Evan Mitchell is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Grand Prairie, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has over a decade of experience, including ten years managing Mitchell's Furniture and Mattress City before joining Bankers Life and its affiliates in 2024. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

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.

David Morales is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with Series 6, 63, and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining First Command, he served in the U.S. Navy from 2015 to 2019 and received his bachelor’s degree in Finance at the University of San Diego. First Command Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charities through a multi-service platform offering financial planning, discretionary asset management, brokerage, insurance, and banking products. The firm emphasizes advisor-led financial coaching and provides tailored professional services through structured engagement cycles.

Michelle Vargas, Certified Financial Planner™ is the President of Waymaker Financial Planning, a Fee-Only firm that provides transparent and accessible financial guidance. She enjoys helping clients navigate and plan all aspects of their financial life so that they will worry less about their future and free up more time to spend doing what they love. After earning a degree in Finance from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1990, she moved to Florida and started her career with Harcourt Brace Publishing. Her journey into personal finance began when she signed up for her 401K and wanted to learn about additional options to plan for retirement. This eventually led to working as a financial advisor and completing the extensive education requirements for becoming a CFP® in 1998. She believes her experience as a young professional searching for unbiased advice enables her to better serve Gen XY professionals because she remembers what it was like being in their shoes. As a former homeschool parent and the wife of a federal employee, she is passionate about helping women, homeschool families, and federal workers plan wisely for a comfortable financial future. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking in Colorado, barbecuing with family, and working in her garden.

Michael Miller is a Certified Financial Planner® with 20 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Miller Premier Investment Planning LLC since 2007. His background includes military service, and he is involved in community activities such as pro bono debt counseling, financial literacy instruction, and volunteering with homeless ministries. Miller Premier Investment Planning LLC is an independent, fee-only firm serving individuals and families, primarily focusing on retirement planning and wealth management. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and fundamental analysis, providing personalized financial planning and investment management with a hands-on approach.

Michael Babcock is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience currently serving as CEO and Financial Life Planner at Azure Sky Financial Life Planning, LLC. He has previously worked with Perryman Securities, Inc. and Legacy Consulting Group, and also holds a Series 66 designation. In addition to his role at Azure Sky, he provides financial planning services under an independent contractor relationship with Origin Financial. Azure Sky Financial Life Planning, LLC offers values-based Financial Life Planning to individuals, couples, families, and charitable organizations, integrating life planning, financial planning, tax planning, and investment management. The firm emphasizes aligning clients’ personal values with their investments, providing options including socially conscious and Biblically Responsible Investing alongside a mix of passive and active strategies.

Lacy Rogers is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at The Dedicated Dollar since 2021. She previously worked at Hilltop Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo Clearing. The Dedicated Dollar is an independent, state-registered investment adviser serving individual clients, including high net-worth households, with tailored portfolio management and a variety of financial planning services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using passive asset-class portfolios and offers both project-based and ongoing planning, including business-planning consulting for small business owners.

Matthew Beeby is a financial advisor at Harvest Capital Management in Aledo, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Stephens from 2014 to 2018. Outside of advisory work, he owns and manages residential real estate investments through MHB Real Estate Investments, LLC. Harvest Capital Management provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term, modern portfolio theory approach with fundamental analysis, offering services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting.

Corey Callaway is the sole advisor at Callaway Financial Services in Arlington, TX, holding a Series 63 designation with 42 years of industry experience. He has operated Callaway Financial Services, Inc. and Callaway Insurance Agency since 2000. Outside of financial advising, he is a 15% owner of Arlington Today Magazine. Callaway Financial Services offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and solicitor services for a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, businesses, banks, and retirement plans. The firm employs an active, momentum-based investment approach with regular rebalancing and weekly reviews, utilizing analytical methods such as charting, fundamental and technical analysis, and provides both model and custom portfolios as well as options to use third-party managers.

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.

Colby Van Sickler is the sole advisor at F3 Wealth Management, LLC in Arlington, TX, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citadel Wealth Management LLC prior to founding F3 Wealth Management in 2015. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in non-variable insurance, including life, health, disability, long-term care, and fixed annuities. F3 Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $8.4 million across about 41 client relationships, providing investment management through third-party sub-advisers, financial planning, and educational seminars. Clients select or approve portfolios constructed by sub-advisers, with many relationships involving client-directed investment decisions.

Chukwudi Uraih is a financial advisor at Lampados Financial Group, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Booz Allen Hamilton. Uraih serves in the United States Army Reserve. Outside of financial advising, he is the owner and CEO of Lampados Realty Group TX, LLC, which focuses on acquiring real estate for rental purposes. Lampados Financial Group provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, professionals, and investors in firm-managed investment funds. The firm employs a proprietary methodology combining fundamental analysis and algorithmic cash-flow modeling to evaluate financial scenarios and emphasizes diversified, long-term, risk-aware strategies for individual accounts, alongside real-asset acquisition for its funds.

Robert Helm is the sole advisor at Helm Investment in Fort Worth, TX, and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial and Securities America. Helm is also an independently licensed insurance agent specializing in life insurance. Helm Investment is an independent registered investment adviser offering discretionary asset management and financial advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other business entities. The firm manages separately managed accounts and a private pooled investment vehicle focused on cryptocurrency stable assets, employing a blend of fundamental and technical analysis alongside a range of investment strategies.

Shawn Peach is the sole advisor at Peach Wealth Management in Arlington, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked in education for over eight years, including roles at Life Schools of Dallas and multiple independent school districts. Peach Wealth Management provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals and families, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to construct portfolios primarily from ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income. The firm generally requires no minimum account size and manages client accounts according to individual objectives and risk tolerance.

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.

Tory Giddens is a financial advisor with Fort Eagle Wealth Management in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fortis Capital Advisors, Westlake Wealth Management, and Edward Jones. He is also involved in the sales of fixed insurance products on a limited basis. Fort Eagle Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporations, providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a variety of investment analyses and strategies, managing accounts on a discretionary basis and coordinating with third-party managers as needed.

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.

Garrison Leach is an independent financial advisor with G.P. Leach Securities LLC in Aledo, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has six years of industry experience, including prior roles at Cheldan Capital Management, J.S. McNair Advisors, and consulting work. G.P. Leach Securities LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals and retirement accounts. The firm uses a systematic, research-driven approach focusing on diversified portfolios of ETFs, equities, and fixed income, with tailored services and limited use of margin and derivatives.

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.