Susan Cantus is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Hightower Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. She was previously with IA Farr, Miller & Washington, LLC for 25 years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2021. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Seong Ho Kim is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Kim has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2019. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets for nearly 9,700 clients. The firm serves individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations, using an institutional-style asset allocation approach implemented through a diversified mix of investment vehicles and centralized oversight.

Christopher Virgili is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 credential and experience spanning several roles since 2016, including positions at Sol Capital Management Co. and Freedom Mortgage. He also worked in landscaping with Exleys Landscaping and was involved with Otters on the Green. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, using a combination of proprietary quantitative methods and third-party managers to build tailored investment programs.

Mary Reilly Will is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 38 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 1991. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as trustee and executrix of her mother’s estate. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and both proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Jose Reyes is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience, currently with Truist Advisory Services. His prior roles include positions at Suntrust Investment Services, BB&T, and Bank of America. He serves as a board member of Love Church, a nonprofit religious organization, where he participates in budget and expense approvals. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by AI-enhanced research and extensive inter-affiliate integration.

Samuel Vigderhouse is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked exclusively at Janney Montgomery Scott in various capacities since 2022. Prior to his advisory role, he had experience outside the financial industry, including work at Martin's Wine and Spirits and the University of Maryland Stamp Student Union Center. 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, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house management and third-party managers.

Christopher Williams is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mosaic Wealth Partners and LPL Financial. He is also involved in fixed insurance sales, dedicating half of his business hours to this activity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 3,000 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operational and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

John Dequattro is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of experience at TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank, N.A. in Vienna, VA. He holds a minority ownership interest in a hospitality redevelopment project in Portland, Maine, and is active as the lead guitarist in the Don Campbell Band. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation through affiliated and third-party managers.

Joshua Monk is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC since 2016, and with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2005. He serves retail clients as a financial advisor through Kestra Investment Services. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors.

Ara Abrahamian is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Divergent Planning, LLC and H. Beck, Inc. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation, utilizing customized model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies.

Elchin Bagirov is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, St. Johns Ebra Investments, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm is notable for its combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles, including in-house research and security pricing, as well as its capacity to provide bespoke discretionary solutions for very large relationships.

Colleen Stutz is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Fairfax, VA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Co. since 2001 and operates Sonrise Strategies, LLC, through which she sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Outside of her advisory work, Stutz serves on the boards of BetterALife, a nonprofit providing meals for hungry families, and the Purcellville Business Association. Eagle Strategies offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and benefit plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides multiple program types and emphasizes tailored advice, managing most of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Maher Shoukr is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Grove Point Advisors, LLC and H.Beck Inc before joining TD Private Client Wealth LLC. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth private, and retail clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation using affiliated and third-party sub-managers to construct portfolios and offers financial planning support along with custody and reporting services.

Peter Webster is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Alexandria, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ford & Associates Wealth Management LLC since 2018 and has been with Principal Financial Services and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2017. Webster is also managing partner of Ford & Associates Wealth Management LLC, an entity formed to manage shared business expenses with Garrett Ford. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Stephen Harper Jr. is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Investments LLC and Wells Fargo in various capacities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services, and manages multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Aminata Jarboh is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at RBC Capital Markets for one year and Delta Air Lines for seven years. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with large institutional scale alongside unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Donald Harris is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 25 years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously spent 18 years at Sterling Capital Management LLC before joining The Colony Group, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses, offering a range of portfolio management, financial counseling, and fiduciary services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing tax- and fee-sensitivity.

Benjamin Thompson is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services and holds a Series 66 designation. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Brewer Law Firm and Charleston School of Law. 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 manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate operating arrangements.

Daniel Trumbower is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience. He currently works at MAI Capital Management, LLC and previously held roles at Halpern Financial, Inc. and his own firm, Trumbower Financial Advisors, LLC. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of investment strategies and offers additional services such as trust administration and insurance through affiliated entities.

Mary Fife is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2005 and is also associated with Steve Harvey LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 3,000 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operational, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.