Shay Nolan is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Michael Duke is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Mansfield, TX. He holds the ChFC® designation and has 18 years of industry experience. Mr. Duke has been with Eagle Strategies and Duke Financial & Insurance Strategies since 2017, and also maintains affiliations with NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2013. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types emphasizing tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Joseph Casselman is a financial advisor at Farther with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. His career includes roles at Waypoint Strategic Advisors, Casselman Financial Strategies, and Guardian Life. Casselman is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance products and services. Farther provides discretionary investment management and related advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform as well as in-person meetings. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, implemented through proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, utilizing a range of asset classes with support from AI tools.

Donald Lyons is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas-affiliated firms since 1987 and has managed Lyons Investment Group since 2008. Outside of his advisory roles, Lyons is involved with Emergent Development Group LLC, a business focused on acquiring residential lots as a passive investor. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies and platforms, combining model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities to tailor portfolios according to client needs.

Jennifer Martin is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses. Her prior roles include positions at Lockton Investment Advisors, Gurtin Municipal Bond Management, J.P. Morgan Securities, and several other firms. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm uses a financial-planning-led investment approach that combines low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies with selective private market exposure and sub-advisory services.

Wendy Kelly is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 17 years of industry experience. She has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2024 and previously spent nine years at Paladini Financial Advisors, LLC. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment framework that integrates proprietary quantitative methods with access to alternative and private market solutions.

Don Nguyen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Arlington, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, and Globe Life, among others. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through various program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Francesca Engel is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She has held roles at several firms, including Merrill, Bank of America N.A., and Planning Alliance. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and advisory solutions tailored to client needs.

Rimannuel Appling is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Loan Depot, and TIAA-CREF. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, offering non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations based on proprietary asset-allocation models and research tools.

Roberto Martinez is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services, Prospera Financial Services, Lincoln Financial Advisors, and Morgan Stanley. Martinez serves as a board member of Reparto Familiar S.A. de C.V., a family-owned real estate business in Honduras. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management solutions.

Alysia Park is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at United Capital Financial Advisers from 2017 to 2023. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm offers integrated services that combine proprietary and third-party planning methodologies with recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Jesse Hill is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Mesquite, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities in 2020, he worked at Axcent Networks and held academic positions at Tarleton State University and Florida Atlantic University. Hill also engages in life insurance sales and financial services through a separate business activity. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, with a distinctive history of incorporating market-timing and momentum-based strategies within its program suite.

Kylee Whitton is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, Kylee worked at Chase Bank for four years and has experience in retail and hospitality sectors. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients, delivering services through an integrated model aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Andrew Smith is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC and has previously worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors, Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, and The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Kayne Anderson Rudnick provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services to institutional and individual clients, including pension plans, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s investment process focuses on fundamental research and incorporates proprietary governance and sustainability assessments across a range of active equity and fixed-income strategies.

Gerald Gaeta is a financial advisor with RBC Rochdale, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at City National Rochdale since 2020 and previously held roles at First Republic Securities Company, LLC, First Republic Investment Management, Inc., NYLIFE Securities Inc., and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, he is a guitarist and vocalist. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment approach combining quantitative analysis with fundamental research, utilizing proprietary tools and partnering with third-party sub-advisors to create tailored portfolios.

Sarah Quarles is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at Tulane University and several restaurant companies. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management supported by strategic and tactical allocation models, specialized wealth programs, and access to alternative investments, leveraging resources across the broader Goldman Sachs organization.

Jerry Williams is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, holding over 56 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2017 and previously spent 14 years with Legend Equities Corporation. Williams is also involved in insurance sales and service, focusing on fixed and life insurance products. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting supported by an in-house investment management team.

David Carpenter Jr. is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC based in Arlington, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Brokers International Financial Services, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., and Signator Investors, Inc. He also operates a sole proprietorship as an insurance agent, marketing fixed annuity and life products as appropriate. Integrity Alliance is a large advisory firm serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans through a network of over 300 independent representatives managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets. The firm offers a range of investment solutions including discretionary accounts, model portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, supported by both advisory and brokerage services.

Matthew Sherman is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including LPL Financial, LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES, and Securities America Advisors. Sherman spends a significant portion of his time providing investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent registered investment advisor. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm implements a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing technology platforms and a range of investment strategies, often through third-party managers and model portfolios.

Victor Guadiana is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding a Series 66 designation and having 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cetera and Avantax, with additional time at Institutional Securities Corp. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers both advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives and employs a mix of custodians and third-party managers, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary account management.