Matthew Gagnon is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, New York Life Insurance, and Turnberry Solutions. MassMutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars with an emphasis on collaborative, annual planning engagements using firm-approved analytical tools.

George Balboa Jr. is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and leads the financial services for the Balboa & Blevins Group. He has more than 34 years of experience providing financial and wealth management guidance and services. He focuses on wealth management and strategic planning services, including asset allocation, retirement, estate, and succession planning. George holds multiple professional designations including Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). He graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor's degree and earned his high school diploma from Bullis School. George is proficient in both English and Spanish. He has been recognized on the Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list for seven consecutive years from 2019 through 2025. His client focus areas encompass college education planning, family wealth management strategies, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income.

Latrina Green is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Washington, DC, with 22 years of industry experience. She has worked with various Morgan Stanley entities since 2005, including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes structured planning tools and modeling techniques to support its financial planning process.

Charmaine Cheng is a Client Experience Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In this role, she works closely with clients to understand their current financial situations and introduces them to solutions available through Merrill and Bank of America. She focuses on empowering clients with knowledge and tools to help manage their financial lives effectively. Charmaine holds professional designations including Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). She earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin System and a Master's degree from George Mason University. Her professional philosophy centers on helping clients identify what matters most to them and their families to develop strategies that pursue their financial goals.

Michael Berens is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Washington, DC. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 37 years of industry experience, including 18 years with RBC Capital Markets Corporation. RBC Wealth Management serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutions and offers various advisory programs that provide portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services. The firm utilizes tailored investment strategies supported by both in-house and third-party managers and integrates capital-markets capabilities and alternative investment options into its offerings.

John Rutherford is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with Wells Fargo Bank, NA since 2015. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, utilizing research and analytics based on diversification principles and modern portfolio theory.

Paula Heichel is a CFP® with 44 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she has sole ownership of a rental property business in Washington, DC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s IPS-driven approach incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes a broader set of financial products than typical large institutional advisers.

Lisa Hunt is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 37 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Charles Schwab since 1992, including a thirteen-year period at Charles Schwab Bank. Hunt serves on the Board of Directors at SIFMA and participates in financial literacy programs; she is also involved in educational initiatives with the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance and the University System of Maryland Foundation. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a broad client base, primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to affiliated discretionary SMAs and employs multi-asset model portfolios supported by centralized supervisory and custody arrangements.

Talya Bock is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She specializes in providing personalized financial strategies that align with clients' values and personal priorities, focusing on areas such as family wealth management, socially responsible investing, philanthropic planning, legacy planning, and special needs planning. Talya's approach involves ongoing consultations to help clients pursue their long-term financial goals. With more than a decade of experience in financial services, Talya holds several professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP), Chartered Special Needs Consultant® (ChSNC), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA), and Sports & Entertainment (SE). She holds bachelor's degrees in Economic History and Talmud from Barnard College and The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, graduating Magna Cum Laude, as well as a Master's degree in education from The Jewish Theological Seminary. Talya is multilingual, speaking Hebrew, French, and English. Outside of her professional work, Talya is actively involved in community service, serving on the boards of non-profit organizations such as Mechon Hadar and the Tikkun Olam Women's Foundation. She enjoys activities including camping, cooking, hiking, running, running marathons, scuba diving, spending time with her family, and practicing yoga.

Joseph Davis Jr. is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 54 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has previously worked at Ic Advisory Services Inc, The Investment Center Inc, H. Beck, Inc., and his own firm, Davis Advisory Services, Inc. He is involved with The Living Capital Group and serves in a fiduciary capacity for The Michael E. Purcell Family Trust. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. Its offerings include financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Bertrand Ong is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Ashburn, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering services such as investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, and participant education. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Jacob Wood is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones in Washington, DC, where he has worked since 2021. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Splashtacular LLC and Water Technology Inc. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions, supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Erin Turner is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Washington, DC, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. She worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. for 10 years before joining Morgan Stanley in 2017. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes structured planning tools and modeling techniques as part of its advisory process.

Cecilia Zurita is a financial advisor at Merrill with 17 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She has been with Merrill since 2006. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in several business activities including managing a publishing company and serving as a managing member in multiple real estate-related LLCs. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with model-based and discretionary investment strategies.

Michael Macintyre is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses structured planning tools and scenario modeling to support its financial planning process.

Edward Railey is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for nine years before joining Wells Fargo Clearing in 2023. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, participant education, and plan benchmarking. The firm’s advisory approach is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, serving as an ERISA fiduciary and offering both non-discretionary and discretionary investment management options.

Kate Mbonu is currently an Investment Solutions Representative III at Fidelity Investments, a role she has held since 2022. She partners with clients to understand their financial goals and helps build customized plans to meet their unique needs, emphasizing strong client relationships based on trust and reliability. Prior to this, she served as an Investment Consultant at Fidelity Investments from 2021 to 2022 and was a Financial Advisor at Cetera Investment Services LLC from 2019 to 2021. From 1998 to 2016, she was Branch Manager at Chevy Chase Bank LLC. Kate holds insurance licenses in Arkansas and California. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys cooking and baking, family activities, fitness, social events with friends, music, and singing.

Barry Shapiro is a Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He co-founded the Sorkin Shapiro Unikel Group, overseeing a team of six professionals dedicated to serving the diverse financial goals of their clients. Barry began his career in financial services in 1996 and joined Merrill Lynch in 2008. He works primarily with corporate retirement plans and high-net-worth families to enhance their financial well-being. Barry specializes in a range of services including retirement income planning strategies, wealth transfer, insurance services, and philanthropic strategies. As a Retirement Benefits Consultant, he is part of an elite group of advisors qualified to address complex retirement investing challenges, assisting corporations with retirement plan enhancement, needs assessments, investment analysis, menu selection, and employee education. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Maryland College Park and holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC), and Sports & Entertainment (SE) designations. Barry emphasizes personal service and objective advice, aiming to build enduring relationships with clients through disciplined investment management and comprehensive financial guidance.

Olufunke Oyesola is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, NA. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applying an ESG eligibility framework in its recommendations.

Donald Glab is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for 12 years before joining Wells Fargo in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Evergreen Christian School in Leesburg, VA, serving on its finance committee. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.