Washingtonian Top Financial Advisors

VLP Financial Advisors is proud to be recognized by Washingtonian for the 2026 Top Financial Adviser list.

Bruce Vaughn, Daniel Lash, Rose Price, Christopher Mellone, and Sarah Avila were recently named Top Financial Advisors in Washingtonian Magazine's January 2026 issue.

Methodology: Washingtonian's directory of financial planners, tax accountants, insurance specialists, and other financial professionals includes some of the top money advisers in the Washington area, as chosen by their peers.

2026 Washington, DC’s Best Financial Advisers issued by Washingtonian. To arrive at the names of the area’s 375 top financial advisers—the fee-only financial planners, fee-based advisers, estate attorneys, tax accountants, and insurance advisers marked with a “Top Financial Advisor” tag—we distributed surveys to hundreds of people who work in the local financial industry. We asked them whom they would trust with their own money. We also did our own research, consulting industry experts and publications. The “Top Financial Advisor” names on this list are the people who received the strongest recommendations. This award is not a guarantee of future investment success. This recognition should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client. No compensation was provided directly or indirectly by the recipient for participation or in connection with obtaining or using the third-party rating or award.