Rainey Rogers Sr. is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Principal Securities Inc., Rogers-Tate Financial Group, and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in selling health and fixed life insurance products. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients that include sovereign wealth funds.

Ignacio Quiroz is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2021 and previously spent seven years at TIAA. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a fitness and nutrition coaching business focused on mindset coaching and personal transformation. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice programs and investment education. The firm uses proprietary portfolio construction tools provided by Morningstar Investment Management and manages a large client base primarily through non-discretionary asset allocations.

David Trammell is a CFP® and ChFC® with eight years of experience at First Command Advisory Services, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at the University of Phoenix-Dallas Campus and two years at Impact Telecom. He is the founder and principal of The Trammell Group LLC, a management consulting firm, and is also an aspiring author working on his first manuscript. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs that feature model portfolios managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Matthew Maresch is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked extensively with Equitable Advisors and has held roles including independent insurance agent and founder of Ashbury Boutique Wealth Management. Maresch is also involved in nonprofit educational activities through the Association of Financial Consultants and is founder of Senior Healthcare Planning LLC, an agency focused on Medicare agent development. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and retirement plans, providing investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm’s investment process emphasizes manager selection and monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and it offers a direct-to-consumer digital program, Starlight Portfolios, with portfolio reviews and tactical adjustments.

Joshua Philp is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in McKinney, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, he worked at AT&T Mobility and Sprint Wireless. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as select retail clients, using an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Yun Tong is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Allen, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Investments in 2025, Yun worked at Thrivent Investment Management and Thrivent Financial from 2023 to 2025, and held roles at Bank of America and Merrill from 2017 to 2023. Yun also founded Hello Yuki LLC, operating from 2012 to 2017. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering for employees that uses algorithmic risk assessment and discretionary model portfolios managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Nicholas Blaine is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with Series 66 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fisher Investments for two years and spent nine years with Plano ISD. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm uses a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

Patrisha Lee is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Lee is also an instructor at Southern Methodist University, where she teaches continuing education classes in financial education. Additionally, she is the director and owner of PLSH, LLC, doing business as Capital Financial Architects, providing insurance products and services. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides a range of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners.

Chin Po is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial in 2026, he worked at Cetera and Avantax Advisory Services, among other firms. He also operates Paxel Consulting LLC, which provides accounting, tax preparation, and business consulting services, and is involved with an education nonprofit organization as a director. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers managed account solutions including proprietary platforms and third-party TAMPs, employing multiple investment strategies and a fiduciary-based advisory model.

Qi Dong is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2017. Additionally, he is involved with the Heartland Institute of Financial Education, where he provides employee financial education classes. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of fee-based and commission-based investment programs and utilizes both proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Tyrone Van Aswegen is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors in Plano, TX, with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has been involved professionally in golf as the owner and coach at Assimilation Center For Golf since 2024. Van Aswegen also plays professional golf and has been self-employed since 2010. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering a mix of advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm manages both discretionary and non-discretionary assets and operates as both a registered broker-dealer and an RIA with affiliated retirement and recordkeeping entities.

Xinyu Liu is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Their prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Cetera Wealth Services, Avantax Investment Services, and Paxel Consulting LLC. Liu is involved with Paxel Consulting LLC, a firm focused on international tax law and holistic financial planning. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and managed account solutions through proprietary and third-party platforms. The firm operates a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates various investment strategies and utilizes technology platforms to manage client assets.

Howard Sandefer is a Series 63-licensed financial advisor with 34 years of industry experience. He is currently with PNC Wealth Management and has previously worked at BBVA Securities Inc., BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., Compass Bank, and BBVA Compass Insurance Agency. Outside of finance, he has been a karate instructor at Shote Karate-Do since 2016. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital, discretionary model account available by invitation only to employees. The firm utilizes approved model strategies executed via mutual funds and ETFs, with an emphasis on algorithm-driven portfolio selection and limited direct client contact.

Sylvia Mckinney is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has been affiliated with World Financial Group since 2001. Her career also includes long-term roles with Mary Kay, Inc. and Parkland Health System. She is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm delivers services through a large advisor network and multiple platform programs, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers for investment management.

Mary Burress is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2014 and has also worked with organizations such as the Richardson Adult Literacy Center and Nomad Productions. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple advisory platforms, managing approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Jesus Maymi is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Transamerica since 2012 and is also an author and motivational speaker, writing self-help books and serving as president of Empowered Life Ministries. His work includes ministry activities and writing, including the publication of "A Coming Man's Devotional." Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms, employing model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory model.

Tyler Teter is a CFP® and CFA® with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at Lifeway Financial Corporation, Charles Schwab, Hilltop Securities, and Fusion Capital Management. He maintains a Texas insurance license to renew policies and provide advice, though he is not appointed. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, nonprofits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, and offers specialized programs alongside educational content and integrated service platforms.

Asha Shetty is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in McKinney, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with six years of industry experience. She has been associated with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2020 and also serves as an Agency Director at Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc., where she manages a team of agents specializing in Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Additionally, she participates in a local professional networking group focused on business development and education. 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 employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management based on clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Arnolds Grava is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas-affiliated firms since 2006 and is also the founder of My PFTM, a personal financial task management software designed to assist advisors in their sales process. Additionally, he manages The DI Center, LLC, specializing in disability, life, annuities, and health insurance products. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity subaccounts, supported by an investment committee and third-party partners to align portfolios with client objectives.

Christopher Houghton is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mercer Global Advisors, Lake Point Advisory Group, TD Ameritrade, and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing a variety of program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.