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Corey Winten is a financial advisor at Winten Investment Partners, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with his firm since its founding in 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as a licensed independent insurance agent, focusing on term life and long-term care insurance. Winten Investment Partners provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm follows a long-term, income-focused investment approach based on the Random Walk Hypothesis, managing client assets directly with diversified portfolios designed to generate and manage cash flow over multi-year horizons.

Marc Helfrich is the sole advisor at Marc C Helfrich Registered Investment Advisor in Van Alstyne, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. He has operated his own advisory firm since 2012 and has been an insurance agent specializing in life, long-term care, and annuity products since 2009. His firm provides tailored financial planning services to individual clients on a non-discretionary basis, focusing on establishing client goals, risk tolerance, and conducting periodic reviews. The firm emphasizes individualized advice without discretionary trading authority and integrates client approval in all account changes.

Joseph Mc Cullough is the principal of McCullough Wealth Management LLC in Van Alstyne, TX, with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Securities America Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and Ameriprise Financial Services. Mc Cullough is also a CPA licensed since 1993 and a Texas-licensed insurance agent, though he does not currently sell insurance products or provide accounting services. McCullough Wealth Management LLC offers asset management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory to construct portfolios and focuses on long-term, income, and tax-efficient strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Hannah Szarszewski is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with six years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Blue Mountain Financial Planning, an independent firm based in Melissa, TX. Prior to founding her current firm, she worked at Keener Financial Planning and other advisory firms. She also owns Blue Mountain Money Education, LLC, through which she provides financial literacy and educational content. Blue Mountain Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with ongoing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, focusing on a primarily passive, asset-allocation-driven investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs. The firm offers fixed subscription, project, or hourly fee arrangements rather than percentage-of-assets fees.

Nancy Elliott is a CFP® professional at Silver Lake Advisory Partners, LLC with six years of industry experience. She has been with Silver Lake Advisory since 2010. Silver Lake Advisory Partners, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, small foundations, and endowments. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis with attention to corporate cash flow and dividend growth, tailoring portfolios to clients’ risk tolerance, income needs, tax status, and objectives.

William Brinson is a financial advisor at Taylor Stephens, Inc. with 50 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with Taylor Stephens since 1990, alongside operating A. Cole Stephens & Associates, Inc., an inactive actuarial services business. In addition, he has been a self-employed insurance agent since 1969, licensed in multiple lines of life, accident, health, and property and casualty insurance. Taylor Stephens, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses customized, asset-allocation based investment approaches and offers a combination of advisor-managed and sub-advised programs, with a notable focus on non-discretionary asset management.

Joel Bennett is a financial advisor at Expand Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Before joining Expand Financial Group in 2020, he worked in education and healthcare roles, including positions at Corsicana Independent School District, Burleson Independent School District, and Wise Health System. Expand Financial Group is a team-based SEC-registered advisory firm with six professionals managing approximately $106.8 million for around 289 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, and standalone financial planning, using a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis in its investment process.

Lisa Sharp is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Spectrum Asset Management Inc., where she has worked since 2004. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Gunter, TX. Spectrum Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $640 million for about 305 clients, including individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within tailored model portfolios, focusing on growth-at-a-reasonable-price equity strategies and actively managed fixed-income portfolios.

Jakub Kubrak is a financial advisor at Silver Grove Advisory Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Compound Planning, Texas Capital Bank, and Fisher Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a small business buying and selling used items online. Silver Grove Advisory Services is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $326.6 million for nearly 1,929 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning with a long-term, client-specific investment approach that emphasizes diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside tactical reallocations and short-term trades.

Tanner Mathis is a financial advisor at MDRN Capital with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Edward Jones, JPMorgan Securities, Raymond James, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Beard Key, a business that sells all-natural beard care products. MDRN Capital provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term investment orientation, offering portfolios that may include independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Jack Clemans is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Fruitful since 2025 and previously held positions at Clemans Financial LLC and Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP. Clemans also has a background including roles at Baylor University and Credent Wealth Management. Fruitful Advisory provides financial planning and discretionary investment management exclusively to members of Fruitful, Inc. The firm uses a subscription-based model and focuses on diversified, low-cost portfolios built primarily with passive ETFs and index funds.

James Moore is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Eclectic Associates, Inc. since 2013, working as part of a nine-advisor team. Eclectic Associates serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, providing discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using mutual funds and ETFs, managing over $1.2 billion in assets across roughly 1,000 client relationships.

Dagny Young is a financial advisor with Sunbelt Securities, Inc. in Allen, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has worked at Sunbelt Securities since 2016 and PTX Securities since 2018. Outside of advising, she is a 50% owner of Castaway Vacations Inc., a travel agency, and The Level Edge, Inc., a business consulting and project management firm. Sunbelt Securities serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, managing approximately $2.0 billion in assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services primarily through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Ryan Mcclellan is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Fisher Investments and other firms. Outside of advisory roles, he was involved with Sole Sight, an entrepreneurial venture. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on doctors, dentists, and their practices. The firm employs a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach supported by financial planning tools and manages most accounts on a discretionary basis.

Sean Agahi is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is the sole owner of Horizon Wealth Group, LLC, a separate business providing marketing, financial planning, and insurance services since 2007. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, with approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets under management distributed through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives.

Philip Onorato is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, Charles Schwab, Merrill Lynch, and Axa Advisors. He is currently based in Celina, TX. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through an Advisor Directed wrap program, utilizing a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis, multiple asset classes, and access to affiliated and third-party managers.

Jeffrey Self is a financial advisor at SPC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Parkland Securities, LLC since 2014 and SPC since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed health insurance agent focusing on individual and group health insurance, primarily maintaining existing client relationships. SPC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, delivering discretionary and nondiscretionary management through a network of over 460 advisers managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets.

Pamela Goforth is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. She has worked with Princor Financial Services Corporation and Principal Mutual Life since 1997. She also serves as a bank officer at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company to support retirement plan account relationships across the firm’s insurance, broker-dealer, and trust offerings. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm’s advisory services include direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

James Summers is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Command Advisory Services since 2021 and previously held roles at Edward Jones, USAA Investment Management Company, and USAA Financial Planning Services. First Command Advisory Services serves individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and charitable clients through a multi-service platform that includes financial planning, discretionary asset management, brokerage, and insurance and banking product distribution. The firm emphasizes advisor-led, face-to-face financial coaching and offers structured planning engagements alongside model portfolio management through its in-house investment team.