Jesus Torres is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Fisher Investments, Visionpoint Advisory Group, and Scotiabank. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other advisers, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs customized portfolio strategies ranging from passive to tactical approaches and supports its advisory practice with affiliated businesses and proprietary product sponsorships.

Nicholas Damico is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Hilltop Securities Inc. since 2019 and previously held positions at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, DBT Wealth Consultants, and FSC Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a trading card business operating through online platforms. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering a range of investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform featuring third-party managers and its own municipal bond strategies, and it combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities.

Sandra Bell is a financial advisor at Northern Trust Securities, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Northern Trust Securities since 2018. Prior to that, she was with EF Legacy Securities, LLC and Edelman Financial Services, LLC. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation providing discretionary portfolio management through a model-driven wrap fee program. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients with a range of managed account solutions delivered via the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform.

Scott Mccaffrey is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hilltop Securities in 2023, he worked at LPL Financial for 11 years and has held positions at PNC Managed Account Solutions, Wells Fargo Investments, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Citicorp Investment Services. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed account programs, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity-based solutions. The firm uses an open-architecture platform combining third-party technology and manager partnerships with firm-sponsored strategies, and it is distinguished by its combination of custody, banking, and market-making capabilities.

Jacob Wilsie is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at USCA Securities LLC, Oklahoma Central Credit Union, LPL Financial LLC, Bank of America, Merrill, and Fidelity Investments. He is based in Dallas, TX. Arax Advisory Partners is an SEC-registered multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services using a combination of internal management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation.

Cailey Bracken is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including LPL, Charles Schwab, and United Capital. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients through advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and annuity-based solutions. The firm is notable for combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities, and it provides an open-architecture platform featuring third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

John Dunn is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with SWS Financial Services since 2010. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients. The firm offers investment advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing a platform model supported by third-party managers and integrated with Hilltop affiliates.

Andrew Greenawalt is a financial advisor at Sowell Management in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Barrow Hanley Global Investors, MML Investors Services LLC, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Greenawalt has worked in both independent advisory and institutional environments. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses a variety of management styles and offers access to model portfolios, third-party manager selection, and unified managed account solutions.

Chia Yun Chien is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hilltop Securities in 2018, Chien worked at Elite Finance Management from 2016 to 2018. Hilltop Securities serves both individual, including high-net-worth, and institutional clients with a range of advisory and brokerage services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory through an open-architecture platform that incorporates third-party and firm-sponsored strategies.

Blake Morris is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hilltop Securities since 2016. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, including corporate and retirement-plan sponsors, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm provides managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and utilizes an open-architecture platform featuring both third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

Todd Healy is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 42 years of industry experience, including roles at Lion Street Advisors and Kestra Financial Services, and has operated Healy and Associates PC since 1986. He is active in community and nonprofit organizations, serving on the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Board of Trustees and contributing to several local estate planning and charitable councils. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes diversified, goal-based portfolios and asset allocation strategies implemented through mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, supported by proprietary platforms and third-party programs.

Kevin Burke Jr. is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Hilltop Securities since 2022 and is also a project manager at NCS Roofing & Solar LLC, a roofing and general contracting company. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients with a range of investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers managed account programs, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and brokerage functions through an open-architecture platform that combines third-party and firm-sponsored strategies.

Shannon Reed is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. based in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Gold Standard Mortgage, and Changing Lanes Credit and Financial Services. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a nationwide network of independent firms. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning, supported by ongoing monitoring and use of third-party sub-advisors and platform providers.

Patrick Freeland is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He currently works at Hilltop Securities Inc. and has previously been employed at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, Salem Managed Services, and Envestnet Asset Management. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement-plan sponsors, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through an open-architecture platform featuring third-party and firm-sponsored strategies. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities and provides municipal bond strategies alongside specialty programs.

Balin Smith is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Equitable Advisors and in roles outside finance including at Savage Tavern and The Gaylord Texan. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients through both investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and annuity-based solutions. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities with access to third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

Courtney Watson is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Arax in 2026, she worked at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors for five years and has been associated with USCA Securities and related entities since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee for family trusts and manages a non-investment-related LLC. Arax Advisory Partners is an SEC-registered, multi-team wealth manager with over 200 advisors overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement consulting through a combination of internal management and third-party relationships. Arax is notable for its use of performance-based fees and carried-interest arrangements for qualified investors and private funds, as well as its consolidation of affiliated firms to expand its institutional and operational capabilities.

Leonard Laub is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Monterey, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2008. Outside of his advisory work, he is a limited partner in family-owned theater partnerships in Los Angeles that generate regular income distributions. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment programs through an open-architecture platform and features municipal bond strategies co-advised with Franklin Templeton, along with custody capabilities uncommon among enterprise advisers.

William Purvis is a financial advisor at Sowell Management in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at LGT Financial Advisors LLC and The Vanguard Group, Inc. in various advisory roles. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm operates through an independent-contractor model and employs multiple management styles, including strategic and tactical allocation, individual equity selection, and customized portfolio design.

Royce Medlin is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at True North Advisors, LLC since 2024 and previously spent eight years at Clear Rock Advisors, LLC. Based in Dallas, TX, he holds the Series 66 license. True North Advisors, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and other institutions with financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach focused on value-oriented strategies while incorporating passive indexed ETFs, SMAs, and alternative or private investments as appropriate.

Justin Duke is a CFA® charterholder at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC with prior experience at the Bank of New York from 2015 to 2026. He is based in Dallas, TX, and has been with Simon Quick Advisors since 2026. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, and foundations by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, tax planning and compliance, as well as administrative services. The firm allocates client assets across a range of investment vehicles using proprietary quantitative analysis, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring, and it operates several affiliated funds and fund-of-funds structures.