Jordan Rubin is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65-registered advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Modera Wealth Management, LLC and has held prior roles at Bernhardt Wealth Management, Evermay Wealth Management, and Manchester Capital Management. Modera Wealth Management, LLC provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios and offering supplemental strategies such as independent managers, private placements, and optional ESG integration.

Frank Gyesaw is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, based in Vienna, VA, and has 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with various Navy Federal entities since 2007 and briefly with Ameriprise in 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as a temporary manager at Good Shepherd Clinic in Kumasi, Ghana. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union and other clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm primarily delivers advice through managed advisory programs using third-party portfolio managers and supports layered investment solutions and automated ETF portfolios.

Amy Lillis Konopacki is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked with firms including Nationwide Investment Advisors and Lincoln Financial Advisors. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, providing plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services. The firm offers personalized investment advice developed by Morningstar Investment Management and supports over 40,000 participants through a multi-team advisory structure.

Emily Parent is a financial advisor with Founders Financial Securities LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has nine years of industry experience. She previously worked at Fortune Financial Services, Brooklight Place Securities, Inc., and Interactive Financial Advisors. Outside her advisory role, she serves as a financial advisor, insurance producer, and tax preparer at Shenandoah Financial Advisors. Founders Financial Securities provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives managing approximately $4.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and specialized services, including retirement guidance and 1031 exchange consulting, while delegating investment decisions to its advisers who may provide discretionary or non-discretionary management.

Thomas Wagaman is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. in McLean, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Georgetown Insurance Service, Inc. He also manages financial planning services at Cassaday & Company Wealth Management, LLC, focusing on client onboarding and analysis. Cassaday & Company provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses, managing approximately $7.14 billion in discretionary assets. The firm uses a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of financial planning and consulting services.

Matthew Martindale is a financial advisor at Keel Point, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Amazon from 2016 to 2021. Keel Point 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 approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis to provide portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services across various asset classes.

Pauline Rosenstein is a CFP® with over 50 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at StoneX Advisors Inc. since 2015. Prior to that, she was associated with StoneX Securities Inc. beginning in 2014. Outside of her advisory work, she holds the position of Vice President at Lakeside Productions, a photography business she has been involved with since 1993. She is also a member of Rotary International's Baileys Crossroads Club and the American Association of University Women. StoneX Advisors Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of advisor-managed portfolios, proprietary models, and third-party money managers across various platforms to implement client strategies.

Leonardo Scotti is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to entering the financial industry, he spent nine years in full-time education. 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 focused on diversified, buy-and-hold allocations using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Tomeka Brown is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She is currently with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC and has held previous roles at Charles Schwab, Merrill, and TIAA-CREF. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm employs managed advisory programs that utilize third-party portfolio managers and supports both discretionary and automated investment solutions.

Joshua Lipscomb is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. in McLean, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at OSAIC, CW Advisors, Wolf Group Capital Advisors, and Virginia Asset Management, as well as non-financial positions at James Madison University and in landscaping businesses. 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 that emphasizes diversified, buy-and-hold allocations using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Melissa Powers is a CFP® professional at SEIA with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Brown Advisory and Lincoln Financial Advisors prior to joining SEIA. SEIA is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm with approximately 142 advisors serving retail and high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining asset allocation with quantitative and qualitative security selection, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement consulting services.

Isaiah Carter is a financial advisor with MissionSquare Retirement in Washington, DC, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 66 and Series 65 licenses. He has 16 years of industry experience, including over a decade with ICMA-RC Services, LLC and ICMA Retirement Corporation. Prior to that, he worked at MSI Financial Services, Inc. for three years. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and select nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm provides plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, which include discretionary managed accounts and nondiscretionary fund advice based on Morningstar Investment Management’s models.

David Gilbert is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc since 2001 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Mason Investment Advisory Services provides fee-based financial planning and investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable institutions. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term strategic asset allocation, disciplined rebalancing, and rigorous manager selection, managing approximately $13.2 billion in assets with a team of 31 advisors.

Connor Upham is a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Under Armour, Dickinson College, Cribstone Capital Wealth Management, and Bath Schools. Brighton Jones LLC provides wealth-management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple operating brands. The firm utilizes a whole-balance-sheet approach and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, tax preparation, real-estate consulting, and family office administrative support.

Elise Hoffmann is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience, currently at Marshfield Associates. She has worked at Marshfield Associates since 1997 and previously at Bushido Capital Partners LLC and Yogi Advisors, LLC. Marshfield Associates is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $8.12 billion for a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, state and municipal government entities, investment companies, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm employs a long-only value investing approach with a concentrated Core Value Equity Strategy and an optional Balanced Strategy, emphasizing quality and a strict margin-of-safety buy discipline.

James Musgrave is a financial advisor with Regal Investment Advisors LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 27 years of industry experience, including ten years at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and concurrent roles since 2022 at Regal Investment Advisors and Regulus Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, he is a financial seminar presenter for the nonprofit Society for Financial Awareness. Regal Investment Advisors, operating under the name LionShare, provides model portfolio implementation and discretionary investment management to unaffiliated advisers and their clients, focusing on proprietary and third-party strategies through a sub-advisory platform managing approximately $2.88 billion in assets.

Megan Brinsfield is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently advising at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC. She previously spent 11 years at Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of financial advising, she works as a health coach posting content on healthy living and weight loss and provides seasonal tax preparation services. Apollon Wealth Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $11.56 billion in client assets through a network of 145 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and other institutional clients, employing a combination of centrally managed strategies and locally managed portfolios supported by research, technology, and risk-based investment models.

William Stade Jr. is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience and has been with Capitol Securities Management, Inc. in Reston, VA, since 1999. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates under the DBA CS Wealth Management. Capitol Securities Management serves individual, corporate, charitable, trustee, and plan sponsor clients, offering brokerage and investment advisory services alongside financial planning, pension consulting, insurance products, and educational seminars. The firm manages assets through various programs, including separately managed accounts and wrap fee programs, utilizing a range of investment instruments and third-party money managers.

Nicholas Masih is a financial advisor at United Brokerage Services, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at United Brokerage Services and HSBC entities since 2015. United Brokerage Services, Inc. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and trust clients. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis and provides a range of programs including unified managed accounts and separately managed options, with affiliations to United Bank and Wells Fargo.

Kenny Mezher is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at The Burney Company. He has worked at various Burney Company entities since 2017 and spent one year at Growth Capital Services, Inc. outside of the Burney organization. The Burney Company advises primarily individual investors, including high net worth clients, and also manages accounts for small businesses, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm combines proprietary fundamental and quantitative models with a multi-team advisory platform, offering discretionary equity portfolio management, financial planning, and tax services through an affiliated CPA firm.