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.

John Wessels is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, holding Series 63, 66, and 65 licenses and with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fusion Capital Management since 2020 and operates Wessels Financial Services independently. His other business activities include life and annuity insurance sales. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC operates under the Fusion Investment Advisors brand, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment platform using internally and externally developed asset allocation models and a wide range of investment tools, with continuous monitoring and periodic rebalancing.

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.

Robert Hrnicek is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Raymond James Financial and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional and municipal entities. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary financial planning and investment consulting, supporting clients through tailored strategies and a broad affiliate network.

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.

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.

Kyle Lee is a financial advisor at Bard Investment Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Bard Investment Group in 2025, he worked at American First Finance, People 2.0, ACE Cash Express, and D.R. Horton. In addition to his advisory role, he maintains a separate contract programming business. Bard Investment Group provides financial planning, portfolio management, and educational seminars primarily for individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes low-cost, broadly diversified index funds and ETFs, with portfolio management conducted on a non-discretionary basis and regular client reviews.

Dhiren Xavier is the sole advisor at Serendib Capital Management LLC, an independent firm based in Coppell, TX. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has nine years of industry experience, including prior work at Edward Jones. In addition to his financial advisory work, he maintains a project-based technology consulting practice. Serendib Capital Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $6.1 million across a small client base, employing a range of strategies including derivatives, margin trading, and options writing, with portfolio management grounded in fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis.

Anthony Nagle is a financial advisor with Lowercase Capital, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Lowercase Capital since 2018 and concurrently holds a technical and management role at IBA Proton Therapy, Inc. outside the investment field. Lowercase Capital serves individual, high-net-worth, and business clients in Texas, providing investment advisory services and financial-literacy training. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis within a macroeconomic context, offering equity income and equity value strategies benchmarked to public ETFs, with regular performance reporting and client statements.

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.

Joel Light is the sole advisor at Light Capital Management LLC in Colleyville, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has managed Light Capital Management since 2018 and also operates Light Capital LLC, a personal investment entity for trading his own assets. Light Capital Management LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including the use of leverage, derivatives, and alternative investments, and offers both discretionary portfolio management and one-time financial plans tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizons.

Jacob Millican is the sole advisor at 9M Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in Grapevine, TX. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to founding 9M Investments in 2017, he worked at TAG Employer Services for one year. 9M Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses, including employer-sponsored defined contribution plans. The firm primarily uses passive investment management with index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers comprehensive financial planning and plan management services.

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.

Corey Callaway is the sole advisor at Callaway Financial Services with 42 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has led various entities related to his firm since 2000. Outside of his advisory and insurance work, he holds a 15% ownership stake in Arlington Today Magazine. Callaway Financial Services offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and solicitor services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs an active, momentum-based investment approach incorporating charting, fundamental and technical analysis, and provides both model and custom portfolio management options.

Nikitas Koumoundouros is a financial advisor with Komons Financial LLC in Carrollton, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Komons Financial in 2019, he worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. from 2013 to 2019. Outside of finance, he is involved in breeding Labrador retriever puppies and serves as an American Kennel Club retriever field trial judge. He also holds leadership and alumni roles in nonprofit organizations including BNI Central Business and the Delta Sigma Phi Alumni Control Board. Komons Financial LLC is an independent firm serving clients with personalized financial advice and investment strategies tailored to individual needs.

Sean started his financial services career in 2004 with the desire to help others achieve their financial goals. In a sales-driven culture, Sean strove to put his clients’ needs above his own, as evidenced by a decision, early in his career, to move to a fee-based model that has now become the industry model. Today, Sean remains passionate about helping guide his clients through what can often seem like a tidal wave of information - knowing that without an experienced advisor, this information can overwhelm investors of all ages, but especially those preparing for or in retirement. Sean walks alongside his clients every step of the way, to ensure that each one feels well-informed, supported, and confident in their financial decisions. Sean is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER TM, Qualified Kingdom Advisor TM. In addition to his certifications, he has been awarded the Five Star Wealth Manager award seven times. He also serves on the Business Advisory Council for Tarrant County College, a board member for Fellowship of Christian Athletes NE Tarrant County, and a Charter member of the Trophy Club Rotary Club. Sean is a proud graduate of Texas Christian University, where he earned a degree in Political Science. While at TCU, Sean was a member of the football team and attributes his strong work ethic and team-building mindset to his time as an athlete. Sean went on to earn his MBA with a concentration in Financial Planning from the University of Dallas. Outside of the office, Sean is an avid hunter and outdoorsmen. He can also often be found on the field, serving his community by coaching his children’s sports teams. Sean is a member of 121 Community Church and lives in Trophy Club, Texas, with his beautiful wife Kerry (TCU ’99) and their two children.

Glenn Bishop is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at GA Bishop and Associates, LLC since 2001. GA Bishop and Associates offers fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families without minimum account or income requirements. The firm provides advice primarily through hourly and retainer engagements, focusing on long-term, fundamental investment strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and operates on a non-discretionary basis without taking custody of client assets.

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.