Ryan Torguson is a CFA charterholder with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at RBC Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. He is involved with the CFA Society of Washington as chair of the External Relations Committee. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, alternatives, and custom indexing.

Hui Zhu is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Series 66 designation, with six years of industry experience. Hui is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has previously worked at Quantis Wealth Management and Oppenheimer. 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 roughly $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody services.

Austin Verity IV is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 34 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. and Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003 and previously worked at CIBC World Markets Corp. from 1994 to 2003. Verity acts as trustee for family trusts, including his own living trust. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, encompassing equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, and maintains custody of client assets as a qualified custodian.

Michael Depirri is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and previously worked at PNC Investments for 11 years before joining Citigroup in 2022. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and provides specialized services including derivatives and futures.

John Nguyen is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2007, including his current tenure starting in 2018, and also operates Clarendon Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns Jack Books, LLC, an entity focused on authoring and publishing books. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Brandi Dickey is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2009 to 2021 before joining Hightower in 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she provides pet sitting services on a part-time basis. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions and proprietary research, providing access to a wide range of investment strategies and operational support.

Connor Nagelvoort is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Washington, DC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Robinhood Markets, Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits, providing a range of advisory services including investment management, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios with low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other strategies, alongside client education programs and a broad suite of affiliated service lines.

David Manderfield is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. since 2003. Manderfield also serves as a trustee for family and marital trusts. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary services, focusing on equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with strategic asset allocation and manager selection.

David Burgess is a CFP® and CFA® with 17 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Creative Planning since 2014. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by specialized tactics such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Nicholas Demczar is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2016. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary assets under management.

Elizabeth Miller is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2013. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plans, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs.

Thomas Graham is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott in Alexandria, VA, with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2012 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a rental property in Bumpass, VA. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

William Godfrey is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer in Washington, DC, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Red Ventures, Best Buy, and New Age Marketing. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

John Langford is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Corient. His prior roles include positions at Arete Wealth Management LLC and KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house and third-party strategies with risk management tools and may incorporate alternative investments and private fund allocations.

Rachel Richardson is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked primarily at First Command-affiliated firms since 2020. Prior to her financial services career, she spent several years at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. 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 provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, using an Investment Management Team to design and manage model portfolios with discretionary authority granted by clients.

Alexander Rossi is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Alexandria, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked with various First Command affiliated entities since 2016 and also owns Alex Rossi Financial Planning LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Rossi serves as treasurer for BNI Positive Power, a local referral group in Alexandria. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. 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 managed centrally by an Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Danny Nguyen is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several major firms including Bank of America, Merrill, Wells Fargo, HSBC, and SunTrust. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation through portfolios that include affiliated and third-party managers, offering comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

Eylem Senyuz is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at T. Rowe Price. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as an Assistant Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, where she teaches a finance course on Investments in Emerging Markets. 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 and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration across its affiliated broker-dealer and bank services.

Ryan Myers is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He previously worked at Fortis Investors, Inc. for nearly three decades and has held roles at organizations including MissionSquare Retirement and Allstate Insurance. Myers is involved in nonprofit leadership as Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Northern Virginia Urban League and serves as Treasurer for Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse clientele including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through various program structures, primarily offering non-discretionary advice and operating both as a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Lance Harting is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently advising at Oppenheimer since 2024. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he worked for Bank of America and Merrill from 2017 to 2024 and was employed at a pool service company from 2010 to 2017. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, including high net worth clients, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm provides a range of advisory and consulting services across multiple asset classes, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and maintains custody of client assets as a qualified custodian.