Eric Reed is a financial advisor at Quartz Partners Investment Management with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, New York Life Insurance Co, and NYLife Securities. Reed is co-founder and managing partner of Audible Financial Group LLC and Audible Consulting LLC, where he provides insurance and financial services and mentors insurance agents. Quartz Partners serves individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and financial intermediaries with model-based investment management through separately managed accounts, model portfolios, and a digital investing platform. The firm combines top-down macro analysis and bottom-up stock selection, maintaining ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing through an investment committee.

Tanner Mathis is a financial advisor at MDRN Capital with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Edward Jones, JPMorgan Securities, Raymond James, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Beard Key, a business that sells all-natural beard care products. MDRN Capital provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term investment orientation, offering portfolios that may include independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Jack Clemans is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Fruitful since 2025 and previously held positions at Clemans Financial LLC and Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP. Clemans also has a background including roles at Baylor University and Credent Wealth Management. Fruitful Advisory provides financial planning and discretionary investment management exclusively to members of Fruitful, Inc. The firm uses a subscription-based model and focuses on diversified, low-cost portfolios built primarily with passive ETFs and index funds.

Spiro Nanakos is a financial advisor at Golden Eagle Capital Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. and World Financial Group, Inc. since 2022. Nanakos also serves as Director of Consulting Services at JHME Real Estate Advisors, where he oversees construction monitoring and technical due diligence for real estate projects. Golden Eagle Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and fiduciary services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis, manager due diligence, and periodic rebalancing in its asset management programs, serving both U.S. and non-U.S. clients.

Luke Martin is a financial advisor with Eversource Wealth Advisors, LLC in McKinney, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining EverSource, he worked at Brasfield and Gorrie and spent time at Auburn University Harbert College of Business. EverSource Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, estates, trusts, charitable foundations, broker-dealers, retirement plans, and other registered investment adviser firms. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services, alongside turnkey asset management and sub-advisory solutions, utilizing multiple investment programs and platforms tailored to client profiles and values.

David Pabin is a financial advisor at Alera Investment Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services for 20 years. He is also involved with Alera Group Insurance in a capacity related to annuities and life or health insurance sales. Alera Investment Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, institutions, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental-analysis-driven investment approach and integrates insurance and pension consulting platforms alongside its advisory services.

Micky Reeves is a financial advisor at EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining EverSource in 2021, he worked for Buckingham Asset Management, LLC from 2013 to 2021. EverSource serves a range of clients including individuals, families, estates, trusts, charitable foundations, broker-dealers, retirement plans, and other registered investment adviser firms. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services through multiple investment programs and private markets platforms, providing tailored advice to clients and advisors nationwide.

Eric Blake is a CFP® certificant with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and Legacy Texas Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for a children’s nonprofit and volunteers as a financial coach and committee member for various community organizations. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $8 billion for over 17,000 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a mix of actively managed and passive strategies, tax-aware approaches, and alternatives, and is notable for its role as sub-adviser to the Bluemonte family of ETFs and its service to state and municipal clients.

Kathryn Ridge is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC in Greenville, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Ridgeway Insurance since 2016. Outside of advisory work, she is involved with 401katy, LLC. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes selecting and monitoring third-party money managers and supplements its approach with fundamental analysis of individual securities.

James Madden is a financial advisor at Csenge Advisory Group, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held roles at several firms, including Highridge Advisory, IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, and RBC Capital Markets Corp. Outside of financial advising, Madden is President and CEO of Trophy Technology, a fishing tackle company, and serves on the Elder Board at The Parks Church. Csenge Advisory Group provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, high net worth clients, charities, and corporate/business clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with a relative strength methodology and a top-down market approach, offering customized portfolio management through discretionary or model-based allocations.

Steven Whitman is a financial advisor with MissionSquare Retirement in Princeton, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at The Vanguard Group and various other firms. Outside of finance, he operates a YouTube channel focused on tool and furniture restoration. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm provides plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and advisory services, with investment advice and model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management using asset allocation models and a “total wealth” approach.

Abigail Casady is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Buckingham Asset Management and Carolina Creek Christian Camps. EverSource Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial planning, and investment advisory services through a national network of representatives. The firm provides multiple investment programs and operates private market platforms, delivering services to a diverse range of clients including RIAs, families, and charitable foundations.

Smitha Thomas is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC since 2019 and previously held roles at LPL Financial and Independent Financial Partners. She is also a licensed insurance agent. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets and serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines goals-based planning supported by proprietary software with an evidence-based investment approach that incorporates behavioral economics and quantitative measures to build long-term portfolios.

Eric Blake is a financial advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining RFG Advisory, he worked at LMW Tax Solutions, Doodash, and Starbucks. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 178 advisors managing about $8 billion for more than 17,000 clients. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts using a mix of actively managed and passive strategies, including direct indexing and tax-aware approaches.

Quinten Smith is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Forthright Capital Advisory and Mutual of Omaha Investor Services. Outside of his advisory role, Smith owns and operates Forged by Fire, LLC, a coaching and consulting business focused on men's spiritual growth and leadership. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular emphasis on educators and participants in 403(b) and 457(b) plans. The firm offers a range of financial planning and retirement services, employing both strategic and dynamic investment strategies managed by an internal research team.

Morgan Lineberry is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at WFGIA, Tata Consultancy Services, Transamerica Capital Inc., Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside the financial industry, he has been involved since 2009 with Lineberry Kicking LLC and Kohl's Professional Kicking Camps. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

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.

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.

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.

Bradley Livingstone is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate plans. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through multiple platforms, utilizing both firm- and third-party models to tailor strategies based on client risk tolerance.