Carman Kubanda is a financial advisor with Innovative Wealth Building LLC in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 66 license and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Innovative Wealth Building in 2023, he worked at First Command Financial Planning, Inc. and several other firms. Kubanda is also the owner of Wellbeing Financial, LLC, which provides insurance services and lead generation. Innovative Wealth Building LLC offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs long-term trading strategies guided by fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, managing accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Lacy Rogers is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience currently serving as the sole advisor at The Dedicated Dollar in Fort Worth, TX. Her prior roles include positions at Hilltop Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley. The Dedicated Dollar provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, including business owners. The firm utilizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with primarily passive portfolios and automated model platforms, offering project-based, hourly, and ongoing comprehensive planning engagements.

Kevin Freeman is the sole advisor at Freeman Global Investment Counsel in Keller, TX. He holds the CFA® designation, Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 21 years of industry experience. He has operated Cross Consulting and Services, LLC since 2004. Freeman serves on the board of directors for Galectin Therapeutics, a publicly held company, and provides consulting to major financial services companies on the nature and future potential of their businesses. Freeman Global Investment Counsel offers portfolio management and investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes global equities and employs a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing client assets directly without outsourcing to third-party managers.

Ryan Mc Lin is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at Impact Wealth Group and has prior experience with Ameriprise Financial Services, Clearfork Wealth Management, and Lincoln Financial Advisors. Mc Lin serves as an unpaid board member for HopeKids, a nonprofit focused on fundraising and event coordination. Impact Wealth Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual clients and facilitates employer-sponsored retirement plans through a third-party manager. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and charting analysis with a long-term trading approach tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Edward Whelan is the principal of EMW Capital Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Fort Worth, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 20 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Whelan serves as Chief Financial Officer of Bobby Cox Companies, Inc., a holding company with operations in restaurants, real estate, and ranching, and as Treasurer for CNR, Inc., a holding company with interests in chemical manufacturing and distribution. EMW Capital Advisors serves individual and trust clients through separately managed accounts and acts as adviser and general partner to a pooled private fund, also accepting corporate clients. The firm employs a value-oriented equity approach combining fundamental company analysis with a macroeconomic overlay and a proprietary ranking framework, implementing both long and short positions in portfolios tailored to client objectives.

William Nolan is a financial advisor at Spar Wealth Management LLC with 8 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has a background in military service, including three years with the United States Army and over two decades with the Nebraska Army National Guard. He also works with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Spar Wealth Management serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, nonprofits, and businesses, offering discretionary investment management across multiple asset classes. The firm emphasizes risk management through tailored portfolios and uses derivatives strategies for hedging and volatility control, distinguishing its approach among independent advisers.

Brian Phillips is a financial advisor with Phillips Ray Capital Management, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 29 years of industry experience, including 24 years with his current firm. Phillips Ray Capital Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, using customized investment policies and a range of instruments tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Tempest Williams is the principal advisor at The Tempest Financial Group PLLC in Fort Worth, TX, with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) from 2016 to 2019. Outside of financial advising, Williams owns and manages Storm Catering & Smoked Meats, a catering company specializing in smoked meats. She also serves as an officer of the Paul Laurence Dunbar Alumni Association, supporting her alma mater and local schools. The Tempest Financial Group provides comprehensive financial planning, insurance strategies, and consulting primarily through virtual engagements for individuals, high-net-worth households, and business owners. The firm emphasizes a planning-led approach and fundamental analysis to guide asset allocation and investment recommendations, offering services such as retirement and estate planning, tax planning, business succession, and educational seminars.

Matthew Mckinney is a financial advisor at Arcon Wealth Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Arcon Wealth Management since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he is active as a licensed insurance agent, focusing on non-variable insurance products. Arcon Wealth Management, operating as Impact Investments, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes market efficiency and asset allocation, implementing long-term investment strategies across a range of asset classes while operating under discretionary trading authority with quarterly reviews.

Tory Giddens is a financial advisor at Fort Eagle Wealth Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Fortis Capital Advisors, Westlake Wealth Management, and Edward Jones. Giddens also engages in fixed insurance product sales on a limited basis. Fort Eagle Wealth Management is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm offers tailored portfolio management, financial planning, and insurance products, employing investment strategies informed by Modern Portfolio Theory and a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses.

Shane Wilkins is the sole advisor at Wilkins Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Fort Worth, TX. He holds a Series 65 credential and has three years of experience in financial advising. Wilkins also works as a Management Analyst for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he applies Lean Six Sigma methodologies and serves as an instructional cadre for process improvement projects. Prior to his advisory role, he spent three years at Fordham University. Wilkins Advisors serves private individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, retirement plans, and other business entities, providing financial planning, discretionary asset management, and portfolio supervision. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining value-oriented and passive strategies, guided by fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, with services tailored through client-specific Investment Policy Statements.

Richard Stroud is the principal advisor at Stroud Investment Consulting with 47 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services and JPMorgan Securities. Stroud holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating a portion of his time to insurance sales. Stroud Investment Consulting is an independent, single-advisor firm offering discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning to individuals, families, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm employs a mix of quantitative and qualitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and charting to construct diversified portfolios across various securities.

Ricardo Rivas Alas is the sole advisor at Lambda Wealth Management LLC in Fort Worth, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the financial advisory industry since 2025. Prior to founding Lambda Wealth Management, he has worked at Corning Optical Communications LLC for several years in various roles. Alongside his advisory duties, he maintains a full-time engineering management position at Corning Optical Communications. Lambda Wealth Management LLC provides continuous investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to build diversified portfolios, primarily advising on traditional investment vehicles without recommending alternative investments or charging performance-based fees.

Carlisle Wysong is the sole advisor at Chalk Creek Partners, LLC, a registered investment adviser based in Fort Worth, TX. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 license and has six years of industry experience. Prior to founding Chalk Creek Partners in 2017, he spent a year traveling. Chalk Creek Partners manages approximately $29 million in assets and serves individuals, trusts, limited partnerships, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis along with long- and short-term strategies, including options and derivatives, and acts as investment manager to a private pooled fund that pursues long/short, multi-asset approaches.

Kevin Stadtler is the principal of Stadtler Capital Management, LLC in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has led Stadtler Capital Management since its founding in 2011. The firm provides discretionary investment advisory services primarily to private pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, registered investment advisors, and other institutional clients. Stadtler Capital Management follows a value-oriented equity approach focusing on large- and mid-cap stocks, incorporating fundamental and technical analysis as well as derivatives strategies, and serves as investment manager to a private partnership formed in 2024.

Yashar Samandarli is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Black Sea Investment Group and also holds an engineering management position at Pioneer Natural Resources. Additionally, he works as a real estate agent through HSTEX LLC. Black Sea Investment Group, established in 2023, provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, trusts, and select corporate entities. The firm employs a research-driven approach focused on asset allocation, diversification, security selection, risk management, and regular portfolio reviews.

Byron Green is a CFP® with 47 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at Green Investment Management, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX since 1995. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and leads his firm in providing discretionary portfolio management services. Green Investment Management offers model-based portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as other registered investment adviser firms. The firm focuses on asset allocation with a broad range of models that integrate fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and utilizes specialized strategies including defined-maturity bond ETF ladders and managed-risk buffer ETF approaches.

Kyle Watkins is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at CF Financial in Fort Worth, TX. His prior experience includes five years with Regal Investment Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Watkins is a licensed insurance agent and markets himself under the name Carrington Wealth Advisors. CF Financial serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, ongoing financial planning, and third-party adviser selection. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading approach, providing individualized Investment Policy Statements and periodic market updates to clients.

Kermit Gable is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Fidelis FS, LLC since 2016. Prior to this, he worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. from 2012 to 2016. He also serves as a commander in the United States Army Reserve, a role he has held since 2009. Fidelis FS, LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals and business entities, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis in its investment process. The firm manages assets on a discretionary basis and offers strategies including long- and short-term holdings, option writing, and margin trading tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Zita Enloe is the sole advisor at Enloe Financial Advisory LLC in Fort Worth, Texas, holding a Series 63 designation with 23 years of industry experience. She has led her independent advisory firm since 2013. Enloe Financial Advisory LLC provides portfolio management and investment supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers non-discretionary, actively managed portfolios that include long-term and short-term trading, short sales, and options strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.