Robert Gauntt is a financial advisor at Capital Creek Partners in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at the Teachers Retirement System of Texas, The University of Texas, and Citigroup. Capital Creek Partners serves ultra-high net worth individuals, families, and family offices, offering wealth management, family-office services, and access to both public and private investments. The firm employs a due diligence-driven, holistic investment approach that relies on third-party managers and negotiated private-market access to create tailored portfolios.

Kerwin Price is a financial advisor at Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 63 designation with 37 years of industry experience. He worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for 21 years before joining Meridian Wealth Advisors in 2018. Meridian Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management services and employs an investment approach that integrates fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and risk management, utilizing model portfolios with flexibility for tactical adjustments.

Eric Dolin is a financial advisor at Forefront with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Wealth Management and Rembrandt Financial Group. Forefront Wealth Partners is a team-based, SEC-registered adviser serving individual clients, business owners, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and estate-planning coordination, using customized portfolios and a multi-advisor structure across numerous offices.

Philip Capriotti Sr. is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Empower Wealth Management with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC and Donato Wealth Management, PLLC, and serves as President and CEO of Senior Tax & Insurance Advisors, PLLC, where he provides income planning solutions through insurance products. Empower Wealth Management offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension/401(k) consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients and retirement plans. The firm uses model-based strategies and engages sub-advisers to support portfolio management and client servicing.

Pamela Janysek is a financial advisor at Capital Creek Partners with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Luther King Capital Management Corporation and Avalon Advisors, LLC. Capital Creek Partners primarily serves ultra-high net worth individuals, families, and family offices, providing tailored wealth management, family-office services, and access to both public and private investments. The firm employs a due diligence-driven, holistic investment approach, focusing on third-party managers and private-market opportunities.

Stuart Hope is a financial advisor at Empower Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Investment Services and Equitable Advisors. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance sales through Senior Tax & Insurance Advisors, PLLC, operating as Empower Wealth Group. Empower Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plans, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm uses model-based investment strategies with ongoing portfolio supervision and delegates day-to-day functions to sub-advisers.

Ann Nowell is a financial advisor with Richard P. Slaughter Associates, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has been with the firm since 2004. Richard P. Slaughter Associates, Inc. provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm combines active asset management with comprehensive planning, employing fundamental and technical analysis, manager selection, and a range of investment strategies including options and short selling.

Kevin Tiernan is a financial advisor with Maslow Wealth Advisors in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors LP for seven years before joining Maslow Wealth Advisors, where he has been since 2022. Outside of advising, he is an equity owner of a software company and is involved in overseeing its sales initiatives. Maslow Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, trusts, foundations, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm employs a top-down investment process centered on customized Investment Policy Statements, combining passive and active strategies with an emphasis on rebalancing and tax-aware positioning, and it serves as a sub-advisor to certain private funds.

Kacie Swartz is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Black Barn Financial, LLC. She previously worked at Stone Asset Management, Inc. for nine years before joining Black Barn Financial. Black Barn Financial is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $164.6 million for about 152 clients through a five-advisor team. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning services, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various asset types and incorporates client ESG preferences into portfolios.

Christopher Hager is a financial advisor at IronOak Wealth with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC, CUNA Mutual Group, and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with IronOak Partners, LLC, an insurance services business. IronOak Wealth provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm manages client portfolios on a discretionary basis, often utilizing sub-advisors or third-party managers, and offers ERISA plan services while maintaining ongoing oversight of those managers.

Dilda Dalvi is a financial advisor with Harrell Investment Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Live Oak Investment Partners, Cantella & Co., Inc., and Raymond James Financial Services in various capacities. Dalvi also serves as a FINRA position/dispute resolution arbitrator, reviewing cases and making decisions on disputes. Harrell Investment Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a comprehensive client process and combines multiple analytical approaches to build portfolios primarily intended for the long term, with ongoing monitoring and periodic formal reviews.

Scott O'Brien is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with WorthPointe, LLC since 2013 and previously worked at Constitution Wealth LLC from 2023 to 2025. WorthPointe provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and retirement plans. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified model portfolios implemented mainly through mutual funds and ETFs.

Marc Hixson is a financial advisor at FMP Wealth Advisers in Austin, TX, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Financial Management Professionals, Inc. since 1998. FMP Wealth Advisers provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses model asset-allocation portfolios and separately managed accounts, operating on a fee-only basis and serving approximately 700 clients with around $1.13 billion in assets under management.

Sean Tuohy is a financial advisor at Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. in Austin, TX, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked for SWBC Investment Company and SWBC Investment Services LLC for nine years. Caldwell Sutter Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, as well as corporate and municipal clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value investment approach with a long-term, buy-and-hold orientation, managing approximately $606 million across customized portfolio management and financial planning strategies.

John Mcdaniel is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Terry McDaniel & Company in Austin, TX. He has been with the firm since 1998. Terry McDaniel & Company provides discretionary investment management for individuals, IRAs, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes bottom-up fundamental research and structures portfolios individually based on clients’ financial situations, managing approximately $1.78 billion in assets across seven advisors.

Alfred Frey III is a CFP® and PFS™ with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Maslow Wealth Advisors. He previously worked at ML & R Wealth Management, LLC and Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP for over two decades. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner of Fred Frey CPA, LLC, providing tax compliance services. Maslow Wealth Advisors offers investment advisory services, financial planning, and consulting to a broad client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and foundations. The firm employs a top-down investment approach combining passive and active strategies, with oversight from an internal investment committee, and is known for acting as a sub-advisor to private funds integrated into client portfolios.

Dewitte Derks is an advisor at 57 West Capital Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX. He has prior experience working with Symphony Mediation and Symphony Builders. 57 West Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management focused on equity portfolios for individual investors and investment companies. The firm manages concentrated portfolios of individual company shares and employs a long-term, buy-and-hold equity strategy, using a proprietary selection process and selectively employing options and margin.

Tracey Brenneise is a financial advisor at IronOak Wealth with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles including independent insurance agent and contractor. Her career includes time at Stonewater Wealth Management and Erben Associates. Brenneise also maintains an independent insurance agent business. IronOak Wealth offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and corporate plan sponsors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis in portfolio management and is noted for its fixed-fee comprehensive planning product and fiduciary services for retirement plans.

Andrew Northcutt is a financial advisor at PracticeCFO Investments with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Cognizant, Vrbo, and Dell-Round Rock. PracticeCFO Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and other institutional accounts by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using primarily low-cost ETFs and combines passive core exposure with tactical asset allocation.

Lewis Guilbeau is a financial advisor at Eltekon Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Eltekon since 2017, following a brief tenure at AFlac and ten years in education. Guilbeau is also an insurance agent affiliated with Eltekon Insurance Agency, LLC. Eltekon Advisors provides investment advice and planning to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—employee benefit plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm uses a team-based approach to construct customized portfolios employing fundamental and technical analysis, independent research, and a combination of public and private market allocations.