Brooks Slaughter is a CFP® professional with 33 years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at Strategic Investment Management in Austin, TX, where he has worked since 2003. His prior work includes roles at Richard P. Slaughter Associates, Inc. and RPS Retirement Plan Advisors. Strategic Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, active investment approach tailored to each client’s risk tolerance, time horizon, and goals.

Michael Charles is a financial advisor at Live Oak Investment Partners in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kovack Securities, Cantella & Co., and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as an independent official for high school swimming and diving meets and holds several community roles in Georgetown, TX, including vice chair of the Housing Advisory Board and secretary for the Planning and Zoning Commission. Live Oak Investment Partners serves individual investors, families, trusts, family offices, charitable foundations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm combines qualitative and quantitative research with internal analysis, emphasizing risk management and net-of-costs return measurement, and it is known for advising other investment advisers and providing participant-level educational services for retirement plans.

Isabella Hambleton is a financial advisor at II Technology, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining II Technology, she worked at Morphic AI, Inc. from 2024 to 2025 and was a student from 2015 to 2024. II Technology serves individuals, registered investment advisors, institutional investors, and investment companies by providing systematic asset management, discretionary sub-advisory services for the ARMOR Core Risk-Managed ETF, and subscription-based data licensing. The firm employs a proprietary research methodology called Inductive Inference Technology™ to deliver quantitative, rules-based strategies focused on systematic risk management and diversification.

Jack Marino is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Lake Hills Wealth Management, LLC since 2017 and previously held roles at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of advising, Marino is the founder and CEO of Fin & Forest, LLC, where he serves as a fractional CFO, and he also founded Lake Hills Masterminds, LLC, a professional development organization focused on general management and group facilitation. Lake Hills Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs an active risk-management process using model portfolios and a systematic overlay driven by economic and technical indicators, including the use of derivatives in certain accounts.

Nicholas Duggan is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He has been with Town Lake Capital Management since 2020 and previously worked at Rice University for one year. Town Lake Capital Management provides discretionary investment management primarily to foundations, endowments, family offices, high-net-worth, and individual clients. The firm employs a modern endowment model focused on bottom-up fundamental research, managing portfolios mainly in publicly traded equities, mutual funds, and ETFs, and also offers unbundled 401(k) consulting including fund recommendations and participant education.

Robert Hoyt is a financial advisor at Vectis Capital with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at MCM Wealth, Blue Hall Capital, and Allied Health Professionals, LLC. Vectis Capital is an SEC-registration applicant that provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach and offers services including private fund allocations and coordination with clients’ tax and estate advisors.

Bradley Bolnick is a financial advisor at Gcb Private Wealth in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Private Portfolio Partners and LPL Financial and has been an insurance agent since 2014. Outside of financial services, Bolnick has worked as an actor in commercials, TV shows, theatre, and movies. GCB Private Wealth serves individual and institutional clients, offering fee-based advisory services, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach using a broad range of investment tools and provides 3(21) pension consulting and participant education without a stated account minimum.

Cheyney Scarbrough is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Archer Investment Management, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Dimensional Fund Advisors and SKG, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Scarbrough owns and operates a home-based rental property management business. Archer Investment Management serves individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning through an institutional-style, IPS-driven process that emphasizes diversification, risk control, and tax efficiency.

Christi Van Rite is a financial advisor at White River Investments with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Merrill, Raymond James & Associates, and U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors. Outside of advisory work, she is the managing member of BY DEV CO, LLC, a real estate development company involved in project coordination and budgeting. White River Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth/family office services. The firm combines tailored investment strategies with behavioral financial counseling and ESG screening, providing family office-style services despite its small size.

Leslie Conklin Jr. is a financial advisor with Park Walk Investments LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Seaport Global Securities LLC and Amias Berman & Co. LLP. Conklin serves as a director of Park Walk Europe LLP, a broker-dealer registered in the UK. Park Walk Investments LLC provides portfolio management primarily for institutional clients and high-net-worth investors, focusing on fixed-income securities and employing a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis. The firm utilizes various trading strategies, including long-term and short-term trading, margin, and options, and emphasizes best execution and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Alexander Goodwin is a Series 65–licensed advisor at Turner Capital Investments, LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Legacy Wealth Management, LLC and has been involved with Turner Capital Investments since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Goodwin serves as a manager for ARX BTC, LLC, a company providing Bitcoin services. Turner Capital Investments offers discretionary investment management to affluent individuals and business entities through a range of actively managed, rule-based strategies focused on stocks and exchange-traded funds. The firm utilizes technical algorithms and momentum signals, including leveraged and inverse ETFs, with an emphasis on documented risk controls and volatility monitoring.

Peter Markovich is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with 994 Group and has previously worked at MJR Financial LLC and Kestra Financial Services. 994 Group provides investment management, financial planning, and business consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a blend of Fundamental Analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside relationships with third-party money managers.

Christopher Angelo is a financial advisor at S Squared Advisors LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at S Squared Advisors since 2016 and previously spent four years at Kappa Asset Management LLC. S Squared Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management through tailored managed accounts for individuals, trusts, and family office entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, multi-factor ranking methodology to construct portfolios and offers various strategies, including long-only, hedged, small-cap, macro, and dynamic approaches that utilize derivatives and leverage.

Teresa Jammal is a financial advisor with Carlin Wealth Management Group, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Principal Life Insurance Company, and Principal Securities Inc. Prior to her financial services work, she was involved with Pubcrawler of Austin, Emler Swim School, and Top Shelf Events. Carlin Wealth Management Group, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes ETF and equity exposure through third-party model portfolios, employs various investment strategies including borrowing and derivatives within separately managed accounts, and executes most trades via block trading.

Ryan Maas is a financial advisor at ATX Financial Planning, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at NetApp and IBM. Outside of his financial career, he is involved with the Lone Star Curling Club. ATX Financial Planning provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering ERISA plan services as a fiduciary. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis and uses structured-outcome ETFs, commodities, and selective international exposure, alongside proprietary strategies for qualified clients managed under performance-based fee arrangements.

Ryan Barden is a financial advisor at Barden Capital Management, Inc. in Austin, TX, with 16 years of industry experience and securities licenses Series 63 and Series 65. He has been with Barden Capital Management since 2006. Barden Capital Management provides investment advice and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and a variety of institutional clients, including sovereign wealth funds and state and municipal governments. The firm utilizes a tailored investment approach that combines quantitative screening with qualitative judgment across equity, fixed-income, and ETF models.

Jon Lo Presti is a financial advisor with Decca Private Wealth Management, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, JPMorgan Securities, and independent insurance agency work spanning 15 years. He also serves as president of a family holding company, Decca Group LLC. Decca Private Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored portfolio management, retirement plan services, and managed held-away accounts. The firm employs conventional portfolio construction techniques and may use independent sub-advisors, offering personalized client relationship management and quarterly account reviews.

I'm a fee-only, fiduciary financial planner and investment manager in Austin, TX, and I specialize in working with tech professionals. I founded this firm in 2012 and was helping people with their finances for years before that. I was an engineer for nearly twenty years, so I greatly prefer research- and analysis-based approach to finance, rather than flashy salesmanship. More tax-efficient investing and research-proven factors of increased returns, and less market timing and hedge funds. Also, I stand out at financial advisor conferences, because I never wear a suit. Why? The better question is: why is a suit the official uniform of financial advisors? The answer is because our industry originated in sales; fee-only financial advisors such as myself are a relatively new invention, and still uncommon in the industry. Simply put, I don't wear a suit because I'm not a salesman. One of my favorite questions (generally asked only after a beer or two) is: if I'm so good at finance, why aren't I retired and living the good life? The answer is: I am! Building something from the ground up, working hard on something I'm that helps people and that I'm passionate about -- that's my kind of retirement, and it wouldn't have been possible without the financial skills I've built and been taught over the years. Sound interesting? You can set up a meeting at https://seabornfinancial.as.me/.

Sonya Leszczynski is a financial advisor at Black Dog Financial Ltd. in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at Black Dog Financial since 2012 and was self-employed from 2007 to 2018. Black Dog Financial Ltd. provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individual, corporate, and small business clients. The firm employs a top-down investment approach combining technical and fundamental analysis and does not sell commission products or act as custodian for client assets.

Marla Mcclain is a financial advisor at Kentor Financial in Austin, TX, holding a ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license, with 29 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Integrity Alliance, Lion Street Advisors, and M Holdings Securities. She is also the owner of The Michael Kentor Company, through which she conducts investment advisory activities and sells non-variable life insurance and annuities. Kentor Financial provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and various organizations. The firm emphasizes advisor-led planning and third-party manager selection, offering non-discretionary advice and monitoring outside money managers rather than managing client assets directly.