Buna Cumbie II is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Columbia, MD, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 56 years of industry experience, including over 27 years with Primerica Advisors and an ongoing association with Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America since 1987. Outside of his primary roles, he occasionally sells insurance policies with companies other than Guardian. Primerica Advisors is part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, which serves a diverse retail client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies, and supports a range of account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Justin Liberti is a financial advisor at ASB Capital Management LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2014. ASB Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $32.9 billion through pooled investment vehicles and institutional separate accounts. The firm offers discretionary investment management across equities, fixed income, and real estate, serving primarily institutional clients and employing both active and passive strategies.

Marilyn Arians is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Fidelity Investments and the political and nonprofit sectors, including Bernie Sanders For President and Healthcare 4 All Pennsylvania. Before entering the financial industry, she worked in promotional services and education. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations through Charles Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools.

Michael O'Brien is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at The Edgar Lomax Company and spent four years at the University of Maryland. He holds a Series 65 credential. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, nonprofit organizations, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and offers specialized programs alongside client education and integrated service lines.

Brian Berlan is a CFP® professional affiliated with TIAA-CREF in Washington, DC, with six years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2007, including two separate tenures at TIAA-CREF from 2012 to 2017 and from 2025 to the present. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm operates a vertically integrated model that separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Gladys Heath is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Merrill from 2013 to 2025. Outside of her advisory role, she acts as a power of attorney for her parents. 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 offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, operating both as a registered broker-dealer and investment advisor with a consolidated platform that includes equities, fixed income, alternatives, and personalized managed account solutions.

Heather Molloy is a CFP® and PFS™ with eight years of industry experience, currently advising at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. She has held roles at several firms including Madison Wealth Management and ATFS Advisers. Molloy serves on the board and finance committee of the non-profit A Place To Be. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and specialized portfolios, supported by comprehensive client education and integrated affiliated service lines.

Adham Sabek is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Vienna, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2021 and is also associated with B & H Financial Services Inc. dba Beaini Financial Solutions. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Rosanne Gentile is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has over 32 years of industry experience, including roles at Gentile Financial Group and Avenue Wealth Management. Her work involves brokering non-registered insurance products alongside her advisory duties. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to meet client objectives, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Christopher Martin is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at CGMI / Citi Private Bank since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains large institutional scale with specialized roles, including swap dealing and futures commission merchant services.

Skerdi Kostreci is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently with Eagle Strategies (NY Life). His career includes long-term roles at Eagle Strategies and NYLIFE Securities LLC, along with experience at multiple financial advisory firms. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Dariana Gordon is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm uses multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as operating as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Sinwai Lee is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Aligned Benefits Group Inc and International Medical Group. Outside of advising, he serves as president of Better Tomorrow and More Corporation, a nonprofit focused on education in nutrition, health, and technology, and teaches Qi Gong classes weekly. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, offering advisory and broker-dealer services with a mix of proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm manages both discretionary and non-discretionary assets and supports a range of individual and institutional clients.

Rosario Vezzi is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2018, following seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Vezzi serves as trustee for private family trusts established for estate management purposes. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and diversified investment strategies to meet client objectives, with a notable focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management programs.

Bobby Watson is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Elkridge, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent and volunteers as a youth soccer and basketball coach. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm offers education, support services, and uses a top-down strategic asset allocation framework to manage risk-based mutual-fund portfolios.

Melanie Schwartz is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC in McLean, VA. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale 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 portfolio management and financial planning services through proprietary and third-party solutions.

Malka Alzayani is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Fidelity Investments, New York Life Insurance Company, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and Bloomberg LLP. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem, focusing on client-directed investment decisions without discretionary trading authority.

Elvis Langha is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with a PFS™ designation and recent experience in the industry. He also serves as CFO of Pristine Medical Equipment and Accessories Inc and is principal at LGE Advisory Services LLC, where he provides accounting, tax, and business consulting services. 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 a mix of advisory and broker-dealer services, employing proprietary and third-party model portfolios to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Jeffrey Upchurch is a financial advisor at &Partners with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, trusts, private businesses, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and ERISA 3(21) consulting using a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across proprietary and third-party strategies.

Lisu Gu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. She has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2013 and has been affiliated with World Financial Group since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a caregiver for her elderly father through Nova Adult Home Care and is president of LG Solutions LLC, an insurance sales business. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, employing a combination of proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.