Ian Seebachan is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Laurel, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and at SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. since 2012. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, utilizing third-party platform and manager arrangements to support its AMC Advantage manager-selection program.

Caroline Girgis is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at United Capital Financial Advisers, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Girard Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as treasurer for the DC Association of Collaborative Professionals and acts as a divemaster teaching scuba diving. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a broad range of services including asset management, financial planning, family office offerings, and retirement plan participant managed account allocations, employing a mix of core/satellite, thematic, and tactical investment strategies.

Garrett Dunlap is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, PNC Investments, E*TRADE Capital Management, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Dunlap is based in Fairfax, VA. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides a range of services including model portfolio management and customized portfolio solutions, operating under a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure.

Michael Hoch is an investment advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and also has a long tenure at Kestra Investment Services, LLC and MLH Financial Services. He serves on the board of Maryland Hillel. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad range of institutional and individual clients, delivering services such as fiduciary consulting and plan-level investment advice supported by due diligence on investments.

Cory Saylor is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF. He has been with TIAA since 2016 and transitioned to TIAA-CREF in 2025. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often working with clients who have pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning services with ongoing discretionary management and operates a vertically integrated model that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.

Yvette Farrugia Polster is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. Her work history includes roles at Bb&T and its affiliated entities dating back to 2004. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools as part of its investment approach.

Mark Martin is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2021. Prior to this, he worked for seven years at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Martin volunteers with Britepaths, Inc. in Fairfax, VA, providing pro bono financial counseling and coaching to individuals in the charity’s programs and prepares individual tax returns seasonally for family and friends. Creative Planning offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process with an emphasis on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in client assets.

Diego Velez is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services since 2021 and previously spent eight years with Wells Fargo Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate resources.

Gary Stevens II is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at Creative Planning, where he has been since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Lockton Investment Advisors, Lockton Financial Advisors, Lockton Companies, Bank of America, Merrill, and T. Rowe Price Investment Services. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Zain Khan is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank N.A., where he has worked since 2017. Prior to that, he held financial planning roles at USAA. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail TDIS clients. The firm’s approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation through portfolios managed with both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Andrew Prevost is an investment advisor representative with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and previously worked at Kestra Investment Services since 2010. Outside his advisory role, he is the owner of Meltzer Management Company, a holding company unrelated to investment activities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors, institutional, and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, and serves large institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds.

Chima Uzobuihe is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and also has roles with Deloitte, Maryland Health Benefits Exchange, Essential Benefits Alliance, and World Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he manages Medicare enrollment services through Essential Benefits Alliance, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers, delivering services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.

Karen Brelsford is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at CIC Wealth and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of advising, she owns JK Associates, LLC, a tax preparation and accounting firm, and volunteers at Bethany United Methodist Church. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser offering brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm serves individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives and provides a range of advisory programs utilizing multiple platforms and third-party managers.

Carrie Leinbach is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Hemington Wealth Management for six years. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach using third-party independent managers, asset allocation modeling, and ongoing performance monitoring.

Jomo Hylton is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked with Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Metlife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in retail art sales through AMANA Media, LLC, and owns a music and film production company, Amarna LLC. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory services primarily through third-party asset manager platforms. The firm emphasizes client-directed implementation and oversight, managing the majority of its client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Jason Weszka is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Columbia, MD, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth and Vision Wealth Partners, LLC since 2016 and previously worked at MML Investors Services. Weszka is a part-owner of VFG Consulting, LLC, which facilitates insurance business and commission arrangements. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving approximately 2,900 advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Colleen Clements is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2016. She also serves as a bank officer for Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, supporting the management of Principal retirement plan account relationships. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. 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.

Ingrid John is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the PFS™ and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Hightower in 2021, she worked at Alexandria Capital, LLC for eight years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions, proprietary research, and access to a variety of investment vehicles, serving clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts.

Valery Volkau is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning services with ongoing portfolio management utilizing model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Christopher Milligan is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Reston, VA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience, including 23 years at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Milligan also sells long-term care insurance and health benefits outside of Guardian Life when client needs require it. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial and retirement planning. The firm offers a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party managers, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.