Yvette Farrugia Polster is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. Her work history includes roles at Bb&T and its affiliated entities dating back to 2004. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools as part of its investment approach.

Mark Martin is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2021. Prior to this, he worked for seven years at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Martin volunteers with Britepaths, Inc. in Fairfax, VA, providing pro bono financial counseling and coaching to individuals in the charity’s programs and prepares individual tax returns seasonally for family and friends. Creative Planning offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process with an emphasis on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in client assets.

Diego Velez is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services since 2021 and previously spent eight years with Wells Fargo Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate resources.

Gary Stevens II is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at Creative Planning, where he has been since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Lockton Investment Advisors, Lockton Financial Advisors, Lockton Companies, Bank of America, Merrill, and T. Rowe Price Investment Services. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Zain Khan is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank N.A., where he has worked since 2017. Prior to that, he held financial planning roles at USAA. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail TDIS clients. The firm’s approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation through portfolios managed with both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Carrie Leinbach is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Hemington Wealth Management for six years. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach using third-party independent managers, asset allocation modeling, and ongoing performance monitoring.

Timothy Hucko is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience. He has held his current role since 2014 and holds a Series 66 designation. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithmic questionnaires to recommend risk-based portfolio strategies implemented with mutual funds and ETFs.

Ingrid John is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the PFS™ and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Hightower in 2021, she worked at Alexandria Capital, LLC for eight years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions, proprietary research, and access to a variety of investment vehicles, serving clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts.

Christabelle Cook is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Alexandria, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance, and Hartford Funds. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Valery Volkau is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning services with ongoing portfolio management utilizing model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Avanee Patel is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citi since 2006. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers, and it operates at a large institutional scale with unique market roles and commercial arrangements.

Harris Rubin is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 14 years of industry experience. He currently works at Schwab Wealth Advisory, where he has been since 2023, and has prior experience at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and SunTrust Advisory Services. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in its Wealth Advisory program. The firm uses Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset allocation models and research tools to recommend investments, with clients retaining final trading decisions and Schwab conducting annual account reviews.

Andrea Hohler is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Fairfax, VA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and bringing 12 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Transamerica since 2013 and serves as principal of Cacciamatta & Associates, handling engineering, marketing, and administration. Additionally, she owns CST Coaching LLC, a business coaching and consulting firm. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Craig Frye is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Investment Services, Truist Bank, SunTrust Investment Services, and BB&T affiliates. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including asset allocation analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Myrna Nasser is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Citigroup since 2018, with prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Wells Fargo Bank. Based in McLean, VA, she provides investment advisory services within a large enterprise firm. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, custody services, and derivatives trading. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and integrates in-house research, swap dealing, and futures commission merchant activities, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Stacey Osborne is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 35 years of industry experience, currently practicing at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2014. She is also active as an independent insurance agent and teaches personal finance to high school students. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors, offering a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting through multiple program structures.

Adri Lourens is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Voya and Voya Financial Advisors before joining her current firm. Additionally, she is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and a combination of centralized technology and model solutions.

Alexandra Mccomb is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner since 2026. Her previous roles include positions at Hightower Advisors, Farr Miller & Washington, Financial Engines Advisors, EF Legacy Securities, and Edelman Financial Services. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and coordinated tax and Core Family Office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by both in-house research and third-party managers, and it integrates comprehensive tax and accounting services uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

Lee Springer is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott who holds a Series 66 designation and has 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2018 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple wrap/advisory programs.

Christopher Susel is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of experience at TD Wealth Private Investment Advice. He is also a Life Insurance Advisor with TD Waterhouse Insurance Services Inc., providing client discussions and planning. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth private clients, utilizing a range of strategic and tactical asset allocation portfolios with both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.