Stacey Smith is a financial advisor with S&S Wealth Management in Grand Prairie, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. She has worked previously at Osaic Wealth, Inc. and Triad Advisors Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Western Star Smith Ranch, where she provides horse boarding and lessons. S&S Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients with investment supervisory services, retirement-plan consulting, and personal financial counseling. The firm employs a tactical investment approach combining technical analysis and fundamental research, managing portfolios across various securities tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

John Brown Jr. is a CFP® with 57 years of industry experience, serving as president of Brown and Brown Financial Services, Inc. and Brown and Brown Securities, Inc. since 1984. He is based in Dallas, TX, and has been with his current firms for over four decades. Brown and Brown Financial Services provides discretionary investment management for individuals, retirement accounts, businesses, and trusts, overseeing approximately $91 million. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation investment approach focused on high-quality equities and investment-grade fixed income, tailoring portfolios to individual client objectives.

Rod Jones is a financial advisor with Cain Capital Management, LP in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Cain Capital entities since 2003 and worked at Blackrock Financial Management and Chertoff Capital. Jones serves on the Board of Trustees for the UT Southwestern Foundation and is a managing partner of OakTruss Group. Cain Capital, L.L.C. provides discretionary investment management to a select group of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a focus on long-term purchases, private placements, and sector-focused pooled vehicles, acting as sponsor and general partner to several closed private funds and special purpose vehicles.

Ryland Hudack is a financial advisor at Financial Synergistics Group, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fisher Investments and currently operates MD Hudack Insurance Services, Inc. as an insurance agent. Financial Synergistics Group introduces investors to a third-party asset manager and provides financial planning and insurance services without managing assets directly. The firm serves individuals, endowments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations, offering referrals alongside insurance products and estate-planning solutions.

Joshua Materne is a financial advisor at Ideology Wealth Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked across several related entities, including Ideology Financial, LLC and Materne Law, PLLC, where he advises clients on estate planning and legal matters. He is also involved in managing a real estate fund that focuses on single-family property investments. Ideology Wealth Advisors, LLC provides portfolio management and pension consulting primarily to individual and high-income clients, particularly medical doctors and dentists. The firm employs a tailored, research-driven investment approach that integrates long-term value investing with technical analysis and uses a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, options, and private placements.

Joshua Cohen is a financial advisor at FQI Capital Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Active Alts Inc., McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, LLC, and Ackerman Capital Partners. FQI Capital Management serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, model-portfolio implementation, and advisory consulting. The firm combines quantitatively driven models with fundamental sector analysis and uses derivatives such as options to manage risk and generate income.

Alfred Carroll is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Cannoles Asset Management, Inc. since 2014 and also operates AL Carroll CPA, PLLC, where he works as a certified public accountant focusing on taxation. Cannoles Asset Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individual, family, and business clients. The firm manages portfolios using fundamental analysis and third-party research, offering portfolio management, asset-allocation modeling, and retirement distribution guidance.

James Sawers is a financial advisor at Uptown Capital Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Uptown Capital Advisors since 2014. Sawers is also a licensed attorney, though he does not engage in investment-related legal activities. Uptown Capital Advisors provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, not-for-profit organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes long-term, cost- and tax-aware portfolio construction using diversified investments and periodic rebalancing, and it integrates fundamental and cyclical analysis across a broad range of securities.

Trey Taylor is a financial advisor at Leap Wealth Management in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Leap Wealth Management since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he acts as an independent insurance agent, focusing on the sale of fixed insurance and annuities on a limited basis. Leap Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. The firm employs a range of analytic methods and strategies, including active portfolio management and the use of derivatives and digital assets, while also leveraging third-party managers and providers for specialized services.

Michael Franklin is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He is affiliated with Asset Preservation Group, Inc., where he has worked since 2007, and previously held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and National Planning Corporation. In addition to his advisory work, he is employed as a pilot with American Airlines. Asset Preservation Group, Inc. advises individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, offering financial planning and portfolio management through separately managed accounts and third-party asset manager referrals. The firm serves approximately 330 clients with around $321 million in assets under management, utilizing a range of investment strategies and maintaining a fiduciary role for retirement accounts.

Paula Knox is a financial advisor at S&S Wealth Management with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with S&S Wealth Management since 2013. Outside of advising, she is involved as a vice president and officer in a mobile repair business and works as a self-employed riding instructor. S&S Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients by providing investment supervisory services, retirement-plan consulting, and personal financial counseling. The firm uses a tactical investment approach that combines technical analysis and fundamental research to manage portfolios tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Monalynd Young is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at ClearPoint Wealth Management since 2025, following positions at Allen Wealth Advisors, LLC, and United Capital Financial Advisors, LLC. Outside of ClearPoint, she provides advisory services to clients of Allen Wealth Advisors, LLC. ClearPoint Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, offering investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of passive and active strategies, manages accounts on a discretionary basis, and provides certain estate-planning and tax-preparation services to qualifying clients through independent third parties.

Barclay Nelson is a CFP® and CFA® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Birch Capital Management, LLC since 2004. He is involved in managing several private family foundations, overseeing investments, administration, and grant vetting. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing member of a limited liability company involved in real estate operations. Birch Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, and a corporation. The firm offers customized portfolios that incorporate fundamental and technical analysis across a range of asset classes, including alternative investments, and serves a small client base with a focus on trustee services and performance transparency.

Robert Peters is a financial advisor at Palogic Value Management, L.P. in Dallas, Texas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with eight years of industry experience. He has been associated with the Palogic Value Fund, L.P. since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in RJ9 Holdings, a private investment partnership formed in 2014, where he dedicates time to monitoring private investments. Palogic Value Management provides discretionary investment management to private pooled investment vehicles and sponsors a wrap fee program for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, and smaller entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented approach utilizing long and short equity positions, derivatives, and other instruments, serving sophisticated investors including family offices, pension plans, and funds-of-funds.

James Peters is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Palogic Value Management, L.P. since 2022. His prior experience includes leading Peters Wealth Management, LLC from 2014 to 2022 and operating James R Peters CPA since 1986. He also holds an insurance agent license with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. Palogic Value Management, L.P. provides discretionary investment management to private pooled investment vehicles and offers a sponsored wrap fee program for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, and smaller entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach, managing both long and short positions with continuous risk monitoring.

Matthew Hudack is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving at Financial Synergistics Group, Inc. since 2019. His prior roles include long tenure at John Hancock from 1986 to 2017 and leadership positions at MD Hudack Insurance Services, Inc. and Private Management Group, Inc. He is also president and owner of insurance and consulting businesses. Financial Synergistics Group primarily facilitates introductions between prospective investors and a third-party asset manager while offering standalone financial planning and insurance services. The firm serves individual investors, endowments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations without maintaining investment accounts or providing discretionary portfolio management.

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Michiel Hurley is a financial advisor at NexAdvisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked with Highland Capital Funds Distributor, Inc. since 2014. Hurley is concurrently employed by NexPoint Asset Management, L.P., NexPoint Advisors, L.P., and NexAdvisors LLC, all affiliated SEC-registered investment advisers. NexAdvisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, and business or trust entities, with a focus that includes specialized advice for investing proceeds from real estate sales into Delaware Statutory Trusts as part of 1031 exchanges. The firm manages approximately $26.1 million in discretionary assets and uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to construct diversified, generally long-biased portfolios tailored to client suitability.

Tyler Beeson is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at WPA Family Office, LLC since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Westshore Wealth, LLC and Rgt Capital Management, Ltd. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in a passive real estate partnership and is a non-managing partner in a full-service real estate firm. WPA Family Office, LLC provides investment advisory, family office, and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth clients and families. The firm manages approximately $175 million in assets, constructing customized portfolios with a long-term orientation while incorporating fundamental and technical analysis and occasionally employing structured products and private funds as part of tailored strategies.

Kathleen Hood is a financial advisor with Paradigm Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Harbor Light Planning and NorthWestern Mutual, as well as eight years with Handy Dandy Homes LLC. Paradigm Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and personal tax return preparation. The firm uses a passive, model-based investment approach focused on low-cost, diversified ETFs and emphasizes continuous planning through retainer arrangements and client education.