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 at Arax Advisory Partners with 31 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, USCA Securities, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Prudential Equity Group. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a trustee managing investment-related trusts. Arax Advisory Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund advisory, employing a mix of traditional and alternative investments along with AI-supported research and operations.

Miller Marks is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hilltop Securities, he spent six years at Colget University. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through a combination of investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and municipal bond strategies, supported by custody, banking, and market-making 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.

Raymond Lancaster is a financial advisor at Ally Invest Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including TIAA-CREF and New York Life. His other business activities include managing rental properties. Ally Invest Advisors serves a large retail client base with discretionary portfolio management through automated services and advisor-led guidance. The firm uses ETF-based model portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates digital tools for rebalancing, performance reporting, and tax-sensitive features.

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.

Stephen Mendel is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Integrity Advisory Solutions and previously spent 10 years at Vested Legacy Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory work, Mendel is the owner and managing partner of The Mendel Law Firm, focusing on estate and trust planning, probate administration, and elder law. Integrity Advisory Solutions is a multi-team firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and business clients through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and model portfolio programs, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and third-party platforms.

Charles Dix is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 42 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory work, he is a trustee for several family trusts and is a majority owner of ACTFIT LLC, a business providing advice in fitness and nutrition, and serves as a FINRA arbitrator. Arax Advisory Partners delivers wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs in-house portfolio teams, external managers, and model portfolios, offering both traditional and alternative investments while integrating AI tools and third-party analytics into its investment research and operations.

Alan Keppler is a financial advisor at Titleist Asset Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at JP Morgan Securities, Merrill, and Bank of America. Keppler is also a managing partner and investment advisor at Paragon Private Wealth Group. Titleist Asset Management provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, following a rules-based Total Return framework overseen by an investment committee.