Faress Alakwaa is a CFP® certificant with three years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC. Prior to joining Navy Federal, Alakwaa held positions at Morgan Stanley, Merrill, Bank of Montreal, and Questrade. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and automated investment options, primarily leveraging third-party portfolio managers through managed advisory programs.

Sean Gallahan is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience, currently affiliated with Cassaday & Company, Inc. He has worked at Cassaday & Co Wealth Management, LLC since 2022 and has been associated with Osaic Wealth, Inc. since 2009. He holds the Series 66 designation and has experience in financial planning and investment management. Gallahan is a partner in two LLCs, Greensboro Legacy Partners and 8180 Greensboro Partners, where he attends partner meetings. 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 with diversified, buy-and-hold allocations, primarily using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Renee Lennon is a financial advisor with Mutual Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Neuberger Berman and Fidelity Investments. Outside of her advisory work, she serves on the board of the Arts Council of Howard County, contributing to fundraising and strategic planning efforts. Mutual Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, including sovereign wealth funds. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of active and passive strategies tailored to client objectives and is notable for its breadth of institutional work and operational features that integrate insurance and third-party management solutions.

David Johnson is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is a senior partner at SEIA and has held positions at SES LLC, Royal Alliance Associates, Signator Investors, and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance. Johnson serves on the George Mason University Financial Planning and Wealth Management Advisory Board, contributing to industry panels and guest lectures. SEIA supports a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional clients through a multi-team platform offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments informed by quantitative and qualitative research, with a majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

John Flynn is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC. Prior to joining AlphaCore, he held roles at SPC Financial Inc. and Northwestern Mutual in various capacities related to wealth and investment management. Flynn is also a producing agent for AlphaCore Insurance Services, an insurance agency affiliated with his advisory firm. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm that serves individual, high-net-worth, entity, and institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investing alongside traditional equity and fixed-income strategies, and provides services including tax preparation, trustee services, and ERISA retirement plan advisory.

Morgan Veth is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Bogart Wealth, LLC since 2022. Prior to joining Bogart Wealth, he worked for 16 years at Fidelity Investments. Bogart Wealth provides financial planning, consulting, and comprehensive wealth management to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $3.19 billion in client assets. The firm uses a combination of passive and active investment strategies, supported by both bottom-up fundamental equity selection and top-down economic asset allocation, and offers a range of specialized services including direct indexing, alternative strategies, and estate planning coordination.

Eden Akana is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with eight years of industry experience. Akana holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at SPC Financial, Raymond James Financial Services, Grove Point Advisors, Grove Point Investments, H. Beck, and PNC Bank. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and entity clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investment strategies alongside traditional asset classes.

William Scherer is a financial advisor at SEIA with a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, having joined SEIA and SES LLC in 2025 after a decade as a student and intern. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors. The firm combines strategic macro asset allocation with tactical adjustments, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside modular and comprehensive financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

Roshan Loungani is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in Vienna, VA, with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Arete Wealth Advisors and its predecessor Arete Wealth Management since 2008. He holds the Series 66 designation. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis, using both advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations, and provides access to third-party money managers and wrap programs.

Keegan Stroup is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in financial advising. He has been associated with Wtas LLC since 2010 and is currently affiliated with Andersen in McLean, VA. Andersen serves successful individuals, families, and related entities, providing investment consulting through full-service wealth management, limited professional consulting, or standalone performance reporting. The firm operates as a non-discretionary advisor, emphasizing client communications, consolidated performance reporting, and integrated tax and advisory services.

Brandi Kachouri is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Swain Wealth Partners. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and select nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, offering plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and advisory services through its Guided Pathways platform. The firm’s investment advice and model portfolios are developed by Morningstar Investment Management and include discretionary Managed Accounts and nondiscretionary Fund Advice tailored to participant information.

Thomas Toth III is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and nine years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at Navy Federal Financial Group, Toth Capital Management, Toth Financial Advisory Corp., Glass Jacobson Financial Group, Raymond James Financial Services, and Atlantic Union Bank. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union and other clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm uses managed advisory programs featuring third-party portfolio managers and offers both customized and automated investment solutions.

Jason Davis is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He currently works at AlphaCore Capital LLC and previously spent 12 years at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Davis owns a rental real estate business. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm that serves individual, high-net-worth, entity, and institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investing alongside traditional strategies for multi-asset diversification.

Matthew Blunt is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. since 2018. Prior to this, he worked for the Arlington County Fire Department from 2014 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with insurance agencies focusing on life, disability, and long-term care insurance products. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $7.14 billion in discretionary assets and employs a long-term, asset-allocation driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income securities, and model portfolios aligned with clients’ investment policy statements.

Evan Mc Cullers is a CFP® professional with four years of experience at Modera Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to joining Modera, he worked at Bernhardt Wealth Management, Inc. and has held roles in the public and private sectors, including the United States Senate and political organizations. Modera Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors with wealth management, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm combines diversified investment strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory with integrated accounting, tax, and business coaching services, managing approximately $17.7 billion in assets across more than 100 advisors.

Daniel Goldstein is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license. He has three years of industry experience and is currently with Andersen, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to Andersen, he held roles at United Income and Icma Rc. Andersen serves successful individuals and families, related trusts and entities, family partnerships, family-owned corporate plans, and not-for-profit endowments. The firm offers investment consulting through full-service wealth management, limited professional consulting, or standalone performance measurement and reporting, often integrated with tax, valuation, and other advisory services.

Judith Becker is a financial advisor at Marshfield Associates with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Marshfield Associates since 2018. Prior to joining the firm, she worked at the US Department of Education for 11 years. Marshfield Associates is a registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, pension plans, foundations, and government entities. The firm employs a long-only, value-oriented investment approach focused on a concentrated Core Value Equity Strategy and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services.

John Orem is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Potomac Wealth Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, Grove Point Investments, Grove Point Advisors, H.Beck, Inc., and Truist Investment Services. He also engages in fixed insurance sales as a secondary business activity. Apollon Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving individuals, families, businesses, trusts, charitable organizations, and more. The firm combines centrally managed investment models with locally managed portfolios and offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory roles for private funds and pooled investment vehicles.

James Frangenberg is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently with Founders Financial Securities LLC. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LPL Financial, M&T Securities, M&T Bank, and PNC Investments. He serves on the advisory council for Adventist Shady Grove Hospital Center and is a Leadership Council Member for Make-A-Wish Mid Atlantic. Founders Financial Securities provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and corporate clients, managing approximately $4.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers diverse advisory platforms and delegates investment decisions to its representatives, supporting a broad range of services including managed portfolios, financial planning, and 1031 exchange consulting.

Richard Sebastian is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at CIC Wealth, LLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc., Commonwealth Financial Network, McAdam LLC, and VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, Sebastian provides fixed insurance services to clients. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, sub-advisory, and consulting services, utilizing a combination of centrally managed models and locally managed portfolios across a broad range of investment vehicles.