Stephen Howard is a financial advisor at Howard Financial Services, Ltd. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Howard Financial Services since 2011. Howard Financial Services, Ltd. is a fee-only wealth management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, tax and legacy planning, and business succession and M&A consulting, typically managing client portfolios on a discretionary basis with strategic asset allocation across multiple asset classes.

Emily Schulman is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Guidestone Advisors. Her prior roles include positions with Equitable Advisors, LLC, AXA Advisors, and GuideStone Financial Resources. She also has experience with Dallas Baptist University and involvement with Girlstart. Guidestone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a faith-based investing policy and primarily implements client strategies through model portfolios and discretionary management.

Adam Keller is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Apeiron since 2017. Prior to Apeiron, he worked at WFG Investments Inc for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member-owner of AKRELLA LLC, a business management entity. Apeiron RIA manages approximately $730 million for a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a holistic, customized investment process that incorporates multiple analytical methods and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and insurance product recommendations.

Albi Kacani is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Howard Financial Services, Ltd. since 2013. Howard Financial Services provides personalized investment management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and employs fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis in security selection and portfolio construction.

Tai Chu is a CFP® certificant with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fidelity and its affiliated entities from 2004 to 2023 before joining Beaird Harris in 2023. Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only registered advisory firm with 18 advisors managing approximately $2.27 billion for around 800 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans using a Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach with diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside alternative investments.

Jim Wagner is a financial advisor at Signal Securities, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Signal Securities since 2013. Wagner is the founder of Navicors Wealth Management, a financial planning business. Signal Securities provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on risk management through diversification and a consultative process, offering model-based portfolios and separately managed accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Rachel Niemuth is a financial advisor at Requisite Capital Management LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including UBS Financial Services Inc and Halcyon Wealth Advisors. Niemuth has been with Requisite Capital Management since 2019 as part of a seven-advisor team. Requisite Capital Management offers wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and private fund advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and some institutional clients. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis to build customized portfolios with a generally long-term approach, while also accommodating shorter-term trading when appropriate.

Robert Moses is a financial advisor with Beacon Financial Group in Dallas, TX, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 57 years of industry experience and has worked with Kestra Advisory, Beacon Financial Group, Kestra Investment Services, and Execu/Comp., Inc. Outside of his advisory roles, he is the owner of TPG Financial, Inc. Beacon Financial Group provides wealth management, financial planning, retirement, and trust/estate consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, and business organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and manages approximately $1.3 billion in assets.

Aaron Byrkit is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2015. Byrkit holds the Series 66 designation and works out of Richardson, TX. Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC provides investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using passively managed asset-class mutual funds and model portfolios.

Daniel Raggio is a financial advisor at Burford Brothers, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA from 2016 to 2026. Burford Brothers serves individual and high-net-worth clients, business owners, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, offering discretionary asset management, retirement plan consulting, third-party money manager recommendations, and financial consulting. The firm also provides multi-family office services through its Burford Caudle Family Capital division.

William Little is a financial advisor at Ascentis Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at ORG Partners Asset Management, ORG Wealth Partners, Cain Watters & Associates, Mass Mutual, Southern Methodist University, Price Waterhouse Coopers, and Baylor University. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a part-time tennis coach. Ascentis Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, institutional plan sponsors, trusts, estates, and business entities by providing financial planning, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and related services. The firm uses a documented investment policy process and implements portfolios through strategic and tactical asset allocation, employing both in-house and third-party models.

Alexander Tollen is a financial advisor with McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at McGowan Group and Spire Securities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Tollen is an artist who occasionally sells his artwork and is a partner in a furniture-related business. McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. is an eight-advisor team managing approximately $997 million in client assets. The firm provides fee-based asset management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, employing a model-driven, multi-asset class investment approach with discretionary portfolio management and a formal wrap-fee program.

Benjamin Philips is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Strata Wealth Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Strata, he held roles at Southern Methodist University, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., the University of Texas at Dallas, and Apple. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in property management through ownership of rental properties in Sunnyvale, Texas. Strata Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm employs a fiduciary, tailored approach utilizing a range of securities and technology tools, including options and derivatives, while managing approximately $886 million in assets across multiple offices.

Andrew Orton is a financial advisor at McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Spire Securities, LLC and McGowan Group Asset Management since 2010. McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. is an eight-advisor team providing fee-based asset management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a model-driven, multi-asset class investment approach with discretionary portfolio management and a formal wrap-fee program.

Darin Robinson is a financial advisor at Precision Wealth Strategies, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Eagle Strategies, LLC and New York Life Insurance Co. In addition to his advisory role, Robinson is involved in business consulting through Integrated Consulting, LLC, and provides educational and motivational public speaking services. Precision Wealth Strategies, LLC offers holistic financial planning and investment management to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a “Life-Timing Allocation” approach to align asset management with clients’ cash-flow needs and risk tolerance, serving a broad client base including high-net-worth individuals and qualified retirement plans.

Andrew Hunt is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2024, and previously held roles at firms including Monumental, Worth Asset Management, and Fisher Investments. Outside of his advisory duties, he operates as an independent Medicare insurance agent. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and institutional retirement plans through separately managed accounts. The firm employs a rules-based investment process focused on tactical ETF strategies driven by proprietary quantitative models, and it serves as a sub-adviser to other advisers and an actively managed ETF.

Douglas John is a financial advisor with Requisite Capital Management LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for 15 years and at Fallline Securities LLC for one year. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in oil and gas investments through two sole proprietorships, LCA Capital, LLC and CPJ Hydrocarbons LLC. Requisite Capital Management provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and private fund advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and some institutional clients. The firm constructs customized portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis with a generally long-term orientation, trading shorter-term when appropriate, and offers a broad range of investable instruments.

Lance Jamerson is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Westshore Wealth since 2018 and previously worked at Howard Financial Services for five years. Westshore Wealth is a six-advisor team managing approximately $534 million in client assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, employing a distinctive investment process that includes the active use of derivatives and leveraged strategies within separately managed accounts.

Madison Begley is a financial advisor at Fluent Financial, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with approximately six years of experience. Prior to joining Fluent Financial, Madison worked at Sepio Capital and has background experience in real estate and the fitness industry. Fluent Financial serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities, managing portfolios on an individualized basis within a wrap-fee program. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and offers financial planning and pension consulting, including participant education.

Connor Lane is a financial advisor at Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC in Richardson, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at American National Bank & Trust and has been affiliated with the University of North Texas since 2017. Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors provides investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily utilizing passively managed asset-class mutual funds and model portfolios.