Kirk Blackman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Mitchellville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities since 2005, as well as experience with Equitable Advisors prior to that. He serves as chairman of the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection Prince Georges Advisory Council and is treasurer of the Epsilon Phi Boule Foundation, both organizations focused on youth development and education in Prince George’s County. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions delivered largely on a non-discretionary basis and integrates advisory services with insurance and annuity products through its affiliation with New York Life.

Heather Ramlal is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and also serves as president of HLR Financial Solutions Inc. outside of her advisory role. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models, providing discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Daniel Goldman is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Truist Bank and educational services firms Revolution Prep and C2 Education. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, employing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary solutions supported by third-party platform and manager relationships.

Larissa Kochetkova is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC Wealth Management since 2005. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and approved investment models managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Ani Inyang is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2007. Ani is based in Washington, DC. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, offering customized and model portfolio options under a fiduciary standard.

Haixia Cheng is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with a CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Cheng has prior experience at YongAn GuoFu Asset Management Co., China Asset Management Co., and other firms, accumulating over a decade in the investment industry. Cheng is also an MBA candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of passive and active investment strategies through various platforms and emphasizes strategic asset allocation and manager selection combined with ongoing due diligence.

Daniel Nampha is a CFP® certified financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. in Tysons Corner, VA. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, and LS Associates. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Charles Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm focuses on annual financial reviews and investment recommendations while leaving final trading decisions to clients.