John Bowles Jr. is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience at InterVest Ltd., where he has worked since 1997. Based in Chevy Chase, MD, he is one of two advisors at the firm. InterVest Ltd. provides financial planning, portfolio management, and non-discretionary asset management consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines document-driven financial reviews with ongoing client servicing, offering both non-discretionary advice and limited discretionary authority through SEI’s managed-account platform.

Franklin Koonce is a financial advisor at Montgomery Investment Management Inc with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Montgomery Investment Management and Koonce Securities, Inc. since 1994. Montgomery Investment Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, focusing on larger accounts with a value-oriented, fundamental analysis investment approach. The firm maintains a relatively small client base and manages portfolios that are concentrated in 20–30 securities, emphasizing companies with sustainable competitive advantages and often targeting underfollowed or turnaround situations.

Mario Zumbo is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Preserve Private Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Strategic Advisers, Inc., Fidelity Investments, and Charles Schwab. Preserve Private Wealth, LLC provides financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis with a long-term trading approach, managing a relatively small client base with access to a broad range of investment vehicles.

Jiaxuan Zhuang is a financial advisor at MZ Capital, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He has held his current role since 2005 and holds a Series 65 designation. MZ Capital Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a passive, asset-class allocation approach implemented with institutional funds under a buy-hold-rebalance discipline grounded in efficient market and modern portfolio theory.

Janice Henderson is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience. She is the CEO and an owner of Law & Associates, Inc. and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial and Raymond James Financial Services. Henderson also holds ownership in an insurance business that manages life and long-term care insurance commissions. Law & Associates, Inc. serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities with wealth management services that integrate financial planning, investment advisory, and management. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning framework with diversification and asset allocation and manages client accounts primarily through Raymond James–administered programs on a non-discretionary basis.

Richard Allridge is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Allridge Wealth Management, P.C. since 2017 and previously held roles at Century Financial Group, LLC and Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He is based in Bethesda, MD. Allridge Wealth Management, Inc. is an independent, fee-only firm that provides customized investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm manages client portfolios on a non-discretionary basis and focuses on fundamental and technical analysis to support its recommendations.

Benjamin Brown is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Entelechy LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Focus Wealth Management, Ltd. from 2014 to 2017. Entelechy serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax preparation, and educational seminars. The firm employs a primarily passive investment strategy using diversified portfolios of index funds and ETFs, managing approximately $250 million in discretionary assets for around 80 clients within a single-advisor practice.

Denislav Dantev is a financial advisor at MG Capital Partners, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously with The Prudential Insurance Company of America and at Uber. MG Capital Partners, LLC provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a non-discretionary advisory model focused on modern portfolio theory and long-term trading, primarily recommending mutual funds and ETFs.

Heather Mcgolerick is a financial advisor at Meritis Wealth Management, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing for a combined 17 years. Meritis Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses with customized wealth management that integrates investment management, financial planning, and insurance consulting. The firm uses a tailored, generally discretionary investment approach with ongoing monitoring, drawing on a combination of third-party research, fundamental and technical analysis, and may include sub-advisors as part of client strategies.

Ramzi Baklouti is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as Vice President at Law & Associates Inc in Glen Echo, MD. He has been associated with Raymond James Financial Services since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he prepares investment performance and financial reports for the firm. Law & Associates Inc provides wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, including specialized Divorce Financial Analysis. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning approach with diversified asset allocation and manages accounts primarily through Raymond James–administered programs on a non-discretionary basis.

Valeria Suaza Salamanca is a financial advisor at Ortman Financial Planning with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at LifeGuide Financial Advisors, Wolford Companies, Inc, and Messiah University. Ortman Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a passive, asset-class investment approach complemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis, and offers educational seminars at no cost to attendees.

Brendon Worst is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Cedar Spring Advisors, LLC. He has previously worked at Northrop Grumman and Freshly, Inc., and holds a Series 65 license. He is also involved with Halcyon Financial as an insurance agent. Cedar Spring Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm manages approximately $169 million in assets and employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

John Bacci is a CFP® and ChFC® with 41 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. since 1997, where he also serves as President and Owner. Outside of his advisory role, Bacci has taught a finance-related course at Anne Arundel Community College. Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. provides fee-for-service financial planning and consulting to individual clients, covering areas such as investment analysis, tax planning, risk management, and estate planning. The firm focuses on tailored written financial plans without discretionary asset management and offers implementation through Commonwealth Financial Network.

Genti Cici is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is the founder of StandUP Advisors, where he has served as a fiduciary advisor since 2017. In addition to his work at StandUP Advisors, he provides financial planning and fiduciary advice to clients through an independent contractor relationship with InvestEd. StandUP Advisors is a fee-only fiduciary firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a customized, goals-based process and manages assets on a discretionary basis with a broadly diversified, ETF-style global investment approach, offering both all-ETF core strategies and core-satellite options.

Kartik Pawar is a financial advisor at One Oak with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at HarbourVest, Dyson Capital Advisors, Cambridge Associates, and Investure LLC. One Oak provides outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) and customized investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients, including endowments, foundations, and family offices. The firm emphasizes an integrated OCIO model involving investment policy development, manager selection, due diligence, and performance reporting, serving a relatively small client roster with a focus on larger or institutional mandates.

Davita Alford Cooper is a financial advisor at Law & Associates Inc with 33 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and WealthSpire Advisors. Cooper is also the owner and president of The Fishel Group, Inc., a support company focused on financial services and portfolio management. Law & Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and business entities, providing wealth management that includes comprehensive financial planning, investment advisory, and investment management services. The firm employs a planning-driven investment process emphasizing asset allocation and diversification, administering a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Micah Patashnik is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Macroview Investment Management LLC. He has worked at Absolute Investment Management since 2012. Macroview Investment Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, non-profits, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic investment approach and manages portfolios with diversified strategies that may include third-party managers.

Christopher Brown is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Ivy League Financial Advisors LLC, formerly Commonwealth Advisory, since 1999. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. Ivy League Financial Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, emphasizing documented client objectives and ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

William Powell is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Ferguson-Johnson Wealth Management, Inc. since 2013. Ferguson-Johnson Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser providing investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and nonprofit entities. The firm employs a research-based passive investment approach emphasizing broad diversification through ETFs, no-load index funds, and engineered-index funds, managing roughly $316 million across about 190 client relationships.

Samuel Brownell is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Stratus Capital Management, LLC. He has held roles at affiliated entities including Stratus Valuation, Stratus Legacy Planning, and Stratus Wealth Advisors since 2018, focusing on business valuation and succession planning. Outside of investment advisory, he manages a family LLC and leads legacy planning and valuation services for independent business owners. Stratus Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, families, and select institutional clients such as foundations and endowments. The firm employs a goal-based process to create diversified portfolios aligned with client risk profiles, supported by affiliated firms specializing in valuation and legacy planning.