Valerie Kaiser is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) since 2004 and has held roles at Mahoney & Associates and Mahoney Financial Organization. Kaiser serves as a board member for ProVisors, a national business networking organization, where she leads a local group in the DC Metro area. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Junghyun Lee is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Lee has worked at Eagle Strategies LLC and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2023 and was previously with EldenStreet Financial and Heritage Financial Place, Inc. since 2015. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Nicholas Gardner is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, where he has worked since 2025, following prior roles at Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice within the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations based on Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm does not exercise discretionary trading authority but conducts at least annual account reviews, operating as an internal advisory unit within the Charles Schwab ecosystem.

Hayley Gregory is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation for eight years before joining Commonwealth and Aegis Consulting. Her other business activities include fixed insurance sales conducted at her branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction.

Samantha Cooke is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Kaplan Financial Group and spent seven years at George Mason University. Outside of her advisory role, Samantha hosts a local trivia event called District Trivia in Woodbridge, VA. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, supporting affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice management.

John Nocita is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NYLIFE Securities LLC, Strategic Financial Associates, New York Life Insurance Co, and Ast Investor Services LLC. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis, working with a variety of plan sponsors and clients.

Justin Liberti is a financial advisor at ASB Capital Management LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2014. ASB Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $32.9 billion through pooled investment vehicles and institutional separate accounts. The firm offers discretionary investment management across equities, fixed income, and real estate, serving primarily institutional clients and employing both active and passive strategies.

Marilyn Arians is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Fidelity Investments and the political and nonprofit sectors, including Bernie Sanders For President and Healthcare 4 All Pennsylvania. Before entering the financial industry, she worked in promotional services and education. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations through Charles Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools.

Michael O'Brien is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at The Edgar Lomax Company and spent four years at the University of Maryland. He holds a Series 65 credential. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, nonprofit organizations, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and offers specialized programs alongside client education and integrated service lines.

Brianna Buckley is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Oak Hill Wealth Advisors, ACNB Bank, Cetera, and PNC. Outside of her advisory role, she is an author of a cookbook sold on Amazon and is active as a content creator promoting brands via social media. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm’s investment approach involves tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, utilizing proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Heather Molloy is a CFP® and PFS™ with eight years of industry experience, currently advising at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. She has held roles at several firms including Madison Wealth Management and ATFS Advisers. Molloy serves on the board and finance committee of the non-profit A Place To Be. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and specialized portfolios, supported by comprehensive client education and integrated affiliated service lines.

Joseph Fulkerson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds the CFP® and Series 63 designations. He has 49 years of industry experience, including roles at New York Life and Nylife Securities Inc. since the early 1970s, and has operated his own firms, including Fulkerson Financial Group and Eldenstreet Financial. He is also a partner at Eldenstreet Financial, where he brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis while operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Skerdi Kostreci is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently with Eagle Strategies (NY Life). His career includes long-term roles at Eagle Strategies and NYLIFE Securities LLC, along with experience at multiple financial advisory firms. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Dariana Gordon is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm uses multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as operating as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Malka Alzayani is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Fidelity Investments, New York Life Insurance Company, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and Bloomberg LLP. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem, focusing on client-directed investment decisions without discretionary trading authority.

Lisu Gu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. She has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2013 and has been affiliated with World Financial Group since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a caregiver for her elderly father through Nova Adult Home Care and is president of LG Solutions LLC, an insurance sales business. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, employing a combination of proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Bradford Avery is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of rental properties. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account. The firm’s approach combines algorithm-driven risk assessment with implementation via approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Keith Burgess is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 designations and has been affiliated with Nfp Securities Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, Burgess coaches his daughter’s 10-year-old soccer team. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to plan sponsors as well as institutional and individual clients, offering a range of solutions including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts.

Jonathan Serafin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Herndon, VA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. He has been associated with New York Life Insurance Company and its affiliated entities since 2008 and operates Eldenstreet Financial, LLC, focusing on brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, with a focus on tailored advice delivered through multiple program types and an emphasis on non-discretionary asset management.

Eric Schoener is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC since 2020. Prior to joining Cresset, he worked at Pagnato Karp Partners, LLC from 2016 to 2020. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse clientele including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction using both active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence process and private fund management across public equities, fixed income, alternatives, real estate, and private markets.