Jerred Crowley is a financial advisor with Bright Wealth Management, LLC in Lewisville, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. Before entering the financial sector, he worked in other industries such as Cotiviti and Audio Fidelity. Bright Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management with tailored asset-allocation models and continuous supervision, managing approximately $265 million across roughly 175 clients.

Landon Mc Bride is a financial advisor at Openair Financial, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at firms including AssetBuilder, Inc., Hedgeserv, and TD Ameritrade. Openair Financial provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and educational seminars to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis and includes both long-term and short-term strategies, with client accounts reviewed regularly for suitability and rebalancing.

Annie Adkison is a financial advisor at GDS Wealth Management with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at USAA Investment Management Company and Raymond James Financial Services. GDS Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $1.8 billion in assets across 22 advisors, focusing on asset allocation using model portfolios developed with research from Raymond James.

Jim Wagner is a financial advisor at Signal Securities, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Signal Securities since 2013. Wagner is the founder of Navicors Wealth Management, a financial planning business. Signal Securities provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to individuals, 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.

George Townsend is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial planning and wealth advisory. He has been with Consilium Wealth Advisory, LLC since 2015 and previously operated as a sole proprietor. Townsend is also licensed as an insurance agent. Consilium Wealth Advisory serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities with fee-based investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and consulting services, employing both quantitative and qualitative analysis to build and monitor portfolios.

Kenneth Calhoun is a financial advisor at OpenAir Financial, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management, United Capital Financial Advisers, J.P. Morgan Securities, and T. Rowe Price Investment Services. OpenAir Financial provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and educational seminars to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis in its investment programs and offers tailored portfolio management alongside written financial plans covering estate, tax, retirement, and insurance topics.

Jennifer Dragon is a CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65 licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Main Street Retirement Planning since 2022 and previously held positions at MMWKM, Personal Consulting, and Deloitte. Jennifer is also licensed to sell insurance products. Main Street Retirement Planning, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, plan participants, and institutions, managing over $716 million in assets. The firm employs a tactical, trend-based investment approach using SEI mutual funds and emphasizes regular monitoring and rebalancing of client portfolios.

Holden Ziels is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor at Prestige Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Prestige Wealth Management, he worked at Goldman Sachs for four years. Outside of his advisory role, he works part time at the Dallas Country Club and provides tax preparation services through an affiliated entity of his firm. Prestige Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing approximately $148 million across nearly 300 client relationships. The firm employs an asset-allocation investment approach and offers discretionary management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and coordinated tax services.

Alton Thompson is a financial advisor at Worth Asset Management in Frisco, TX, with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Worth Financial Group since 2019. Outside of advising, he is involved part time in sales lead generation for two small businesses, TAP Innovations and Dealer Detail Services, neither of which are investment related. Worth Asset Management provides investment supervisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm combines multiple security analysis methods and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary account management, regularly incorporating outside managers and sub-advisors.

Dewayne Nelson Jr. is a financial advisor with Collective Wealth Advisors LLC in Coppell, TX, holding Series 63 and 66 designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at GENEOS Wealth Management Inc. and has operated as a sole proprietor. Outside of finance, Mr. Nelson serves as an interim pastor for St. Peter Lutheran Church, contributing to worship and religious education. Collective Wealth Advisors LLC provides fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a client-centered approach, utilizing third-party account administration and multiple sub-advisors to manage diversified portfolios, and is notable for offering educational seminars alongside its fiduciary services.

Michael Mills is a Certified Financial Planner® with 26 years of industry experience and has been with Mills Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2003. He holds additional designations including Certified Fund Specialist (CFS), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), and Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®). Outside of his advisory role, Mills is involved in real estate investment through ownership interests in several entities unrelated to his firm’s business. Mills Wealth Advisors serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, particularly executives and business owners, offering wealth management, financial and business planning, retirement-plan advisory, and portfolio management services. The firm employs a fiduciary, goal-driven process with evidence-based CORE+ model portfolios and is notable for sponsoring private pooled investment vehicles and using performance-based fee arrangements with certain clients.

Matthew Oberst is a financial advisor at Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC in Plano, TX, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Trinity since 2009 and at MassMutual Financial Group since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 2% owner of All Season Greens, LLC, a company that produces hydroponic systems for growing living greens for both animal and human consumption. Trinity Portfolio Advisors is a team of eight advisors managing approximately $488 million for nearly 700 clients. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base, employing a risk-assessed, probability-based investment approach that integrates fundamental and technical analyses alongside proprietary model portfolios.

Matthew Brown is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mills Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at TD Ameritrade for four years. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Mills Wealth Advisors, LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, executives, and business owners. The firm employs an evidence-based CORE+ investment framework combining diversified, low-cost core holdings with selective satellite positions, and supports its clients with tax-aware trading, business planning, and retirement-plan advisory services.

Cliff Demarest is a financial advisor at Consilium Wealth Advisory, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Consilium Wealth Advisory since 2012. Consilium Wealth Advisory provides investment management and wealth advisory services primarily to high-net-worth and individual clients, as well as corporate and business entities. The firm offers client-specific investment strategies, family wealth stewardship, business valuation research, and employer financial-wellness programs.

Elias Dragon is a CFP® and ChFC® credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Main Street Retirement Planning, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he was associated with MMWKM Advisors, LLC and Retirement Planners of America from 2011 to 2022, and he has maintained Dragon Financial Group since 2001. Dragon is also a licensed insurance agent. Main Street Retirement Planning, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, and institutional investors. The firm employs a tactical, trend-based investment approach using technical analysis and primarily manages client assets through SEI mutual funds, money market funds, and sweep accounts.

Emily Lopez is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. She works at Mills Wealth Advisors, LLC and previously held roles at Cain Watters & Associates and KPMG. In addition to her financial advisory work, Lopez is a Certified Public Accountant. Mills Wealth Advisors, LLC provides wealth management, financial planning, business planning, retirement-plan advisory, and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, executives, and business owners. The firm employs an evidence-based CORE+ investment framework combining broadly diversified, low-cost core holdings with selective satellite positions and emphasizes tax-aware trading and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Jacob Boen is a financial advisor with GDS Wealth Management in Flower Mound, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has three years of industry experience. Before joining GDS Wealth Management in 2026, he worked at Farther Finance and Fidelity Investments, among other firms. Prior to his career in finance, he held various roles outside the industry. GDS Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, consulting, and investment management services. The firm employs model portfolios guided by research from Raymond James, focusing primarily on asset allocation and discretionary portfolio management.

Patrick Thuemmel is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Samalin Wealth since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Northwest Asset Management and Sigma Planning Corporation. He is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating less than 10% of his time to this activity. Samalin Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis with a diversified investment approach, managing approximately $490 million in client assets across eight advisors.

Stephen Ropes is a financial advisor at Keener Financial Planning in Keller, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Keener Financial Planning, he held various roles in education and service industries. He has experience running a small repair business, Ropes Repairs. Keener Financial Planning serves individuals, trusts, small businesses, organizations, and occasional pension plans, offering modular financial planning and portfolio management through hourly, flat-fee, or ongoing retainer arrangements. The firm follows a long-term, predominantly passive investment approach using low-cost index funds and ETFs, with selective active funds and an intentional overweight to small-cap and value exposures.

Bryce Chastain is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at CFO4Life. He has worked with CFO4Life Group, LLC since 2017 and Ausdal Financial Partners since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he provides tax preparation and business consulting services through LMBC II. CFO4Life offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to affluent individuals, business executives, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs diversified asset allocation models and ongoing portfolio monitoring, utilizing institutional research and technology to tailor solutions to client objectives.