Christa Bass is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Cottonwood Capital Advisors. Her prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Chase bank NA and Commonwealth Financial Network. She spends a small portion of her time on fixed insurance sales conducted at her branch location. Cottonwood Capital Advisors provides financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, other advisers, and private funds. The firm combines advisor-led portfolio construction with model portfolios and asset-allocation approaches and acts as a fund sponsor and private-fund adviser managing pooled investment vehicles.

Christel Walker is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Navigo Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. Ms. Walker participates in a solicitor agreement with Rex Gold Partners, through which she solicits qualified investors for private offerings. Navigo Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and a web-based discretionary portfolio management platform, utilizing model portfolios and periodic rebalancing to maintain target allocations.

Matthew Harwell is a financial advisor at Veracity Capital LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Veracity Capital since 2018, following eleven years at The Ayco Company, LP and a brief tenure at F3 Logic, LLC. He is also a licensed insurance agent at Veracity Capital Risk Management LLC. Veracity Capital LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services mainly to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, customized portfolio approach utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, along with option overlay strategies and discretionary management.

Bethany Ahlquist is a financial advisor at Meristead Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Stansberry Asset Management and Goldman Sachs. Meristead Wealth, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, offering separately managed accounts and third-party asset management programs. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach combining top-down macro analysis with fundamental bottom-up research and manages multiple private credit funds designed for accredited investors and certain retirement accounts.

Aaron Estrada is a financial advisor with Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC in Southlake, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Estrada Webb And Associates and Trinity Portfolio Advisors for the past 10 years. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in youth football coaching and provides tax preparation and business consulting services. Trinity Portfolio Advisors offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes downside risk quantification and probability-based decision making, employing a variety of analytical methods and proprietary strategies alongside independent manager allocations.

Elizabeth Allie is a financial advisor with CFO4Life, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with CFO4Life since 2013 and also works with Ausdal Financial Partners. Outside of advisory roles, she provides tax preparation and business consulting services through LMBC II and serves as a notary public in Texas. CFO4Life serves affluent individuals, executives, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other entities by offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and corporate financial wellness programs. The firm employs diversified asset-allocation strategies with a range of investment vehicles and typically manages client accounts on a discretionary basis.

Tian Hu is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Leo Wealth Americas, LLC. Prior to joining Leo Wealth Americas, he held positions at Leo Brokerage, Pictet Cie & SA, First Republic Investment Management, and New York Private Bank and Trust. Leo Wealth Americas provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of systematic and discretionary strategies, emphasizing diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost ETF implementation.

Samuel Pond is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Keener Financial Planning since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Carter Advisory Services. He is a member of GPN Alliance, Inc., which owns the Garrett Planning Network, and dedicates time monthly to this professional association. Keener Financial Planning advises individuals, trusts, small businesses, organizations, and pension plans, offering modular financial planning and portfolio management through hourly, flat fees, or ongoing retainers. The firm emphasizes a long-term, largely passive investment approach using low-cost index funds and ETFs, with selective active management and quarterly portfolio reviews.

Ted Miller is a financial advisor with Harvest Investment Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Envoy Advisory Inc. and Simplicity, and is a managing member of Kingdom Oaks LLC, a business involved in buying and selling homes. Harvest Investment Services provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning with a focus on customized and model-based strategies.

Reem Hussein is a CFP® with six years of industry experience currently serving at Azzad Asset Management, Inc. She has previously worked at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, MML Investors Services, and MassMutual/Spectrum Financial Group. In addition to her advisory role, she teaches an online course on Financial Literacy and Well-Being as an adjunct professor at Shepherd University. Azzad Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, registered mutual funds, trusts, and small businesses. The firm focuses on socially responsible Islamic investing, using proprietary screening tools to exclude certain industries and offering multiple asset-allocation strategies through a combination of its investment team and independent model managers.

Robert Holt, Jr. Jr. is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Holt Capital Partners, L.P. since 2001. The firm provides discretionary investment management and Chief Investment Officer services to high-net-worth families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and individual clients, managing approximately $1.00 billion in assets. Holt Capital Advisors employs multiple investment strategies, including Active Equity, Active Indexing, and an Inflation Hedge, and serves as both a private fund adviser and fund sponsor, offering a combination of fundamental research, quantitative screening, and low-cost ETF implementation.

Anand Rajagopalan is a Series 65-registered advisor with Xenith Financial Advisory Services, LLC, based in Fort Worth, TX, and has three years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Citi and BMO Harris. In addition to his advisory role, Anand operates a registered tax advisory firm offering tax preparation and bookkeeping services. Xenith Financial Advisory Services provides portfolio management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, utilizing a blend of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern-portfolio-theory analysis. The firm manages both individual accounts and pooled investment vehicles, including private funds, and customizes investment policies for clients.

Randall White is a financial advisor with ACP Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with ACP Capital Management since 2015 and is also associated with ACP Securities, LLC. He is registered with ACP Capital Management to service personal and family accounts. ACP Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, private funds, and institutional clients. The firm uses model-based and manager-led strategies incorporating ETFs, UCITS, fixed income, and alternative exposures, and offers services including separately managed accounts, wrap fee programs, and consolidated wealth reporting.

Claire Snider is a financial advisor at Meristead Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Stansberry Asset Management and Moneta. Meristead Wealth, LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, utilizing a value-oriented investment approach that combines macro analysis and fundamental research across global equities and credit. The firm also manages private credit funds for accredited investors and retirement accounts.

Scott Reasor is a financial advisor at Diesslin Group, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Diesslin & Associates, Inc. since 2004. Diesslin Group, Inc. provides comprehensive, fee-only financial planning and asset management services to individuals, businesses, corporations, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and tax-sensitive implementation, and also serves as a private fund sponsor and manager for several closed-end investment funds.

Clark Wamre is a financial advisor with Signal Securities, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as well as five years with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Signal Securities provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes risk management through diversified portfolios and a consultative process, delivering primarily non-discretionary advice across various programs while also operating discretionary model portfolios and affiliated broker-dealer and insurance businesses.

Richard Fengler Jr. is a financial advisor at Signal Securities, Inc. in Irving, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Signal Securities since 1993. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Harbor Grove Water Supply, a local water provider. Signal Securities, Inc. offers fee-based asset management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes risk management through diversification and a consultative process to recommend model portfolios or customized investments, primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

William Schultz is a financial advisor with Leo Wealth Americas, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Leo Wealth Americas since 2025 and has also worked at BFT Financial Group, LLC since 2002. His other business activities include fixed health and life insurance sales, which occupy about one percent of his time. Leo Wealth Americas provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, foundations, and institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds and municipal governments. The firm employs both systematic and discretionary investment strategies with a focus on diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost ETF implementation, and conducts multi-stage due diligence on third-party managers and sub-advisors.

David Brounley is a financial advisor with Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merit Financial Advisors, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services, and LPL Financial. Valley Wealth Strategies advises individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering customized investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach supplemented by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing over $1.2 billion in assets with a significant portion on a non-discretionary basis.

Jonathan Bridges is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Thirteen Twenty-Two Advisors and has held roles at the firm since 2012. Bridges is co-owner of an insurance agency and managing member of a tax preparation and accounting firm. He also engages in public speaking on non-investment topics. Thirteen Twenty-Two Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and offers access to LPL Financial–sponsored advisory programs and third-party managers.