Jacqueline Gordon is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of experience in the financial industry. She currently serves as an advisor at Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2016, including a prior role at Fidelity Investments. Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $1.45 billion for over 300 clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, using a disciplined investment process that incorporates fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and risk management.

Robert Gauntt is a financial advisor at Capital Creek Partners with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Capital Creek Partners since 2019, following an 11-year tenure at Avalon Advisors, LLC. Mr. Gauntt serves on the Board of The University of Texas Investment Management Company and participates in its Compensation and Risk Committees; he is also an advisory board member for Treaty Oak Equity LLC and a General Partner at Capstar Ventures LP. Capital Creek Partners serves ultra-high net worth individuals, families, and family offices by providing wealth management, family-office services, and access to public and private investments. The firm’s approach emphasizes due diligence and utilizes third-party managers and private-market access to create tailored portfolios for a select number of family clients.

Matthew Swarbrick is a financial advisor at Alongside, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Thrivent Financial and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in selling and servicing fixed insurance contracts and serves as president of an LLC that supports his former firm’s business operations. Alongside, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to institutional clients, plan sponsors, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation approach, often using model portfolios and third-party managers while overseeing their alignment with client objectives.

Jonathan Davison is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Austin Asset Management Co. since 2014. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Austin, TX. Austin Asset serves individuals across wealth levels, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm focuses on discretionary wealth management and comprehensive planning, emphasizing asset allocation as the key driver of portfolio risk and return, and employs a CFP-led Investment Policy Committee to guide investment strategy and portfolio implementation.

Dianne Wade is a financial advisor with Maslow Wealth Advisors in Austin, TX. She holds a Series 65 credential and has six years of industry experience. Before joining Maslow Wealth Advisors, she worked at Magnify Capital and Enclave Advisors, LLC. Maslow Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm employs a top-down investment process emphasizing a core passive and satellite active mix, tax-aware positioning, and portfolio rebalancing, and it serves as an investment sub-advisor to several pooled and insurance-dedicated funds.

Rachel Van Den Berg is a financial advisor at Century Management Financial Advisors with Series 65 credentials and eight years of experience. Before entering financial advising, she spent six years in full-time education. She serves as treasurer for the Coalition for Queer Art Therapies, a nonprofit organization supporting art therapists. Century Management Financial Advisors offers investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and business succession planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages portfolios based on risk-based strategies and employs fundamental research along with third-party data, overseeing both mutual funds and separately managed accounts.

Laura Stitt is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Austin Asset since 2021 and previously spent four years at SGH Management Company, LLC. Austin Asset is a team-based firm that provides discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and privately held businesses. The firm uses an asset-allocation framework focused on diversification and institutional share-class mutual funds, supported by a ten-member Investment Policy Committee of CFP® practitioners.

Michael Quigley is a financial advisor at Beck Capital Management LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at James Wendlandt and Northwestern Mutual, as well as brief work outside financial services. Beck Capital Management LLC manages discretionary portfolios and offers integrated financial planning and asset management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a macro-driven investment process using institutional-grade research and a diversified product mix, including alternative and privately subscribed investments.

Mark Mangum is a financial advisor with Eltekon Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has held various roles across affiliated entities, including Eltekon Insurance Agency and Eltekon Holdings, where he remains a member. Mangum serves as a board member of Prime Bank. Eltekon Advisors provides investment advice and planning to individuals, employee benefit plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm uses a team-based approach to construct customized portfolios that incorporate fundamental and technical analysis, independent research, and a mix of public and private market investments.

Amy Calistri is a financial advisor at Black Barn Financial, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Black Barn Financial since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she writes news articles about sports and the sports betting industry for NS Sports Media. Black Barn Financial is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a five-advisor team managing approximately $164.6 million. The firm provides discretionary asset management alongside financial planning and consulting, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis and incorporating client ESG preferences when desired.

Claude Turlington is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Terry McDaniel & Company in Austin, TX since 1999. Terry McDaniel & Company provides discretionary investment management of stock and bond portfolios for individuals, IRAs, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment process centers on bottom-up fundamental research and custom portfolio construction tailored to each client’s financial situation and risk tolerance.

Stephanie Morgan is a financial advisor at Harrell Investment Partners, LLC in Austin, TX, with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Petros PACE Finance and GoMedigap. Morgan also has a background in academia from her time at the University of Texas at Austin. Harrell Investment Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a structured client process and combines multiple analytical approaches to build customized portfolios, maintaining an institutional relationship that offers economic benefits and operational strengths.

Jonathan Falls is a financial advisor with Enclave Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Enclave Advisors since 2012. Enclave Advisors serves a select clientele including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, endowments, and businesses, offering comprehensive wealth management and discretionary investment advisory services. The firm emphasizes an academically grounded investment approach focused on diversification, risk management, and cost-effective returns, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with a broad mix of investment instruments tailored to client objectives.

Brian Noonan is a financial advisor with Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for nine years before joining Meridian in 2019. He serves as a member of the Limited Partner Advisory Committee for Greenridge Growth Partners, a private equity firm, where he provides advisory feedback on fund-level decisions without compensation. Meridian Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management services, utilizing fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and risk management, with a range of investment instruments and notable use of derivatives and account-level borrowing in separately managed accounts.

Justin Simmons is a financial advisor with Beck Capital Management LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Beck Capital since 2009 and is also involved with RBI Austin Charity. Simmons operates a personal insurance agency as a sole proprietor, selling fixed insurance and annuities. Beck Capital Management LLC manages discretionary portfolios for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, overseeing approximately $562 million in assets. The firm employs an active, macro-driven investment process with sector rotation and integrates financial planning into its advisory services.

Courtney Bechtol is a financial advisor at Oxbow Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Oxbow Advisors since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as treasurer for Foster Angels of South Texas, a nonprofit focused on improving the lives of children in foster care. Oxbow Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, corporate retirement consulting, and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm’s investment process incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios according to clients’ risk tolerance, liquidity, and tax considerations.

Christopher Happ is a financial advisor with Capital Creek Partners in Austin, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience, including prior work at One Day Capital. Capital Creek Partners serves ultra-high net worth individuals, families, and family offices, offering individualized wealth management, family-office services, and access to both public and private investments. The firm uses a due diligence-driven, holistic investment approach that incorporates third-party managers, pooled vehicles, and negotiated private-market opportunities.

Cesar Adame is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently with VCI Wealth Management LLC and previously worked at FEFA Asset Management LLC. Prior to his financial services career, he operated a kitchen and bath remodeling business for 14 years. Additionally, Adame is an insurance agent affiliated with FEFA Advisors LLC. FEFA Financial provides discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and wrap-fee services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension/profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, emphasizing equities and ETFs, and offers estate-planning assistance through third-party providers.

Jason Jupiterwala is a financial advisor at Alongside, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Thrivent Investment Management Inc and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advisory services, he is also involved in selling and servicing fixed insurance contracts and serves as owner and secretary of an LLC established for business expenses. Alongside, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to institutional clients, plan sponsors, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation approach and offers model-based and outsourced CIO solutions, including oversight of third-party managers and model providers.

Stephanie Boeke is a financial advisor at BirdRock Wealth in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Merrill Lynch Bank of America since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates a small business selling personalized letters from Santa Claus to children. BirdRock Wealth serves individual and institutional clients with a focus on value-oriented equity strategies and tactical ETF-based asset allocation. The firm offers discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and an hourly-advice option, working with a diverse client base that includes high net worth individuals, retirement plans, and wrap-fee program sponsors.