Dean Phass is a financial advisor with Jade Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services from 2016 to 2024 before joining Jade Financial in 2024. Phass is also a licensed insurance agent, although he does not currently engage in insurance activities. Jade Financial LLC is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser that provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a variety of analytic approaches across multiple investment instruments, managing most client assets on a non-discretionary basis and offers both advisory and fixed-fee financial planning services.

Richard Gardner is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Lionheart Financial Planning, Inc. since 2004. Lionheart Financial Planning, Inc. is an independent, fee-only firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management, emphasizing written plans, investment policy statements, and quarterly reporting, with a core-and-satellite investment approach that primarily uses passive index and ETF holdings.

John Morlu II is a CFP® with five years of experience as a financial advisor at Pithom Advisors, Inc. He is also the owner and managing partner of JS Morlu, LLC, a CPA firm in Woodbridge, VA. Pithom Advisors serves individuals, families, and business owners, offering investment management and comprehensive financial planning, including retirement, estate, tax, insurance, education, and business-owner planning. The firm emphasizes a passive, risk-aware investment approach using tools like efficient-frontier analysis and Monte Carlo simulations, and it integrates tax-focused financial planning with customized Investment Policy Statements.

Brian Hoyle is a financial advisor at The Fintel Group LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in various roles including Senior Instructional Designer at General Dynamics Information Technology since 2018. His prior experience includes positions at ManTech International, Cummings & Carroll, P.C., and Prince William County Schools. The Fintel Group LLC provides comprehensive and modular financial planning services to individuals, couples, and small businesses. The firm focuses on fee-only planning projects with long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies emphasizing diversified asset allocation and low-cost mutual funds, without offering ongoing asset management or custody of client assets.

Quiltina Smith is a financial advisor with The Financial T, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She previously worked at First Command Advisory Services, First Command Insurance Services, and First Command Financial Planning. The Financial T serves individual clients and employer plan sponsors, focusing on non-discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial consulting. The firm employs a passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using index mutual funds and ETFs, and provides employee benefit plan consulting alongside regular account reviews.

Christopher Park is the sole advisor at Park Financial Planning Solutions, LLC in Stafford, VA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. He has concurrently worked at the Department of Justice since 2008. Park Financial Planning Solutions, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, consulting, and educational seminars to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and families. The firm emphasizes client-specific investment plans using asset allocation, diversification, and strategic portfolio management, with a notable focus on non-discretionary asset management and public seminars, including sessions on the FERS retirement system for federal employees.

Joseph Turkal is a financial advisor at Sierra Hotel Financial LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and served in the Armed Forces for 30 years prior to his financial career. His prior firms include Northwestern Mutual and Lakrut Insurance Services. Sierra Hotel Financial LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and plan sponsors. The firm uses a goal-based investment approach tailored to clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances, offering both model-based and customized portfolio management.

Nora Hartquist is a financial advisor with GuidedQuest, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 15 years of industry experience. She has been with GuidedQuest since 2016 and is also the owner and managing member of 50 Plus Digital, LLC. Additionally, she manages Hartquist & Noblet, LLC, an insurance agency involved in estate planning. GuidedQuest serves individuals, trusts, and estates by providing comprehensive financial planning, hourly consultations, and investment monitoring, referring clients to third-party portfolio managers for discretionary asset management rather than managing portfolios directly. The firm operates on a fixed and hourly fee model and does not take custody of client assets, conducting periodic reviews while sharing compensation with recommended third-party advisors.

Patti Lerch is a financial advisor with GuidedQuest, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has worked with GuidedQuest since 2016 and with Harquist & Noblet since 2013. Outside of financial advising, she works as a paraprofessional supporting children with special needs in the Stafford County Public Schools system. GuidedQuest serves individuals, trusts, and estates by providing comprehensive financial planning, hourly consultations, and investment monitoring and referral services. The firm focuses on detailed client information gathering, coordinating with third-party advisors for portfolio management, and operates on a fixed and hourly fee basis rather than a percentage-of-assets model.

Linda Mmera is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC and holds the Series 66 designation. She has held various roles in financial services since 2022, including positions at Bankers Life and Bank of America-Merrill Lynch. Outside of finance, she worked with Liberty Language Service and studied at the University of Nottingham. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union, individual investors, and trusts by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and an automated ETF-based Digital Investor product. The firm uses model portfolios managed by third-party portfolio managers and provides account monitoring, rebalancing, and optional tax and impact overlay services.

Jonathan Scimeca is a CFP®-certified advisor at Cary Street Partners with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC and Cary Street Partners LLC since 2015. Scimeca serves as a successor trustee, executor, and durable power of attorney for a family member’s living trust, though he is currently not active or compensated in this role. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan fiduciary services, utilizing proprietary strategies, third-party managers, and AI tools to support portfolio construction and monitoring.

Walter Bayne is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Cary Street Partners since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner and partner in a microbrewery specializing in craft cider and beer and serves on the advisory board for the Financial Planning major at Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, where he helps develop curriculum for students entering the financial planning industry. Cary Street Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm offers portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, and access to alternative investments, utilizing both third-party managers and proprietary strategies.

Anita Lewis is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Cary Street Partners since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of her advisory role, she manages NITARTSHOP, LLC, a business selling original artwork, vintage and antique home décor, and collectibles. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, access to alternative investments, and lending and insurance solutions, using both third-party managers and in-house resources.

Xiomara Diaz is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. She has previously worked with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank and is the owner of B&E Mechanical LLC, a company specializing in HVAC and duct system services. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and portfolio management through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm utilizes third-party portfolio managers on the Envestnet platform and provides a range of sub-advisers and overlay services, maintaining responsibility for client suitability and manager oversight.

Luis Lopez is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at AlphaStar Capital Management. He has previously worked at ILG Financial LLC, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and Nike. Outside of AlphaStar, he is involved with ILG Financial as a paraplanner providing retirement solutions. AlphaStar Capital Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients through discretionary investment management, financial planning, participant account management, and subadvisory services. The firm uses a combination of strategic and tactical investment approaches and offers ERISA-related plan services with a focus on diverse investment vehicles and third-party portfolio technology.

Douglas Stewart is a financial advisor with Cary Street Partners in Fredericksburg, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Cary Street Partners since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, Stewart serves as chairman of Northern Neck Insurance Corp. and is a board member of McPherson Oil, where he oversees strategic planning and M&A activities. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a consultative approach to tailor investment programs and offers a range of strategies across traditional and alternative assets, supported by both third-party managers and in-house resources.

Brittany Doughty is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She has been with Cary Street Partners since 2017, with a brief period working outside the financial sector at Ainsworth Pet Nutrition. Doughty also serves as an adjunct professor of Personal Finance at the University of Mary Washington. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing proprietary strategies, third-party managers, and AI tools to support investment decisions.

David Lopez is a financial advisor at AlphaStar Capital Management with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with AlphaStar since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and agent of ILG LLC, which sells fixed annuities and life and health insurance products, and serves as president of the North Stafford Church of Christ, assisting with its administration. AlphaStar Capital Management manages approximately $1.84 billion for individuals, trusts, small businesses, and other clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs strategic asset allocation and quantitative analysis in its investment approach and provides subadvisory and platform services to unaffiliated registered investment advisers.

Isaac Flamenco is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation as well as Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has 13 years of industry experience and has been with Mutual of Omaha since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he operates under the personal brand CertIrium Group LLC and works as an insurance agent specializing in life, health, long-term care, disability, critical illness, Medicare Supplement, and annuities. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm delivers managed solutions primarily through Envestnet and custodial services from Pershing, serving both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients.

Hien Truong is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Navy Federal-affiliated firms since 2012, including roles at Navy Federal Financial Group, Navy Federal Asset Management, LLC, and Navy Federal Investment Services. Navy Federal Investment Services primarily serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and portfolio management through advisory programs and brokerage channels. The firm uses third-party portfolio managers on the Envestnet platform and provides overlay services and a Private Wealth Consulting program for clients with $1,000,000 or more.