Atul Sethi is a financial advisor at Mooring Bay Capital Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Estrada Hinojosa & Company Inc. and Orix Corp USA. Mooring Bay Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, portfolio analysis, and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, estates, corporations, pension and retirement plans, and endowments. The firm specializes in actively managed fixed income portfolios, focusing on municipal and infrastructure debt across a range of credit qualities, and serves both institutional and high-net-worth clients.

Robert Wood is a financial advisor with Wood Wealth Management LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Questar Asset Management and Woodbury Financial Services. Wood is also a licensed insurance agent offering fixed annuities and life and annuity sales. Wood Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis with a long-term trading orientation. The firm manages client assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis and performs regular portfolio reviews and reporting.

Keith Chapman is the principal of Think818, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include time at Cetera Advisor Networks and Summit Financial Group. Outside of financial advising, Chapman is involved in insurance sales and training through Chapman Wealth Management and Leap Systems, focusing on life insurance and advanced financial planning. Think818 serves individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plan sponsors by providing retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and investment advisory services. The firm connects clients with third-party money managers using a quantitative and qualitative selection process and offers educational workshops and newsletters at no additional cost.

Shannon Carson is the president and sole owner of Alliance Wealth Management, LLC in Dallas, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC and has served as president of Capital Security Financial Services LLC since 1999, where he markets fixed and fixed indexed annuities to 403b and 457 plan participants. Outside of financial services, he is involved in roofing sales through a business in Plano, TX. Alliance Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and 403b retirement plan participants. The firm employs proprietary tactical asset allocation portfolios driven by a rules-based quantitative algorithm, combining quantitative, technical, and fundamental analysis to manage risk and tailor portfolios to different risk profiles.

Jason Edgerton is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience currently serving at Certified Financial Strategies Corporation. His prior experience includes roles at Citigroup Global Markets, Citicorp Investment Services, and Banc Of America Investment Services. Certified Financial Strategies Corporation provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation using both passive and active investment vehicles and offers services on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

John Booth IV is a financial advisor at Bancroft Booth Capital Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at MWA Financial Services Inc. and Modern Woodmen of America. He is also a licensed insurance agent, offering life insurance products to advisory clients as a sole proprietor. Bancroft Booth Capital Advisors provides discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and public seminars on investment topics. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, emphasizing fundamental analysis, ongoing portfolio monitoring, and a fiduciary standard.

Ben Jackson is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Street Light Wealth Management, LLC in Dallas, TX. Prior to founding his firm, Jackson worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank for seven and six years, respectively. Street Light Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes fundamental equity analysis and options strategies within a long-term investment approach and also offers business valuation and specialized service tiers.

Cort Hoffman is a financial advisor at Hoffman Wealth Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his independent advisory firm in 2025, he worked in operational logistics and staff management at UPS from 2019 onward. Outside of his advisory role, he continues to manage operations at UPS as a full-time manager. Hoffman Wealth Advisors is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, and small business owners with integrated financial planning and investment management. The firm emphasizes diversified, low-cost index fund and ETF portfolios using long-term, passive, tax-efficient strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory.

Matthew Slaton is the principal of Slaton Capital Advisors in Bartonville, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has held roles at Equity Services, Inc. and InSight Financial Group, and has involvement in affiliate marketing through Gnarlife LLC. He has been managing his own firms, Slaton Capital Advisors Ltd and Slaton Capital Management LLC, since 2009 and 2005, respectively. Slaton Capital Advisors provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities. The firm employs an academically oriented investment approach focused on diversification, long-term portfolio structure, and risk management, and it serves both individual and institutional clients through comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management.

John Adams is a financial advisor at Adams Advisory Services, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Baker Tilly Wealth Management, and Morgan Stanley. Adams Advisory Services provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios, long-term investing, diversification, and tax-aware decisions, and often uses sub-advisors to implement investment strategies.

James Clemensen is a financial advisor with BFI Wealth Solutions, LLC in Dallas, TX. He holds the CFP® designation and has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to founding BFI Wealth Solutions in 2021, he worked at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, Avantax Advisory Services, and Wells Fargo Investments. Outside of advisory services, he is also an insurance agent with the Borden Hamman Agency. BFI Wealth Solutions, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and related advisory services to individuals and business clients. The firm primarily invests in model portfolios of exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to tailor allocations according to client objectives and risk tolerance.

James Davis is the founder and sole advisor at Reg Davis Investments, LLC in Grand Prairie, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to establishing his current firm in 2018, he worked at James R. Davis, Registered Investment Advisor, and held positions at Hodges Capital Management, First Dallas Securities, BBVA Compass Investment Solutions, and S&P Investors. Davis is registered with United Healthcare to provide Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage plans. Reg Davis Investments offers investment supervisory services and consultative advice primarily to individual clients on a fee-only basis. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset-allocation approaches focused on individual equities, ETFs, and mutual funds, utilizing technical, fundamental, and economic analysis.

Nan Zhang is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with NAX Capital LLC, with industry experience spanning several years through prior roles at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, Ixios Asset Management, and GaiaMine Limited. She has an outside business activity in fintech. NAX Capital LLC is a state-registered investment adviser that offers discretionary portfolio management, investment policy statement development, and ongoing portfolio monitoring for individuals, trusts and estates, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and macroeconomic analysis to manage accounts with full discretionary authority tailored to client goals and restrictions.

Lewis Johnson is a financial advisor with Wealth Creators, LLC in Irving, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealth Creators since 2000. The firm works directly with families and individuals to provide financial planning and ongoing monitoring, focusing on long-term investment strategies tied to client goals. Wealth Creators publishes a financial education book, Young Money Masters, and offers public speaking engagements aimed at teenagers and young adults, combining retail-focused planning services with educational outreach.

Shaun Dowling is a CFP® and Series 65 designated advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Sendera Wealth Advisors, which he joined in 2024 after a 17-year tenure at Howard Financial Services. Dowling manages Hunting Oak Investments, LLC, a passive investment vehicle holding interests in various private entities. Sendera Wealth Advisors is a state-registered investment manager that provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to pooled investment vehicles, institutional-type accounts, trusts, and charities. The firm focuses on customized investment programs based on client goals and risk tolerance, offering due diligence and performance reporting on private funds and managing held-away retirement and education accounts through third-party platforms.

Ronald Hodges is a financial advisor at Crestway Advisory Group in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Crestway Advisory Group since 2020 and is also involved full-time with Crestway Insurance Group, LLC, an insurance brokerage specializing in life, health, property, and casualty insurance. Crestway Advisory Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement-planning services tailored to professionals, executives, and business owners. The firm integrates income-planning recommendations through its affiliated insurance business and offers educational content, group workshops, and hourly financial planning.

William Larson is the sole advisor at William B. Larson, CPA, LLC, an independent firm based in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. Since 2011, he has operated his CPA firm, integrating accounting and tax expertise into his financial advisory services. The firm provides personal financial reviews and planning primarily for young professionals, middle-income workers, and retirees, as well as consulting services for businesses on transactions and cash flow matters. Its investment approach emphasizes asset allocation and diversification using a top-down macroeconomic framework and Modern Portfolio Theory, favoring passive index funds with limited tactical allocations, and delivers non-discretionary advice without managing client investment accounts.

Lisa Ward is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in financial advising. She is the sole advisor at Plumb Financial, where she has worked since 2025. Prior to this, she held roles at firms including ChappelWood Financial Services and Royal Alliance Associates. Plumb Financial offers personalized investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm integrates investment management with insurance planning and provides free public educational seminars and workshops.

Donald Denton is a financial advisor at Roland, Criss Investment Research, LLC in Arlington, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He also serves as Vice President of Compliance and Certifications and analyst at Roland, Criss & Williams, LLC, a role he has held since 2008. Roland, Criss Investment Research provides advisory and consulting services primarily to retirement plans, plan sponsors, trustees, endowments, foundations, and other institutional or corporate clients. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing long-term asset-class diversification, quantitative fund selection, and a passive tilt where appropriate, focusing on pension consulting and assets-under-advisement work rather than discretionary portfolio management.

Michael Sepulveda is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license. He is the principal advisor at Meraki Advisors LLC in Dallas, TX, where he has worked since 2016, accumulating nine years of industry experience. Meraki Advisors serves individual and high net worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management with a long-only equity strategy, financial planning, and investment policy development. The firm focuses on concentrated positions in equities, preferred equities, ETFs, and closed-end funds, and incorporates options and derivative strategies within a strategic portfolio framework.