Grant Foster is a financial advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Austin, TX, with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining ValMark in 2021, he worked at Lincoln Investment and Capital Analysts, Incorporated. Foster is also president of Foster Financial Group, where he provides estate planning and insurance product recommendations. ValMark Advisers serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional entities. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based portfolios and asset allocation through various platforms and sub-advisory relationships, with ongoing account monitoring and rebalancing overseen by an investment committee.

Donald Mouton is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Round Rock, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at UBS Financial Services and Riverstone Wealth Management before joining Kovack Advisors in 2013. Kovack Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities. The firm uses an Envestnet-supported platform to deliver portfolio management and financial planning services through a combination of internally created models and third-party managers.

Noe Lopez is a financial advisor at Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Bank of America, JPMorgan Securities, and First Command Advisory Services. Per Stirling Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and select business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.566 billion in assets for about 1,074 clients, using a team-based approach and proprietary model portfolios tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Deanna Austin is a CFP® professional with two years of experience at Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC. She previously worked at Ark Financial and held a position at Texas Tech University. Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and select business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.566 billion across about 1,074 clients, utilizing a team-based approach and proprietary model portfolios.

Wesley Gallup is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cary Street Partners since 2019. His prior roles include positions at Gallup Wealth Consulting, Austin Wealth Management, and Checchi Capital Advisers. Gallup is an independent licensed life, disability, and long-term care insurance agent and participates in the Schwab Advisor Services Client Experience Panel. 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 employs a broad investment menu and proprietary strategies through its affiliated asset manager, serving also specialized institutional niches such as state and municipal government entities and insurance companies.

Matthew Anderson is a financial advisor with Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. and Securities America Inc, among other firms. Outside of his advisory work, Anderson owns and operates a livestock ranching business. Per Stirling Capital Management is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $1.39 billion for individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and select institutions. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach, utilizing a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and statistical analysis to construct discretionary portfolios tailored to various investment objectives.

Hunter Coleman is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James and Associates and the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Outside of his advisory role, Coleman serves as Board Treasurer for aGLIFF, is a board member of the Columbia Alumni Association of Austin, and is involved in entrepreneurial ventures including a photography and design studio and a candle-making company. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and advisory solutions on an open-architecture platform, combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities with firm-sponsored and third-party strategies.

Nathan Trenholm is a financial advisor with Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Per Stirling Capital Management since 2011 with a brief tenure at Whittier Trust Company and also maintains a registered representative position with B B Graham & Company. Per Stirling Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and select business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.566 billion across about 1,074 clients, employing a team of around 30 advisors, and integrates fundamental, technical, and statistical investment analysis in its portfolio management.

Daniel Tapia is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Kintra Wealth, LLC since 2026. His prior roles include positions at Rembrandt Financial Group LLC, LPL Financial, VOYA Financial Advisors, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in several business ventures including ownership of a car and scooter rental company in Tulum, Mexico. Kintra Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, pension plans, and corporations by providing wealth management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and portfolio management. The firm combines client interviews with model-driven asset allocation and fundamental security analysis, implementing strategies on a household basis to enhance tax efficiency and minimize overlapping holdings.

Jake Johnson is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC. He previously worked for Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company for over ten years. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales through a separate business focused on reviewing financial plans and recommending insurance products. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and employs model portfolios with an asymmetric rebalancing approach, supported by a network of affiliated offices and third-party sub-advisers.

Charles Munsell is a financial advisor at Victory Financial with 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Dahse Financial Group, and Institutional Securities Corp. Outside of finance, he serves as a Texas Music Adjudicator for the Texas University Interscholastic League, a role he has held since 1982. Victory Financial Group serves individual clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and combines fundamental, cyclical, and behavioral analysis to construct diversified model portfolios.

Christopher Wells is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Victory Financial Group, where he has worked since 2023, and has prior experience at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Equitable Advisors. Wells is also a founding partner of Victory Financial Group. Victory Financial Group provides financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs diversified, asset-allocation model portfolios combined with fundamental, cyclical, and behavioral analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

Aaron Williams is a financial advisor with Lifeworks Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of industry experience, including 11 years at Brookstone Wealth Advisors, LLC prior to joining Lifeworks in 2026. He is also a licensed insurance agent engaged in insurance sales and implementation outside of trading hours. Lifeworks Advisors serves individuals, charitable organizations, trusts and estates, retirement plans, and businesses with wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management services. The firm employs both planning-based and risk-based investment approaches, using a combination of model strategies, fundamental and quantitative analysis, and tax-aware portfolio management, supported by integrated tax and insurance services and proprietary client technology.

Gabriel Martinez is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 19 years of industry experience, including 11 years with NYLife Securities and 8 years with Mutual of Omaha. Martinez is also licensed as an insurance agent, selling life, health, and annuities products. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning and managed account programs through third-party money managers and its own platforms. The firm operates alongside broker-dealer and insurance businesses within the Mutual of Omaha group, serving a wide client base with various investment and retirement solutions.

Katia Palza is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Waverly Advisors, LLC since 2023 and previously spent ten years at Silicon Hills Wealth Management. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private market allocations and provides comprehensive investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services.

Gretchen Litzau is a CFP® professional with two years of experience currently advising at The Wealth Consulting Group. Her prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Intrua Financial, Edward Jones, and SunPro Solar. She also spent four years employed at Texas A&M University and James E Taylor High School. The Wealth Consulting Group is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individual clients, corporations, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm employs a blend of active and passive investment strategies and offers services such as discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers, supported by a legal and implementation model that includes estate-document facilitation.

Robert Phipps III is a financial advisor with Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Per Stirling Capital Management since 2009. Outside of advising, he serves as managing member and organizer of several commercial real estate entities. Per Stirling Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and select business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.566 billion for about 1,074 clients, utilizing a team-based approach and combining fundamental, technical, and statistical investment analysis methods.

Christopher Fullbright is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at New York Life Insurance Company and Eagle Strategies, among other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in a tax and bookkeeping services firm and consults on special needs community admittance. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of over 200 independent advisors. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, managing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets.

Kenneth Price is a CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® with 23 years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC since 2015. He has been teaching the CFP Capstone class at the University of Texas since 2004 and is an author who updates educational materials on insurance planning and risk management. He is also affiliated with House of the Lord Fellowship Church. Per Stirling Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and select business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.566 billion across multiple proprietary portfolios through a team of 31 advisors.

Dillon Farrell is a financial advisor at Victory Financial with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and TBK Bank, SSB. His background includes involvement with the Eddie Ary Student Investment Fund at Ouachita Baptist University. Victory Financial Group offers financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs diversified, asset-allocation model portfolios combined with fundamental, cyclical, and behavioral analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.