Jinen Viswakula is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Woodbridge, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MissionSquare Investment Services and SunTrust Advisory Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and offers both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions within plan lineups selected by sponsors.

David Dansby is a CFP® professional affiliated with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1998. 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 clientele including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, delivering investment advice through in-house portfolio management, third-party managers, and multiple advisory programs.

Jonathan Jagolinzer is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2019 and has been affiliated with The George Washington University since 2003. 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 provides a broad range of adviser support services, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Asif Kuchey is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, Transamerica Capital, and JPMorgan Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Kashmir Colours LLC, a business selling home decor and ethnic clothing. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model that incorporates technology platforms and utilizes both proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Jake Obringer is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors in Reston, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealthspire Advisors in 2021, he worked briefly at Merrill Lynch and spent several years in educational roles at Virginia Tech and in middle and high schools. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, investment advisory, and financial planning services through a relationship-driven, customized process that emphasizes institutional-style asset allocation and ongoing portfolio management.

Suzanne Moran is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with TD Bank N.A. and TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2016. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail TDIS clients, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Jamie Blum is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Triad Hybrid Solutions, Triad Advisors, Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, Financial Divorce Solutions, Certified Contractors Network, and Maggio Roofing Co. Blum serves as President-Elect of the DC Academy of Collaborative Professionals, a nonprofit focused on education and networking for collaborative divorce professionals. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm offers a range of investment management and consulting services delivered through multiple program models, utilizing proprietary and third-party platforms to build and monitor client portfolios.

Gerhard Olsen is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Olsen is based in Washington, DC. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and consulting, with a notable emphasis on maintaining custody of client assets in-house.

Mitchell Mccarthy is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various segments, including workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth. The firm offers a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services, implementing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with institutional-scale resources and specialized market roles.

David Weiss is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS in Vienna, VA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has five years of industry experience and has previously worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing, Creative Planning LLC, and AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC. &PARTNERS serves a diverse range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and municipal advisory services, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Valeska Santibanez Jofre is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at JP Morgan Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved with Kekis Home Goods, LLC, an entrepreneurial venture she has been part of since 2020. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities.

Steven Zeigler is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Charles Schwab since 2018. Prior to his career in finance, he spent nine years with Fairfax County Public Schools. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews and investment recommendations based on Schwab’s proprietary research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not charge clients directly for advisory services.

Jared Onorato is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing before joining Commonwealth and Forge Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is a co-owner of a rental property in Reston, VA. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors to construct client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products while offering discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Michael Leasure is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services and has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services since 2009. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, implementing advice through discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and manager arrangements.

Ashley Galvin is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Hightower Securities, LLC and Hightower Advisors since 2011. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services.

Jay Burmaster Jr. is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at various Truist entities, Scott & Stringfellow, and Bb&T Securities. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory solutions to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering services such as asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that leverages discretionary and non-discretionary approaches along with AI-enhanced research tools.

Sarah Cato is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. She is currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member of The ARC-Finance and operates Cato Advisory, LLC, a consulting business specializing in dental transition. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with Guardian Life. The firm serves individual and institutional clients with a range of brokerage, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and advisory programs, using both proprietary and third-party investment models.

Lyndsie Slusher is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. She has one year of industry experience, having previously served in the US Army for seven years and currently engaged with UNC Chapel Hill. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a specific 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.

Michael Duckett is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Lockton Financial Advisors, Lockton Investment Advisors, Lockton Companies, and Kestra Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he consults on software for Benetic. 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 incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets through over 1,100 advisors.

Shippen Royer is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2018. Prior to that, he was involved with Phyxius Arbitrage Fund LP and held roles at Bank of America and Merrill. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement planning.