Ryan Hembree is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Annandale Capital, LLC in Dallas, TX. He has been with Annandale Capital since 2007. Annandale Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and manager selection for individuals, family offices, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, using bottom-up quantitative, qualitative, and operational research to construct diversified portfolios across various asset classes tailored to client goals.

Michael Scholten is a financial advisor at Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Clear Harbor since 2010. Clear Harbor Asset Management provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $2.05 billion in assets, employing a multi-asset class approach that integrates bottom-up fundamental analysis with top-down macro and cyclical views.

Keith Barfield is a financial advisor at Signal Securities, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Signal Securities since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Barfield operates a CPA practice providing accounting, tax, and consultation services. Signal Securities, Inc. offers fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on risk management through diversification and a consultative process, utilizing model portfolios and separately managed accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Grant Morris is a CFP® and CFA® with nine years of industry experience. He has been with McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, LLC since 2016 and previously worked at Alix Partners, LLP from 2009 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Elkhorn Capital Partners LLC, an investment-related business focused on direct real estate investments. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and institutional retirement plans through separately managed accounts. The firm employs a rules-based investment process centered on tactical ETF strategies that use trend-following and momentum disciplines via proprietary quantitative models, and it acts as a sub-adviser to other advisers and an actively managed ETF.

Ajoke Esomo is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Mills Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2023 and previously was with Bailey Anne Consulting and ASO Savings & Loans, PLC. Mills Wealth Advisors serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on executives, business owners, and their families. The firm offers wealth management services including financial planning, business planning, retirement-plan advisory, portfolio management, and consulting, and is notable for sponsoring private pooled investment vehicles and utilizing evidence-based, tax-aware portfolio strategies.

Emily Swerdlow is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Howard Financial Services, Ltd. since 2015. Howard Financial Services provides personalized investment management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, combining fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis in its portfolio construction.

James Marsden is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Apeiron since 2017. Prior to that, he worked at Wfg Investments Inc for seven years. Marsden serves as treasurer for the Highland Village Area Baseball and Softball Association on a volunteer basis. Apeiron RIA manages approximately $730 million for a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a holistic investment approach that integrates multiple analytical methods and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and insurance product recommendations.

Kyle Walters is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Apeiron in Dallas, TX. He previously worked at WFG Investments Inc for seven years before joining Aperion RIA, LLC in 2017. Walters is also the proprietor of L&H CPA's and Advisors, an accounting and tax preparation business. Apeiron provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, small businesses, churches, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a holistic, discretionary approach to portfolio management, combining fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical and cyclical analysis while offering a broad range of investment options.

Stephen Fitzpatrick is a financial advisor at Sanders Morris LLC based in Dallas, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Sanders Morris Harris LLC since 2016. Sanders Morris LLC provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pooled investment vehicles, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, and business entities, utilizing discretionary and non-discretionary wrap programs and a range of investment products. The firm is dual-registered as an SEC investment adviser and FINRA broker-dealer and is affiliated with a national bank and an insurance agency.

William Perryman is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience and has been with Perryman Financial Advisory, Inc. since 1994. He is based in Dallas, TX, and serves as part of a six-advisor team. Perryman also serves on the District 6 Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas in a volunteer capacity. Perryman Financial Advisory, Inc. manages approximately $796 million for around 432 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a process that integrates fundamental and technical analysis with ongoing portfolio management.

Laura Adams is the sole advisor and president of Adams Asset Advisors LLC, with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has served as an investment advisor and mutual fund president since 2002. Adams also acts as president and treasurer for multiple open-end mutual funds and is a registered transfer agent for these funds. Adams Asset Advisors provides discretionary investment management and supervisory services primarily to very high net worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and quantitative analysis, including proprietary mathematical models, with tailored asset allocation and security selection by its sole investment officer.

Samuel Acho is a financial advisor at AWM Capital, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with AWM Capital since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Acho is the founder and president of Athletes for Justice, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes athletes to advocate for systemic change. He also serves as a board member at St. Mark's School of Texas and is vice president of Living Hope Christian Ministries, which organizes medical mission trips to Nigeria. AWM Capital is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as private funds. The firm emphasizes liability-driven investing and asset allocation, managing approximately $1.15 billion through a multi-team staff of 24 advisors.

Brandon Ratzlaff is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Cypress Point Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he contributes as a researcher with the Income Lab Academic Research Council and serves on the investment committee for Partners for Sacred Places. Cypress Point Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and select family office clients, providing financial planning, discretionary investment management, family office services, and private fund advisory and administrative services. The firm emphasizes long-term, low-turnover investment strategies with diversified portfolios and offers specialized family office support and private fund involvement.

Cinthia Saenz is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She focuses on guiding families and entrepreneurs through significant financial milestones, including employment transitions, retirement, and business growth or divestiture. Saenz and her team develop personalized wealth management strategies aimed at fostering growth and financial security, while emphasizing high-level client service to achieve client satisfaction. Her areas of client expertise include family wealth management, retirement income planning, portfolio management, tax minimization, and services tailored for endowments, foundations, non-profits, and small businesses. Fluent in both Spanish and English, Saenz holds a Bachelor's Degree from New Mexico State University and carries the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. As a naturalized immigrant and mother of two, she values being present and prepared during life’s changes, striving to provide clients with confidence and trustworthy guidance. Outside of her professional role, Saenz enjoys running, traveling, biking, dancing, hiking, music, pickleball, reading, spending time with family, and watching movies.

Elizabeth Trecartin is a financial advisor at Penn Davis McFarland Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab bank since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Air B&B. Penn Davis McFarland serves high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning and family office services. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach focused on publicly traded equities and bonds, and manages approximately $1.36 billion in assets across about 211 client relationships.

Susan Bryant is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Arrowroot Family Office, LLC with one year of industry experience. She previously worked at The MB Group, LLC for 17 years and currently serves as CEO of Unboxed Advisors, LLC, a firm providing accounting, tax, and business advisory services. Arrowroot Family Office offers wealth management and multi-family office services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes customized asset-allocation strategies supported by advanced analytics and manages both discretionary portfolios and private funds.

Laura Blair is a financial advisor at Vaquero Private Wealth, Ltd. in Dallas, TX, with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Merrill, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Syntal Capital Partners prior to joining Vaquero Private Wealth in 2019. Vaquero Private Wealth offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional and tax-advantaged accounts. The firm builds customized, diversified portfolios using fundamental, cyclical, and technical research, incorporating a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, private funds, and derivatives.

Gary Estes is a financial advisor at Perryman Financial Advisory, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Perryman Financial Advisory since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he is president of Garmarjon, LLC, an oil and gas company. Perryman Financial Advisory, Inc. is a six-advisor team managing approximately $796 million for around 432 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan services, combining fundamental and technical analysis with ongoing portfolio management.

Donald Hall is a financial advisor with MIAI, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at MIAI, Inc. and Maplewood Investment Advisors since 2012. MIAI, Inc. is a team-based advisory firm managing approximately $213 million for around 274 clients, providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers services through its proprietary MIAI Advisor Program and the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform, typically managing assets on a discretionary basis guided by client questionnaires and investment policy statements.

Logan Cox is a financial advisor with Cabin Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Arete Wealth Advisor LLC and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside of advising, he partners in Eric and Logans Sports Card Adventure LLP, a business focused on buying and selling sports cards online. Cabin Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $220 million across 368 client relationships with a team of 14 advisors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and sub-advisory services, employing a comprehensive investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.