Morton Taylor is a financial advisor at FireHorse Strategic Investing, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked concurrently at American Airlines since 1999. FireHorse Strategic Investing is a single-advisor registered investment adviser that manages discretionary portfolios for individuals, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis and offers tailored investment strategies involving equities, fixed income, ETFs, and select non-U.S. investments.

Jason Edgerton is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 15 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Certified Financial Strategies Corporation, where he has worked since 2016. Certified Financial Strategies Corporation provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes both strategic and tactical asset allocation with a mix of passive and active investment vehicles and offers discretionary and non-discretionary account management alongside comprehensive financial planning.

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 Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Adams Advisory Services, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Irving, TX. Prior to founding his firm, Adams held positions at Merrill Lynch, Baker Tilly Wealth Management, and JPMorgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Adams Advisory Services serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, pension plans, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, comprehensive investment advisory services, and consulting, employing a variety of analytical approaches and investment vehicles to tailor portfolios.

James Clemensen is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as CEO and CCO of BFI Wealth Solutions, LLC since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors and several Avantax entities. Outside of wealth management, he is also an insurance agent with the Borden Hamman Agency. BFI Wealth Solutions provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals and businesses. The firm primarily invests clients in model portfolios of exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, tailoring allocations using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

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 seven years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Plumb Financial in Arlington, TX. Her prior roles include positions at ChappelWood Financial Services, Osaic Wealth, Royal Alliance Associates, and New York Life. In addition to advisory services, she is licensed to market and sell fixed insurance products including life insurance and annuities. Plumb Financial provides personalized investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, combining investment strategies with insurance products, and conducts 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.

Geoffrey Gannon is a financial advisor with Focused Compounding Capital Management, LLC in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has eight years of industry experience. Gannon previously worked with Whitney Kuhn, LLC and GuruFocus. Focused Compounding Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pooled investment vehicles, corporations, insurance companies, and governmental entities. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term, concentrated investment strategy focused on overlooked equities such as spin-offs and small-cap companies.

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.

Geoffrey Collette is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Aeon Capital Partners, LLC in Dallas, TX, with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Aeon Capital Partners in 2020, he worked at Bares Capital Management, Inc. and Citi Employee Private Equity Management. Aeon Capital Partners provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and foundations, employing a bottom-up, fundamental equity strategy focused on a concentrated portfolio of long positions without market-capitalization constraints.

I’m an independent, fee-only financial planner and the founder of Vessel Financial Planning. I help individuals and families align their use of money with what they value most, so financial decisions feel clearer, more thoughtful, and less overwhelming. My role is to provide structure, perspective, and steady guidance as life and priorities evolve. Vessel was built with real life in mind. I work with people balancing careers, family responsibilities, and long-term goals that often compete for time, money, energy, and attention. A core part of my process is helping clients identify what truly matters to them, then returning to those values as decisions arise. Rather than focusing only on investments, we look at the full picture, including cash flow, goals, tradeoffs, and the practical choices that shape both daily life and long-term direction. Financial planning at Vessel is an ongoing, collaborative process. Values are not something we define once and set aside. They serve as a reference point over time, helping clients stay grounded when circumstances change or decisions feel uncertain. My goal is to be a steady partner who helps clients make thoughtful money decisions with greater confidence and clarity, so they can focus on living the life they want to live.

Steven Schlegel is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Schlegel Dunn LLC, where he has worked since 2025, following a 20-year tenure at Commonwealth Financial Network. Schlegel is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating a portion of his time to insurance sales and implementation. Schlegel Dunn LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $279 million across about 154 client relationships. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios primarily composed of ETFs and low-cost mutual funds, offering discretionary management and comprehensive financial planning through a three-advisor team.

Matthew Nelson is a financial advisor at Flourish Financial Planning with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. In addition to his advisory role, Nelson is a partner and executive in tax preparation businesses, including Nelson & Nelson Tax Services, Inc., where he serves as Vice President. Flourish Financial Planning serves individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients, managing approximately $28.2 million in assets. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory approach with primarily passive investments and provides comprehensive financial planning and employer-funded educational workshops.