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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.

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.

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 in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with several years of experience across financial services and corporate roles. His previous positions include work at SagePoint Capital Partners LLC, Union Home Mortgage, Celanese, NRL Mortgage Servicing, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Everglade Capital is an independent registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside a range of planning services, including estate, succession, tax coordination, and family governance, with a focus on diversified portfolios and selective use of alternative investments.

Dominic Hilario Javier is the principal of DEAJ Insurance and Investments Consulting, holding a Series 65 license and entering his first year in the financial advisory industry. He has prior experience with DEAJ Investments LLC and SGC Investments Limited. Outside of advisory services, he is involved with DEAJ Oil and Gas Consulting. DEAJ Insurance and Investments Consulting provides financial planning and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm combines licensed insurance brokerage and risk-management services with investment advice, offering portfolio approaches that include both third-party managed accounts and actively managed investments across a broad range of asset classes.