John Edward Pesano

Bryan Lee is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, serving as an advisor at Strategic Financial Planning, Inc. since 1999. Strategic Financial Planning, Inc. provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm primarily allocates assets among the portfolio best suited for each client's particular situation.

John Wessels is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fusion Capital Management, Merrill, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Since 2017, he has also been involved in insurance life and annuity sales as an agent and owner. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating under Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, and business entities. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform with both fundamental and technical analysis, managing over $1.1 billion in client assets while offering a broad range of investment strategies and continuous portfolio monitoring.

Jordan McFarland is a financial planner with SageSpring Wealth Partners in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses as well as the CFP® designation. Jordan is also an Enrolled Agent, permitted to practice before the IRS, and focuses on tax planning for business owners and founders. SageSpring Wealth Partners manages approximately $8.5 billion in discretionary assets and serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers personalized investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a goals-based approach that incorporates asset allocation, ongoing monitoring, and both fundamental and technical analysis.

Minab Mulugheta is a financial advisor at Everglade Capital, LLC with a Series 65 credential and over a decade of professional experience. His work history includes roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Celanese, NRL Mortgage Servicing, and Union Home Mortgage. Everglade Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm also offers estate, succession, tax coordination, and family governance planning, with investment strategies that include diversified portfolios and access to alternative investments when appropriate.

David Weber is the sole advisor at Uniplan Financial Investments Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Uniplan Financial Investments since 2013 and has a long-standing career dating back to 1986 through his ownership and presidency of Uniplan Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Weber serves as treasurer for the Dallas Association of Health Underwriters. Uniplan Financial Investments provides financial planning and consulting services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, referring assets to third-party money managers. The firm offers customized advice through documented investment objectives and ongoing support but does not exercise discretionary trading authority or custody client assets.

Theo Halbardier is a CFP® certificant with seven years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at The Financial Sciences Company, LLC, an independent firm he joined in 2025. His prior work includes roles at Sealy Investment Securities, Ashford Securities, and Bank of America, among others. The Financial Sciences Company, LLC is a newly formed, state-registered investment adviser that plans to serve a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a tailored investment process combining fundamental, macroeconomic, technical, and quantitative analysis, and offers services such as portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational seminars.