Cathleen Crews is a financial advisor at Orchid Advisory with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Matter Family Office and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Orchid Advisory is a small SEC-registered multi-family office serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, pooled vehicles, small businesses, and charitable clients. The firm offers asset management and comprehensive family office services, including tax and legacy coordination, cash flow planning, and administrative support, managing approximately $296 million across about 15 client relationships.

Conner Combs is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is a partner at Combs Capital Partners and has held roles at related entities including Combs Capital Group, where he serves as a general partner vetting alternative investment opportunities. Outside of investment advisory, he is the CFO of So Sarah Rose LLC, a small business owned by his spouse focused on content creation and social media promotion. Combs Capital Partners provides investment advisory and planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, with an emphasis on active asset management and tailored portfolio construction. The firm uses a long-term investment approach across mutual funds and ETFs and supports participant account management for held-away defined-contribution accounts through third-party aggregation and rebalancing.

Jeffrey Sears is a financial advisor at Fondren Oaks Capital Management in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fondren Oaks since 2017 and previously spent two years with Oakview Capital Management, LLC. Fondren Oaks Capital Management provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and tax-qualified retirement plans. The firm operates with a small two-advisor team, managing approximately $22.8 million in discretionary assets for 19 clients, and combines personalized wealth management with ERISA plan fiduciary services.

Teresa Farmer Clemens is a financial advisor with Vega Financial LLC holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. She has a background in education, having worked for the Plano Independent School District and Texas Connections Academy. She also serves as a substitute teacher for Plano ISD on a limited basis. Vega Financial serves individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, supplemented by tactical analysis and options strategies, with a small advisory team providing personalized service.

Matthew Tarkington is a financial advisor at Directional Advisors in Lewisville, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, Tarkington serves as Senior Pastor at Faith4life Church, a position he has held since 2013. Directional Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s investment approach is goals-centric, emphasizing ETFs and fixed income while incorporating business-cycle analysis to adjust allocations and manage risk. Directional Advisors also offers unique services such as held-away plan advice and family office offerings, distinguishing it from similarly sized independent advisory firms.

David Piotrowski is a financial advisor at Waterford Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Waterford Capital since 2010. Piotrowski is also the managing member of Double Eagle Advisors, LLC, where he provides consulting services. Waterford Capital Investment Advisory Services is an SEC-registered boutique adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, family limited partnerships, and private pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, using strategic and tactical asset allocation with a focus on diversified portfolios that include exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and private investment funds, primarily managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Valerie Field is a CFP® professional with four years at Strategic Financial Planning, Inc. and two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include work at Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors, as well as positions outside finance with Chipotle and Zoe's Kitchen. Strategic Financial Planning, Inc. advises individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities on wealth management and financial planning. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach using exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, combining fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies.

Joy Simmons is a financial advisor at J.E. Simmons & Co., P.C. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 credential. She has been with J.E. Simmons & Co. since 2024 and previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for ten years. J.E. Simmons & Co., P.C. provides investment management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $213 million across roughly 300 clients. The firm also offers accounting and tax preparation services alongside its advisory business, employing a combination of asset allocation, third-party sub-advisors, and alternative investments in its portfolio management.

Morgan Gough is a financial advisor at Stonemark Wealth Management with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Arkenstone Financial, LLC since 2012 and Wespac Advisors Socal, LLC since 2011. Stonemark Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and limited consulting services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes strategies including covered-call and put-writing option strategies, managing accounts on a discretionary basis tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

John Jacobson is a financial advisor at TL Private Wealth with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at TL Private Wealth since 2018, following seven years at TD Ameritrade. TL Private Wealth provides discretionary investment supervisory services and integrated financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation with periodic rebalancing, uses fundamental and cyclical analysis for security selection, and generally operates under discretionary authority.

Matt Harrelson is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Principia Wealth Advisory, LLC in Dallas, TX, and has previously worked at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Charles Schwab & Co., TD Ameritrade, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Principia Wealth Advisory provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities. The firm manages approximately $225 million in client assets using a range of strategies including long-term investment, options and derivatives, with a multi-office structure and coordination of insurance services through separate arrangements.

David Oconnor is the sole advisor at Waterford Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC in Addison, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Waterford Capital entities since 1997 and serves as president of the advisory firm since 2007. Outside of advising, he owns Dipshit Radio, LLC, a business focused on communicating about sports events. Waterford Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC is an SEC-registered boutique investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and private pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with strategic and tactical asset allocation, focusing primarily on non-discretionary management and using a mix of exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and private investments.

Shelley Seagler is a financial advisor with Snider Advisors in Irving, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at Chronim Advisors since 2007. In addition to her advisory role, Seagler is a licensed insurance representative and spends a significant portion of her time handling insurance-based solutions. Snider Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to individual and corporate clients, employing a rules-based, income-oriented investment strategy known as the Snider Investment Method. The firm offers a combination of portfolio management, educational workshops, and technology-enabled implementation tools, managing approximately $216 million in regulatory assets.

Jonathan Allred is a financial advisor at Allred Harris Wealth Management in Dallas, TX, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for eight years before joining Allred Capital Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member on the investment committee of the Texas Historical Foundation. Allred Harris Wealth Management provides portfolio management and goal planning services to individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and corporate clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis and employing strategies including options and limited margin borrowing within separately managed accounts.

John Brady Jr. is a financial advisor with Triumph Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Leadership Financial Advisors, World Equity Group, TCM Securities, and VFG Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent Texas state life insurance agent and managing partner of Leadership Financial Group, where he sells life, health, disability, long-term care insurance, and annuities. Triumph Wealth Advisors provides asset management, financial planning, and consultation services primarily to individual and business clients. The firm manages client portfolios on a non-discretionary basis and utilizes equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, while also sourcing and monitoring third-party managers.

Tyler Wacaster is a financial advisor with Solutions 4 Wealth in Southlake, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AutoNation and New York Life. Solutions 4 Wealth is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, partnerships, and private fund investors. The firm offers discretionary asset management through broadly diversified, market-mirroring model portfolios, ongoing portfolio monitoring, and financial planning, and also sponsors pooled real-estate investment vehicles and single-purpose limited partnerships for accredited investors.

Scott Wisniewski is the founder and principal of Wisniewski Wealth Management in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has led his firm since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is also the founder and CEO of Arianna Insurance Advisors LLC and Arianna Tax Advisors LLC, providing insurance second opinions and tax-related advice to clients. Wisniewski Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering fiduciary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm applies a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with proprietary model portfolios emphasizing strategic asset allocation, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and manages approximately $266 million across about 273 client relationships.

Karla Martin is a financial advisor at Align Financial Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Wheat Givens Financial, Ember Financial Services, LLC, and in legal roles at The Ramage Law Group and The Law Offices of Kimberly J Munson. Outside of advising, she provides personal bookkeeping services. Align Financial Advisors, LLC offers asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and certain trusts and estates. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and invests across mutual funds, ETFs, and equities while managing market, liquidity, and concentration risks.

Henri Glover is a financial advisor with HG Tailored Financial Services in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and over 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Davis, Glenn, & Glover Wealth Management Services and LPL Financial. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in an independent insurance agency offering various lines of non-variable insurance. HG Tailored Financial Services provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm develops customized investment programs based on client goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with ongoing monitoring and quarterly reviews.

Joshua Moore is a financial advisor with Corps Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Corps Capital Advisors, he has been the CEO of THS Home Solar since 2018, an electrical contracting business. Corps Capital Advisors serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and pooled investment vehicles, managing approximately $270 million for a small client base. The firm builds customized portfolios using a range of securities and private investments, applying both fundamental and technical analysis with a generally long-term orientation.