Norman Farr is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience and has been with Diesslin & Associates, Inc. since 1992. He is based in Fort Worth, TX, and is part of the Diesslin Group, Inc. team. Diesslin Group, Inc. provides comprehensive, fee-only financial planning and asset management services to individuals, businesses, and organizations, managing approximately $621 million in assets. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and tax-sensitive implementation, and is notable for its role as a private fund sponsor and manager of several closed-end investment funds.

Geoffrey Erwin is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at BakerAvenue, where he has been since 2022. His previous roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Strategic Advisers, as well as Fidelity Brokerage Services. BakerAvenue provides investment advisory and wealth planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, and other U.S. organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and specialized strategies including estate and philanthropy planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with tactical asset allocation across various named strategies.

James Wood is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Dynamic in Fort Worth, TX, and has worked at firms including Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Morgan Stanley. Dynamic serves a wide range of clients including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and support for other advisers. The firm emphasizes a long-term, client-specific investment approach and provides integrated technology and outsourcing solutions for unaffiliated registered investment advisers.

Matthew Kline is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, and has prior experience at Bank of America and Merrill. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is a multi-team firm providing discretionary portfolio management through a model-driven wrap fee program, serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm integrates advisory, brokerage, and custody services, offering portfolios that combine proprietary and third-party products with periodic reviews for suitability and performance.

Brittany Hiett is a financial advisor at MCF Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Northern Lights Distributors, Sierra Investment Management, and The Preiss Company. MCF Advisors is a multi-team, SEC-registered firm managing approximately $4.68 billion for individuals, small businesses, pension plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and additional services including tax preparation, accounting, CFO services, and advisory support for affiliated private funds.

James Turco is a financial advisor with Thurston Springer Advisors in Flower Mound, TX, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Bank, with earlier work at North Pier Fiduciary Management and Lockton Investment Advisors. Thurston Springer Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, foundations, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including both buy-and-hold and active models, and works with institutional clients while integrating affiliated broker-dealer and insurance services.

Christopher Cottrell is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior firms include LPL Financial LLC, Hi-Fidelity, AXA/Equitable Advisors, and Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper. He is also involved with Stewardship Wealth Management LLC. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing customized investment plans based on client risk profiles and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Justin Davis is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Grimes & Company since 2019 and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and TD Ameritrade. Grimes & Company provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, including estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and government entities. The firm uses proprietary research and portfolio-management systems to build customized investment strategies across a range of securities and investment vehicles.

Philip Wetzel, Jr. is a financial advisor with Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at WWK Wealth Advisors and Whitney Wetzel & Kuether, L.L.C., and has maintained a long-standing association with LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director of Wetzel Financial Strategies, LLC. Strategic Financial Concepts provides personalized investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, employing both fundamental and technical analysis as well as third-party manager solutions, with ongoing supervision and rebalancing.

Margaret Thompson is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Hurst, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill from 1998 to 2004 before joining Prospera in 2004. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and platforms.

Charles Kelsey is a financial advisor with Mutual Advisors, LLC in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mutual Advisors since 2019 and previously held roles at National Financial Services LLC. In addition to his advisory work, Kelsey serves as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. Mutual Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, managing approximately $9.45 billion. The firm employs a mix of active and passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and is noted for its scale in institutional work and a broad range of advisory services.

Sabrina Baker is a financial advisor at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked across several affiliates of Navy Federal since 2014. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and automated investment options. The firm’s investment approach involves selecting and monitoring third-party portfolio managers through managed advisory programs, supported by an investment committee that conducts due diligence and ongoing reviews.

Gerald Krager is a financial advisor with Ally Invest Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at TD Waterhouse Investor Services and Ameritrade Inc before joining Ally Invest Advisors in 2020. Ally Invest Advisors serves a broad retail client base with discretionary portfolio management through both automated web-based services and advisor-led advice. The firm employs model portfolios primarily constructed with ETFs and integrates automated algorithms with supervised monitoring, managing tens of thousands of client accounts at scale.

Robert Fitzgerald is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors in Fort Worth, TX, with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and also maintains a law practice, the Law Office of Robert James Fitzgerald, P.C., which he has operated since 2018. Fitzgerald serves as a board member of Stewardship Wealth Management LLC, a for-profit entity. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through various advisory programs, including internally managed portfolios and third-party money managers. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, supports discretionary account management, and offers retirement plan consulting with fiduciary oversight.

Tristan Bishop is a CFP® professional affiliated with Grimes & Company and has two years of industry experience. Before joining Grimes & Company, he worked at Lido Advisors and Third Act Wealth Management, among other firms. Grimes & Company provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, including estates, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm builds customized investment strategies using proprietary research, various fund types, and both affiliated and unaffiliated private funds.

Ethan Woods is a financial advisor at Soltis Investment Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Fisher Investments, Wells Fargo Clearing, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and AXA Advisors. Soltis Investment Advisors offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting to individuals, institutions, trusts, endowments, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $13 billion in assets and employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment process combining quantitative and qualitative analysis across a range of asset types.

Scott Heinila is a financial advisor with Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Center Street Securities, Inc., Western International Securities, Inc., and Questar Asset Management, Inc. Heinila is also involved in insurance through his role as president of Prism Wealth Preservation and Insurance Solutions, LLC, and serves as a board member for Meals on Wheels Orange County. Axxcess Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm utilizes a customized, multi-asset investment approach with a formal TAMP platform that consolidates multiple managers and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Scott Flynn is a financial advisor with Regal Investment Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He worked at Flynn Planning Group for 14 years before joining Regal Investment Advisors in 2017. Flynn serves as Head of Development for Diamond Leaf Energy, a non-investment-related company. Regal Investment Advisors, operating as LionShare, provides model portfolio implementation and discretionary investment management to unaffiliated registered advisers and their clients, managing approximately $2.88 billion through a multi-team sub-advisory platform. The firm offers proprietary and third-party investment strategies and handles trade execution, rebalancing, and overlay management on behalf of its adviser network.

Sady Whitley is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Momentum, Whitley worked in various roles including at the Johnson County District Clerk and in education. Outside of finance, Whitley owns and operates businesses in equine dentistry, mobile sanitation services, and HVAC/plumbing services. Momentum Independent Network Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory, portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and integrates broker-dealer operations with banking and municipal advisory capabilities through its affiliation with the Hilltop group.

Bryan Bernard is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and offering 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Prospera since 2002. Bernard is also the owner of Silverthorn Investments, where he provides investment services for individuals, business owners, and corporations. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory platforms and programs.