Ramon Vargas is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Fidelity Investments and TD Ameritrade. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals with existing TIAA retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, offering both model and customized investment strategies.

Alexander Valerio is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF based in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has nine years of industry experience, including four years in the hospitality sector prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2017. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model that separates planning services from ongoing portfolio management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Annie Shah is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management with a fiduciary standard applied to its registered investment adviser services.

Jarred Johnson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a short-term rental property. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated group that uses affiliated funds.

John Snider is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He worked at Smith Anglin Financial, LLC for nine years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2025. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to a range of investment strategies through affiliated and third-party managers.

Rafael Alfaro is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF based in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. for five years and American Income Life for two years. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary account management using model or customized portfolios.

John Henifin is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and Tiaa since 2010, based in Frisco, TX. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized strategies guided by fiduciary standards.

Arrin Simpson is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Trajan Wealth, Fisher Investments, and First Command Financial Planning. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates multiple investment strategies and technology platforms, often implementing advice through third-party managers and model portfolios.

Hugo Azpeitia Pedroza is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, having been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental property independently. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management, utilizing model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Anita Pring is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at firms including LPL Enterprise LLC, Prudential Advisors, and Fidelity. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers distinct point-in-time planning services alongside ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Ginto Mathew is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and its affiliated entities since 2012. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers a range of model and customized portfolio management options and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Jared Vachon is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Home Loan Investment Bank. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, blending long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Jonathan Kimble is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Florida Financial Advisors, Plano Data, Moore Supply Company, and David Weekley Homes, as well as a long tenure at the University of North Texas. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals and entities, including those connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both model and customized portfolio management within a fiduciary framework and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Troy Frazier is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. He has previously worked at Fusion Capital Management and Investment Advisor Corp and has operated his own firm, Frazier Wealth Strategies, Inc., since 2009, where he serves as CEO. In addition to advisory services, he facilitates estate planning document services for clients. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Harrison Benedict is a CFP® professional with one year of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and previously worked at Gibraltar Capital Management, Miller Equity Capital Advisors, City Electric Supply, BDO LLP, and spent eight years at Texas Christian University and high school education roles. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and clients, managing over $212 billion in assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services.

John James II is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Wealth Partners Alliance and other organizations, including P2 Pathway Public Affairs and the London School of Economics. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, bonds, alternative investments, and sub-advisers, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Tyrus Treadway is a financial advisor at Farther with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience outside the firm. He has been affiliated with Farther since 2026 and has owned and operated Treadway Realty since 2009. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through both digital platforms and in-person meetings. The firm’s investment approach utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory with proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, employing a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and AI-assisted advisor judgment.

Victoria Staudinger is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Dallas, TX. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. She has worked with Eagle Strategies and affiliated New York Life entities since 2012 and operates under the DBA Maven Financial for brokering insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Brett Boudreaux is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in animal breeding as a member manager of Farm Town Frenchies LLC and works as a food delivery contractor. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing TIAA employer retirement relationships. The firm offers model-based and customized portfolio management and acts as adviser to affiliated services such as a donor-advised fund.

Alesia Cooper is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of finance, she operates an herbal goods business and is a freelance makeup artist. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA retirement relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.