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 Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. She has one year of industry experience and previously worked for The Pew Charitable Trusts for eleven years. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving 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, delivering investment management through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers who oversee model portfolios and third-party managers.

John Brosnahan is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Fairfax, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and has worked at Fair Lakes since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent focusing on the sales of fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and high-net-worth clients, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and plan-sponsor consulting. The firm delivers advice primarily through non-discretionary recommendations and maintains a dual role as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

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.

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.

Samantha Josselyn is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, she worked at CFI Financial Advisors and has experience in educational and community roles including Virginia Tech and Long Branch Ocean Rescue. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, with an investment approach that emphasizes diversified asset allocation and access to private-market investments.

Matthew Dawson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and M&T Bank. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored, predominantly non-discretionary solutions across various program types.

Maria Zoubroulis is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Truist Investment Services, Truist Financial, and Citizens Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she assists with administrative operations for a coffee roasting business she co-owns. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing third-party platforms and manager arrangements to support client portfolios.

Matthew Marquez is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and its affiliate TIAA since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard and also acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Cornelius David is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has been associated with David Wealth Management, LLC since 2020 and is involved in education as an academic coach with Private Prep. Additionally, he performs as an opera singer at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during part of the year. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of wealth management and advisory services with an investment approach that blends fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside extensive affiliated product relationships.

Spencer Bennett is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at RBC Capital Markets, LLC and CMS Environmental Solutions. Outside of finance, he has experience in the restaurant industry, having worked at Bar Cino Restaurant. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and provides a consolidated investment platform with direct portfolio management, access to third-party managers, and alternative investment services.

Steven Trax is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2019. He previously worked for 12 years at Mtx Wealth Management, LLC. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio management across various strategies, combining in-house management with third-party advisers and integrated financial planning services.

Lynne Celia is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) with 15 years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where she has worked since 2025. Prior to that, she held positions at Nationwide, Ingomu, CITIGROUP, MML Investors Services, and MassMutual. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment process that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Brennan Nelson is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Chantilly, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has worked with Bankers Life Securities Inc. since 2017 and with Bankers Life & Casualty since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he manages a team of agents, overseeing hiring and training, and is involved in Medicare planning and various insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a mix of analytical approaches to portfolio management.

Joelle Brown is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Washington, DC. She holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Truist, her work history includes roles outside the financial industry, such as positions at Target, H&M, Chick-Fil-A, and Rocky Hill Parks and Recreation. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager selection programs, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platform arrangements.

Matthew Agada is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill for ten years. He is based in Washington, DC. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary strategies. The firm employs a risk-profile-based investment process supported by HSBC Global Asset Management and uses third-party providers for advisory, fund selection, and custody services.

Kip Siedling is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Investment Services and BB&T Securities. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and corporate entities. The firm provides point-in-time planning alongside ongoing portfolio management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Philip Corso is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 14 years of industry experience and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Advisors, Cambridge Investment Research, Potomac Financial Private Client Group, and Forge Financial Group. He is also the owner of Corso Financial LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including model portfolios and personalized indexing, and provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Austin Anthony is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2026, following roles at Versant Capital Management and Pathstone. Austin also spent five years at Virginia Polytechnic and State University early in his career. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.