Ryan Houlihan is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Houlihan Financial Resource Group, Ltd. since 2000. Houlihan Financial Resource Group, Ltd. is a privately owned advisory firm providing discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, trusts, foundations, pensions, and corporations. The firm serves high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients, managing assets through an in-house investment model that includes five internal program categories and offering both discretionary management and an automated portfolio service for smaller accounts.

Thomas Dudley is a financial advisor at Dudley Capital Management LLC with 53 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. He has been with Dudley Capital Management since 2017. Dudley Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies, including Growth & Income, Fixed Income, and Alternative investments, and offers ongoing portfolio monitoring with at least quarterly reviews.

Alexander Tagliareni is a financial advisor at Variant Private Wealth LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles in hospitality and education before joining the firm. Variant Private Wealth provides fee-based comprehensive and goal-based financial planning and individualized investment management to a range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers consolidated reporting for multi-custodian relationships and sponsors a wrap-fee program with portfolio management tailored to client-specific financial plans and asset allocation guidelines.

Douglas Birnie is a financial advisor at Piedmont Wealth Advisory with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including Oak Barrel Wealth Advisory LLC, Oakmont Wealth Advisory LLC, Hayden Royal, Niagara International Capital Limited, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Piedmont Wealth Advisory provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and estates. The firm operates as a fiduciary, building customized, long-term portfolios using fundamental analysis and diversified, low-cost instruments, and offers discretionary portfolio management along with integrated financial planning.

Malee Turner is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor at Reframe Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to her advisory career, she worked at Financial Growth Partners and has operated a massage therapy business, Malee Thai Massage, since 2018. Reframe Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with discretionary wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual stocks, and bonds, and offers portfolio customization and tax-aware investment options.

Joseph Constantino is a financial advisor at Wiseman & Associates Wealth Management in Winchester, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2025. His prior work experience includes roles at LPL Financial LLC and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Wiseman & Associates Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm focuses on diversified, largely index-based strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing platforms such as Betterment Institutional.

Amr Alian is a financial advisor with Investology Inc. in Reston, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Investology since 2010 and also serves as president and sole owner of Isynergy CPA, an accounting firm. Prior to Investology, he worked at Corporate Executive Board beginning in 2004. Investology provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, company retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of analytical methods and modern portfolio theory to manage a diverse range of investment instruments and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Sherif Othman is a financial advisor at Poise Investment Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously operated SO Financial Consultants from 2018 to 2021. Before his advisory career, he worked at Green Company For Export, Import and Trading Agencies. Poise Investment Advisors is an investment manager that provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, financial planning, consulting, and educational workshops. The firm employs an asset-allocation strategy based on macroeconomic analysis and utilizes tools such as derivatives and tactical timing in portfolio management.

Jayden Liu is a financial advisor at B&L Wealth Group, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining B&L Wealth Group in 2024, he worked at Bank of America for nine years and was self-employed for eight years. B&L Wealth Group provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm also offers sub-advised portfolio management to other registered investment advisers and serves a notable non-U.S. client segment.

Nicholas Joseph is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Sentinel Wealth Management, Inc. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Sentinel, he worked at Ernst & Young LLP for a total of six years and held academic positions at the University of Virginia and James Madison University. Sentinel Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory to construct portfolios focusing on risk management, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and alternative strategies, and manages approximately $389 million in assets across about 97 clients.

James Birks is a financial advisor with Birks Financial Corp. in Herndon, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Birks Financial Corporation since 1996 and previously with Signator Investors, Inc. since 1989. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance agent representing various companies, including John Hancock Life Insurance Company. Birks Financial Corp. advises individual and trust clients on retirement planning and investment management through written financial plans, ongoing planning, and assistance with investment policy statements. The firm follows a long-term, risk-tolerance based investment process, managing assets on a non-discretionary basis and offering clients access to third-party estate-planning services.

Jessica Doll is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Reframe Wealth, LLC since 2021 and previously worked at TIAA-Cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLC from 2014 to 2021. ReFrame Wealth manages approximately $345.8 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, offering discretionary wealth management, portfolio supervision, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and long-term asset allocation, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, individual stocks and bonds, and independent managers, with portfolio construction and trading overseen by an independent sub-advisor.

Anise Faircloth is a financial advisor with Berg Faircloth Investment Advisors in Leesburg, VA, holding 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Berg Faircloth Investment Advisors and related entities since 2010. Outside of advising, she serves as a firm administrator for Berg Faircloth & Company, an accounting firm. Berg Faircloth Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans and business entities. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis in managing a range of securities and integrates tax and accounting advice through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Jeffrey Zures is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been a principal at Sanchez & Zures, LLC since 2006. The firm provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on a long-term, passive investment approach using primarily exchange-traded funds. Sanchez & Zures offers portfolio construction, ongoing rebalancing, written financial plans, and retirement rollover advice, operating under ERISA fiduciary standards when applicable.

Hossameldin Abdelkarim is a financial advisor at Poise Investment Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Poise Investment Advisors since 2021. Prior to this, he was employed at HSBC Egypt from 2014 to 2017 and currently operates Hossameldin Abdelkarim PLLC, providing legal services as an attorney. Poise Investment Advisors offers discretionary investment management and wealth-management services, focusing on an asset-allocation approach driven by macroeconomic analysis. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and educational workshops, utilizing tools such as options and derivatives, and emphasizes in-house research and public client education.

Carlton Fitch is a financial advisor at Houlihan Financial Resource Group, Ltd. in Ashburn, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Houlihan Financial Resource Group since 2006. Houlihan Financial Resource Group, Ltd. is a privately owned advisory firm providing discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, trusts, foundations, pensions, and corporations. The firm primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and tailors asset allocation guidelines through five internal investment program categories, managing accounts on a discretionary basis or via Schwab’s automated platform for smaller clients.

Keron Smith is a financial advisor at Brighter Financial Capital Management, LLC in Reston, VA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Avantax and Wells Fargo Advisors. Brighter Financial Capital Management provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and multi-tiered planning. The firm conducts regular account reviews, sponsors educational seminars, and often uses sub-advisors while maintaining ongoing client relationships.

Ameen Estaiteyeh is a financial advisor at Investology Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Investology since 2004. Investology provides portfolio management and advisory services to individual clients, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a variety of analytical methods combined with modern portfolio theory and manages a broad range of investment instruments across both long-term and short-term strategies.

Joseph Kilner is a financial advisor at Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Kilner Capital Advisors since 2014. Kilner Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on broadly diversified, passively managed asset-class mutual funds and conservative fixed-income securities.

Kelly Cappello is a financial advisor at Argo Wealth Advisory, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for 20 years before joining Argo Wealth Advisory in 2025. Argo Wealth Advisory provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental-analysis approach with a generally long-term orientation, using model portfolios comprised of mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, bonds, and options, while also incorporating Independent Manager overlays and borrowing within separately managed account structures.