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Vijay Duraipalam is a financial advisor at Auri with a Series 65 designation and experience beginning in 2025. Prior to joining Auri, he worked at Charles Schwab and several other companies across various industries. Auri is a Texas-registered investment adviser serving individual investors and small businesses with model portfolios mainly composed of ETFs and mutual funds. The firm emphasizes long-term strategic asset allocation and passive, diversified exposure, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside digital tools and financial planning support.

Christopher Swan is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Retire With Swan, an independent firm he founded in 2020. Prior to this, he worked at Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, & Edward Jones. Retire With Swan focuses on retirement-centered financial planning and discretionary investment management for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a goals-based, long-term investment approach emphasizing strategic asset allocation, diversification, and regular portfolio monitoring.

Joseph Rugger is the principal of Bridge to Wealth LLC, an independent advisory firm, and holds a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Bridge to Wealth since 2021 and previously was with Aquire Wealth Advisors and has served as Accounting Director at Vanhorn Accounting dba Tooth and Coin since 2019. Rugger is a CPA and provides accounting and tax services related to dental practices alongside his advisory role. Bridge to Wealth LLC manages discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer plan sponsors. The firm utilizes a passive, Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, offering tailored portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting including ERISA advisory services for workplace plans.

Charles Fox is a financial advisor at Avenue Retirement Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Avenue Retirement Services since 2012. Avenue Retirement Services provides financial planning, investment consultation, and ongoing supervisory services for individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs an active asset-management approach that incorporates multiple analytical methods and offers educational workshops on retirement strategies, college funding, and estate planning.

Russell Wallace is a financial advisor at Boggs Wallace Wealth Partners LLC in Denton, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He also serves as the CFO of Altius Healthcare Management LLC and operates an accounting practice. Boggs Wallace Wealth Partners LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning services for individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW accounts, with no minimum account size. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to implement long- and short-term investment strategies across diverse asset classes.

Steven Bloch is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He has led Bloch Private Wealth, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at MHB Financial Group, LLC for 12 years. His other business activities include tax compliance and consulting alongside financial planning. Bloch Private Wealth, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients and trusts. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management with a focus on tax compliance, written financial planning, and discretionary investment management using ETF-heavy strategies and proprietary model portfolios.