Melissa Long is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at several firms including Morgan Stanley, BB&T Securities, and UBS Financial Services. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in insurance sales. Cresset Asset Management is a multidisciplinary 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, offering services including wealth management, financial planning, and discretionary portfolio management with a risk-aware approach that combines active and passive strategies across a wide range of asset classes.

Lindsey Dejonghe is a CFP® affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Arlington, VA, with three years of professional experience. Prior to her current role, she has worked at Clarendon Wealth Management and Variant Private Wealth, and held various positions in education and retail. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors. The firm offers a broad support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets.

Samantha Mello is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Suntrust Advisory Services, Suntrust Investment Services, and Fidelity Investments. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering solutions that include asset allocation, investment policy analysis, and a third-party manager selection program. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and integrates advanced tools such as AI-enabled research to support its investment processes.

Theodore Schwab is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 40 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. He is co-founder and chairman emeritus of Spark The Journey and co-founder of the Hundredfold Foundation, both nonprofit organizations. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is a large SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets, serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Michael Dargusch is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Truist Advisory Services and Bb&T Investment Services. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Committee Chair for BSA Scout Troop 1195 and Venturing Crew 1195 in Manassas, VA, overseeing recruiting, funding, and logistics for the youth group. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC manages approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory programs utilizing both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Sunil Setia is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016. Prior to that, he has also worked within other Truist entities since 2015. 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 offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

David Dansby is a CFP® professional affiliated with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1998. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse clientele including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, delivering investment advice through in-house portfolio management, third-party managers, and multiple advisory programs.

Jonathan Jagolinzer is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2019 and has been affiliated with The George Washington University since 2003. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad range of adviser support services, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Asif Kuchey is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Reston, VA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Private Advisor Group, he held roles at firms including LPL Financial, Transamerica Capital, JPMorgan Securities, Bank of America, and Amazon. Outside of his advisory work, Kuchey is the owner of Kashmir Colours LLC, a business selling home decor and ethnic clothing items. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model and uses various investment strategies and technology platforms to provide clients access to both proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Suzanne Moran is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with TD Bank N.A. and TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2016. 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 TDIS clients, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Liam Desmond is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors in Potomac, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His career includes roles as a student from 2014 to 2023 and advisor positions at Wealthspire Advisors beginning in 2023. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers customized wealth management and investment advisory services, utilizing a relationship-driven process and institutional-style asset allocation across a range of portfolio guidelines.

James Nguyen is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC, Biegel Waller, Complex Capital Management, LLC, and Lockheed Martin Investment Management. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management, personal trust services, and family wealth planning. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic views and secular trends, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management across equities and fixed income.

Natalie Gosselin is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 17 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Cardinal Wealth Management, XML Financial Group, LPL Financial, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term portfolios primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Jamie Blum is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience, currently with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC. Prior to joining Osaic, Jamie worked at Triad Hybrid Solutions, Triad Advisors, Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, and Financial Divorce Solutions. Outside of advisory work, Jamie serves as President-Elect on the board of the DC Academy of Collaborative Professionals, a nonprofit organization focused on education and networking for professionals trained in Collaborative Divorce. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers a range of investment programs and financial planning services, combining fundamental and technical analysis with platform relationships and third-party managers to deliver customized strategies.

Thura Aung is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial LLC, Aung held positions at Rockefeller Capital Management, Truist Advisory Services, Truist Investment Services, Truist Bank, Bb&T Bank, and Bank of America. 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 discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and also operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, insurance products, and investment banking services.

Christopher Young is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he held roles at JPMorgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA from 2015 to 2022. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management, personal trust services, and family wealth planning. The firm employs a thematic investment approach that emphasizes diversification, long-term holdings, and tailored fixed-income strategies, combining trust, custody, and fund-management functions.

Gerhard Olsen is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Olsen is based in Washington, DC. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and consulting, with a notable emphasis on maintaining custody of client assets in-house.

Mitchell Mccarthy is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2019, following a two-year tenure at Merrill Lynch. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, leveraging internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers.

David Weiss is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at &PARTNERS with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Creative Planning LLC, and AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC. He is based in Vienna, VA. &PARTNERS serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis and offers investment management through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches using the Envestnet platform.

Daniel Ialeggio is a CFP® with 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has held roles within various Steward Partners entities since 2016. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and co-founded Philleo & Ialeggio Wealth Strategies. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.