Garry Bishop is a financial advisor at ProFocus Incorporated with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked for the Department of Defense for 13 years. ProFocus Incorporated serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension plans and business entities, offering fee-based investment advisory and financial planning alongside business management and consulting services. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental analysis and a diverse mix of securities, managing portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis.

Tyler James is a financial advisor with The Scott S. James Company in Falls Church, VA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Market America and has experience in education at Union College and Falls Church High School. The Scott S. James Company manages approximately $139 million for a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services, employing both fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Tiffany Blackburn is a financial advisor at Arkagos Advisors & Asset Management, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation. She has been with Arkagos since 2024 and has experience working in related roles, including at Vector Wealth Strategies and Henmead Enterprises, Inc. Blackburn is also affiliated with George Mason University for the years 2023 to 2025. Arkagos Advisors and Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and access to private investments. The firm uses model-based allocations combining technical, fundamental, and modern portfolio theory techniques tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, with a notable focus on private placement investments alongside traditional advisory services.

David Young is a financial advisor with Clarion Wealth Management Partners in Fairfax, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Clarion since 2009, following a tenure at Commonwealth Financial Network, and briefly worked at Eversource Wealth Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed to sell non-variable insurance and annuities in Virginia. Clarion Wealth Management Partners serves individuals, families, small business owners, nonprofits, and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing tools like Morningstar and Riskalyze, and offers educational seminars alongside integrated planning services.

Policarpio Sanchez is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Sanchez & Zures, LLC, where he has worked since 2006. Prior to that, he spent nine years with UFC Gym. Sanchez & Zures, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm follows a long-term, passive investment approach emphasizing asset allocation and primarily uses exchange-traded funds, offering portfolio construction, ongoing rebalancing, and written financial plans.

Frederick Hubach is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Generational Private Wealth, where he has worked since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Belgrade Wealth Management LLC, Hemington Wealth Management, and Andersen. Generational Private Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and nonprofit entities, offering discretionary investment management and advanced financial planning. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, diversification, and fundamental analysis, managing approximately $263 million across 49 client relationships.

Gillian Curran is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Prospect Financial Group LLC since 2004. Outside of her advisory work, she is an owner of a rental real estate business in Ocean City, New Jersey. Prospect Financial Group LLC provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, personal trusts and estates, and small-business retirement plans. The firm operates as a fiduciary, employing a strategic asset allocation approach primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and also offers retirement-plan consulting services alongside individual wealth management.

Richard Allridge is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Allridge Wealth Management, P.C. since 2002 and previously worked at Century Financial Group, LLC. Allridge Wealth Management, Inc. is an independent, fee-only firm offering customized investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm manages client portfolios on a non-discretionary basis and emphasizes client-directed implementation supported by fundamental and technical analysis.

Matthew Miller is a financial advisor at Empire Advisors Wealth Management LLC in Fairfax, VA, with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. and Avantax Investment Services, Inc. He is also the owner of Miller Consulting Group, LLC, which provides accounting and tax preparation services, and serves on advisory boards for Truist Bank, George Mason University, and Radford University. Empire Advisors Wealth Management LLC offers portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of analytical methods and a long-term trading approach to deliver customized investment strategies and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

John Coleman is a financial advisor at Piedmont Wealth Management with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his role in financial advising, Coleman owns Commonwealth Business Services, a CPA and tax preparation firm. Piedmont Wealth Management is a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm serving trusts, foundations, pension plans, and corporate/household accounts. The firm offers personalized financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and consulting, with a focus on institutional and trust/corporate relationships and coordinated services through affiliated financial and accounting entities.

Michael Schwartz is a financial advisor with MZ Capital, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at MZ Capital Management since 2018 and previously held roles at Securities America Advisors, Inc., Securities America, Inc., and Master's Financial Associates. Outside of advising, he owns Home Instead Senior Care and serves as a regional leadership council member for Messiah College. MZ Capital Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a passive, asset-class allocation strategy using institutional funds with a buy-hold-rebalance approach and offers ongoing portfolio supervision, written planning reports, newsletters, and client seminars.

Ross Anderson is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and is currently with Craftwork Capital LLC, where he has worked since 2020. Prior to that, he spent six years at Motley Fool Wealth Management. Outside of financial services, he is the owner of Anderson Entertainment, a DJ services business he has operated since 2001. Craftwork Capital primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party digital platforms, utilizing model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and AI tools to support portfolio construction and ongoing management.

Lisa Pendley is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at 8th Street Investments, LLC since 2008. She works out of Alexandria, VA, and is part of a two-advisor team at the firm. 8th Street Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental analysis and tailored asset-allocation strategies, combining long-term holdings with active trading and derivative instruments within discretionary mandates.

Charles Harris is a financial advisor with First Georgetown Securities, Inc. in Alexandria, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 45 years of industry experience. He has been with First Georgetown Securities since 1982. Outside of finance, he produced and stars in a YouTube TV pilot titled "Becoming Van Vlack," a project unrelated to his advisory work. First Georgetown Securities provides discretionary managed-account services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using growth, growth-and-income, and income strategies. The firm emphasizes tactical asset allocation informed by fundamental and technical analysis and regularly monitors accounts to manage risk.

Mikayla Rodarte is a financial advisor at Capitol Financial Consultants, Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at George Mason University and Westfield High School. Outside of her advisory role, she is the lead instructor and general manager at Kore Defense Industries, where she teaches martial arts and manages youth and women’s programs. Capitol Financial Consultants provides financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach with adjustments based on market conditions and offers ancillary services including tax preparation and business planning.

Tomasz Cymer is a CFP® and CFA® with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of Opulen Financial Group, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2014, and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2009. In addition to his advisory work, Cymer holds a licensed insurance agent role, spending part of his time on life, disability, and long-term care insurance sales. He is also involved in educational seminars and teaching through a separate corporate entity. Opulen Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporations with portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm emphasizes documented investment policies, fundamental analysis, and combines direct management with third-party platform oversight, while offering ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services and participant education.

Taro Taguchi is a financial advisor at MZ Capital, LLC with 9 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with MZ Capital Management since 2015. MZ Capital Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a passive, asset-class allocation approach using institutional funds within a buy‑hold‑and‑rebalance framework, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with individualized investment policy statements.

Joshua Stillman is a financial advisor at Capitol Financial Consultants, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been with Capitol Financial Consultants since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Stillman serves as an adjunct professor at George Mason University, teaching a financial planning and wealth management capstone course. Capitol Financial Consultants provides financial planning, investment advice, and supervisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a primarily buy-and-hold investment approach with tactical adjustments and offers additional services such as tax preparation, bookkeeping, and bill-paying.

Farzana Sultana is a financial advisor at Crescent Meridian Capital LLC with over 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services from 2010 to 2026. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in business ownership of JaMaxwell Logistics and serves on the boards of the Bangladeshi American Network for Democracy and the Holy Cross S&C Dhaka Alumni. Crescent Meridian Capital offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm focuses on long-term growth, capital preservation, and risk management through diversified portfolios utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income, with an emphasis on direct management and tax-aware strategies.

Michael Shea is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with 8th Street Investments, LLC since 2008. 8th Street Investments, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation across individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, managing most assets on a discretionary basis with customized portfolio construction.