Kayla Welte is a CFP® and ChFC® with five years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at District Capital Management, LLC. Her background includes roles at Colorado State University, Commander Navy Installations, and ZEIDERS Enterprises. District Capital Management is a fee-only financial planning firm based in Washington, D.C., serving clients in the DMV area and nationwide. The firm focuses on providing comprehensive, independent financial advice to professionals in their 30s and 40s, emphasizing wealth building, tax efficiency, and retirement planning.

Nicholas Burkholder is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Financial and Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. for 17 years before founding Burkholder & Associates, LLC, where he currently serves as the sole member. He also offers seminars and writes articles on financial planning topics. Burkholder & Associates, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach integrates individualized Investment Policy Statements with fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with regular monitoring and reporting.

Matthew Trogdon is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at Craftwork Capital LLC and has previously been employed at Motley Fool Asset Management and Capital Investment Advisors, among others. In addition to his advisory role, he teaches financial literacy workshops through the Babson Financial Literacy Project and writes articles on financial planning for The Humble Dollar website. Craftwork Capital primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to digital wealth platforms, using model portfolios and separately managed accounts with continuous monitoring and rebalancing.

Coe Magruder is a financial advisor at Washington Growth Strategies LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Washington Growth Strategies since 2014. Washington Growth Strategies LLC provides personalized investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, including trusts, foundations, pensions, and corporations. The firm uses fundamental research and a variety of investment instruments to create tailored asset allocation strategies, and also serves as manager of a private pooled vehicle, Washington Growth Fund, LP.

Ami Shah is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Steward Inc. Prior to joining Steward Inc., Shah worked at Hemington Wealth Management and McKinsey & Company. Outside of financial advising, Shah is a limited partner in Glimpse LLC, a digital photo frame company. Steward Inc. offers integrated wealth advisory services combining discretionary investment management with comprehensive financial planning for individuals and families. The firm manages approximately $61 million, focusing on diversified, long-term asset allocation primarily through mutual funds and ETFs, and provides ongoing portfolio supervision alongside client-specific financial plans.

We created Lifetime Financial to serve the professional households working for the greater good. Our clients are unintentional millionaires. It might be surprising to think of yourself as a millionaire, but when you add up the equity in your home, a lifetime of saving, high market returns, and inflation—it quickly adds up. Though modestly affluent households like yours don’t have the resources of the ultra-wealthy, you still have much of the same complexity and the need for regular guidance. Typically, these households hold an average of $1.5 million in liquid assets and are often underserved by the financial community. Eighty percent of high-net-worth and mega-millionaires work with financial advisors to plan and manage their finances, but only 60% of unintentional millionaires do. We provide extensive, full-service financial planning and investment management with great services and ongoing support at a reasonable price. We are independent fiduciaries and keep our fees low, well below Wall Street rates, while providing services they don’t offer. An important distinction is that we are a Fee-Only firm, which is often confused with Fee-Based which is more common in larger firms. In contrast to Fee-Only, Fee-Based advisors receive commissions on products they sell you. We are only paid by you. Our typical clients are nonprofit professionals and those working for the greater good who want expert financial help with retirement, college planning, investing, tax planning, and more. Together we will connect the dots between your financial realities and the life you long to live.

Zachary Moss is a financial advisor with Potomac Investment Company, holding a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles at Bank of Montreal, Hamilton Ventures, Georgetown University, Potomac Investment Co, and The York School. Potomac Investment Company is a small investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement accounts. The firm employs a conservative, long-term investment strategy focused on diversification and fundamental analysis, managing portfolios of publicly traded equities, mutual funds, and fixed-income securities.

Alishia Creekmore is a financial advisor at Lifetime Financial with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience with organizations including the Coalition to Transforming Advanced Care and Capote Ventures. Lifetime Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and investment management, focusing on professionals in nonprofits, higher education, and government. The firm emphasizes systematic investment management using diversified portfolios of index funds and ETFs, integrating comprehensive planning topics and offering hands-on support through a small client roster managing a relatively large asset base.

Amanda Hopkins Clouser is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. She has been with RCS Financial Planning, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at TIAA from 2008 to 2017. RCS Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach focused on modern portfolio theory and offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting services.

Courtney Calotta is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Donalies Financial Planning, LLC since 2025 and previously spent six years with Gallant Financial Planning, LLC. Donalies Financial Planning, LLC primarily serves individual clients, including dual-income families and retirees, as well as trusts, business entities, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management using a long-term, buy-and-hold approach with a core passive plus active-satellite strategy.

Carolyn Nunez is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of industry experience. She has been involved with the UNT PDI CFP Program since 2007. Nunez is based in Chevy Chase, MD, and is affiliated with Ithaka Financial Planning, LLC. Ithaka Financial Planning provides integrated financial planning and portfolio management services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and personal trusts and estates. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of engagement options including investment-only and hourly consulting, supported by a small advisory team.

Robert Mann is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with First Georgetown Securities, Inc. in Alexandria, VA. He has worked with the firm since 1975, bringing 50 years of industry experience. First Georgetown Securities provides discretionary managed-account services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth investors, emphasizing tactical asset allocation using growth, growth-and-income, and income strategies. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes various risk-management tools such as option hedging and occasional short selling.

Brandon Levenson is a financial advisor at Suissa Private Wealth with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at RBC Capital Markets, Jones Lang LaSalle, Farmland Partners, CBRE, Yelp, and Penn State University. Suissa Private Wealth is a newly registered SEC investment adviser with three advisors that provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, non-profits, endowments, and business entities. The firm focuses on long-term strategies using asset allocation and fundamental analysis, incorporating dollar-cost averaging, periodic rebalancing, and quarterly performance reviews.

Richard Slater is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with McGinn Penninger Investment Management Inc. since 2025 and previously operated his own financial planning firm for 15 years. McGinn Penninger Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term, large-cap value equity strategy focused on fundamental analysis and contrarian purchases, and it serves as sub-adviser to the Union Street Partners Value Fund.

Natasha Cashman is a CFP® with nine years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Capital Assets Planning Incorporated, where she has worked since 2019, and previously held roles at Grove Point Investments, LLC and D'Orazio & Associates, Inc. She also holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Capital Assets Planning, Inc. provides financial planning and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on comprehensive financial plans and ongoing advisory agreements. The firm uses client interviews and risk-tolerance questionnaires to tailor recommendations and typically implements investments through third-party managers rather than exercising discretionary authority.

Kapil Shiohare is a financial advisor at Thinagee Investments Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Thinagee Investments since 2012, following seven years at First Management Group Investments Inc. Thinagee Investments provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $265 million in assets across about 40 client relationships, employing a strategic asset allocation approach that combines fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory with a mix of passive and active investments tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

David Mucciaro is a financial advisor at Doxa Capital, LLC in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Doxa Capital Partners, LLC since 2015. Doxa Capital provides portfolio management services to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate or profit-sharing plans. The firm offers two main programs—Genesis, a rules-based ETF asset-allocation system, and a Comprehensive Management program featuring discretionary management with a range of analytical techniques and trading strategies.

Liliang Chen is a financial advisor at Enduro Capital Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before joining Enduro Capital Partners in 2026, Chen worked at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and American General Life Insurance Company. Enduro Capital Partners LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and limited financial planning guidance to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses modern portfolio theory and a top-down, historical analysis approach to construct low-correlation asset mixes across equities, mutual funds, ETFs—including leveraged ETFs—and fixed-income securities tailored to client risk and return objectives.

Cristina Munteanu is a financial advisor at Craftwork Capital LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Craftwork Capital, she worked at Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC for several years in various roles. Craftwork Capital primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party digital wealth platforms, employing model portfolios and separately managed accounts that include strategies such as direct indexing.

Derek Elphick is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Castfirm Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to this, he spent a decade at The Warner Companies, serving as Chief Investment Officer focused on asset allocation and investment management. Castfirm Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and one-time financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes modern portfolio theory and a long-term investment horizon, primarily utilizing equity ETFs alongside mutual funds and fixed income to build diversified portfolios.