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.

Cameron Filbrandt is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Alamo Structural Steel and Nebraska Bank of Commerce. He operates a self-founded entity, O'Keefe Group/Solutions, alongside his advisory work. Ameritas Advisory Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by internal and third-party portfolio resources.

Carl Canga is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving with SPC and Sigma Financial. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Prime Wealth Strategies and sells non-variable insurance products. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services with a service model that includes discretionary management and collaboration with third-party managers.

Anne Trinh is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2021 and previously spent 13 years with M Holdings Securities, Inc. Trinh serves as a volunteer board member for the Christian Foundation of America and is the executive director of the 2Fish Foundation. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education. The firm serves a broad client base that includes large institutional investors and employs multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within a supervisory framework.

Robert Huntley is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera Advisor Networks, LPL Financial, and CWM, LLC. Huntley is also an author of the book *Retire Is a Verb*. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee, combining various analytical approaches and third-party resources, with a particular focus on retirement plan and institutional services.

Jason Hergenreder is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Round Rock, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Capital Analysts, Lincoln Investment, Waddell & Reed, Thomas Dias, and has prior experience in education with Lago Vista ISD and Round Rock ISD. Outside of advisory roles, he serves as managing member of an investment-related LLC established for tax purposes. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan advice, and a range of advisory programs supported by a dedicated Investment Management & Research team that utilizes both strategic and dynamic investment approaches.

Matthew Diteresa is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School and is a member of the Board of Directors for St. Louis King of France. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, employing a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Matthew Diteresa is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked with Park Avenue Securities and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 1% owner of 3MA Holdings, LP. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party models.

Sezgi Kutay is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Their career includes roles at Charles Schwab Bank and optionsXpress, Inc., alongside a continuous tenure at Charles Schwab since 2015. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm utilizes standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools to recommend investments while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Cullen Williams is a financial advisor at Corient with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Capital Advisors, Inc., JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Scottrade Inc. Cullen is based in Austin, TX. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and alternative investments as appropriate.

Daniel Fiala is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and with 12 years of industry experience. He has a background that includes roles at Itron Incorporated and Dell Technologies. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed to sell life and health insurance products, including variable life and annuity products. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and model-based allocations that incorporate asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm is noted for its use of market-timing and momentum-based strategies in some legacy programs.

Carol Chaney is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes 13 years at LPL Financial and more recent roles at LPL Enterprise LLC and WFGIA. She is also involved in the sales of insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio approach through multiple program platforms and third-party managers, serving clients via a large advisor network with approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Chanise Littlefield is a CFP® professional at Schwab Wealth Advisory with four years of industry experience. She has held various roles within the Charles Schwab organization since 2022 and previously worked in financial services at PFS Investments Inc. and Primerica Financial Services. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in selling self-published children's books on Amazon. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using proprietary asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm conducts annual financial reviews and offers investment recommendations while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Ebony De Pooter is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Edward Jones and Transamerica affiliated firms. She has a passive income interest from previously published affiliate marketing content through Abide Productions, LLC. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners with managed and non-discretionary investment advice, relying on Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary tools and models to personalize asset allocations and retirement guidance.