Rajesh Jha is the principal advisor at Halo Capital Management with 17 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and has led Halo Capital Management since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he provides strategic consulting related to business development, corporate development, technology licensing, and strategic alliances through a separate part-time business. Halo Capital Management is an independent firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios using strategic asset allocation with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, employing quantitative and tactical tools to manage risk and retaining ongoing oversight of model and sub-advisor strategies.

Koby Clark is a financial advisor at Beckett Clark Private Wealth, LLC in Bethesda, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Archer Investment Corporation and Orion Consulting INC. Beckett Clark Private Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm offers asset management and comprehensive portfolio management, utilizing various analysis methods and may employ active trading and alternative strategies tailored to client goals.

Christopher Passarelli is a financial advisor at Bull Run Investment Management LLC in McLean, VA, holding a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. Prior to founding Bull Run Investment Management in 2020, he worked at Spectrum Financial, Morgan Stanley, and TD Ameritrade. Bull Run Investment Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and subadvisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis and manages accounts on a discretionary basis across various asset classes, including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and private placements.

Stephen Cromwell is a financial advisor with Cromwell Investment Advisory, LLC, where he has worked since 2011. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Cromwell & Associates, LLC, a tax preparation and accounting business. Cromwell Investment Advisory, LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients. The firm combines portfolio management with integrated tax and accounting services, utilizing both charting and fundamental analysis to manage client assets directly through discretionary trading strategies.

When you choose to work with Discovery Wealth Planning, you work directly with the firm’s founder, Chris Urban. He offers Hourly, Retirement-Focused Personal Financial Planning with an emphasis on Cash Flow Planning, Investment Advice, Tax Strategies, and Insurance Guidance Ideal for Ages 55+. Chris has the CFP®, RICP® and TPCP® certifications. Chris employs a life-centered approach to helping clients achieve their financial goals. He takes time to understand each client’s current situation, goals, values and purpose before proposing strategies to grow and protect their wealth. His specialties include retirement income, tax and investment planning. Chris has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to founding Discovery Wealth Planning, Chris served as a wealth advisor at an investment advisory firm in Northern Virginia. He previously held various roles in the capital markets and investor services divisions at a large institutional firm, working in both Boston and Los Angeles. Chris is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® practitioner, a Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) and a Tax Planning Certified Professional (TPCP®). Chris has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, and a Master of Business Administration from Boston University. Chris lives in Vienna, Virginia, with his wife Lauren and daughters Avery and Sienna. In his free time, he enjoys running, biking, playing golf and pickleball, and watching college football and golf on TV.

Joseph Connor IV is the principal of Connor Capital Management, LLC in Vienna, Virginia, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 31 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2011. Outside of investment management, he serves as president of Intelligent Divorce Solutions, LLC, providing financial-related divorce consulting, and is a board member of SuperLeaders, a nonprofit supporting at-risk youth in Washington, DC. Connor Capital Management serves individuals, trusts, foundations, pensions, and corporations by providing personalized financial planning and investment management. The firm manages approximately $46.8 million in client assets across 60 accounts on a non-discretionary basis, employing a mix of mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, options, and private placements guided primarily by fundamental research.

Tyler Weerden is a financial advisor at Layered Financial, LLC in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he has worked as a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of State since 2020 and served with the Connecticut State Police from 2013 to 2020. His work as a Special Agent involves criminal and administrative investigations as well as protection duties for government officials. Layered Financial is a single-advisor firm that provides financial planning and consulting services to individual clients without managing client assets. The firm develops plans using cash-flow analysis, tax and estate planning, risk management, and client-specific investment strategies, typically delivering comprehensive plans and reviews on a fixed-fee basis.

Justin Moorhead is a financial advisor with Seslia Securities in Takoma Park, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked with Seslia Securities since 1992 and has operated related entities since 1990. Moorhead is also a licensed insurance producer with the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Seslia Securities provides investment management services to individual and institutional clients, including educational institutions, endowments, nonprofits, trusts, and corporations. The firm typically uses diversified portfolios with a 60% equity and 40% income allocation and offers portfolio monitoring under limited discretionary agreements, along with insurance products through licensed brokers.

Urenna Okoye is a financial advisor at Izuchi LLC in Beltsville, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Izuchi, Okoye worked at CSP Financial Group LLC and has been involved with The Wealth Building CPA since 2018. Outside of advisory work, Okoye provides financial education through courses, speaking engagements, social media, and writing. Izuchi LLC offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment monitoring and consulting services to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes educational workshops and supports clients in managing self-directed brokerage accounts using fundamental and technical analysis without accepting performance-based fees.

Nicholas Caramanica is a Certified Financial Planner® and holds a Series 63 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Arlington Wealth Planning, LLC, where he has worked since 2012. He also owns Caramanica Consulting, LLC and Slopeside Rentals, LLC, two non-investment related businesses. Arlington Wealth Planning is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving primarily individual clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans and other corporate plan sponsors. The firm provides customized discretionary asset management, financial planning, ongoing advisement, educational seminars, and contracted tax preparation services.

Edward Tuvin is the principal of Tuvin & Tuvin, Ltd., an independent advisory firm based in Bethesda, MD. He has over 30 years of experience with the firm and holds additional roles outside of investment advising, including serving as CEO of a mortgage brokerage and managing partner of a private family partnership. Tuvin & Tuvin, Ltd. provides non-discretionary investment consulting and portfolio construction services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm tailors advice to client objectives and risk profiles, primarily recommending mutual funds and ETFs, while clients retain final decision authority.

Dewayne Ellis is the principal advisor and founder of The Wealth Syndicate LLC, an independent firm based in Silver Spring, MD. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. Prior to establishing his firm in 2015, Ellis developed expertise in financial planning and portfolio management. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance producer affiliated with MassMutual and serves as a general agent for Ameritas, Ohio National, and Crump, offering various commissionable insurance products. The Wealth Syndicate LLC provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $5.35 million in assets for about 75 clients. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, prepares individualized Investment Policy Statements, delivers written financial plans, and offers a paid monthly newsletter along with periodic client webinars.

Sergio started his career with the most rigorous academic training. He earned the degree of Masters of Science and PhD (UCLA, 2007, 2011 respectively) and worked for the National Academies and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration creating and developing numerical models that are used to help advance understanding on topics that include hurricane prediction and stock market evolution. He has extensive experience creating and interpreting results of what is known as Monte Carlo simulations, that today are used at the core of comprehensive financial plans. Sergio obtained the Certified Financial Planner CFP® certification (industry standard) awarded to fiduciary financial advisors that abide by its Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, and that meet its educational, knowledge and experience requirements. Sergio was recruited in the financial industry and worked for a Fortune 500 financial company where he lead a team that serviced hundreds of families and individual investors. He also served as part of leadership directly serving more than 60 financial advisory teams, aiming to improve the depth of their client service and support their career advancement. Sergio regularly lectures on Personal Finance topics with the National Institute of Transitional Planning. He has spoken on the topic at the Treasury department and at the World Bank. He has also been a speaker at dozens of professional organization meetings, nationally and internationally. With 25 years of experience blending rigorous objectivity and the subjective, Sergio founded Personal Financial Partners, a firm that provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, and businesses. The firm operates as a fiduciary, helping clients apply high quality academic research, and leverage the latest technology and the most established financial institutions.

Francisco Anguita Veliz is a financial advisor at Amauta Financial in Alexandria, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial from 2015 to 2017 and has operated Amauta Financial since 2015. Amauta Financial provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with both long-term and short-term trading strategies, managing discretionary assets across a geographically diverse client base that includes a notable proportion of non-U.S. clients.

J Knight is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Winston Paul Capital Management, Inc. He has held roles at several firms, including Research Financial Strategies and Sword & Shield Insurance Group, and maintains ownership of Knight Chow Construction Services, a construction materials provider. His outside business activities also include acting as a licensed insurance agent and involvement in a business support service. Winston Paul Capital Management, Inc. offers discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily to individual investors and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis for portfolio construction and provides ERISA 3(21) services, including investment policy statement development and participant education for retirement plans.

Larry Edwards is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Asset Management Group LLC in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and over 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bestvest Investments Ltd and serves as an adjunct professor at Northern Virginia Community College, where he teaches three classes per semester. Commonwealth Asset Management Group LLC is an independent, single-adviser firm providing discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage customized portfolios that may include equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and options, with occasional use of derivatives for hedging and tactical purposes.

Arturo Rodriguez is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Simplexity Investment Management, LLC, with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Simplexity since its founding in 2013. Simplexity Investment Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, other investment advisers, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm primarily uses mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Christine Mistr is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Dominion Financial Consultants, LLC since 2006. Dominion Financial Consultants provides comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, nonprofits, corporations, and small businesses. The firm combines investment advisory, accounting, and legal/tax services, offering diversified asset allocation and business consulting tailored to a small client base.

James Knochenmus is a CFP® professional with four years of experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Vitality Planning, LLC. He has prior experience at CapTech Ventures, Inc. and is president of Cavalier International Investments, LLC, a real estate development company. Vitality Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored investment management and comprehensive financial planning, emphasizing strategic asset allocation with flexibility for tactical adjustments and client-specific ESG considerations. The firm maintains a small client roster and offers ongoing subscription-style planning alongside discretionary portfolio management.

Mario Pizzamiglio is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in financial advising, currently serving as the sole advisor at Ardent Guardian Wealth Advisory, LLC. He has prior experience at Blackhawk Wealth Advisory, LLC and XYPN Invest. In addition to his advisory work, he is a principal at 6Accounting, LLC, a tax firm, and Ardent Guardian, PC, a law office where he drafts estate plans and provides business legal advice. Ardent Guardian Wealth Advisory, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser offering wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and tax-preparation services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm’s approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on passive investment management using diversified index funds and ETFs, with investment management provided alongside ongoing financial planning.