Mark Falamoun is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in McLean, VA. His prior experience includes roles at Octagon Financial Services and various positions related to finance and financial services. Outside of advising, he is a part-owner of a personal rental property in Arlington, VA. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, regular rebalancing, and tax management, utilizing a variety of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

Damianos Mylonas is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his industry career in 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Financial Growth Partners. Outside of finance, he has worked in customer service roles at a fitness center and as a restaurant server. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios, supporting various account types and lending solutions.

Nicholas Balmer is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2018 and previously worked at TD Ameritrade and Scottrade. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through a fiduciary model that includes customized and model-based investment approaches.

Glen Lambinicio is a financial advisor at Brown Advisory with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at IA Beaty Haynes & Patterson, Inc. since 1997. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research approach to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies including equity, fixed income, and sustainable-investment options.

Anthony Ivener is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Reston, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with The Leaders Group Inc. since 2015 and has operated Ivener Group, Inc. and IVENER Management Group since 2011 and 2010, respectively. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of IVENER Management Group, providing consulting on best practices and succession planning for closely held businesses. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering services including portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios. TLG delivers advice through independent representatives and sub-advisors, using a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Brian Ruther is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at SunTrust Advisory Services, SunTrust Bank, and Wells Fargo. He also serves as an adjunct instructor at George Washington University, teaching undergraduate courses in finance and leadership development. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Paul Cusumano is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. and has previously worked at Arthur Stein Financial, Morgan Stanley, and Point72 Asset Management. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies, including core-satellite, pure-index, and specialized models such as Buffered Equity ETFs, and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Jonathan Owens is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Ashburn, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support including operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Patrick Larkin III is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants in Lansdowne, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Oak Hill Wealth Advisors and Wells Fargo Advisors. Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants advises plan sponsors of defined contribution and defined benefit plans, providing ERISA fiduciary services, participant advice, plan design, and ongoing administrative support. The firm focuses on asset-allocation driven model portfolios, investment policy statement monitoring, and non-discretionary management, and offers educational and fiduciary support services for plan committees.

Jennifer Cobleigh is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Truist Advisory Services, where she has worked since 2019 following prior roles at GenSpring Family Offices and Suntrust Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and uses AI-enabled tools alongside traditional research to support its investment approach.

Debritu Kassa is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2012. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Bethesda, MD. Chevy Chase Trust Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering investment management alongside personal trust and wealth planning services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach centered on macroeconomic views and secular trends, combining trust, custody, and fund-management roles uncommon among large enterprise advisers.

Justin Hurley is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life Insurance and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of advising, he operates Hurley Tax Preparation Services, which provides tax preparation for individuals and small businesses. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary portfolios, third-party managers, and digital platforms, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Tracy Heichelbech is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 21 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Heichelbech has been with First Command Financial Services and its affiliated entities since 2005 and is also the owner of Tracy A Heichelbech LLC. First Command Advisory Services 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 managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Edward Dobranetski III is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2005. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering investment management, personal trust services, and wealth planning. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic trends and diversified portfolio construction, combining trust, custody, and fund-management roles.

Christopher Kiessling is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, foundations, and trustees, providing wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office support. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized approach with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and uses both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Brian Riley is a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Ameritas entities since 2003 and Acacia Financial Advisors LLC since 1993. He is also a licensed independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products, including life, disability, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuities. Ameritas Advisory Services provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a mix of in-house and third-party investment strategies and maintains affiliations with Ameritas affiliates to support a broad range of advisory programs.

Paula Landau is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2015. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Bethesda, MD. Chevy Chase Trust Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients, offering investment management alongside personal trust and wealth planning services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic views and secular trends, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with trustee and custody services.

Mary Liola is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, based in McLean, VA, with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Concentric Private Wealth and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012. Liola is also co-owner of Jack Books, LLC, a company focused on authoring and publishing books. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Eileen Kay is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Creative Planning since 2021. Her previous roles include positions at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc. and Oakheart Financial Group. She also worked at the University of Virginia from 2015 to 2019. 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 emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

Deanna Tomasetti is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning and has previously worked at Burt Wealth Advisors and McKinley Carter Wealth Services. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $217 billion in client assets. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and a broad range of retirement plan services.