Melissa Childs is a financial advisor with Rogers Wealth Group, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Rogers Wealth Group since 1998, contributing to the firm’s advisory services. Rogers Wealth Group provides wealth management consulting to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, including retirement plans and charitable organizations. The firm constructs globally diversified portfolios using primarily institutional asset-class mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing small-capitalization and high book-to-market equities while avoiding market timing and individual stock selection.

Jacob Ayres is a CFP® and Series 63-registered financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with WPWealth LLP in Fort Worth, TX and has prior experience at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and several other firms. His background also includes a long tenure at the University of Texas at Arlington. WPWealth LLP provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an asset class–based investment approach focused on global diversification and selective fixed-income positioning, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with estate-planning referrals.

John Morrison is a financial advisor at Thirteen Twenty-Two Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at LPL Financial LLC and the Trust Land Office. Outside of his advisory role, he owns The Morrison Firm, a real estate brokerage, and has ownership interests in several entities, including J2 Asset Management and Confluence Exchange LLC, and serves as a trustee of a family trust. Thirteen Twenty-Two Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis and modern portfolio theory, and offers access to LPL Financial-sponsored advisory programs and third-party managers.

Aaron Christopherson is a financial advisor at Pinnacle Wealth Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license. Christopherson has worked at IMS Capital Management LLC and Security First Advisors, Inc., and currently serves as President of ZJC, Inc., a tax-related pass-through entity associated with his role at Pinnacle Wealth Advisors. Pinnacle Wealth Advisors is an independent, SEC-registered, team-based firm that provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and qualified retirement plans. The firm builds diversified portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles, employs independent third-party managers, and incorporates tax considerations in its strategies.

James Palmer is a financial advisor with Rhodes Investment Advisors, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Rhodes Investment Advisors and its affiliated Rhodes Securities since 2002. Palmer also works as an insurance agent representing several companies. Rhodes Investment Advisors primarily serves individual clients, managing approximately $419 million across nearly 800 accounts. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and third-party manager selection, using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches with investment analysis that incorporates charting, fundamental, and technical methods.

David Wilkins is a financial advisor with Gerald Baker Financial Group, L.L.C. dba Baker Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Baker Financial Group since 2005 and is also associated with GRB Financial, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Wilkins specializes in life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Gerald Baker Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $833.2 million in discretionary assets. The firm focuses on capital preservation and employs a long-term, asset-allocation investment strategy utilizing active managers, indexes, ETFs, individual securities, and fixed-income instruments.

Ray Walker is a financial advisor at Signal Securities, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 63 designation with 49 years of industry experience. He has been with Signal Securities since 1991. Signal Securities provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on risk management through diversification and a consultative process, offering model-based portfolios and separately managed accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Vernon Bell is a financial advisor with American Elite Advisory holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Texas Elite Advisory, LLC since 2015 and concurrently provides business consulting, planning, strategy, and life and health insurance services through Vast Data Services, Inc. American Elite Advisory is a team-based firm that provides discretionary investment management and account supervision primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental value equity selection with active technical and quantitative strategies, managing approximately $20.1 million in discretionary assets across about 73 client relationships.

Jarod Sweetland is a financial advisor with Signal Securities, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, holding the PFS™ designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cetera, Avantax Advisory Services, and Ernst & Young. Outside of advisory work, Sweetland is a tennis professional at Rivercrest Country Club, where he conducts lessons and organizes tennis events. He is also involved in private equity investment through his roles at First Serve Capital LLC and Jarsco Investments LLC, and provides CPA and tax services through his own practices. Signal Securities, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes risk management through diversification and consultative financial planning, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary portfolio management across various account types.

Thomas Marshburn Jr. is a financial advisor with Capital Markets IQ, LLC in Arlington, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 34 years of industry experience. Marshburn has been with Capital Markets IQ since 2016. Outside of advisory work, he owns Red Rock Mortgage Management LLC, which manages his personal mortgage-backed securities. Capital Markets IQ provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including individual investors, small businesses, and pension plans. The firm employs a multi-branch operating model with centralized supervision and offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services across various asset classes.

Stephen Tally is a financial advisor at Leo Wealth Americas, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Butler Freeman Tally Financial Group, LLC since 1998 and Leogroup Wealth Solutions, LLC since 2021. He is also registered as an agent for D. Larsen Management in a non-compensated capacity. Leo Wealth Americas provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutional clients, including sovereign wealth funds and government entities. The firm employs a combination of systematic and discretionary investment strategies and emphasizes diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost ETF implementation.

Cynthia Ng is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience at Leo Wealth Americas, LLC. She previously worked at Three Capital Partners for one year and spent eight years at Goldman Sachs Asia L.L.C. Leo Wealth Americas provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of systematic and discretionary strategies, emphasizing diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost ETF implementation.

Joshua Strittmatter is a financial advisor at SWMG, LLC in Fort Worth, TX, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has worked at SWMG since 2012, following prior roles at LPL Financial and Ameriprise. Outside of advising, he teaches continuing education courses at local colleges and owns small retail businesses focused on chemical-free and supplement products. SWMG provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive and modular financial planning, utilizing third-party model portfolios and unified managed accounts, and conducts regular portfolio reviews while incorporating technology for client communication and compliance.

Rebecca Sierp is a financial advisor at WPWealth LLP in Fort Worth, TX, holding the Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with WPWealth LLP since 2008, totaling 18 years at the firm. WPWealth provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals and various entities, offering portfolio management and financial planning across multiple asset classes. The firm employs an asset class-based investment approach tailored to clients’ risk tolerance, emphasizing global diversification and fixed-income strategies.

Thomas Payne is a financial advisor at Encompass Advisory Services, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Prosperitas Wealth Management, Infinity Financial Services, and Trinity Fiduciary Partners. In addition to advisory work, Payne serves as Managing Member and Chief Compliance Officer at Prosperitas Wealth Management, LLC and has experience as an independent insurance agent selling life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Encompass Advisory Services is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, investment and wealth management, and estate-document facilitation using a variety of portfolio strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, with access to insurance products through licensed agents.

Brandon Russ is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He is currently with WPWealth LLP, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to joining WPWealth, he spent one year at Goldstein Group Financial Advisors and nine years at Purdue University. WPWealth LLP provides investment advisory and consulting services to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an asset class-based investment approach focused on global diversification and risk management, and offers services on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Cliff Mead is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Gerald Baker Financial Group, L.L.C. dba Baker Financial Services in Arlington, TX. He has been with the firm and its affiliate GRB Financial, LLC since 2003. Gerald Baker Financial Group is a five-advisor team managing approximately $833 million in assets for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on capital preservation through a long-term, asset-allocation strategy that incorporates active managers, broad market indexes, ETFs, individual securities, and fixed-income instruments.

Mattison Craig is a CFP® certificant and holds a Series 66 license, with one year of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Dean, Jacobson Financial Services and has prior experience with LPL Financial, the Carson Group, and Texas Tech University’s financial planning programs. Dean, Jacobson Financial Services provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary asset management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charities, and corporations. The firm uses strategic asset allocation through model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, with additional options such as individual stocks and bonds, and integrates tactical overlays for suitable clients.

William Weston is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at WPWealth LLP since 2018, following brief tenures at Whitley Penn Financial and ADP-related firms. WPWealth LLP provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an asset class–based investment approach tailored to clients' risk tolerance, emphasizing global diversification and selective fixed-income positioning.

Kyle Cavin is a financial advisor with Xenith Financial Advisory Services, LLC in Fort Worth, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role since 2021, Cavin has been affiliated with the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children since 2006. Xenith Financial Advisory Services provides portfolio management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses and manages both individual accounts and pooled investment vehicles, including a private fund.