Samuel Woo is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has been in the industry since 2023, with prior experience at SPC Financial, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. before joining AlphaCore Capital. 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 equity and fixed-income exposures.

Bilal Qaiser is a financial advisor with United Brokerage Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TD Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, and JPMorgan Chase. United Brokerage Services, Inc. provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic and tactical asset allocation approach and offers wrap and unified managed account programs through its clearing relationship with Wells Fargo Clearing Services.

Gary Diegert II is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Rossby Financial, LLC since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at RiversEdge Advisors, LLC and myCIO Wealth Partners. Rossby Financial serves individuals, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities with investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm employs diversified strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, utilizing fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, technical analysis, and cyclical analysis, and manages approximately $565 million in discretionary assets.

Robert Roark is a financial advisor with Capitol Securities Management, Inc. in Washington, DC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Capitol Securities Management since 1996. Capitol Securities Management serves individual, corporate, charitable, trustee, and plan sponsor clients by offering brokerage and investment advisory services, comprehensive financial planning, pension consulting, insurance products, and educational seminars. The firm manages assets through separately managed accounts and wrap fee programs, utilizing a network of investment adviser representatives who develop client-specific investment policies and manage accounts with a variety of investment instruments.

Victoria Pazzalia is a financial advisor with McAdam LLC in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at McAdam LLC since 2014 and was previously with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of finance, she has worked as a background extra on a television show. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting, implementing portfolios primarily through fundamental analysis and utilizing a range of investment vehicles tailored to client risk tolerance and objectives.

Jordan Rubin is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65-registered advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Modera Wealth Management, LLC and has held prior roles at Bernhardt Wealth Management, Evermay Wealth Management, and Manchester Capital Management. Modera Wealth Management, LLC provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios and offering supplemental strategies such as independent managers, private placements, and optional ESG integration.

Frank Gyesaw is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC and Navy Federal Asset Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a temporary manager at Good Shepherd Clinic, a nonprofit in Kumasi, Ghana. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union, individual investors, and trusts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm uses model portfolios managed by third-party managers and provides ongoing account monitoring, rebalancing, and optional overlay services.

Amy Lillis Konopacki is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Lincoln Financial Advisors and Nationwide Investment Advisors. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by providing deferred compensation and qualified retirement plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services. Guided Pathways offers discretionary Managed Accounts and nondiscretionary Fund Advice based on models developed by Morningstar Investment Management.

Arash Zarrabian is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC. He has been with Spire Investment Partners, LLC since 2007. Zarrabian is also involved as a portfolio manager with Corbett Road Capital Management, an affiliated firm operating through a joint venture with Spire. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, offering a range of strategies including passive, active, and hybrid tax-aware allocations. The firm utilizes proprietary risk overlays through its affiliate Corbett Road Capital Management and serves high-net-worth clients with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Thomas Wagaman is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with 3 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Cassaday & Company since 2018, including a role at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. He is also the Financial Planning Services Manager at Cassaday & Company Wealth Management, LLC, where he is involved in client onboarding, analysis, and meetings. Cassaday & Company provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, managing over $7 billion in discretionary assets. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers comprehensive services including financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and estate-planning coordination.

Matthew Martindale is a financial advisor at Keel Point, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Keel Point since 2021, preceded by several years at Amazon. Keel Point, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $4.07 billion and serves individuals, institutional investors, retirement plan sponsors, and corporations. The firm employs a team-based approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis to deliver customized portfolio management and financial planning across multiple asset classes.

Scott Welch is a financial advisor at Certuity, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He has held positions at firms including WisdomTree Asset Management, Dynasty Wealth Management, and Foreside Fund Services. Welch holds a Series 63 designation. Certuity serves high- and ultra-high-net-worth families, private foundations, endowments, family offices, and pooled investment vehicles, providing investment advisory, family office, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and a long-term buy-and-hold strategy, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, and offers access to private markets through its private fund series.

Leonardo Scotti is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to entering the financial industry, he spent nine years in full-time education. 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 focused on diversified, buy-and-hold allocations using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

Tomeka Brown is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC. She has worked at Navy Federal Brokerage Services and Navy Federal Financial Group since 2018 and previously held roles at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank from 2016 to 2018. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and portfolio management through advisory programs and brokerage channels, utilizing third-party portfolio managers and model-driven asset allocation on the Envestnet platform.

Christopher Patterson is a financial advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC in Potomac, MD, holding the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 17 years of industry experience and has been with Spire Investment Partners, LLC since 2008. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, offering a range of strategies including passive, active, and hybrid tax-aware allocations. The firm also provides financial planning, manager-of-managers programs, and access to separately managed portfolios and wrap programs.

Dennis Elias is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Range Advisory, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Andersen Tax LLC and Commonwealth Financial Network. Range Advisory provides online financial planning and portfolio monitoring for individual clients, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth households. The firm uses third-party Turn-key Asset Management Platforms and AI tools to tailor recommendations and portfolio transitions, delivering advisory services through a subscription-based platform.

Joshua Lipscomb is a financial advisor at Cassaday & Company, Inc. in McLean, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at OSAIC, CW Advisors, Wolf Group Capital Advisors, and Virginia Asset Management, as well as non-financial positions at James Madison University and in landscaping businesses. 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 that emphasizes diversified, buy-and-hold allocations using actively managed mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed income securities.

William Cunningham is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Spire Wealth Management, LLC and has prior experience at Corbett Road, RE Advisers Corporation, and RE Investment Corporation. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, utilizing a broad mix of strategies including passive, active, hybrid tax-aware allocations, and tactical solutions. The firm also offers financial planning and access to manager-of-managers programs, model portfolios, and wrap programs.

Isaiah Carter is a financial advisor with MissionSquare Retirement in Washington, DC, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He has 16 years of industry experience, including 12 years with ICMA-RC Services, LLC and ICMA Retirement Corporation. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm provides plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, using model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management and supporting more than 40,000 participants through a multi-team advisory structure.

Dennis O'Brien is a financial advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Spire Investment Partners, Fidelity Investments, and SEIA LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he performs as a guitarist with the band The Montaines. Spire Wealth Management offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of advisor-constructed portfolios, model asset allocation strategies, and sub-advised approaches, serving over 6,100 clients with approximately $4.5 billion in assets under management.