Thomas Ivey III is a financial advisor at Victory Financial with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Victory Financial in 2025, he worked at Equitable Advisors from 2023 to 2025 and had previous roles at Crain Caton & James. Victory Financial Group provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs diversified, asset-allocation model portfolios guided by fundamental, cyclical, and behavioral analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

Robert Wilson is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 11 years of industry experience. His prior positions include roles at Dimensional Fund Advisors, Charles Schwab, Fidelity Investments, TD Ameritrade, and Transamerica. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, with investment advice developed by Morningstar Investment Management based on asset-class allocation models and personalized client information.

Thomas Eveslage is a financial advisor with B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with B.B. Graham & Co. since 2008. B.B. Graham & Co. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $322 million and offers a range of services including asset management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party portfolio programs.

Matthew Shields is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of advisory work, he is active as an insurance agent. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning and portfolio management, utilizing internal and external managers, and employs performance-based fee arrangements alongside traditional asset-based fees.

Denis Toth is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Herbert J. Sims & Co. Inc., Northern Trust Bank, and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is the creator of a YouTube channel focused on product reviews and life hacks. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services while providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

John Hersey is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and four years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2022 and serves as Vice President of the Austin Spartans Alumni Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management using in-house and third-party strategies, including a hybrid digital advisory solution.

Luis Castillo is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Cetera Investment Services. Outside of advising, he receives royalty income as a professional writer with books published on Amazon.com. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing TIAA employer retirement plan relationships. The firm combines point-in-time planning with ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to donor-advised funds within a vertically integrated structure.

Zachary Langan is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Cetera Advisor Networks and LPL Financial and also serves as a financial advisor at Wise Counsel Wealth Management. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis through model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee.

Clay Howell is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Lion Street Advisors, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Howell is an independent insurance agent specializing in life and health insurance planning for individuals and businesses. Integrity Alliance is a large advisor network serving individual and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various investment platforms. The firm operates with a dual registration as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer, providing a range of advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base.

Meshia Greer is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. She has held roles within various Charles Schwab entities since 2018 and has prior experience at the FDIC and Prairie View A&M University. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm offers annual financial reviews and investment recommendations but does not exercise discretionary trading authority, with discretionary management generally handled by affiliated or third-party money managers.

Melissa Mendez is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at NewEdge Advisors since 2021, as well as previously at LPL Financial, Sanctuary Wealth, USAA, and Texas Legacy Wealth Management. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party managers, employing multiple program structures and technology tools to support both advisors and clients.

Spencer Phillips is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and TD Ameritrade, with additional experience in retail and campus services. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem with a distinctive fee structure and does not exercise discretionary trading authority.

Joshua Dvorak is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Farther Finance Advisors and previously worked at Austin Private Wealth, LLC and Fidelity. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a combination of digital platforms and in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using proprietary models and algorithmic rebalancing across various asset classes, supplemented by AI tools and advisor judgment.

Nada Allen is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, The Rainier Financial Group, LLC, Cadence Wealth Management, L.L.C., and New York Life. Allen also serves as an adjunct faculty professor and advisor at Austin Community College. Hornor, Townsend & Kent (HTK) serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services and maintains a platform of third-party asset manager relationships that support a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment accounts.

Joshua Johnson is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Leander, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab and Wells Fargo. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithmic risk assessments and discretionary management of mutual funds and ETFs.

Jeff Ruen is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Leander Wealth Management, Crystal Falls Financial Group, Principal Securities Inc., Principal Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance. He serves as the president of a local high school booster club. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm’s advisory offerings include direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Matthew Marcom is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisors LLC and NEXT Financial Group, and he has served as an expert witness in securities litigation since 2011. Outside of advising, he acts as an expert witness in securities cases, providing testimony and reports. Independent Financial Group, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, combining strategic asset allocation with a mix of passive and active investments across varied risk profiles.

Hyungkyu Choi is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and has worked previously at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., as well as in the transportation and delivery sectors with companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Instacart. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in its program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations across various asset types. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within Schwab and utilizes Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Shannon Mckeehan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2014. Mckeehan is the author of two books, *Retirement Test Run* and *Retiring on Purpose*. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Alan Liljegren is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. He has 19 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Edward Jones, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, UBS, Morgan Stanley, and Truist Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is associated with RoRo Es Loco, LLC. Alan Liljegren is affiliated with Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations.