Chukwudi Uraih is a financial advisor at Lampados Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Booz Allen Hamilton and serves in the United States Army Reserve. Outside of advising, he is the owner and CEO of Lampados Realty Group TX, LLC, a real estate business. Lampados Financial Group provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, professionals, and fund investors. The firm utilizes a proprietary methodology combining fundamental investment analysis with algorithmic cash-flow modeling to offer diversified, long-term, and risk-aware strategies alongside infrastructure-focused fund management.

Peter Stranberg is the sole advisor at Stranberg Capital LLC in Southlake, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 22 years of industry experience. He has managed Stranberg Capital since 1998. Stranberg Capital provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $103 million across about 51 accounts. The firm employs an analytical investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, broad diversification, and relative-value tilts, with portfolios managed fully discretionary and primarily focused on retirement income.

William Nolan is a financial advisor at Spar Wealth Management LLC with 8 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has a background in military service, including three years with the United States Army and over two decades with the Nebraska Army National Guard. He also works with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Spar Wealth Management serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, nonprofits, and businesses, offering discretionary investment management across multiple asset classes. The firm emphasizes risk management through tailored portfolios and uses derivatives strategies for hedging and volatility control, distinguishing its approach among independent advisers.

Adib Motiwala is the principal advisor at Motiwala Capital in Irving, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Citigroup, Orange People, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and several other firms. Outside of his advisory work, he is a full-time program manager for software delivery teams at Citigroup. Motiwala Capital provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to private individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a bottom-up value approach for U.S. capital appreciation and offers specialized strategies including Japan-focused and Shariah-compliant portfolios.

Robert Helm is the sole advisor at Helm Investment in Fort Worth, TX, and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial and Securities America. Helm is also an independently licensed insurance agent specializing in life insurance. Helm Investment is an independent registered investment adviser offering discretionary asset management and financial advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other business entities. The firm manages separately managed accounts and a private pooled investment vehicle focused on cryptocurrency stable assets, employing a blend of fundamental and technical analysis alongside a range of investment strategies.

Shawn Peach is the sole advisor at Peach Wealth Management in Arlington, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked in education for over eight years, including roles at Life Schools of Dallas and multiple independent school districts. Peach Wealth Management provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals and families, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to construct portfolios primarily from ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income. The firm generally requires no minimum account size and manages client accounts according to individual objectives and risk tolerance.

Brian Phillips is a financial advisor with Phillips Ray Capital Management, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 29 years of industry experience, including 24 years with his current firm. Phillips Ray Capital Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, using customized investment policies and a range of instruments tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Tempest Williams is the principal advisor at The Tempest Financial Group PLLC in Fort Worth, TX, with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) from 2016 to 2019. Outside of financial advising, Williams owns and manages Storm Catering & Smoked Meats, a catering company specializing in smoked meats. She also serves as an officer of the Paul Laurence Dunbar Alumni Association, supporting her alma mater and local schools. The Tempest Financial Group provides comprehensive financial planning, insurance strategies, and consulting primarily through virtual engagements for individuals, high-net-worth households, and business owners. The firm emphasizes a planning-led approach and fundamental analysis to guide asset allocation and investment recommendations, offering services such as retirement and estate planning, tax planning, business succession, and educational seminars.

Dominic Dougherty IV is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Advising for Life, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services and TD Ameritrade. Dougherty also operates a bookkeeping subscription service and has passive real estate interests along with property management activities. Advising for Life, LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach utilizing diversified, low-cost ETFs alongside selective individual securities and alternative investments, offering discretionary portfolio management and estate planning support as needed.

Bradford Sylve is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with DFW Wealthcare Advisors, LLC since 2017 and is also the owner of DFW Strategic College Funding Solutions, which offers college admission and financial aid planning. Additionally, he operates a CPA practice providing tax and accounting services and sells various insurance products. DFW Wealthcare Advisors is a fee-based financial planning and investment management firm serving individual clients and retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in portfolio construction, offers discretionary and non-discretionary management, and provides ERISA plan consulting with limited-scope 3(21) fiduciary advice.

Gary Dennis is the sole advisor at GWD Capital Management, LLC in Coppell, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at First Research Financial for 24 years before founding his current firm in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he has ownership interests in several related investment and holding companies. GWD Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities including corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, offering discretionary and non-discretionary account management and may coordinate with third-party managers when appropriate.

Matthew Mckinney is a financial advisor at Arcon Wealth Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Arcon Wealth Management since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he is active as a licensed insurance agent, focusing on non-variable insurance products. Arcon Wealth Management, operating as Impact Investments, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes market efficiency and asset allocation, implementing long-term investment strategies across a range of asset classes while operating under discretionary trading authority with quarterly reviews.

Tory Giddens is a financial advisor at Fort Eagle Wealth Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Fortis Capital Advisors, Westlake Wealth Management, and Edward Jones. Giddens also engages in fixed insurance product sales on a limited basis. Fort Eagle Wealth Management is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm offers tailored portfolio management, financial planning, and insurance products, employing investment strategies informed by Modern Portfolio Theory and a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses.

Ryan Sawyer is the sole advisor at Sawyer Investment Management Company and holds the CFA® designation along with a Series 65 license. He has 12 years of industry experience and previously worked at Chapman Hext / White Rock Advisors and runs an accounting firm, Ryan A. Sawyer, CPA, PLLC. His accounting firm provides audit and business management services. Sawyer Investment Management Company is an independent, state-registered advisory firm serving individual investors with discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, concentrating client assets primarily in publicly traded bank holding companies, and constructs tailored investment plans based on clients’ risk tolerance and goals.

Shane Wilkins is the sole advisor at Wilkins Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Fort Worth, TX. He holds a Series 65 credential and has three years of experience in financial advising. Wilkins also works as a Management Analyst for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he applies Lean Six Sigma methodologies and serves as an instructional cadre for process improvement projects. Prior to his advisory role, he spent three years at Fordham University. Wilkins Advisors serves private individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, retirement plans, and other business entities, providing financial planning, discretionary asset management, and portfolio supervision. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining value-oriented and passive strategies, guided by fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, with services tailored through client-specific Investment Policy Statements.

Lucian Ioja is a financial advisor with Oris Wealth Designs LLC in Southlake, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Oris Wealth Designs since 2020 and also maintains a role at Fountainhead Capital Management, LLC. Outside of investment management, he is a self-employed insurance broker licensed since 1998, focusing on long-term care, disability, life, and annuities insurance products. Oris Wealth Designs LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates. The firm constructs portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance and offers standalone financial plans or plans bundled with advisory services.

Andrew Fisher is the principal of Pathsetter Financial, a state-registered investment adviser based in Coppell, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of experience in the financial advisory industry. Prior to founding Pathsetter Financial in 2021, Fisher worked at PepsiCo for nearly four decades. He also provides supply chain consulting services through a separate business. Pathsetter Financial offers investment management and a range of financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analyses within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework, utilizing both passive and active strategies alongside third-party solutions and sub-advisors.

Richard Stroud is the principal advisor at Stroud Investment Consulting with 47 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services and JPMorgan Securities. Stroud holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating a portion of his time to insurance sales. Stroud Investment Consulting is an independent, single-advisor firm offering discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning to individuals, families, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm employs a mix of quantitative and qualitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and charting to construct diversified portfolios across various securities.

Henry Smith is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at HV Capital Advisors LLC since 2012, based in Dallas, TX. HV Capital Advisors LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach, combining fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, and offers a wide range of investment options managed in-house.

Mohammed Merchant is a financial advisor at INAEYA Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with five years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he spent four years retired and engaged in volunteer work. INAEYA Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term investment focus, tailoring portfolio construction and supervision to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.