Charles Novy is a financial advisor with Eltekon Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He has been with Eltekon Advisors since 2024 and previously was a student. Eltekon Advisors provides investment advice and planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, employee benefit plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs a team approach to portfolio construction using fundamental and technical analysis alongside a mix of public and private market allocations, and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management, family-office support, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized real estate advisory and finance.

Marcus Hafner Jr. is a financial advisor at McNally Financial Services Corporation with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at McNally Financial since 2019, following prior roles at Axa Advisors, LLC, Golfsmith International, and a brief period of unemployment. Outside of advising, he works as a corporate finance contractor focusing on financial modeling and forecasting. McNally Financial Services Corporation provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual clients and small businesses, offering tailored, diversified portfolios using fundamental analysis. The firm operates as a nine-advisor team across six offices and manages approximately $25 million for around 142 clients.

Christina Cannella is a financial advisor with Birdrock Wealth in Austin, TX, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Birdrock Asset Management since 2006. Birdrock Wealth serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, institutional clients, businesses, retirement plans, and wrap-fee program sponsors. The firm employs a value-oriented, bottom-up investment approach focused on equity strategies and tactical ETF-based asset allocation, offering both discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and an hourly-advice option.

Elizabeth Torres is a financial advisor at Centennial Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. She has worked at Centennial Advisors since 2018 and previously at Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC, Global Financial Private Capital, LLC, and Capstar Financial LLC. Centennial Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term investing, tailoring portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance while offering discretionary portfolio management and access to a range of investment products.

Laura Redfern is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Shadowridge Asset Management, LLC since 2013 and holds a Series 66 license. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and manages Lotus Tribe Studios, LLC, which produces podcasts, videos, and workshops focused on the empowerment of women. Shadowridge Asset Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of strategies combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers third-party managed solutions as well as an affiliated private fund for qualified clients.

Christian Hudspeth is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at FMP Wealth Advisers in Austin, TX. His previous roles include positions at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, self-employment, and World First USA. FMP Wealth Advisers is a fee-only firm providing financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $1.34 billion in client assets using model portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and retirement-plan fiduciary services.

Michael Carr is a financial advisor at FMP Wealth Advisers in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He is part of a multi-team firm comprising 11 advisors. FMP Wealth Advisers provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm utilizes model asset-allocation portfolios and separately managed accounts through a proprietary manager selection process and operates on a fee-only basis, managing approximately $1.13 billion for around 700 clients.

Kelly Griggs is a financial advisor at Boyce & Associates Wealth Consulting, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at BKA Wealth Consulting, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America. Outside of her advisory role, she leads a networking group for businesswomen called Networking BossBabes. Boyce & Associates Wealth Consulting provides asset management and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, certified divorce financial analyst consulting, and college planning, employing multiple analytical approaches and maintaining specialized ERISA fiduciary capabilities.

Amanda Christians is a financial advisor with Greenbelt Investment Advisors, LLC in Round Rock, TX. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 24 years of industry experience, including 16 years at Greenbelt. Outside of her advisory role, she is currently writing a children's book and engages in affiliate marketing, each occupying less than 5% of her time. Greenbelt Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and pension/profit-sharing plans, focusing primarily on non-discretionary asset management and financial planning. The firm operates as a wrap-fee program sponsor and employs a variety of analytical approaches within a small advisory team.

Meredith Mcdaniel is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Terry McDaniel & Company in Austin, TX. She has been with the firm since 1998, which has a team of seven advisors. Terry McDaniel & Company provides discretionary investment management for individuals, IRAs, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes bottom-up fundamental research conducted by CFA-qualified staff, managing portfolios tailored to individual client circumstances with a focus on low turnover equity holdings and investment-grade fixed income.

Aaron Soderberg is a financial advisor at BirdRock Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Ndx Trading, Inc. since 2002. Outside of advising, he serves as director and secretary of Portable Securities of MN, Inc., a company that rents storage containers to consumers and businesses. BirdRock Wealth advises individual and high-net-worth clients, institutions, businesses, retirement plans, and wrap-fee program sponsors. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing value-oriented, bottom-up fundamental research combined with quantitative screening and proprietary metrics.

Casey Hall is a financial advisor at FMP Wealth Advisers in Austin, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Financial Management Professionals, Inc. since 2006. FMP Wealth Advisers provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs model asset-allocation portfolios and separately managed accounts using a proprietary manager selection and monitoring process, managing approximately $1.13 billion for about 700 clients.

Whitney Barker is a financial advisor at IronBridge Private Wealth, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining IronBridge in 2022, Barker worked at Texas Partners Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, NA. IronBridge Private Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes investment strategies based on each client’s Financial Profile and Investment Plan, offering negotiable performance-based fee arrangements for eligible clients.

Shannon Pitcher is a financial advisor at Terry McDaniel & Company in Austin, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Terry McDaniel & Company since 2019, following a decade at Integra Asset Advisors, LLC. Terry McDaniel & Company provides discretionary investment management for individuals, IRAs, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $1.78 billion in assets across seven advisors. The firm emphasizes bottom-up fundamental research, with equity portfolios typically holding about 25 individual positions and fixed income allocations tailored to clients’ tax status and risk tolerance.

Michael Younkman is a financial advisor at Ankerstar Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Elevance Healthcare, SmileDirectClub, and Humana. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a pulpit supply pastor for various Cincinnati-based churches. Ankerstar Wealth is a team of six advisors managing approximately $146 million in assets for individual and business clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and defined-contribution plan services, utilizing investment strategies that include derivatives and a permissive use of borrowing across diversified asset classes.

William Keenan is a financial advisor with IronBridge Private Wealth, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. He co-owns a rental property in Horseshoe Bay, TX, with his spouse. IronBridge Private Wealth offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes investment strategies based on each client’s Financial Profile and Investment Plan, utilizing a range of vehicles including separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternatives, and is notable for its negotiable performance-based fee arrangements.

Michael Chisum is a financial advisor at Ankerstar Wealth, LLC in Leander, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. His background includes roles in education with Austin ISD and Clear Creek ISD, and he has worked at Uber Technologies since 2023. Outside of advising, he is a freelance violinist and a member of the Professional Putters Association, where he competes in tournaments. Ankerstar Wealth provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm manages a diverse range of investments and employs strategies such as derivatives and borrowing within separately managed accounts.

Sebastian Caicedo is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at 57 West Capital Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining 57 West Capital Advisors, he worked at Inversiones Caicedo Posada, Marsh, XyZ Estrategias, and Universidad de Los Andes. He is also a partner involved in management and board decisions at a family agricultural business in Colombia. 57 West Capital Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and investment company clients, focusing on long-term equity ownership through a proprietary selection and valuation process. The firm serves high-net-worth clients with diversified portfolios typically held for several years, maintaining an international orientation and offering detailed monthly performance evaluations.

Michael Reese is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Centennial Advisors, LLC since 2018. He previously worked at Centennial Wealth Advisory, LLC for 17 years and operates Michael D. Reese Consulting, a firm that assists independent financial advisors. He is also CEO of The MKR Group, LLC, the holding company of Centennial Advisors and his consulting firm. Centennial Advisors, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term investing, tailoring portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance while offering discretionary management and access to various investment vehicles.

Patrick Deist is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at Oakwell Private Wealth Management and has previously held roles at Hilltop Securities, Merrill, UBS Financial Services, and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Oakwell Private Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate accounts by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, as well as various trading strategies and may allocate assets to third-party managers.