Lauren Lehman is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and CFA® designations, as well as Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors in 2023, she worked for SOL Capital Management Company for 12 years and LPL Financial for 4 years. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Kameron Bryant is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2022 and has been associated with New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Kameron coaches quarterbacks at the Potomac School. 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 representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and maintains a significant non-discretionary asset base, working extensively with defined contribution and benefit plans as well as charitable and corporate clients.

Douglas Corey is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Grove Point Investments, Grove Point Advisors, and H. Beck, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Corey operates a CPA firm, Douglas Corey & Associates, providing tax preparation, accounting, and bookkeeping services. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services, utilizing multiple advisory programs and third-party asset managers to meet diverse client needs.

Noah Pak is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having three years of industry experience. He has been with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank N.A. since 2015. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Lawrence Solomon is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2019. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at OptiFour Integrated Wealth Management LLC for seven years. He participates in several market research organizations that support financial advisors, contributing less than one hour per month. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, and non-profits, providing investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost ETFs, index funds, and specialized portfolios.

Merit Kralovec is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Steward Partners and affiliated firms since 2018, with prior experience at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is an owner of support companies providing operational and client administrative services within the Steward Partners network. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through Steward Partners-branded solutions and third-party managers.

Brian Mcguire is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. His prior roles include positions at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C., EF Legacy Securities, LLC, and Edelman Financial Services, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, along with integrated tax, accounting, and family office services.

Wenjinn Chang is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2012. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is involved as an officer and director of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit organization, and volunteers with the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission in Taiwan. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, serving a diverse range of clients including high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors.

Collin Verfurth is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2025, he worked at LMI Consulting for three years and held roles with the New England Revolution and Loudoun United, as well as at Virginia Tech. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, along with proprietary research and a variety of investment options such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Jason Wallach is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2012 and concurrently with TD Bank, N.A. since 2013. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 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 constructs portfolios using a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with both affiliated and third-party sub-managers, offering ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

Stephen Schuler is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2018, following a prior role at Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC from 2014 to 2017. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that includes active and passive strategies, private funds, and ETFs.

David Moler is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at BluePoint Financial, LLC, NYLIFE Securities LLC, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, Merrill Edge, and Peter Tillinghast. Moler is also involved in brokering non-registered insurance products through BluePoint Financial, LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele 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, emphasizing tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Kevin Fearnow is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at CIBC National Trust Company since 2017, following two years at Atlantic Trust Company NA. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach combines internal teams and committees to create customized portfolios using both proprietary and external strategies, serving a broad client base including high net worth individuals and investment companies.

Brian Leach is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Sterling Capital Management LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm utilizes a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Bradley Burton is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2005 and operates Avenue Wealth, focusing on New York Life products and services. He is also involved in managing investment-related entities formed to purchase books of business and serves as a partner in Strategic Financial Associates LLC. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a mix of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers multiple program types, including fee-based advice and retirement plan consulting, with a focus on non-discretionary asset management and tailored recommendations within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Alan Bisenieks is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, and has been with First Command advisory and affiliated companies since 2015. 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 manage portfolios from approved managers and model portfolios.

Thomas Emberger is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Washington, DC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Associates LLC and Captain Cookie and the Milkman. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated group that includes advisory services to a donor-advised fund.

Omon Brewton is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with credentials including Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup, he held positions at Citibank, PNC Bank, Walmart, and Regions Bank. Outside of his advisory role, Brewton works as a warehouse worker for Uniter Parcel Services in Springfield, VA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large-scale institutional capabilities alongside specialized market functions.

Jason Morris is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds a Series 66 credential and has 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2021, as well as previous experience with BB&T-affiliated firms dating back to 2009. Outside of finance, he is the sole proprietor of Manhattan Laundry DC LLC, a restaurant and beerhall located in Washington, DC. Truist Advisory Services offers 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 platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support investment decision-making.

John Purtill is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with credentials including the Series 66 license. He has been in the industry since 2026 and has prior experience with Schwab Family Office and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations. 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 through a variety of advisory and portfolio management solutions.