Michael Casey is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at American Executive Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Retirement Wealth Advisors and currently owns MC MGMT, LLC, where he is involved in life and health insurance sales. He is also a co-founder of Bitlyf, LLC, a company developing a patent-pending system for digital assets. American Executive Advisors serves individuals, corporations, and pension or profit-sharing plans, offering comprehensive financial planning, consulting, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a tactical asset allocation approach with customized portfolios and occasionally incorporates digital assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Wroblewski is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience, serving as the sole advisor at Financial Advisor For You, LLC since 2009. He is based in Washington, DC, and has a background in federal consumer policy and consumer-education projects. Financial Advisor For You, LLC provides fee-only comprehensive financial planning, hourly consultations, and educational seminars primarily for individual clients and also serves business clients such as sole proprietorships, LLCs, and corporations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using low-cost, passive investments with a focus on tax-efficient rebalancing and plan-specific constraints, offering investment recommendations as part of comprehensive planning without discretionary management or product sales.

John Sharrock is the principal advisor at Rising Tides Financial Planning LLC in Alexandria, VA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of experience in financial advising, following a 23-year career at the Department of Defense. Rising Tides Financial Planning LLC offers fee-only financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, federal employees, and military personnel. The firm provides customized, ongoing planning services across a range of areas including retirement, tax strategies, estate planning, and investment analysis, without offering discretionary investment management or custody of client assets.

Freeman Jelks is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He has led FNJ 3, LLC since 2008, operating as an independent advisor in Alexandria, VA. FNJ 3, LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios with a buy-and-hold approach and offers specialized pension consulting, including 401(k) plan setup, serving a diverse client base with discretionary management and quarterly reviews.

Stephen Moroz is a financial advisor at Concord Atlantic, Inc. in Falls Church, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Concord Atlantic since 1993. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an NFL-registered player financial advisor. Concord Atlantic provides discretionary investment advice and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporate pension plans. The firm employs a thematic, fundamentally driven investment approach focused on cash-generative companies and manages diversified portfolios across equities, fixed income, and selected mutual funds.

Gobinath Balasubramanian is the sole advisor at GB Investments LLC, an independent firm based in Alexandria, VA. He holds the Series 65 designation and has 10 years of industry experience, having worked at GB Investments since its founding in 2016. Prior to his advisory role, his background included engineering and quality assurance before earning an MS in finance. GB Investments provides discretionary investment management through separately managed accounts tailored for individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm follows a fundamental, value-oriented philosophy emphasizing concentrated, long-term equity ownership and customizes portfolios based on documented client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Ravi Myneni is a financial advisor at BanyanTree Wealth Management with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at BanyanTree Capital Advisors LLC since 2007. BanyanTree Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial consulting to individuals and institutional clients, including pension plan sponsors, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm combines traditional individual portfolio management with institutional pension and corporate financial consulting services, emphasizing written investment policy statements and mutual-fund-based implementations.

Kyle Packard is a CFP® and ChFC® with two years of experience in financial advising, currently operating as the sole advisor at Packard Wealth Strategies LLC in Alexandria, VA. He has served in the U.S. Army since 2000, concurrently with his advisory role. Packard Wealth Strategies provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth management services primarily to veterans, service members, and their families, as well as charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a priorities-driven Financial Policy Statement and an evidence-based investment approach incorporating Modern Portfolio Theory, with a notable range of services including ERISA co-fiduciary and investment manager roles for retirement plans and donor-advised fund management.

Edrees Feda is the sole advisor at Lucrum Capital Advisors in McLean, VA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with three years of industry experience. He serves as CEO and President of multiple affiliated entities including Lucrum Capital Advisors, Lucrum Capital, Lucrum Realty, and Feda Enterprises, which involve investment management, real estate brokerage, and holding companies. He is also a licensed principal broker for residential and commercial real estate across numerous states. Lucrum Capital Advisors is a state-registered investment advisor specializing in alternative investments, primarily private real estate-related securities and private funds. The firm serves institutional, family-office, and high-net-worth clients, focusing on asset-level underwriting, acquisitions support, and portfolio monitoring through fundamental and technical analysis and third-party valuation practices.

Zefan Huang is the principal of Zefan & Company, LLC, an independent firm based in Fairfax, VA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has industry experience beginning in 2024. His prior work includes roles at Navy Federal Credit Union, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Jiangsu International Trust Corporation Limited, and Duke University. Huang also has substantial outside employment in financial data work. Zefan & Company, operating under the trade name Occidental Wealth, provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities eligible for performance-based fee arrangements. The firm employs a top-down investment process that considers macroeconomic conditions, industry trends, and company fundamentals to tailor portfolios according to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Brandon Lloyd is a financial advisor at Mountain View Wealth Management LLC in Arlington, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mountain View Wealth Management since 2017 and previously at Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in several real estate investment ventures as an owner and president of multiple LLCs. Mountain View Wealth Management LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers pension consulting and employs a comprehensive investment approach incorporating fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, including the use of borrowing within separately managed accounts.

David Nanigian is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Mount Ararat Financial Services LLC. His prior roles include positions with the CFP Board and academic appointments at San Diego State University and California State University, Fullerton. Mount Ararat Financial Services LLC focuses on financial planning, fund selection, and advisory services primarily for Armenian-American clients and provides a Fractional Chief Investment Officer service to other advisory firms. The firm emphasizes Strategic Asset Allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and operates mainly on a non-discretionary basis without taking custody of client assets.

Owen Lyons is a financial advisor at Demand Wealth with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Prudential Financial Planning Services, Spencer Lyons Partners, LLC, and The Solutions Center. Demand Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services using ETF-based model portfolios and digital planning tools. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, with a focus on both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Peter Keefe is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Rockbridge Capital Management, where he has worked since 2024, and previously spent 33 years at Avenir Corporation. Rockbridge Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, institutions, trusts, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes fundamental research to identify businesses with high returns on invested capital and skilled capital allocators, offering both long-only separately managed accounts and pooled funds that may use short positions, derivatives, hedging, and leverage.

Colleen Harrington is a CFP® with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Longview Financial Advisors, LLC, Apella Wealth, Facet Wealth, Inc., Armstrong, Fleming & Moore, Inc., and previously held a position at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Longview Financial Advisors provides investment management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and institutional ERISA retirement plans. The firm uses an evidence-based, strategic asset allocation approach centered on passive ETFs and Dimensional Funds Advisors products, supplemented by active managers when appropriate.

Nevin Kaul is a financial advisor at Kirk Capital Advisors LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Ategra Capital Management, LLC and 1st Portfolio, Inc. since 2012. Kirk Capital Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using firm-developed model portfolios and discretionary oversight of certain held-away retirement accounts. The firm employs a mix of modern portfolio theory, fundamental, and technical analysis in its investment approach and sponsors a wrap-fee program with institutional custody relationships.

Ben Avor is a CFA® charterholder with experience in financial services roles dating back to 2017. He currently serves as managing partner at Adnate Credit Opportunities GP I, LLC and is involved in managing multiple investment entities within the Adnate Capital group. Prior to founding Adnate Capital Management LLC, he held positions at Midcap Financial Services LLC, Capital One Bank NA, and JP Morgan Bank NA. Adnate Capital Management LLC advises private pooled investment vehicles focused on private credit, emphasizing senior-secured lending to U.S. middle-market companies through a bottom-up, credit-focused investment approach that integrates ESG considerations and risk-mitigation tools. The firm provides discretionary management primarily to funds and plans to offer separately managed accounts to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and institutional clients.

Christopher Brugel is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience and has been with Grey Owl Capital Management, LLC since 2009. He operates out of Arlington, VA, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Grey Owl Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non‑HNW households, managing approximately $47.7 million across 33 client relationships. The firm’s two-advisor team publicly discloses historical performance results, a practice uncommon among similarly sized supported firms.

Joseph Cope is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a managing partner and adviser at Cope Connelly in Arlington, VA. He has held roles at XPS Capital LLC, Jarred Bunch Consulting, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and First Financial Group. In addition to his advisory work, he is a general partner responsible for public relations at Prosomnus Sleep Technologies. Cope Connelly serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, providing discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and private placement consulting. The firm employs a long-term trading approach centered on charting and technical analysis, performs regular portfolio reviews, and is involved in special-purpose vehicles and private-fund structures.

Curtis Sheldon is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at C.L. Sheldon & Company, LLC since 2009. He holds a Series 65 license and operates out of Fairfax Station, VA. C.L. Sheldon & Company provides financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individual and high net worth clients. The firm focuses on a non-discretionary advisory model, emphasizing asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and cash positions, while offering bundled wealth management, financial coaching, and tax-preparation services.