Ittai Dvir is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Independent Financial Group, LLC. He has worked at Independent Financial Group since 2011 and at Plotkin Financial Advisors since 2009. Dvir is an officer and director of several business entities including Monarch Global Partners, LLC, which offers institutional marketing and referrals, and he provides consulting services to a fund through ID Financial Advisors, Inc. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management utilizing both firm- and third-party models with a combination of passive and active investment exposures.

Jessica Lee is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Her prior work includes roles at RBC Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley, where she served in various capacities from 2012 to 2025. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform, combining discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Dwayne Grady is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, and Girard Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches scuba diving as a dive instructor. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, retirement plan services, family office offerings, and employs various investment strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Margaret Hunter Smith is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, UBS Financial Services, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a co-trustee of a family trust, assisting with administrative decisions. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a wide range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, with a notable portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Aaron Brachman is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. He has worked with multiple Steward Partners entities since 2016 and previously held a role at Raymond James Financial Services. He serves on the advisory board of Ethos ESG, providing strategic guidance. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering various portfolio management and financial planning services.

Judy Redpath is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She has been with Commonwealth since 2006, with a concurrent role as owner of VISTA Wealth Strategies LLC, a private entity facilitating securities and financial planning activities. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, technology, investment management, and compliance while offering access to discretionary model portfolios and various program structures.

Robert Mulhaul is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Coburn & Meredith, Inc. and Janney Montgomery Scott. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, employing customized portfolios with a long-term approach alongside shorter-term trades for rebalancing or cash needs.

Nadira Deery is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with 24 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, where she has worked since 2017. Her prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, Truist Investment Services, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm uses a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Alvin Fonkoua Sop is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services since 2019, following prior roles at Charles Schwab and Winthrop University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm employs strategic allocation models and manager selections supported by proprietary analytics and provides access to a broad range of investment and advisory services through the Goldman Sachs network.

Michael Ferguson is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has worked at Clarendon Wealth Management since 2016 and at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and manages roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Karen Fields is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Arlington, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products and is the owner of Fields Financial, LLC. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by offering financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed account and wrap programs, as well as retirement-plan and IRA advisory services. The firm combines model portfolios, independent strategists, and technology-enabled tools to provide predominantly non-discretionary investment management across a broad product shelf.

Jackson Traxler is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with seven years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Truist Advisory Services. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, along with broker-dealer services, variable insurance products, and investment banking through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

John Henien is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at HSBC Bank USA N.A. since 2016 and HSBC Securities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing residential real estate rental activities through multiple entities and rents a swimming pool via a mobile platform. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a range of model risk profiles and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with fund due diligence, offering both client-directed and fully discretionary investment solutions.

David Avila is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at George Mason University and multiple financial services firms such as Charles Schwab and MassMutual. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional sponsors, and retirement plans. The firm provides a range of advisory services including financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, with an emphasis on tailored recommendations and a primarily non-discretionary asset management approach.

Christopher Buckley is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations. His career includes roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC prior to joining Schwab in 2024. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm utilizes Charles Schwab & Co.'s asset-allocation models and internal research tools to deliver tailored recommendations without exercising discretionary trading authority.

Kenneth Clarke is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2016 and also has experience with Peake Financial and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Clarke is involved with Peake Financial Group LLC as a financial representative focused on insurance and investments. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning solutions, utilizing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities across multiple program platforms.

Michael Ness is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Cerity Partners LLC and has previously held roles at firms including FJY Financial and Rembert Pendleton Jackson. His career spans a range of advisory services across multiple firms. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and business entities, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management with a focus on client-specific investment profiles, combining proprietary quantitative analysis with a range of investment strategies and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Leah Jones is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hightower Advisors since 2015. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Bethesda, MD. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a small rental property in Chicago. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions and discretionary portfolio management, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Christopher Johnson is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Sofia Kostopoulos is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. She has 25 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wells Fargo and JP Morgan. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by in-house research and a range of specialized market roles.