Christine Vu is a financial advisor at Live Oak Investment Partners with 12 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James & Associates, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Cantella & Co., Inc. Outside of advising, she has been involved as a partner in a real estate development business. Live Oak Investment Partners serves individual investors, families, trusts, family offices, charitable foundations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multifaceted investment process combining qualitative and quantitative research with an emphasis on risk management, while offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Eric Barden is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Barden Capital Management, Inc. in Austin, TX since 2006. The firm provides investment advice and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and a variety of institutional clients, including sovereign wealth funds and state and municipal governments. Barden Capital Management combines quantitative screening with qualitative judgment to tailor investment strategies across equity, fixed-income, and ETF models.

Pamela Scheppele is a CFP® and ChFC® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at DWP Investment Management, LLC in Austin, TX. Her prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, LLC, Prudential-related firms, and Singer Wealth Management, LLC. She is a board member of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics Foundation and participates in the Women in Insurance and Financial Services professional association. DWP Investment Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and tailored investment strategies, managing approximately $54 million in assets with all portfolios overseen in-house.

David Bull is a financial advisor at Ark Wealth Management in Austin, TX, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at several related firms, including Oakwell Private Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Ark Insurance Group and Ark Family Office, which provide insurance and family office consulting services. Ark Wealth Management serves individuals, business entities, charitable organizations, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using a blend of quantitative, fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches, supported by client-specific investment policy statements and an online model portfolio program called Ark Academy.

Reed Johnson is a financial advisor at Carlin Wealth Management Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is based in Austin, TX. Prior to joining Carlin Wealth Management Group, he was a full-time student for ten years. Carlin Wealth Management Group, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning consulting. The firm emphasizes ETF and equity exposure through third-party model portfolios and employs strategies including asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and both long- and short-term purchase approaches.

Richard Kranz is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with 11 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Portfolio Management, LLC in Austin, Texas, where he has worked since 1992. Portfolio Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation approach focused on diversification and fundamental analysis, managing approximately $144.4 million across about 115 client relationships.

Kirsten Tollefson is the principal advisor at Tollefson and Company Investment Management LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. She has led her firm since 2010. Tollefson and Company provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, focusing on a relatively small and concentrated client base. The firm emphasizes formal research, internal supervision, and compliance in its advisory approach.

Austin Caswell is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Strategies, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Wealth Strategies since 2013. Outside of advisory work, he has served as an analyst in a non-investment-related capacity within the firm. Integrated Wealth Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business owners with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a written investment policy statement for each client and combines asset allocation, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with modern portfolio theory in portfolio construction and monitoring.

Kwabena Andoh Baidoo is a financial advisor at Outrunner Capital, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Hightower Advisors, Durbin Bennett Private Wealth Management, The Vanguard Group, and Yelp, Inc. Baidoo’s background includes a diverse range of roles spanning finance and technology sectors. Outrunner Capital serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, offering financial planning, consulting, and wealth and investment management. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage concentrated portfolios and sponsors special purpose pooled vehicles and private funds integrated into client advisory strategies.

Daniel Payne is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at DWP Investment Management, LLC since 2011. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Austin, TX. DWP Investment Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis within a defined investment universe and offers additional services such as business financial modeling and educational seminars.

Adam Hull is a financial advisor at Brookline Wealth, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Redbud Advisors, AdvicePeriod, RPG Family Wealth Advisory, and Ram Financial Group. Brookline Wealth provides wealth advisory oversight and discretionary portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals, families, and business entities, offering integrated planning services such as accounting oversight, trust advisory, estate and wealth transfer planning, philanthropy, and concentrated-wealth strategies. The firm emphasizes tailored family governance and operates with a fixed advisory fee model.

Chalu Harden is a financial advisor at 57 West Capital Advisors, Inc. with three years of industry experience. They hold a Series 63 designation and have been with 57 West Capital Advisors since 2021. Outside of advising, Harden owns Harden House & Harden House Consulting, a hospitality business operating short-term rentals, and is involved as a real estate broker with Love My City LLC. 57 West Capital Advisors specializes in discretionary portfolio management focused on equity portfolios for individual investors and investment companies. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy using a proprietary selection process and offers services to non-U.S. clients through an offshore affiliate.

David Haselwood is a financial advisor at Fort Point Capital Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Trilogy, Inc., JFL Capital Management, Lyon Street Capital, Prytime Medical Devices, and G-Con Manufacturing. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Cansup, a cancer support network. Fort Point Capital Partners provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and family offices. The firm focuses on risk management through global diversification, active risk management, and tax-aware strategies, and operates a multi-series, fund-of-funds private investment program that allocates across alternative yield, growth equity, real estate, and credit strategies.

Carlos Castro is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Valtrion Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Securities and USAA Investment Management. Valtrion Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business plan sponsors by providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, portfolio reviews, and discretionary investment management. The firm employs diversified asset allocation strategies and manages client assets on a discretionary basis tailored to risk tolerance and time horizons.

David Martinez is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at ENZI Wealth in Austin, TX. Before joining ENZI Wealth, he spent 16 years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He is also the managing partner of ENZI Tax, LLC, a tax preparation and accounting business. ENZI Wealth advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory to manage portfolios and extends services to held-away assets using a third-party platform.

Milad Taghehchian is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Pioneer Wealth Management Group in Austin, TX since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Xylem Finance LLC, a tax preparation business. Pioneer Wealth Management Group provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses, as well as pension consulting for small group 401(k) plans. The firm employs long-term, globally diversified portfolios primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, and offers flexible engagement models including subscription advisory services and wealth-planning options.

Gerald Shaw is a CFP® professional with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving at Forefront. His prior roles include positions at Stark Financial Advisers, Mutual Trust Company of America Securities, and Calton & Associates. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates Seminole Tax Pros, LLC, a tax preparation and consulting business. Forefront provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and select businesses, offering customized investment policies and asset-allocation targets that incorporate fundamental and cyclical analysis alongside third-party managers.

Terry McDaniel is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Terry McDaniel & Company since 1985. The firm provides discretionary investment management of stock and bond portfolios for individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. Terry McDaniel & Company serves clients through a team of seven advisors, managing approximately $1.78 billion in assets with a focus on bottom-up fundamental research and individualized portfolio structuring based on income, assets, insurance, tax, and family considerations.

Luis Giraldo is a financial advisor at 57 West Capital Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining 57 West Capital, he worked at Treis Investments Inc. and spent 18 years at Intelligraphics Inc. He serves as president of Treis Investments Inc. and Innovated Freezing Systems S.A.S., a company in Guayaquil, Ecuador. 57 West Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management focused on equity portfolios for individual investors and investment companies, emphasizing long-term, buy-and-hold strategies with concentrated positions and a proprietary selection process. The firm also supports non-U.S. clients through an offshore affiliate and discloses predecessor and performance results in client materials.

Laurent Boumaza is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Oakwell Private Wealth Management since 2015 and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Oakwell Private Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate accounts, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with discretionary account management and the use of third-party portfolio managers when appropriate.