Cassandra Lipp is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Haymarket, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank for 12 years before joining Edward Jones. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million clients, including individual and institutional investors. The firm offers a wide range of investment strategies and affiliated services, supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Timothy Mccleerey is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Woodbridge, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameriprise and its affiliate since 2012. He is also employed by Certainty of the Uncertainty, LLC, an advisor-owned entity established to manage his practice. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service aimed at individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide tailored, written recommendation reports delivered in partnership with its financial advisors.

Eric Candelori is a Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He focuses on portfolio management and is responsible for developing investment strategies and disciplines for the Evans-Candelori Group. His client expertise includes education planning, family wealth management strategies, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, portfolio management services, tax minimization, and retirement income. Before joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Eric served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from American University and an MBA from National University, which he earned while on active duty. He holds professional designations as a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) and a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Eric has been involved with nonprofit organizations and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation as well as a director with Navy Mutual Aid Association. He resides in Vienna, Virginia with his wife and two children. His personal interests include biking, golfing, reading, running, swimming, and traveling.

Kyra Irani is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with two years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Before joining Equitable Advisors, she worked in various roles including positions at Trader Joe's, BrewBike, and Commonwealth One Federal Credit Union. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management services to individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment programs through a network of advisers and third-party managers, focusing on tailored advice based on client risk tolerance and personal plan information.

Patrick Gaffney is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 21 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. He serves on the board of Community Ventures of Vienna, Inc., a civic organization in Virginia. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Douglas Randolph is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He specializes in providing comprehensive wealth management services tailored to individual client needs. His approach begins with understanding the client's family and financial situation to develop flexible strategies aligned with their long-term goals. Douglas offers access to Merrill's investment insights and the banking services of Bank of America to address various aspects of his clients' financial lives. His expertise includes college education planning, family wealth management, legacy planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, small business strategies, socially responsible and ESG investing, sports and entertainment, and tax minimization. Douglas holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Notre Dame and is a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Douglas is actively involved in his community, participating in organizations such as Herb and Temple, Old City Cemetery, ND Club of Richmond, Grass Roots Soccer South Africa, Resume Support for College Students, and Trash Clean Up in Virginia. He follows Merrill's tradition of community participation through volunteering. Outside of his professional work, he enjoys adventure sports, basketball, camping, chess, cooking, fishing, gardening, hiking, and woodworking.

Dante Moncrieffe is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with the Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and several organizations outside finance such as Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation and MOM's Organic. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach features a combination of non-discretionary advisory relationships and access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by multi-asset model portfolios and due diligence from the Schwab Center for Financial Research.

Simon Moon is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at J.P. Morgan entities since 2023, following a prior role at Wells Fargo from 2020 to 2023. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors. The firm combines quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applies an ESG eligibility framework when recommending strategies.

Lauren Seim is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Vienna, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2017 and previously held roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, institutional clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple wrap fee advisory programs with tailored investment strategies implemented through a combination of in-house and third-party managers, incorporating options for tax management and responsible investing.

Benjamin Harbaugh is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Schwab, he worked at Berkshire Hathaway Carolinas Realty and American Logistics Company, and he also has experience at Liberty University. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a combination of non-discretionary advice and access to discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by a multi-asset investment approach and centralized operational structure.

Natalie Davis is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2019 and previously held positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2010 to 2019. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee for her mother's trust. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm’s advisory approach is based on modern portfolio theory and includes a broad range of investment vehicles, including insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep options.

Christopher Arduini is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Wells Fargo Bank, NA and Wells Fargo Clearing since 2022, with a brief period of unemployment in 2023–2024. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm offering investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and employs over 14,000 financial advisors, providing both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Bryan Carter is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Charles Schwab, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he spent over a decade at Fidelity, including four years with Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm combines a non-discretionary advisory model with access to discretionary separately managed accounts and offers a multi-asset investment approach supported by centralized custody and operational infrastructure.

Jimmy Coates is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. His professional background includes roles at companies such as Radiance Technologies, Inc., Sentry Security International, and Caci. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in sales of loan products and referrals for home security and automation services through affiliates of PFS Investments Inc. Primerica Advisors manages a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients, offering model-based investment strategies primarily for non-institutional investors. The firm operates at scale with thousands of advisors and offices, utilizing third-party asset managers and custodians to deliver its advisory services.

Feby Mekhael is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Mekhael held positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, John Marshall Bank, and PNC Bank. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

Caprice Benfield is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Springfield, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, she served in the US Navy for seven years and held roles at NextEra Energy Operating Services, Bowhead, and UCLA. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a broad range of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Taekyung Yoon is a financial advisor at Merrill with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at the Industrial Bank of Korea. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients using model-based and discretionary investment strategies. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

William Cory is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Washington, DC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Suntrust Advisory Services, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services targeting individuals with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored, non-discretionary recommendations through a centralized consulting team. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of large institutional firms.

Kristina Sturgis is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ameriprise since 2020. She previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 15 years. Outside of financial advising, Kristina owns a small natural soap-making business and teaches basic financial literacy to government employees and other groups. Ameriprise Financial Services is a diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering specialized retirement income planning services that include written recommendation reports and ongoing annual advice focused on reliable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

William Lang Jr. is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and has worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank since 1997 and 2005, respectively. Located in Tysons Corner, VA, he provides advisory services within a large institutional firm. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary investment options, combining multi-asset model portfolios with centralized custody and brokerage services.