Philip Capriotti Sr. is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Empower Wealth Management with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC and Donato Wealth Management, PLLC, and serves as President and CEO of Senior Tax & Insurance Advisors, PLLC, where he provides income planning solutions through insurance products. Empower Wealth Management offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension/401(k) consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients and retirement plans. The firm uses model-based strategies and engages sub-advisers to support portfolio management and client servicing.

Stuart Hope is a financial advisor at Empower Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Investment Services and Equitable Advisors. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance sales through Senior Tax & Insurance Advisors, PLLC, operating as Empower Wealth Group. Empower Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plans, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm uses model-based investment strategies with ongoing portfolio supervision and delegates day-to-day functions to sub-advisers.

Ann Nowell is a financial advisor with Richard P. Slaughter Associates, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has been with the firm since 2004. Richard P. Slaughter Associates, Inc. provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm combines active asset management with comprehensive planning, employing fundamental and technical analysis, manager selection, and a range of investment strategies including options and short selling.

Kacie Swartz is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Black Barn Financial, LLC. She previously worked at Stone Asset Management, Inc. for nine years before joining Black Barn Financial. Black Barn Financial is a five-advisor team managing approximately $164.6 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning services, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and incorporating client ESG preferences.

Christopher Hager is a financial advisor at IronOak Wealth with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC, CUNA Mutual Group, and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with IronOak Partners, LLC, an insurance services business. IronOak Wealth provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm manages client portfolios on a discretionary basis, often utilizing sub-advisors or third-party managers, and offers ERISA plan services while maintaining ongoing oversight of those managers.

Dilda Dalvi is a financial advisor with Harrell Investment Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Live Oak Investment Partners, Cantella & Co., Inc., and Raymond James Financial Services in various capacities. Dalvi also serves as a FINRA position/dispute resolution arbitrator, reviewing cases and making decisions on disputes. Harrell Investment Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a comprehensive client process and combines multiple analytical approaches to build portfolios primarily intended for the long term, with ongoing monitoring and periodic formal reviews.

Scott O'Brien is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with WorthPointe, LLC since 2013 and previously worked at Constitution Wealth LLC from 2023 to 2025. WorthPointe provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and retirement plans. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified model portfolios implemented mainly through mutual funds and ETFs.

Marc Hixson is a financial advisor at FMP Wealth Advisers in Austin, TX, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Financial Management Professionals, Inc. since 1998. FMP Wealth Advisers provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses model asset-allocation portfolios and separately managed accounts, operating on a fee-only basis and serving approximately 700 clients with around $1.13 billion in assets under management.

John Mcdaniel is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Terry McDaniel & Company in Austin, TX. He has been with the firm since 1998. Terry McDaniel & Company provides discretionary investment management for individuals, IRAs, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes bottom-up fundamental research and structures portfolios individually based on clients’ financial situations, managing approximately $1.78 billion in assets across seven advisors.

Dewitte Derks is an advisor at 57 West Capital Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX. He has prior experience working with Symphony Mediation and Symphony Builders. 57 West Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management focused on equity portfolios for individual investors and investment companies. The firm manages concentrated portfolios of individual company shares and employs a long-term, buy-and-hold equity strategy, using a proprietary selection process and selectively employing options and margin.

Tracey Brenneise is a financial advisor at IronOak Wealth with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles including independent insurance agent and contractor. Her career includes time at Stonewater Wealth Management and Erben Associates. Brenneise also maintains an independent insurance agent business. IronOak Wealth offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis in portfolio management and is noted for its fixed-fee comprehensive planning product and fiduciary services for retirement plans.

Lewis Guilbeau is a financial advisor at Eltekon Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Eltekon since 2017, following a brief tenure at AFlac and ten years in education. Guilbeau is also an insurance agent affiliated with Eltekon Insurance Agency, LLC. Eltekon Advisors provides investment advice and planning to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—employee benefit plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm uses a team-based approach to construct customized portfolios employing fundamental and technical analysis, independent research, and a combination of public and private market allocations.

Meagan Moll is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX. She has been with Meridian Wealth Advisors for a total of 10 years across multiple roles. Meridian Wealth Advisors provides wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on discretionary, model-driven portfolio management emphasizing long-term strategies and risk management, and it offers a range of specialized services including private placement and pension consulting.

Robert Gouthro is a financial advisor with Empower Wealth Management in Cedar Park, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2026. Prior to his current role, he worked in education for over a decade and operates Charleston Judo and Jiujitsu LLC, a martial arts business. Empower Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers as part of its investment approach. The firm serves approximately 551 clients with a team of eight advisors.

David Lowe is a CFP® professional with 5 years at Austin Wealth Management, LLC and 19 years of experience at Hill Country Publishing Co., Inc. He has a total of 24 years in his career. Austin Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, and small business retirement plans. The firm employs a research-driven, systematic approach with diversified model portfolios and integrates financial planning with discretionary investment management, managing over $1 billion in client assets without a formal account minimum.

William Wike is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Austin Asset Management Co. since 2012. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Austin, TX. Austin Asset serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm integrates comprehensive wealth planning with discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing asset allocation and utilizing a CFP®-led Investment Policy Committee to guide its investment approach.

Thomas Panagiotou is a financial advisor at Oakwell Private Wealth Management in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes two years at Oakwell Private Wealth Management and ongoing involvement with LPF, PLLC since 2015. Oakwell Private Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate accounts with investment supervisory services, financial planning, and sub-advisory arrangements. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, supported by third-party sub-advisers and regular account reviews.

Carl Stuart is a financial advisor with Stuart Investment Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 47 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at GLG (Gerson Lehman Group Inc) and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. He has operated his own advisory firm since 1997. Stuart Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, government entities, and corporations. The firm’s long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach emphasizes customized portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing conducted through client-designated custodians.

William Kruger is a financial advisor at YCG, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with YCG since 2012, working within a two-advisor team. YCG provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, investment advisers, trusts, institutions, and a mutual fund, employing a bottom-up, concentrated equity approach focused on businesses with enduring pricing power and long-term compounding potential. The firm manages over $1.5 billion in discretionary assets and utilizes options and margin strategies as part of its investment process.

Abraham Martinez is a CFP®-designated advisor with Centennial Advisors, LLC, based in Austin, TX, and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Centennial Advisors, he worked at Fisher Investments and Fidelity Investments. Centennial Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and related services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term strategies, offering each client a tailored Investment Policy Statement and managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.