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Brian Ziarnick is the owner and president of Ziarnick Financial LLC, a state-registered investment adviser based in Wimberley, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he provides bookkeeping services for two small businesses. Ziarnick Financial LLC primarily operates as a solicitor for Austin Wealth Management and as a life insurance agency. The firm employs a top-down investment process using fundamental, quantitative, charting, and cyclical analysis but does not currently exercise investment discretion or hold client assets.

Yogesh Modak is a financial advisor at Semper Sursum Investments LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has over a decade of experience in the investment industry, including 11 years at Clearbridge Investments prior to founding Semper Sursum. Semper Sursum Investments LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily through separately managed accounts, employing a fundamental, bottom-up investment process with an emphasis on multi-year horizons and scenario analysis. The firm’s strategies are global and may include a wide range of instruments such as equities, fixed income, derivatives, and specialized exposures like Bitcoin ETFs and distressed securities.

Jason Grohman is a financial advisor at PLW Financial in New Braunfels, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has been with PLW Financial since 2017 and also serves as an active firefighter with the New Braunfels Fire Department. Prior to his advisory role, he was involved with Neighborly Lawn Care. PLW Financial provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, tax preparation, and ERISA plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a primarily passive, long-term investment approach using low-cost, diversified index funds and ETFs, and it serves corporate and small-business clients alongside individual investors.

Erica Schnabel is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She currently leads Mountain Flower Investments & Planning in New Braunfels, TX. Prior to founding her firm, she worked at LifePath Financial Advisors, Colorado Capital Management, and First National Bank. She serves as an outside member of the investment committee for Colorado State University’s Other Post Employment Benefits Trust. Mountain Flower Investments & Planning provides financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and some business clients. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, delivering ongoing portfolio management and written financial plans.

Ralph Boschert is a financial advisor at Arrowhead Asset Management with 37 years at the firm and nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and is based in Wimberley, TX. Arrowhead Asset Management is a fee-only money manager serving individuals, families, small business owners, and an institutional retirement plan for higher-education professionals. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, employing both technical and fundamental analysis, and emphasizes socially conscious investment screens in its process.

Terry Roberts is a financial advisor with PCK Investments in Martindale, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at PVK Investments since 2008 and has been associated with The Variable Annuity Marketing Company since 1978. PCK Investments advises individual participants in 403(b) tax-deferred annuity plans at educational institutions and a smaller number of IRA/Roth IRA clients. The firm focuses on portfolio construction, fund selection, and periodic reviews, managing assets on a non-discretionary basis with client approval required for all changes.