Katrina Freedman is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and LPL Financial. Freedman’s professional activities have been concentrated in advisory roles within multiple firms over her career. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and offers managed account solutions through proprietary and third-party platforms.

Omar Metwaly is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Vienna, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and having two years of industry experience. His prior firms include TD Bank N.A., Bank of America, Merrill, Fidelity Investments, and Northwestern Mutual. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail investors, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation across affiliated and third-party investment managers.

Richard Romero is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at TD Private Client Wealth LLC and has prior experience with firms including Ameriprise, Prudential, and Q3 Advisors. He is based in Vienna, VA. 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 uses a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers, offering ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody through third-party custodians.

Kristine Bennett is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Healthy Wealthy Alex and Mass Mutual, and she spent over a decade as a homemaker before entering the financial services field. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, complemented by tax-loss harvesting, direct indexing, and selective private market exposure.

Justin Roland is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Washington, DC. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James & Associates, OFFICINA, EAB, Kaldis, and Caribou Coffee. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including functions as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Logan Jagodzinski is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill Lynch and the University of Rochester, in addition to his current role. Janney Montgomery Scott 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 including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs.

Matthew Humphrey is a financial advisor at Carson Wealth with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously served as Director of Wealth Management at United Bank for ten years. Carson Wealth is an enterprise platform overseeing approximately $50.6 billion through over 650 advisors. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, variable sub-account management, sub-advisory relationships, and retirement plan services, supported by an Investment Committee that manages model portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis.

Michael Stafford Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with ASB Capital Management LLC since 2010. ASB Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $32.9 billion, primarily for institutional clients through pooled investment vehicles and separate accounts. The firm offers both active and passive equity strategies, fixed income approaches, and real estate investments across equity and debt instruments.

Jenevieve Lenz is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Mercer Global Advisors, M&T Securities, Charles Schwab, and Merrill. She is involved with Lenz4Women, a non-investment related activity based in Reston, VA. Cerity Partners advises a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of the end of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services with an investment approach focused on client-specific profiles, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and both third-party strategies and direct security selection, and provides access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Ryan Strong is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Huntington Investment Company and Huntington National Bank, with a total of six years at the latter. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account offered as an invitation-only pilot to employees. The firm uses algorithmic questionnaires to guide investment strategies implemented primarily with mutual funds and ETFs.

John Devine is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 credentials. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, and Merrill. 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 uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platform and manager arrangements, to implement its investment strategies.

Gregory Sullivan is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2021. Prior to this, he spent over three decades at Sullivan, Bruyette, Spero & Blayney, Inc. He is also the author of the book *Retirement Fail*. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of affiliated non-investment businesses.

Derrick Carter is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Schwab Wealth Advisory. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning services primarily to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm’s approach uses Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and research tools, offering tailored recommendations with client-authorized trade execution.

Jennifer Lewis is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Citi Private Alternatives, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. since 2019, and previously held roles at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and HSBC Bank (USA) Inc. from 2015 to 2019. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 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 operates with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles, including in-house research, swap dealing, and futures commission merchant activities.

Joseph Gallemore is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Triad Hybrid Solutions, Triad Advisors, and Spire Investment Partners. He also serves as director of research at Argent Bridge Advisors and consults business owners on exit planning through a separate advisory role. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate and charitable entities, retirement plan participants, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers various investment programs, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and access to alternative investments and donor-advised funds.

Bradley Howe is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Intellisource Financial Services, LPL Financial, and Integrated Wealth Concepts. Outside his advisory role, he is employed part-time with MobileNow in McLean, VA. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office services, and sponsors wrap-fee programs, managing portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a primarily long-term strategy.

Gerald Ketchum is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Fairfax, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing five years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory career, he served 26 years in the U.S. Army. First Command Advisory Services serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers a range of financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized team to design and manage investment portfolios.

Manley Mcconkey is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Washington, DC. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Investments LLC, he worked at Woods & Poole Economics and the Coalition for a Prosperous America. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including a discretionary digital offering available by invitation to employees, which uses algorithm-driven model selection and third-party strategists to manage investments primarily via mutual funds and ETFs.

Amanda Merrill is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. She previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Jodi Anne Reid is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she held positions at Great American Restaurants and Nandos Peri-Peri, and she has been affiliated with the University of Richmond since 2022. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, leveraging centralized technology and model solutions to manage assets at scale.