James Wise is a financial advisor at &Partners in Washington, DC, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. He previously worked for nine years at Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Wise serves on the finance committee of the Washington Waldorf School and is involved as a member overseeing construction in a real estate LLC restoring a historic property. &Partners serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with both proprietary and third-party strategies and maintains registrations that allow municipal advisory and underwriting roles.

Jeffrey Porter is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. He currently works at Creative Planning, LLC, where he has been since 2021, and previously spent 17 years at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc. He serves on the boards and finance committees of two charitable organizations, Britepaths and Dream Project. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental portfolio management techniques, supported by a broad range of affiliated non-investment businesses.

Catherine Martines is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a Notary Public and works part-time as an educator at an athletic clothing store. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment advisor managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and financial planning services.

Garrett Masterson is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at various related First Command entities since 2020. Prior to his current role, he was employed at BAE Systems and attended Colorado State University. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team, emphasizing discretionary portfolio management and in-person financial coaching.

Sarah Marks is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advisory. She is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, she owns 38NorthStudio, a local music studio incubating creative projects, and is the creator of Studio EDU, a nonprofit focused on providing hands-on learning opportunities for aspiring artists, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, and nonprofits, offering a range of advisory and portfolio management services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Theodore Leasure is a financial advisor with Wealthspire Advisors in Reston, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at Capital Fiduciary Advisors, LLC from 2015 to 2017. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with an emphasis on diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and ongoing portfolio reviews.

Jennifer Donnelly is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds Series 66 and Series 65 licenses. She has 24 years of industry experience, having worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services and LPL Financial. Donnelly has also been involved with Global Advisor Group since 2014. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes multiple technology platforms and strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Michael Bugg II is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has one year of industry experience, with prior roles at firms including Western & Southern Life and First Command Brokerage Services, Inc. He also works as a full-time sales agent for Western Southern Life. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers services including financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting, with a focus on recommendation-based, non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Bryan Medina is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Schwab Wealth Advisory and previously held positions at Fidelity Investments and JP Morgan Chase. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm focuses on annual financial reviews and investment recommendations while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Engida Sewnet is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and nine years of industry experience. Their prior experience includes roles at Merrill, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., and Cassava Capital. 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 clients, utilizing a range of managed portfolios that integrate strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third‑party sub‑managers.

Ryan Balow is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2022, with prior roles at VWG Wealth Management and Woodmont CC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and varied investment vehicles.

Kevin Shaw is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Citizens Securities, Inc. and previously held roles at HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Shaw serves on the Board of Directors for the Hoyas Unlimited University Athletics Alumni Association at Georgetown University, where he is engaged in supporting the athletics program as an alumnus and former varsity soccer player. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors and offers both advisory and brokerage services. The firm’s advisory programs include a digital advisory platform utilizing proprietary algorithms and risk profiling, alongside a Managed Account program, providing diversified investment solutions.

James Barnette Jr. is a CFP® professional with 39 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and also affiliated with LPL Financial, having previously worked at Raymond James Financial and Fixed Insurance Services. Barnette is involved with JTB International, Inc., a business entity he established for tax and investment purposes. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, leveraging proprietary and third-party investment strategies through various technology platforms.

Steven Smith is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Washington, DC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Atlantic Trust Na and has been with CIBC National Trust Company since 2017. He serves as a trustee for the Emily E Scholsberg Educational Trust and several private grandchild trusts under his role at CIBC. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs an investment process involving internal teams and committees to create customized portfolios and offers strategies including options hedges and structured notes, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets with 175 advisors.

Sean Rosencrance is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC since 2026 and previously spent eight years at Spire Wealth Management and Spire Securities, LLC. Rosencrance also maintains an ongoing affiliation with Corbett Road Wealth Management. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized, primarily long-term investment portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments, supported by integrated operational tools and a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Todd Youngdahl is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2023. He previously worked for Washington Wealth Advisors, LLC from 2012 to 2023. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to separate managed account investment managers, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management through a large advisor network and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Aahoo Sigarchi is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining HSBC Securities, Sigarchi worked at HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Citizens Bank, and Burlington Stores Inc. among other roles. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. Its investment process incorporates strategic and tactical asset allocation with risk-profile-based models, offering both discretionary and client-directed portfolio management options.

Michael Feldman is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Farr Miller & Washington, LLC, Cheffy Passidomo, P.A., Karpus Management Inc., and Private Capital Management, L.P. Feldman holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach centers on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers to offer diversified portfolio management and financial planning services.

Nathan Williams is a CFP® affiliated with TIAA-CREF, based in Washington, DC, with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA since 2018 and was previously employed at GLG from 2014 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Finance Committee of the City Teaching Alliance, an organization focused on supporting career educators. TIAA‑CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with prior relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management with a fiduciary standard and operates within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Nathan James is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup, he held positions at George Mason University and Villagio Hospitality Group, among others. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a broad range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, such as acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant, and provides bespoke discretionary solutions for high-net-worth clients.