Jeffrey Starr is a financial advisor at Meristead Wealth, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Stansberry Asset Management, NYLIFE Securities LLC, Tarella Financial Group, and Citizens Bank. He is also a commissioned notary public. Meristead Wealth, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm combines macroeconomic and fundamental research in a value-oriented investment approach, managing private credit funds and utilizing strategies including special situations and distressed investments.

James Dougherty is a financial advisor with Signal Securities, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Signal Securities since 2010. Signal Securities, Inc. provides 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 diversified, model-based asset allocation programs tailored to client financial data, time horizons, and risk tolerance.

Timothy Walsh is a financial advisor at Xenith Financial Advisory Services, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including XF Investments, LLC and Fortune Financial Services, Inc. Outside of investment advising, he owns and operates an insurance agency that offers property and casualty, life and health insurance, prepaid legal services, credit and debt repair services, and trust services. He is also president of a nonprofit organization focused on supporting church-planting efforts. Xenith Financial Advisory Services, LLC serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and municipal entities, providing portfolio management and financial planning. The firm utilizes a combination of investment analysis techniques and trading strategies, often with discretionary authority, and sponsors pooled investment vehicles including a private fund.

Jonathan Jennings is a financial advisor at WPWealth LLP in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He is part of a multi-team firm comprising 14 advisors. WPWealth provides investment advisory and consulting services to a broad client base, including individuals, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an asset-class based investment approach with tailored allocations and emphasizes global diversification, supported by coordinated financial planning and reporting tools.

Steven Myers is a financial advisor at Keener Financial Planning with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 credential and has worked at Keener Financial Planning since 2021. Prior to his financial advising career, Myers held various positions across multiple industries, including insurance and education. Keener Financial Planning serves individuals, trusts, small businesses, and organizations with modular financial planning and portfolio management, emphasizing a long-term, largely passive investment approach using low-cost index funds and ETFs complemented by selective active funds. The firm operates on a fee-only basis, offering hourly, flat-fee, and retainer engagements, and manages approximately $479 million in SEC-registered assets while advising on about $1.48 billion in total client assets.

Olivia Partin is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Diesslin Group, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX. She has worked with Diesslin Group since 2021 and previously worked at Cumbie Advisory Services, Inc. from 2014 to 2021. Diesslin Group, Inc. provides comprehensive, fee-only financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, closely held businesses, corporations, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes long-term investment horizons, diversified asset allocation, and tax-aware portfolio construction while managing approximately $696 million in client assets and sponsoring several pooled private fund vehicles.

Michael Dotti is a financial advisor at Aspen Creek Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory career, he worked for nearly three decades at North Country Family Practice PA. He is also involved in private investment partnerships and serves as a life insurance agent. Aspen Creek Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and offers access to third-party managers while maintaining responsibility for client portfolios.

Janet Mengis is a financial advisor with Signal Securities, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Signal Securities since 2009. Signal Securities, Inc. provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on risk management through diversification and a consultative process to recommend model portfolios or tailored investment mixes, emphasizing long-term, asset-allocation-driven strategies.

Max Tiraboschi is a financial advisor at GDS Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Before joining GDS Wealth Management in 2025, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and held positions in automotive sales and marketing. GDS Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $1.28 billion in assets across a multi-advisor team, using model portfolios based on Raymond James research that range from balanced to fully equity-focused allocations.

Susan Sylvest is a financial advisor at Murphy & Sylvest with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has led Sylvest Advisors, LLC since 2013. Murphy & Sylvest provides portfolio management, financial planning, and project-based consultations to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach grounded in modern portfolio theory and uses multiple analytical methods to select investments, reviewing client accounts at least annually.

David Lim is a financial advisor at Leo Wealth Americas, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at several firms, including IC Advisory Services, Inc. and The Investment Center Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he owns TIETAX, LLC, a business focused on preparing U.S. tax returns for clients. Leo Wealth Americas provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a mix of systematic and discretionary strategies, emphasizing diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost ETF implementation, while conducting thorough due diligence of third-party managers and sub-advisors.

Jason Freeby is a financial advisor at GDS Wealth Management with the designations ChFC® and Series 66. He has one year of experience in the financial industry, having previously served in the United States Marine Corps for 31 years. He is also involved in managing a rental real estate property outside of his advisory role. GDS Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $1.8 billion in assets across 22 advisors and uses model portfolios supported by research from Raymond James, focusing on asset allocation rather than individual security analysis.

Kimberly Atchley is a financial advisor at Guidestone Advisors in Dallas, TX, with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at GuideStone Financial Resources, Wells Nelson & Associates, LLC, and TAYLOR STEPHENS, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she works part-time helping with pizza delivery and restaurant support. Guidestone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers a range of programs that incorporate affiliated GuideStone Funds within a faith-based investing framework and integrates model portfolios with third-party investment options.

Joseph Brownback is a financial advisor at Thirteen Twenty-Two Advisors in Fort Worth, TX, holding CFP® and CFA® designations with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fidelity Investments and LPL Financial and is a partner at Bridge & Brownback Tax, a tax preparation and bookkeeping firm. He also serves as a board member for Brownback Ministries, a nonprofit organization. Thirteen Twenty-Two Advisors is a registered investment adviser providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages accounts typically on a discretionary basis, using a range of investment strategies and offers access to LPL Financial–sponsored advisory programs and third-party managers when appropriate.

Ryan Mckee is a financial advisor at McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management since 2016. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and institutional retirement plans, employing a rules-based investment approach focused on tactical ETF strategies guided by proprietary quantitative models and risk controls. The firm also acts as a sub-adviser to other advisers and manages an actively traded ETF.

Niko Puritz is a CFP® professional at Ascentis Wealth Management, LLC in Dallas, TX, with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and Veracity Capital LLC. Ascentis Wealth Management advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and corporate clients, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm uses tailored, goal-oriented strategies that incorporate strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple asset types and manages approximately $595 million in assets.

Ian Johnson is a financial advisor at Capital Markets IQ, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at several firms including Center Street Securities, Pfs Investments Inc., and Massmutual. Outside of advisory work, he is part owner and CEO of Duck Energy Management LLC, an oil and gas production company, and owns Bering Capital LLC, both non-investment related businesses. Capital Markets IQ provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, small businesses, plan sponsors, and certain non-U.S. and multinational clients. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with proprietary strategies, offering a range of wealth management, financial planning, and alternative investment services.

David Mirkin is a financial advisor at Capital Markets IQ, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. He also serves as a principal and consultant at 2Co EOR US LP, providing finance and energy consulting services, and is a part owner and CFO of Duck Energy Management LLC. Through 2Co, he provides outside CFO services to Noblestone Capital LLC. Capital Markets IQ offers investment advisory and related services to individuals, small businesses, plan sponsors, and multinational clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside proprietary strategies, providing wealth management, financial planning, and consulting, including support for alternative investments and 1031 exchanges.

Daniel Savard is a financial advisor at Leo Wealth Americas, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Leo Wealth Americas and its predecessor firms since 2021. Savard is also involved in life insurance consulting and pension-related businesses that he has owned since the late 1970s and 1980s. Leo Wealth Americas provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm combines systematic and discretionary strategies, offering diversified, tax-efficient, and low-cost ETF portfolios along with specialized investment models, and conducts thorough due diligence on its third-party managers.

James Braxton is a financial advisor with SWMG, LLC in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Thrivent Financial and First Command Financial Services. He serves as a board member of his local homeowners association. SWMG serves individual clients, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, and business entities by providing modular financial planning, investment management, tax-overlay services, and facilitated estate-document preparation. The firm employs third-party asset managers and model portfolios, incorporates technology for client interactions, and offers financial education seminars and workshops.