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.

Ricardo Rivas Alas is the sole advisor at Lambda Wealth Management LLC in Fort Worth, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the financial advisory industry since 2025. Prior to founding Lambda Wealth Management, he has worked at Corning Optical Communications LLC for several years in various roles. Alongside his advisory duties, he maintains a full-time engineering management position at Corning Optical Communications. Lambda Wealth Management LLC provides continuous investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to build diversified portfolios, primarily advising on traditional investment vehicles without recommending alternative investments or charging performance-based fees.

Clayton Kohl is the sole advisor at Sunsage Capital Management in Grapevine, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sunsage Capital, LLC since 2001. Sunsage Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate and institutional clients. The firm employs a proprietary combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct portfolios emphasizing growth and dividend-growth equities and substantial foreign exposure, with a notable focus on direct foreign and private-market securities.

Laurie Sepanski is a financial advisor at LTS Financial Group in Ft. Worth, TX, with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including FRIE Financial Group, Rhodes Securities, and Meinen Financial Services. LTS Financial Group provides ongoing portfolio management tailored to individual and business clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances. The firm combines multiple analytical approaches and manages accounts on a discretionary basis, with regular reviews and detailed reporting.

Carlisle Wysong is the sole advisor at Chalk Creek Partners, LLC, a registered investment adviser based in Fort Worth, TX. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 license and has six years of industry experience. Prior to founding Chalk Creek Partners in 2017, he spent a year traveling. Chalk Creek Partners manages approximately $29 million in assets and serves individuals, trusts, limited partnerships, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis along with long- and short-term strategies, including options and derivatives, and acts as investment manager to a private pooled fund that pursues long/short, multi-asset approaches.

Kevin Stadtler is the principal of Stadtler Capital Management, LLC in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has led Stadtler Capital Management since its founding in 2011. The firm provides discretionary investment advisory services primarily to private pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, registered investment advisors, and other institutional clients. Stadtler Capital Management follows a value-oriented equity approach focusing on large- and mid-cap stocks, incorporating fundamental and technical analysis as well as derivatives strategies, and serves as investment manager to a private partnership formed in 2024.

Brandon Daniel is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Atai Capital Management LLC in Bedford, TX, bringing three years of industry experience. He has held roles at Askeladden Capital, Tocqueville Asset Management, Ciera Bank, Breach Inlet Capital, and has teaching experience at the University of Texas at Arlington and Coffeyville Community College. Outside of his advisory work, he conducts research on specific companies, industries, and trends. Atai Capital Management LLC serves a small client base including individuals, family offices, and institutions, providing discretionary asset management focused on fundamental analysis and long-term strategies. The firm operates as a solo practice with roughly a dozen clients and manages approximately $1.33 million in assets, offering publicly presented performance results and utilizing performance-based fee arrangements.

Yashar Samandarli is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Black Sea Investment Group and also holds an engineering management position at Pioneer Natural Resources. Additionally, he works as a real estate agent through HSTEX LLC. Black Sea Investment Group, established in 2023, provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, trusts, and select corporate entities. The firm employs a research-driven approach focused on asset allocation, diversification, security selection, risk management, and regular portfolio reviews.

Byron Green is a CFP® with 47 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at Green Investment Management, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX since 1995. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and leads his firm in providing discretionary portfolio management services. Green Investment Management offers model-based portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as other registered investment adviser firms. The firm focuses on asset allocation with a broad range of models that integrate fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and utilizes specialized strategies including defined-maturity bond ETF ladders and managed-risk buffer ETF approaches.

Omar Aguilar is a financial advisor with Blue Ladder Financial Planning, LLC in Benbrook, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Command Advisory Services and First Command Brokerage Services, and he currently serves in the Air Force Reserves as an A1C specializing in Munitions Systems. He is also a board member of the Benbrook Economic Development Committee. Blue Ladder Financial Planning, LLC is registered as an investment manager offering discretionary direct asset management along with financial planning and consulting services. The firm employs a variety of analytical techniques to guide investment decisions based on documented client objectives and risk tolerances, managing accounts separately and utilizing digital custodial platforms.

Glenn Williams is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in financial advising. He is the owner of Williams Financial Planning, Inc., an independent firm he has led since 2017, following 14 years at Linsco/Private Ledger. In addition to advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent offering annuities, Medicare supplements, and life insurance products. Williams Financial Planning, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing ongoing portfolio management and written financial planning. The firm emphasizes client education through seminars and workshops and employs a long-term trading approach using fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis.

Kyle Watkins is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at CF Financial in Fort Worth, TX. His prior experience includes five years with Regal Investment Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Watkins is a licensed insurance agent and markets himself under the name Carrington Wealth Advisors. CF Financial serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, ongoing financial planning, and third-party adviser selection. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading approach, providing individualized Investment Policy Statements and periodic market updates to clients.

Gary Wright is the sole advisor at Premier Wealth Management, LLC in Fort Worth, TX, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has managed Premier Wealth Management since 2007. Additionally, Wright has operated Premier Life Planning, an insurance and tax sales business, since 1987. Premier Wealth Management serves individual clients primarily through third-party money managers and a co-advisor arrangement, focusing on portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services while clients retain custody of their assets. The firm emphasizes model portfolio selection and oversight, with trade execution and custody handled externally.

James Still is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He has led JASI Financial, Inc. since 2012 and concurrently works as a consultant with Andrea M Still, CPA PC, a non-investment related CPA firm. JASI Financial, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm employs a buy-and-hold, long-term investment strategy focused on diversified asset allocation using primarily low-cost, passively managed funds and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Kermit Gable is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Fidelis FS, LLC since 2016. Prior to this, he worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. from 2012 to 2016. He also serves as a commander in the United States Army Reserve, a role he has held since 2009. Fidelis FS, LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals and business entities, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis in its investment process. The firm manages assets on a discretionary basis and offers strategies including long- and short-term holdings, option writing, and margin trading tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Zita Enloe is the sole advisor at Enloe Financial Advisory LLC in Fort Worth, Texas, holding a Series 63 designation with 23 years of industry experience. She has led her independent advisory firm since 2013. Enloe Financial Advisory LLC provides portfolio management and investment supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers non-discretionary, actively managed portfolios that include long-term and short-term trading, short sales, and options strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Samir Patel is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Askeladden Capital Management LLC since 2015. Askeladden Capital is an independent, single-advisor firm that provides discretionary portfolio management through separately managed accounts and manages private funds for institutional clients such as trusts, family offices, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach focused on micro-, small-, and mid-cap equities over a multi-year horizon and incorporates AI-assisted research tools in its process.

Jamie Grant is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Arlington, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with JDG Wealth Management Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2009. Grant also serves as an adjunct professor at Paul Quinn College and operates a family farm in Streetman, TX. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a wide range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Jemimah Stratford is a financial advisor at JOS Planning with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes positions at First Pacific Financial, North Carolina Central University, Texas Tech, Macy’s, and Bank of America. JOS Planning Firm LLC offers fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, estates, and trusts. The firm utilizes third-party advisers and a turn-key asset management platform focused on asset allocation, passive investments, and Modern Portfolio Theory, with options for ESG criteria and charitable gift planning.

Lisa Ward is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Plumb Financial in Arlington, TX. Her prior roles include positions at ChappelWood Financial Services, Osaic Wealth, Royal Alliance Associates, and New York Life. In addition to advisory services, she is licensed to market and sell fixed insurance products including life insurance and annuities. Plumb Financial provides personalized investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, combining investment strategies with insurance products, and conducts free public educational seminars and workshops.