Brian Wronko is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill, where he worked for seven years. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as vice president on the board of TASTE PROJECT, a nonprofit focused on providing community meals without set prices, relying on volunteer staff and donations. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC offers fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and other RIAs, using discretionary account management that incorporates proprietary models and third-party managers across various investment strategies and asset types.

Dan Hoey is a financial advisor with Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Fisher Investments and Goldman Sachs. Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term, disciplined investment approach that incorporates stocks, ETFs, and occasional mutual funds, with portfolios tailored to client-specific factors such as risk tolerance and tax considerations.

Sharran Hood is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining First Advisors National, Hood worked at Primerica Advisors for five years and has been involved with Primerica Financial Services for over a decade. Outside of advisory work, Hood is engaged in independent sales of insurance products. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes selecting and monitoring third-party money managers and combines tactical and strategic investment approaches with fundamental analysis for supplemental security recommendations.

Charles Love is a financial advisor at Financial Gravity Family Office Services, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Sterling Hawthorne Wealth Management LLC, Sterling Hawthorne Group LLC, and Love Myles Group LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is also engaged in insurance-related activities as an independent agent for Financial Gravity Enhanced Markets, LLC. Financial Gravity Family Office Services, LLC offers comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct portfolios and frequently incorporates third-party sub-advisors and model portfolios in its investment approach.

Therakul Pulpanyawong is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Investments and BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., among others. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner and investor in Children’s Lighthouse, an early learning school, where he provides business and administrative support. Hilltop Securities Inc. offers brokerage, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to a diverse client base, utilizing an open-architecture platform with multiple adviser-managed and model-based programs. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services with a range of investment strategies and operational features, including municipal bond programs co-advised by Franklin Templeton Group.

Sean Rodricks is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently advising at Empirical Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, where he worked for a combined 15 years. Empirical Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm employs a diversified, model-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax preparation, and retirement-plan consulting.

Scott Anders is a financial advisor at Archer Investment Corporation in Arlington, TX. He holds the PFS™ designation and has experience as a CPA through his role at Scott Anders CPA PLLC since 2017 and DMI Corp since 2014. Anders has been with Archer Investment Corporation since 2026. Archer Investment Corporation provides investment management primarily to individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth investors, through separately managed accounts and The Archer Funds. The firm works with accountants and CPAs who act as advisory representatives within a multi-branch, independent-contractor model and manages approximately $1.01 billion in discretionary assets.

Bret Hackett is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Merit Financial Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investment, LPL Financial, LLC, and H.D. Vest Advisory Services. Outside of his financial advisory work, he serves as treasurer for Glory to God Baseball Inc., a charitable nonprofit organization. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion and serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using customized model portfolios and offers specialized services such as fiduciary and ESOP trustee work alongside financial wellness programs.

Deborah Cornes is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Facet and has prior experience at Baker Avenue Asset Management, EPIQ Capital Group, and Fidelity Investments. Facet Wealth provides subscription-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients, serving both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households primarily through phone, video, and a proprietary web platform. The firm uses technology-driven, model-based asset allocations and offers a flat subscription planning model that includes investment management.

Susan Iverson is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She is currently with Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC and has prior experience at Financial Gravity Wealth, Inc. and SYNERGY Business Resources, where she has been involved for over 10 years. Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professional investment advisers, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement-plan services, and a web-based asset management platform for independent advisers, typically implementing client strategies through third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios.

Robert Luman is a financial advisor at Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at multiple firms including Legacy Retirement Solutions, where he is also co-founder and an insurance agent. Outside of his advisory role, Luman serves as a pastor at Friendship Baptist Church, providing sermons, teaching, and spiritual counseling. Signal Advisors Wealth operates a turnkey asset management platform serving independent RIAs, co-branded investment adviser representatives, and their retail clients. The firm utilizes a primarily top-down, tactical asset allocation approach and supports a large number of retail accounts through its platform, handling trading, rebalancing, and administrative functions under limited discretionary authority.

Austin Roesler is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with BakerAvenue in Southlake, TX, and has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., TD Ameritrade, Ameriprise, Wells Fargo, and other financial firms. BakerAvenue provides wealth management, financial planning, and family office services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions, offering a range of strategies that combine tactical allocation, quantitative analysis, and fundamental research. The firm also delivers consolidated household reporting and expanded services including trust and digital asset advice.

Thomas Thompson is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Momentum Independent Network Inc. He has worked with SWS Financial Services for over three decades. Outside of his advisory role, Thompson serves as a member of the St Marks Endowment Committee, a religious nonprofit organization in Arlington, TX. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking clients, offering advisory and brokerage services through a platform model that integrates third-party managers and Envestnet for investment management and trading.

Logan Voelker is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining B. Riley in 2022, he worked at National Asset Management, National Securities Corporation, and WFG Investments, Inc. B. Riley Wealth Advisors provides investment advice and portfolio management services to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a variety of programs and strategies, managing approximately $4.21 billion in assets through a team of about 173 advisors.

Wallace Carlson is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Fidelity, Fidelity Personal Trust Company, TL Private Wealth, and Advisory Services Network since 2018. He is also the owner and president of Fruit of the Vine, Ltd., a service corporation associated with his financial practice, and works as an independent insurance agent offering life and health insurance and annuity advice. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services with a flexible engagement model and a large platform of advisors managing over $10 billion in discretionary assets.

Anthony Palasota II is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Advisory Services Network and Fidelity, where he has worked since 1997 in various capacities including brokerage and personal advisory services. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing diverse investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

John Surenkamp is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2026. He has five years of industry experience, including six years as an Investment Adviser Representative and six years with Spirit Halloween Superstores, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the president and owner of Sage Annuities LLC, a company that sells fixed and indexed annuities. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines centrally managed model strategies with locally managed portfolios and offers a wide range of investment solutions including ESG models, direct indexing, and sub-advisory services.

Van Freeman is a financial advisor with Western Wealth Management LLC in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Western Wealth Management since 2019 and previously with FWPAM, LLC and LPL Financial. Western Wealth Management LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable and corporate entities, other advisers, and pension/retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional investment management through a decentralized network of 88 advisers, employing strategies that include ETFs, mutual funds, equities, bonds, alternatives, derivatives, and cryptocurrency products.

Jordan Jensen is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Savvy with six years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including ONE Advisory Partners, Soltis Investment Advisors, CapFinancial Securities, CAPTrust, and Northern Trust. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm builds customized investment plans using primarily index-based, long-term strategies alongside active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, integrating third-party fintech tools and sub-adviser strategies.

Daniel Garcia is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors in Southlake, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses with six years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and Travelex. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors serving over 20,000 clients across 66 offices and managing approximately $23.9 billion in assets. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using centrally managed portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Management team.