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Kevin Lozer is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Oakton Financial, LLC. He previously worked for ten years at CLEARLOGIC FINANCIAL, INC., formerly known as Ticknor Atherton & Associates. Oakton Financial serves high-net-worth individuals and small businesses with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm emphasizes a strategic asset-allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, tax-aware investments, and a boutique, limited-client model without charging percentage-of-assets-under-management fees.

Kartik Patel is a financial advisor at Simplify Investments with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He also serves as president of Data Express Inc., an information technology consulting firm where he provides business analysis and strategic advice to clients, including those in the financial sector. Prior to founding Data Express, he worked at Tech Karma Inc. for six years. Simplify Investments is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving private individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, value-oriented investment approach focused on U.S.-traded stocks, ETFs, and bonds, maintaining a concentrated portfolio and making limited quarterly changes.

Justin Zakia is a financial advisor at Solution Factory, LLC with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He has held positions at OrthoVirginia, Inc. and The GW Medical Faculty Associates before founding Solution Factory in 2022. Outside of financial advising, Zakia serves as Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Radiology, LLC, a medical screening and diagnostic testing company. Solution Factory provides customized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses, emphasizing an asset-allocation approach informed by economic analysis and client-specific factors. The firm typically manages portfolios on a discretionary basis and offers periodic portfolio reviews and educational workshops for clients.

Eric McGinley is the sole advisor at POV Wealth LLC in Falls Church, VA, holding a Series 66 credential with 11 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at USA Financial Securities, Securities America, and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of advising, he officiates field hockey and lacrosse games and provides college funding and student loan consultation services. POV Wealth LLC offers financial planning and discretionary asset management for individuals, families, trusts, and businesses. The firm emphasizes documented client profiles, periodic portfolio reviews, and diversified investment strategies, along with educational seminars and coordination of held-away and custodial accounts.

Edward Neveleff is a financial advisor at Enroute Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc. and NRL Federal Credit Union prior to joining Enroute Wealth Management in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he operates Senior Insurance Services, providing long-term care insurance servicing. Enroute Wealth Management offers portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on mutual funds, ETFs, annuities, and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, applying fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory through a non-discretionary, long-term investment approach.

Bryan Thomas is the sole advisor at Financial Solutions, LLC in Oak Hill, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Financial Solutions since 2018 and concurrently serves as Vice President at Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc., specializing in commercial real estate services. Financial Solutions provides comprehensive financial planning to individuals and families, covering areas such as cash flow, retirement, education funding, estate and tax considerations, and risk management. The firm emphasizes a long-term, passive investment approach with fundamental analysis, offering written financial plans and educational workshops while clients retain full discretion over implementation.