Stephen Kreter is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and offering 30 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at SunTrust Securities and its successor firms, Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services. Kreter owns a rental property in Bethany Beach, Delaware, which he rents seasonally. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enhanced research, and features integrated services across affiliated entities.

Bradford Coyle Jr. is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at several related entities within Steward Partners since 2018 and previously was employed at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Wells Fargo Clearing, and Sterling Associates, LLC. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Yaya Wang is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Rockville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at New York Life Insurance Company since 2000 and has operated Yaya Wang Financial Associates since 2008. Her outside activities include insurance brokering through her own firm under a registered DBA. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors, focusing on tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Peter Burrus is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Washington, DC. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, he worked at AmveStar Capital, LLC and held roles at several other financial services firms. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client saving rates, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Aaron Pearson is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Savant Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Brighton Jones, Mountain America Credit Union, and KeyBank. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust services.

Andres Cardona is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2014, including his current role since 2022. 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 employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Kara Bjoring is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Truist Investment Services since 2019 and previously held roles at PNC Bank and PNC Investments from 2014 to 2019. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Sergio Contijoch is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and has experience dating back to 2017. He previously worked at SOL Capital Management Company for eight years and joined Cerity Partners in 2026. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm uses tailored asset allocation and manager selection supported by proprietary quantitative screens and offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Gina Wilson is a ChFC® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC since 2017. She has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 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, and family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios and oversight of third-party asset managers.

Erick Roshelli is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at TD Ameritrade for 11 years before joining Hightower in 2019. Outside of advisory activities, he has an ownership interest in a rental property. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers with a focus on portfolio construction that integrates mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Grant Ruder is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Chauvon McFadden is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. McFadden has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2023 and has prior experience with Crimson Wealth Strategies, LLC, and New York Life entities dating back to 2002. Outside of advisory work, McFadden is involved in multiple community and nonprofit boards, including the Loudoun County Economic Development Commission, Inova Loudoun Hospital Foundation, and the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored advice through various program types, emphasizing non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities, and operates within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Elizabeth Dawson is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2020, she worked at Worldview Wealth Advisors from 2017 to 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she provides pro-bono financial counseling to recently widowed individuals through Wings for Widows. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and alternative investment access, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Kyoung Lee is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Fairfax, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 12 years of industry experience. Lee has been with Eagle Strategies since 2019 and is also affiliated with Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2013. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs tailored to client objectives, emphasizing non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities in its work with retirement investors.

Nihad Basic is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience currently affiliated with Kestra Advisory. Prior to joining Kestra, he worked at Raymond James Financial and has held roles outside the financial sector, including teaching positions at Castleton University and involvement with Special Olympics Vermont. He is also employed with Hickok & Boardman Capital Management, a support company for a financial branch. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and pooled plan solutions, supported by extensive due diligence and multiple management platforms.

William French is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD. He holds the Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. In addition to his role at Eagle Strategies, he is associated with BluePoint Financial LLC, where he serves clients under the BluePoint Financial name. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers tailored recommendations across multiple program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Karen Mims is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Harbour Pointe Wealth Management since 2008. In addition to her advisory role, Mims serves as president of Scott Legal Group, a law firm where she provides tax and estate planning advisory services. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, providing a range of discretionary investment solutions and supporting a large advisor network with back-office and TAMP services.

Jodi Van Voorhis is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at firms including Equitable, LPL Financial, and CURO Private Wealth. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles, employing a risk-aware investment approach that integrates strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and both active and passive strategies across public and alternative asset classes.

Andrew Palazzi is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and having two years of industry experience. He has been with TD Wealth and its affiliated entities since 1997. 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 clients. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers, providing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

Christopher Maxey is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Wealthspire Advisors since 2018, following prior roles at Steben & Company Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process emphasizing diversified, institutional-style asset allocation across various investment vehicles.