Mark Falamoun is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in McLean, VA. His prior experience includes roles at Octagon Financial Services and various positions related to finance and financial services. Outside of advising, he is a part-owner of a personal rental property in Arlington, VA. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, regular rebalancing, and tax management, utilizing a variety of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

Liliana Molina is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Spire Wealth Management, LLC for 19 years and Ameriprise for 9 years. Molina serves as a board member for the Head2Heart Foundation, a nonprofit focused on raising mental health awareness. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered firm that provides wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Aarti Sethi is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. She has been associated with various SunTrust entities since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she co-owns rental properties with minimal management involvement. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by inter-affiliate platforms and AI-enabled research, with a focus on manager selection and fiduciary support.

Nicholas Balmer is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2018 and previously worked at TD Ameritrade and Scottrade. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through a fiduciary model that includes customized and model-based investment approaches.

Anthony Ivener is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Reston, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with The Leaders Group Inc. since 2015 and has operated Ivener Group, Inc. and IVENER Management Group since 2011 and 2010, respectively. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of IVENER Management Group, providing consulting on best practices and succession planning for closely held businesses. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering services including portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios. TLG delivers advice through independent representatives and sub-advisors, using a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Paul Cusumano is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. and has previously worked at Arthur Stein Financial, Morgan Stanley, and Point72 Asset Management. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies, including core-satellite, pure-index, and specialized models such as Buffered Equity ETFs, and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Jonathan Owens is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Ashburn, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support including operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Patrick Larkin III is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants in Lansdowne, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Oak Hill Wealth Advisors and Wells Fargo Advisors. Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants advises plan sponsors of defined contribution and defined benefit plans, providing ERISA fiduciary services, participant advice, plan design, and ongoing administrative support. The firm focuses on asset-allocation driven model portfolios, investment policy statement monitoring, and non-discretionary management, and offers educational and fiduciary support services for plan committees.

Justin Hurley is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life Insurance and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of advising, he operates Hurley Tax Preparation Services, which provides tax preparation for individuals and small businesses. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary portfolios, third-party managers, and digital platforms, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Tracy Heichelbech is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 21 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Heichelbech has been with First Command Financial Services and its affiliated entities since 2005 and is also the owner of Tracy A Heichelbech LLC. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Christopher Kiessling is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, foundations, and trustees, providing wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office support. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized approach with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and uses both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Brian Riley is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has been affiliated with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Ameritas Investment Corp., and Acacia Financial Advisors LLC since 2003 and 1993 respectively. Riley is also a licensed independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products, including life, disability, and long-term care insurance policies, as well as fixed annuities. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and life subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and a range of third-party tools and custodial platforms.

Janice Janjanin is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 32 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Centaurus since 2010, following roles at Questar Asset Management and Mony Securities Corporation. In addition to her advisory work, Janice owns and operates Janjanin Financial Group, a business focused on the sale of property and casualty, life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, model overlay programs, and tax-overlay services.

Philip Corcoran is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Savant Wealth Management. He has been with Savant and its affiliate Savant Capital Management since 2015. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based, model-driven investment approach combined with actively managed strategies and offers a range of affiliated services, including accounting, legal, and trust operations.

Mary Liola is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, based in McLean, VA, with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Concentric Private Wealth and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012. Liola is also co-owner of Jack Books, LLC, a company focused on authoring and publishing books. 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 about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Tristan Papouyan is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Alexandria, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Janney Montgomery Scott, Bank of America, Merrill, and service in the Army National Guard. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm operates within a vertically integrated structure, providing both planning and ongoing portfolio management services through model and customized portfolios.

Eileen Kay is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Creative Planning since 2021. Her previous roles include positions at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc. and Oakheart Financial Group. She also worked at the University of Virginia from 2015 to 2019. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

Deanna Tomasetti is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning and has previously worked at Burt Wealth Advisors and McKinley Carter Wealth Services. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $217 billion in client assets. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and a broad range of retirement plan services.

Jessica Jarosik is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Asset Management, LLC, Focus Wealth Management, Ltd., and Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, 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.

Marcus Odinec is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at SOL Capital Management Company for 12 years before joining Cerity Partners in 2026. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a broad range of services such as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with an emphasis on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.