Paul Trinh is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Washington, DC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has six years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wharf Financial, MML Investors Services, MassMutual, and the University of Maryland. He also spends part of his time engaged in fixed insurance sales. 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 back-office support, including investment management and compliance services, enabling affiliated advisors to offer customized portfolio solutions.

William Smith is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2016. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach combined with shorter-term adjustments, and utilizes both internally managed and third-party strategies.

Joshua Graham is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has two years of industry experience, with prior roles including positions at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and the Wealth Enhancement Group, as well as educational experience at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and utilizes a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Timothy Shean is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a co-owner of Potomac Financial Private Client Group, LLC and an advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2011. His work focuses on securities, advisory, and insurance services. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of nearly 3,000 advisors by providing a platform that includes operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and discretionary model portfolios designed to meet diverse client needs.

Robert Adams III is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he worked in the automotive sector from 2016 to 2022. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Marilyn Forrester is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Her prior work history includes roles at New York Life, Life Time Fitness, and the D.H. Gould Company. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and plan-sponsor consulting through various advisory program structures, emphasizing recommendation-based, non-discretionary relationships.

Cathy Achter is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 35 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Merrill, IA Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, and Bank of America, N.A. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering a consolidated investment platform with access to direct portfolio management, third-party managers, and alternative investment vehicles.

Steven Richardson is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and co-owner of Potomac Financial Private Client Group, LLC. He has been with both firms since 2011. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

George Shirley is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. He has previously worked with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and holds multiple securities licenses including Series 63 and Series 65. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Chair of the Rec Committee and is a board member of the Arlington Soccer Association. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management solutions.

William Blake III is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Clearing. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory, financial planning, and managed account services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Gehret Shemeld is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 46 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Shemeld is also a licensed insurance agent with RCM Insurance Services LLC, an affiliate of his firm. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and utilizes a Private Advisor model alongside its Rockefeller Global Investment Management platform to deliver a range of investment solutions across asset classes.

Robert Peat is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with First Command Insurance Services, Advisory Services, and Brokerage Services since 2021. Prior to his current roles, he was employed at MCCS from 2016 to 2019. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves 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, utilizing a centralized Investment Management Team to select and monitor model portfolios and third-party managers.

Catherine Mulcahy is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2021 and previously spent eight years at Alexandria Capital, LLC. Mulcahy serves as a board member leading the Membership Committee for the Financial Planning Association National Capital Area chapter. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering both proprietary and third-party investment options tailored to a wide range of portfolio needs.

Leigh Pell is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Truist in 2025, Leigh worked at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated for 15 years and had a brief tenure at Sandy Spring Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Gulsanga Jalawan is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2016. Her other business activities include providing disability, traditional life, and term life insurance products. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a broad network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, using customized portfolios with a primarily long-term approach implemented through mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Joseph Hosi is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has been with Rockefeller Financial since 2019, following a brief tenure at Merrill and prior experience at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Derek Smith is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Truist Advisory Services and its affiliated entities since 2012, including a decade at SunTrust Advisory Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enhanced research tools, and emphasizes integration with affiliated broker-dealer and banking services.

Reece Eddy is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors and in roles with the Premier Lacrosse League, Boston University, and Canisius College. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, trusts, private businesses, and corporations. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, with both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Robin Corley is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Transamerica and affiliated firms since 2014. Corley has experience in the sale of insurance and non-insurance products through companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of fee-based and commission-based investment solutions supported by proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Michael Burke is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Wealthspire Advisors since 2017, following a 17-year tenure at Tricapital Advisors Inc. Burke also serves as director and chairman of Capital Bank, a community bank in Rockville, MD. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and nonprofit organizations, offering wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan services through a relationship-driven, customized process emphasizing diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.