Harrisonburg, VA 306 East Market Street Office

Stephan Hess is a CFP® professional with 33 years of experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has been operating Hess Financial, LLC since 2011 and is also a part owner of Hess and Allen, LLC. Hess serves as an expert witness on financial planning topics in unaffiliated court cases. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operational, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Derek Hess is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Harrisonburg, VA. His prior roles include positions at PBMARES Wealth Management LLC and FDM Group Inc. Hess also engages in fixed insurance sales on a limited basis. 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 over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Robyn Hill is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Hess Financial since 2018. She previously worked at Private Advisor Group, LLC and Good Wealth Management from 2015 to 2018. In addition to her financial advisory role, Robyn practices as an attorney specializing in estate planning and serves as an elections officer for the Harrisonburg, VA City Electoral Board. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients through a range of advisory programs, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support while offering advisors discretion over client portfolio construction alongside managed model portfolios.

Sara Lasher is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, based in Stephens City, VA, and has one year of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and Hess Financial, as well as prior positions at James Madison University and Dupont Community Credit Union. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services and provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.