David Moler is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including BluePoint Financial, LLC, Scott Iodice, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, and Merrill Edge. Outside of his advisory role, he operates as an insurance broker focusing on non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients through a large network of advisers, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions delivered primarily on a non-discretionary basis and offers a broad range of program types, including fee-based advice and co-advisory relationships, within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Kevin Fearnow is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Washington, DC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations with 23 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at CIBC National Trust Company, Atlantic Trust Company NA, PNC Wealth Management, Mercantile Brokerage Services, Banc Of America Investment Services, and Deutsche Bank Securities. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines proprietary and external investment strategies with governance from dedicated committees, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets with a focus on customized portfolios and investment company clients.

Brian Leach is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Sterling Capital Management LLC, and Neville, Rodie & Shaw Inc. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Brian Kuhn is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has prior experience at LPL Financial and Triad Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Kuhn occasionally works as a background actor in television and film and is an author of several personal finance books, including a children’s book and a guide on federal employee benefits. He also speaks publicly on personal finance topics in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and retirement consulting services, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Alan Bisenieks is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, and has been with First Command advisory and affiliated companies since 2015. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized Investment Management Team to select and manage portfolios from approved managers and model portfolios.

Thomas Emberger is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Washington, DC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Associates LLC and Captain Cookie and the Milkman. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated group that includes advisory services to a donor-advised fund.

Omon Brewton is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with credentials including Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup, he held positions at Citibank, PNC Bank, Walmart, and Regions Bank. Outside of his advisory role, Brewton works as a warehouse worker for Uniter Parcel Services in Springfield, VA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large-scale institutional capabilities alongside specialized market functions.

Jason Morris is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at various Truist entities since 2009, including Truist Bank and Truist Investment Services, and previously with BB&T firms. Outside of finance, he is the owner of a restaurant/bar business located in Washington, DC. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by inter-affiliate integration across its affiliated broker-dealer and bank.

John Purtill is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with credentials including the Series 66 license. He has been in the industry since 2026 and has prior experience with Schwab Family Office and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a variety of advisory and portfolio management solutions.

Jacob Niemeyer is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked with the Fredericksburg Nationals in a statistical capacity. Outside of his advisory work, Niemeyer serves as a DakStats operator for the Fredericksburg Nationals during evenings and weekends. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer that primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high-net-worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account solutions through a large network of advisors and employs a technology-driven approach to client service.

Joanna Biernacka Lievestro is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and was previously employed at The Pew Charitable Trusts for eleven years. 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 offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, managing portfolios through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers using a range of mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Jenny Zhan Morales is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Citigroup since 2016. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Victoria Harrell is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Savant Wealth Management, Yeske Buie, RBC Capital Markets, and Morgan Stanley. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional clients such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, using both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Diane Kessler is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a variety of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large-scale institutional capabilities, including in-house research and specialized market roles.

James De Lucas is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Hemington Wealth Management, Yeske Buie Inc., and Virginia Tech. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Donald Lord is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2025. Prior to this, he spent 25 years with The Family Firm, Inc. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach centered on asset allocation across third-party independent managers, supported by a formal due-diligence process and proprietary investment vehicles.

Jenny Kim is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Chevy Chase Trust Company and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Chevy Chase Trust in 2025, she worked for 14 years at CST Group CPA's. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management, trust, financial planning, and custody services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach that emphasizes longer-term holdings and integrates fiduciary trust and custody functions with active portfolio management.

Melanie Terry is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bowie, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2000 and operates under the DBA Harbor Financial Group for selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Treasurer and Officer of the Southeastern Laurel Howard Chapter of the Continental Societies Inc., a public service organization focused on programs for children in need. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered primarily on a non-discretionary basis and operates within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Patrick Mcclintock is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been associated with SunTrust-affiliated firms since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he works as an Uber driver. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and fiduciary support, employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, and integrates AI-enabled research tools alongside inter-affiliate resources.

Jonathan Wienecke is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has worked with Wealth Enhancement firms since 2019 and previously held roles at Planning Solutions Group, LLC and Triad Advisors, Inc. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research targeting factor premiums.