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.

Joseph Applewhite is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has led Applewhite Financial Planning, PLLC since 2013 and is also a CPA providing accounting services outside of his advisory role. Applewhite operates from Dallas, TX. Applewhite & Buys Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and their retirement plans, with a focus on healthcare, legal, education, and small-business sectors. The firm employs a Core + Satellite investment approach combining passive index exposures with active holdings, and offers modular financial planning, portfolio supervision, retirement-plan consulting, and accounting and tax services under separate agreements.

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.

William Geiler III is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at Spectrum Strategies, L.L.C. in Dallas, TX. He has worked at LPL Financial LLC, MML Investors Services LLC, and MassMutual Life Insurance Co. He is also involved in insurance services, helping clients obtain life, disability, long-term care, fixed annuities, and health insurance policies. Spectrum Strategies provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting primarily to individual clients. The firm offers written plans addressing retirement, education funding, risk management, estate and tax analyses, and business succession, delivering non-discretionary investment advice without managing client assets.

Michiel Hurley is a financial advisor with NexAdvisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Highland Capital Funds Distributor, Inc. and Incline Analytics, LLC. He is concurrently employed with 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 on diversified portfolios and specialized advice for 1031 exchanges involving Delaware Statutory Trusts. The firm manages approximately $26.1 million in discretionary assets and integrates its services within a broader group of affiliated financial entities.

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.

Scott Udkler is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Promus Advisors. His prior work includes roles at FIFIT LLC, Bearfoot Companies LLC, Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities, Ufs, and Fidelity. Promus Advisors is a registered investment adviser offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, consulting, and financial planning to individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, retirement plans, endowments, and foundations. The firm emphasizes a value-oriented, bottom-up investment approach using active managers and diversified strategies, including alternatives, and maintains a smaller client base to foster deeper relationships.

Aaron Plautz is a financial advisor with Principia Wealth Advisory, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Principia since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of Thousand Hills, LLC, a Series LLC that invests in private businesses, where he sources and evaluates investment opportunities for personal investment. Principia Wealth Advisory provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and options strategies, serving a mix of individual and institutional clients across multiple offices.

Ryan Vardeman is a financial advisor at Palogic Value Management, L.P. with 8 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Palogic since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Vardeman serves as Chairman of the Board for Bsquare Corporation, a software company. Palogic Value Management provides discretionary investment management primarily to private pooled investment vehicles and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented approach using long and short equity positions alongside hedging and derivatives, serving sophisticated investors such as family offices, pension plans, and institutional funds.

Ruby Melton is a financial advisor at Fortune Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Her prior work includes roles at Equitable Advisors, Institutional Securities Corp, and Charles Schwab, among others. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved as an employee at Melton Custom Homes. Fortune Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, including pension plans and trusts. The firm employs an asset-allocation based approach and utilizes multiple methods of securities analysis, maintaining approximately $396 million in regulatory assets under management.

Timothy Buys is a financial advisor at Applewhite & Buys Financial Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. Since 2016, he has also provided accounting services as a Certified Public Accountant through Applewhite Financial Planning, PLLC, dedicating significant time to this activity. Applewhite & Buys Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors, particularly in healthcare, legal, education, and small business sectors. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and accounting and tax services, employing a Core + Satellite investment approach that combines indexed core holdings with actively managed satellite positions.

Franklin Matute is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with RoseRock Wealth Management, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at Lee Financial Company, LLC from 2016 to 2018. Matute serves as a board member of the Dallas/Fort Worth Financial Planning Association, focusing on government relations advocacy. RoseRock Wealth Management is a small SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $215 million for about 72 clients. The firm provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pensions, and charitable organizations, employing a primarily long-term investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory.

Sarah Kelton is a financial advisor at Orchid Advisory with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She joined Orchid Advisory in 2024 after completing nine years as a student. Orchid Advisory is a small SEC-registered multi-family office serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, pooled vehicles, small businesses, and charitable clients. The firm manages approximately $296 million across about 15 client relationships, offering asset management and family office services with a focus on individualized investment strategies and active oversight of third-party managers.

Martha Mcmurtray is a financial advisor with Dallas Financial Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She previously worked at LPL Financial from 2006 to 2022 before joining Dallas Financial Advisors in 2023. Outside of her advisory role, she is also a commissioned notary in Dallas, TX. Dallas Financial Advisors LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual clients and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of modern portfolio theory and technical analysis, incorporating both long-term strategies and options trading, with an emphasis on fiduciary duties and monthly account reviews.

Emily Wisniewski is a financial advisor at Wisniewski Wealth Management in Dallas, TX, with one year of industry experience. She has worked at Wisniewski Wealth Management since 2016 and is also involved with MedSpaFinancial.com, a business operating under the same firm since 2017. Wisniewski Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides fiduciary investment management and comprehensive financial planning, with a focus on Modern Portfolio Theory and proprietary model portfolios primarily consisting of mutual funds and ETFs.

Tyler Talman is a financial advisor at Carrington Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held roles at Regal Investment Advisors and Sovare Solutions, among others. In addition to his advisory work, Tyler is the owner of Carrington Consulting, LLC, which provides family office services and non-investment consulting to Carrington Advisor clients, and he is a part-owner of TSM Hauling, LLC, a dump trailer rental business. Carrington Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management, third-party manager selection, and financial planning services. The firm’s investment process uses both fundamental and technical analysis, combining customized and model portfolios, and employs an outsourced CIO to manage asset allocation and due diligence.

Varun Singh is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Pinnacle Stream Capital LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Westwood Holdings Group Inc for seven years before retiring briefly from 2019 to 2022. Pinnacle Stream Capital is a small, supported advisory firm focused on discretionary asset management for high net worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based investment process tailored to client objectives and manages a very limited client roster to maintain personalized service.