Derek True is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Ameritas since 2011, including roles at Ameritas Investment Company, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., and his own business, The DI Center, LLC, which focuses on fixed insurance products. Since 2024, he has served as President of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors-Dallas chapter. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and integrates multiple custodial platforms, with support from an Investment Committee and third-party partners to align portfolios with client objectives.

Jon Paul Pattinson is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Stone Creek Capital Management, Merit Financial Group, and LPL Financial. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio management across various strategies, combining financial planning with tax and administrative services.

David Le is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His work history includes long-term roles at HealthMarkets, Inc., Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, and the Heartland Institute of Financial Education, alongside self-employment as a tax preparer and involvement with FM 98.7 Radio Vietnam. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides advisory and broker-dealer services featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios, discretionary and non-discretionary management options, and access to insurance and brokerage products.

Gary Strawn is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fare Holdings, LLC, Zander & Associates, and World Financial Group, Inc. He is also involved in the sale of insurance and specialty insurance products through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm operates a large advisor network and offers integrated retirement plan services alongside proprietary and externally managed model portfolios.

Emilio Garcia is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His career includes roles in insurance sales and tax preparation, along with entrepreneurial activities such as operating e-commerce and car rental businesses. He also serves as a certified financial educator and tax preparer. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services with both proprietary and third-party investment models.

Gary Brownfield is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Plano, TX. He has been associated with Commonwealth since 1999 and operates Gb Financial Services, LLC, a firm involved in securities and insurance activities. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors with a variety of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Daniel Andriola is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (New York Life) with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with New York Life Insurance Company since 2013. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Jay Khatter is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent involved in the sale of fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individual and institutional investors, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting through multiple program structures that emphasize recommendation-based relationships.

Matthew Peisker is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he manages a team of agents as a Unit Sales Manager at Bankers Life & Casualty, overseeing hiring and training and working with insurance products including Medicare Supplement, annuities, life, health, and long-term care insurance. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and offers both wrap and non-wrap programs with a range of investment options.

Morgan Lineberry is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at WFGIA, Tata Consultancy Services, Transamerica Capital Inc., Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside the financial industry, he has been involved since 2009 with Lineberry Kicking LLC and Kohl's Professional Kicking Camps. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

David Lo is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC in Allen, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone Capital Management since 2018 and Gold Coast Securities, Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory roles, he operates under the DBA Dave Lowe Financial Services and participates in a semi-captive arrangement with Turtle Creek Financial Group to sell various insurance products, including fixed and indexed life insurance, annuities, and limited long-term care, disability, and health insurance. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser serving a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions. The firm offers fee-based asset management primarily through discretionary model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts, with a platform-oriented approach supporting a large advisor network and integrating insurance and banking referral channels.

Aileen Dizon is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked with CHRISTUS Health and Voluntary Benefits @ Work, and serves as a college consultant at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Additionally, she is involved with the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, where she may conduct public workshops on Social Security. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver its advisory services through multiple platform programs.

Edward Peterson is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles in insurance and tax-related services alongside his advisory work, including positions at J.Grant Insurance and involvement with student loan forgiveness programs. He also has experience in tax preparation assistance through QRS Business Solutions. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Chiew Sing Ling is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role since 2012, she operates Cindy Ling Health Consulting, a part-time health consultancy focused on promoting holistic lifestyles through food, nutrition, and exercise. She also has a background in education as a professor at the University of Phoenix. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a model portfolio approach and third-party managers to implement its advisory services, supported by multiple program platforms and an integrated retirement plan ecosystem.

Fang Hsi Lee is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds the Series 66 designation. Lee has three years of industry experience and has previously worked at Avantax, Cetera, and LPL Financial. Outside of advisory work, Lee provides tax accounting and financial consulting services through roles at Lam, Po & Xu, CPA's P.C. and Paxel Consulting LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a fiduciary-based model and combines in-house portfolio management with third-party strategists and technology platforms.

Yasmin Alkahlout is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Creative Solutions Services LLC and QTC Management. 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 offers financial planning using proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and saving rates, delivered through an integrated model aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Brent Sikes is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Triad Advisors, Inc. and Fullcircle Wealth LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Heritage Capital Strategies as a fixed insurance agent and is a passive investor in Ironwill Earthworks LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and utilizes a diversified investment process combining passive and active management supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Carter Brower is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Mercer Global Advisors and Lake Point Advisory Group before joining NewEdge Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm provides a broad range of services, including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party strategies with centralized due diligence and technology tools.

Amy Redd is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in McKinney, TX, and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC in 2026, she worked at Edward Jones for eight years. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital Portfolio Solutions Strategist offering that employs algorithmic risk assessment and discretionary management via mutual funds and ETFs.

Jing Xu is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Xu has 22 years of industry experience and has previously worked with firms including LPL Financial, Cetera, and Avantax Advisory Services. In addition to financial advising, Xu is a partner at a tax preparation and accounting firm and co-manages a family ranch. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes a range of investment strategies and technology platforms while offering access to third-party managers and proprietary solutions.