Christopher Laughlin is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has been associated with Ameritas Life Insurance and Ameritas Investment Corp. for over two decades. He is also licensed as an independent insurance agent to sell fixed insurance products and owns a separate financial services business, Laughlin Financial Group. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary advice, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a notable focus on plan sponsors and participant services.

John Devine is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Bank, and Bank of America. 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 that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supplemented by AI-enabled equity research and inter-affiliate integration.

Chad McLane is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at USA Financial Securities and National Planning Corporation, and he has operated The McLane Agency, Inc. since 2005. He serves as a notary public, providing free notarization services for pension paperwork related to municipal employees. Centaurus Financial, Inc. offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm utilizes a variety of investment approaches across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, including financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, and specialized advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Gregory Sullivan is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2021. Prior to this, he spent over three decades at Sullivan, Bruyette, Spero & Blayney, Inc. He is also the author of the book *Retirement Fail*. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of affiliated non-investment businesses.

Derrick Carter is a CFP® professional affiliated with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Tysons Corner, VA, with 11 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Charles Schwab, and Fidelity Investments, where he spent seven years with Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem, focusing on client-directed investment decisions without discretionary trading authority.

Wanjia Li is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2018. His prior work includes roles at AroundCampus Group LLC and the Daily Iowan, as well as full-time education at the University of Iowa. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm combines multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with in-house research and unique market roles, catering to diverse client needs from workplace accounts to ultra-high-net-worth relationships.

Rody Nunez is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience and previously worked at ALSI, Inc for 14 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a consultant for various companies. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Michael Looney is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Term Nation LLC, an LLC that holds Maryland Basketball season tickets and makes charitable donations to the university. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Joseph Gallemore is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with 21 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Spire Investment Partners, LLC, Triad Advisors, and Triad Hybrid Solutions. He is also involved with Argent Bridge Advisors as director of research and consults on business exits to assist owners with growth and sale planning. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and municipal entities. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and third-party platforms to build and monitor client portfolios.

Bradley Howe is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and holds a Series 66 credential. He has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial, Lincoln Financial Advisors, and Intellisource Financial Services. His outside business activities include a CPA affiliate program with Intellisource Financial Services. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, using customized portfolios that combine mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a primarily long-term investment approach.

Gerald Ketchum is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing five years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory career, he served 26 years in the U.S. Army. First Command Advisory Services serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers a range of financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized team to design and manage investment portfolios.

Xiaohuan Xu is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held various roles including management and accounting positions in entities such as WSB GFC LLC and Catherine Xu Financial Dynasty LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in health insurance sales and is an investor in a food and beverage business. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to corporations, offering a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models.

Amanda Merrill is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach utilizing enhanced open architecture, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis along with third-party managers and a range of investment strategies.

Diane Gould is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD, holding a Series 63 designation and over 43 years of industry experience. She has been associated with New York Life Insurance Company since 1975 and with Nylife Securities Inc. since 1981. Outside of advising, she serves as a notary public, providing notarization services to clients. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions across various program types and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Gary Sjurset is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 10 years of industry experience, including roles at First Command Insurance Services, First Command Advisory Services, and First Command Financial Planning since 2016, alongside a 20-year tenure at ManTech International Corporation. He is also the owner of Sjurset Financial Services, LLC. 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 comprehensive financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized Investment Management Team to design and manage model portfolios with a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Alexander Cochran is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Seia LLC, Royal Alliance, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, and LPL Financial, among others. He also serves as a Planning & Investment Associate at CURO Private Wealth, where he manages client service operations and supports financial planning and trading activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving large institutional investors and diverse client types.

Lauren Watson is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cresset Asset Management, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Brightside Advisory Partners, LLC, Pagnato Karp Partners, LLC, and WMS Partners, LLC. She holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Reston, VA. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets across a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven approach using both active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and a broad range of services including portfolio management, wealth planning, private fund advisory, and family office services.

Nichole Toledo is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Centaurus Financial and Securities America Advisors, among other firms. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analysis while allowing access to various specialized investment services.

Matthew Witchko is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2015 and has been associated with Kaplan Financial Group since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Kaplan Benefits Group, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors to construct client portfolios with a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Xinge Zhang is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with five years of industry experience. Zhang holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has worked at Bankers Life entities since 2022, following prior roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc, Cvent, Hughes Network Systems, and World Financial Group, Inc. Outside of advisory services, Zhang is a field manager responsible for recruiting and training insurance agents and manages an S-corp that organizes business income and expenses related to her advisory activities. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop customized asset allocations and portfolio management strategies tailored to clients' goals and risk tolerances.