Mohammad Maroof Ziaey is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has experience at several firms including Primerica Financial Services and Turbo Tax. His background also includes roles in education and nonprofit organizations focused on Afghanistan. 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 financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

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 with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 34 years of industry experience. He has worked previously at CIBC World Markets Corp. and has been with Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003. Verity serves as trustee of family and personal investment trusts. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker‑dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of investment and financial planning services, managing portfolios using strategic asset allocation and manager selection, and maintains custody of client assets while providing both discretionary and non‑discretionary advisory solutions.

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. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. His work history includes roles at Mercer Global Advisors Inc., Robinhood Markets, Inc., Robinhood Financial, and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services to individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using a mix of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private fund platforms.

David Manderfield is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 42 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc., Fahnestock & Co. Inc., CIBC World Markets, and Banker Finance Investment. He also serves as a trustee for family and marital trusts in a non-compensated capacity. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, and maintains custody of client assets while operating its broker-dealer and advisory businesses.

Miranda Chenoweth is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked at First Command Insurance Services, Inc. and First Command Brokerage Services, Inc. She serves as Secretary and Treasurer on the board of the Pikes Peak Region Law Enforcement Family Support Group and is the Secondary Treasurer for Boy Scouts of America Troop 0062. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser focused on serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients with particular attention to active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs utilizing model portfolios managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Roland Geronimo is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with Truist and its affiliates since 2004, including a two-year period at Quick & Reilly, Inc. prior to that. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver its investment solutions.

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.

Pamela Cappelli is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA since 2009 and with TIAA-CREF since 2018. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes its point-in-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

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.

Jeremy Ziemba is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Spire Securities, LLC and Compass Asset Management Group, LLC. Prior to his career in finance, he was employed by the Department of Homeland Security. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, emphasizing customized, primarily long-term portfolios that use ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles.

Vitale Christy is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra, Christy held roles at Wells Fargo, Robinhood Markets, Inc., and Equitable Advisors. Outside of finance, Christy serves as President and CEO of Stray Dogs Studios, a production company managing all creative and business operations. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including plan sponsors and institutional clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design and compliance testing, and access to a range of management platforms and third-party solutions.

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 with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2012, following prior roles at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory work, he has a rental property in Bumpass, Virginia. 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 sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple 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.