Eliran Assaraf is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2020. Prior to that, he held roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley, TD Ameritrade, Scottrade, and Citibank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant internal research and market roles, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Nicholas Sigismondi is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for Baltimore City Public Schools for seven years. Outside of finance, he is a musician who regularly plays with his band, releasing music on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors.

Ricardo Yepes is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, combining large institutional scale with unique market roles and arrangements.

Michael Clemm is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs and Bridgewater Associates and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management, trust, custody, and financial planning services. The firm uses a thematic investment approach focused on macro views and secular trends, combining fiduciary trust and custody functions with portfolio management.

Matthew Witchko is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2015 and has been associated with Kaplan Financial Group since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Kaplan Benefits Group, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors to construct client portfolios with a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Bianca Voyd is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with over 28 years of experience, primarily at Citibank from 1997 to 2025. She has also worked at Bank of America and Citigroup. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies using internal standards and oversight committees, with notable capabilities including in-house research and roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Lauren Lehman is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and CFA® designations, as well as Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors in 2023, she worked for SOL Capital Management Company for 12 years and LPL Financial for 4 years. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Kameron Bryant is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2022 and has been associated with New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Kameron coaches quarterbacks at the Potomac School. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and maintains a significant non-discretionary asset base, working extensively with defined contribution and benefit plans as well as charitable and corporate clients.

Merit Kralovec is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Steward Partners and affiliated firms since 2018, with prior experience at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is an owner of support companies providing operational and client administrative services within the Steward Partners network. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through Steward Partners-branded solutions and third-party managers.

Yan Zhang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds the PFS™ and Series 63 designations. Yan has seven years of industry experience, including prior work at Grant Thornton, LLP. In addition to advisory services, Yan is the founder and managing member of YMMD Tax and Wealth Planning, LLC, which provides accounting and tax services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers services primarily through model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple advisory platforms, managing approximately $1.7 billion in assets under management.

Stephen Schuler is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2018, following a prior role at Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC from 2014 to 2017. 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 includes active and passive strategies, private funds, and ETFs.

David Moler is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at BluePoint Financial, LLC, NYLIFE Securities LLC, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, Merrill Edge, and Peter Tillinghast. Moler is also involved in brokering non-registered insurance products through BluePoint Financial, LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Kevin Fearnow is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at CIBC National Trust Company since 2017, following two years at Atlantic Trust Company NA. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach combines internal teams and committees to create customized portfolios using both proprietary and external strategies, serving a broad client base including high net worth individuals and investment companies.

Brian Leach is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Sterling Capital Management LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm utilizes a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Brian Kuhn is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has prior experience at LPL Financial and Triad Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Kuhn occasionally works as a background actor in television and film and is an author of several personal finance books, including a children’s book and a guide on federal employee benefits. He also speaks publicly on personal finance topics in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and retirement consulting services, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Alan Bisenieks is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, and has been with First Command advisory and affiliated companies since 2015. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized Investment Management Team to select and manage portfolios from approved managers and model portfolios.

Thomas Emberger is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Washington, DC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Associates LLC and Captain Cookie and the Milkman. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated group that includes advisory services to a donor-advised fund.

Jason Morris is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds a Series 66 credential and has 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2021, as well as previous experience with BB&T-affiliated firms dating back to 2009. Outside of finance, he is the sole proprietor of Manhattan Laundry DC LLC, a restaurant and beerhall located in Washington, DC. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support investment decision-making.

John Purtill is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with credentials including the Series 66 license. He has been in the industry since 2026 and has prior experience with Schwab Family Office and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a variety of advisory and portfolio management solutions.

Jacob Niemeyer is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked with the Fredericksburg Nationals in a statistical capacity. Outside of his advisory work, Niemeyer serves as a DakStats operator for the Fredericksburg Nationals during evenings and weekends. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer that primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high-net-worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account solutions through a large network of advisors and employs a technology-driven approach to client service.