James Mc Daniel is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Austin Financial Partners. In addition to his advisory role, he also sells fixed insurance. Arax Advisory Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and private fund advisory, utilizing a combination of in-house teams, external managers, model portfolios, and alternative investments.

Jullie Ann Strippoli is a financial advisor at HUB Investment Partners, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Charles Schwab and Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P., where she was affiliated with Weaver Capital Advisors and Sowell Management. She is also a licensed insurance producer with authorization to sell life, accident, health, and HMO policies. HUB Investment Partners serves a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement and financial planning, and specialized services for banking and municipal clients. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies informed by quantitative and qualitative analysis and maintains affiliations that provide a range of pension and institutional consulting solutions.

Molly Coyle is a financial advisor at HUB Investment Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, and has experience with the Republican National Committee’s Committee on Arrangements. HUB Investment Partners serves a diverse client base including institutional investors, corporate retirement plans, foundations, and individual clients. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies and offers a range of portfolio management and advisory services tailored to both institutional and retail clients.

Michael Preis is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He currently works at TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, where he has been since 2025. Prior to joining TCI, he spent 15 years at Dimensional Fund Advisors. TCI Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charities. The firm offers fee-only investment management and financial planning, focusing on an asset-allocation-driven approach that emphasizes diversification, long-term holding, and disciplined rebalancing.

Eric Rabbanian is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Apella Wealth since 2025. Prior to joining Apella Wealth, he operated Rabbaniann Financial Planning, Inc. for 27 years. He is also the sole owner and Program Instructor of RFP Education, LLC, where he develops instructional materials and supports students in the Yale School of Management Certified Investment Management Analyst Program®. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance companies. The firm employs a largely model-driven, quantitative investment approach that incorporates proprietary and third-party tools and emphasizes multi-factor equity strategies and fixed-income allocation management.

Edward Ware is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with HUB Investment Partners, LLC and previously worked at Millennium Advisory Services, Inc. and Virginia Tech. HUB Investment Partners serves a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies and provides specialized services for banking and municipal clients.

Janine Moore is an advisor with HUB Investment Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. She has previously worked with LPL Financial and Peak Financial Group, among others, and currently serves as Senior Vice President and Retirement Practice Leader at HUB International. HUB Investment Partners serves a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors, offering a range of portfolio management and advisory services. The firm combines active and passive investment strategies with a focus on municipal, banking, and institutional clients, and maintains affiliations with related entities for specialized consulting and financial coaching.

Chris Badciong is a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at United Capital Financial Advisors and Goldman Sachs & Co. during his career. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs asset-allocation models developed by an Investment Policy Committee and offers portfolio customization, access to third-party managers, and client-facing technology tools.

Seth Whitney is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Cary Street Partners since 2013, following prior roles at Riverstone Wealth Management, Oppenheimer, and Stanford Group Company. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm constructs portfolios using a broad investment menu and offers proprietary strategies through its affiliated asset manager, serving a range of clients including state and municipal government entities and insurance companies.

Humberto Moreno II is a CFA® charterholder with 33 years of industry experience. He is currently with Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC, where he has worked since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at Synergy Financial Group, LPL Financial, and Invesco AIM Private Asset Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is also involved with Transmission Golf. Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC provides personalized investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management using a combination of model portfolios, third-party money managers, and fundamental and technical analysis.

Arun Keswani is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Forum Financial Management, LP. His prior roles include positions at Dimensional Fund Advisors, ARGA Investment Management, and Foreside Financial Services. Keswani is based in Austin, TX. Forum Financial Management, LP provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm uses model asset-allocation portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory support to other advisors.

Steven Cooper is a financial advisor at HUB Investment Partners, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Millennium Advisory Services, Inc., Cherry Bekaert Wealth Management LLC, and Wealthcare Capital Management Inc. prior to joining HUB Investment Partners. HUB Investment Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate pension plans, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm combines internally managed model portfolios with customized allocations and employs technical and cyclical analysis to align investments with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Ari Taublieb is a CFP® and Series 66 registered advisor with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Root Financial Partners since 2020 and previously was with Nuveen Securities, LLC for two years. Ari is also the founder of Early Retirement LLC, an online course and software business focused on retirement, which operates as a hands-off venture. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified passive portfolios tailored to client objectives and offers educational programming and paid online academies distinct from its advisory services.

Ryan Bubela is a financial advisor with Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with both Strategic Financial Concepts and LPL Financial LLC since 2009. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in insurance sales, focusing on non-variable and fixed insurance products. Strategic Financial Concepts provides personalized investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using fundamental and technical analysis, model portfolios, third-party manager solutions, and integrates financial planning with investment management.

Cheryl Persons is a financial advisor at Frost Investment Services in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at PNC Investments and BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., with a career spanning over a decade in related financial institutions. Frost Investment Services is a retail-focused SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and a variety of managed account programs, utilizing the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform and combining multiple investment strategies and research approaches.

Brian Wells is a financial advisor at HUB Investment Partners, LLC in Folsom, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Veripax Wealth Management and LPL Financial. He is also licensed as an independent insurance agent, selling life, fixed annuities, disability, and long-term care insurance. HUB Investment Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm combines internally managed model portfolios with customized strategies and utilizes various platforms and sub-advisors to deliver tailored investment solutions.

Ryan Cassidy is a financial advisor at Symmetry Partners with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and SELO AI. Symmetry Partners provides fee-based portfolio management and model-driven advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, qualified retirement plans, and institutional pension plans. The firm employs a quantitative investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing factor-based equity strategies, diversified fixed-income allocations, and liquid alternative sleeves through mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts.

Wesley Previant is a financial advisor with HUB Investment Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Global Retirement Partners LLC, LPL Financial, City National Bank, and RBC Capital Markets. HUB Investment Partners serves a diverse client base including institutional investors, corporate pension plans, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm utilizes a combination of active and passive investment strategies across various asset types, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with specialized services for banking and municipal clients.

Matthew Bowen is a financial advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Dimensional Fund Advisors and Tokio Marine HCC Surety. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services with investment strategies tailored at the advisor level to meet each client's objectives and risk tolerance.

Mary Miller is a CFP® certified financial advisor at Mission Wealth Management, LP with 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at Mission Wealth since 2023 and holds a concurrent position at the University of Texas at Austin since 2016. Prior to these roles, she spent over a decade at Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC, B.B. Graham & Co., Hill Country Wealth Management, and Choice Advisory Group, Inc. Mission Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and consulting services. The firm integrates investment strategies with tax, trust, legacy, philanthropy, and risk planning, offering tailored portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, direct securities, and alternative investments.