Justin Anderson is a financial advisor with GDS Wealth Management in Flower Mound, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with GDS since 2026. Prior to joining the firm, he held positions in various industries including home maintenance and restoration, and worked in education at Brigham Young University - Idaho. GDS Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm manages approximately $1.8 billion in assets through a team of 22 advisors and utilizes model portfolios developed with research from Raymond James, focusing primarily on asset allocation.

Stephen Shipley is a financial advisor with Cottonwood Capital Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network before joining Cottonwood Capital in 2023. Shipley is a co-owner and managing partner of Cottonwood Ventures, LLC, which operates securities, advisory, and insurance businesses. 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 and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of investment products and sponsors special purpose vehicles to facilitate client investments in pooled vehicles, blending advisor-led portfolio construction with model portfolios and asset-allocation strategies.

Charles Thomas is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with SFMG Wealth Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Howard Financial Services, Birdsong CPA, Elm Valley Group, and Cain Watters & Associates. He is also the owner and founder of Elm Valley Group, a general tax consulting and compliance business. SFMG Wealth Advisors is a team-based wealth management firm that serves individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm provides integrated financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, utilizing a centralized Investment Committee to guide personalized investment programs with strategic and tactical adjustments.

Randal Ferguson is a financial advisor with First Western Securities, Inc. in Hurst, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 47 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Western Securities since 1987 and was previously with Smith Barney Harris Upham starting in 1983. Additionally, he has long-standing affiliations with Collegiate Products and the University of Tulsa dating back to 1975. First Western Securities, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, including high net worth individuals, managing approximately $48.6 million in assets across about 32 accounts. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach, customizing portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerances using a broad range of investment instruments.

Charles Mc Kenzie is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Leo Wealth Americas, LLC and has held roles at Leogroup Wealth Solutions, BFT Financial Group, and Bufford Advisors. He also has experience in an academic setting at Texas Tech University. Leo Wealth Americas provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers systematic and discretionary investment strategies, with a focus on diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost ETF implementation, and serves a diverse client base including sovereign wealth funds and municipal governments.

Sterling Gray is a Certified Financial Planner™ and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Keener Financial Planning and previously held roles at HFG Wealth Management, LLC, Kahler Financial Group, and Texas Tech University. Keener Financial Planning serves individuals, trusts, small businesses, organizations, and pension plans, providing modular financial planning and portfolio management through hourly or flat fees and ongoing retainers. The firm employs a long-term, primarily passive investment approach focusing on low-cost index funds, with selected active funds and an emphasis on small-cap and value exposures.

Douglas Reifel is a financial advisor at Navigo Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Navigo Wealth Management since 2019. Prior to that, he was employed at BP from 2016 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Reifel provides HR consulting focused on compensation and benefits and participates in soliciting qualified investors for private offerings with Rex Gold Partners. Navigo Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including derivatives and leverage, and utilizes both traditional and web-based platforms for portfolio management.

Rodney Madden is a financial advisor with Madden Asset Management based in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and offering 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cumberland Hill Capital Management, LLC since 2006 and has been with Madden Asset Management since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as managing director and general partner in multiple non-investment related business ventures, including several Ironwood Funding Management entities and ownership interests in two LLCs. Madden Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and consulting to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, foundations, and other organizations. The firm employs a client-specific approach to asset allocation across equities, fixed income, cash, and alternatives, using both fundamental and technical analysis and offering various implementation strategies.

Jessica Fairchild is a financial advisor at RFG Wealth Advisory with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fisher Investments, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of finance, she owns and operates Empowerment Performance Coaching, a personal training business offering fitness and meal planning services. RFG Wealth Advisory provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio consulting primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages roughly 415 households and over $550 million in client assets, employing a range of investment strategies including options and derivatives within customized portfolios.

Brandon Anderson is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Astra Wealth Management Group. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Enterprise, Pruco Securities, and Prudential Financial. Astra Wealth Management Group provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach and offers diversified portfolios incorporating various asset types, including the use of options and derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Brian Chastain is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with CFO4Life Group, LLC since 2017 and has been associated with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he owns MGMT4Life, LLC, which provides management and supervisory services to his firm, and he also operates an aircraft through Fly4Life, LLC. CFO4Life offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to affluent individuals, business executives, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs diversified asset allocation models across various asset classes and utilizes institutional research and technology to tailor portfolios to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Lori Dunn is a financial advisor at Peak American Investment Advisors, Inc. with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been associated with various entities within the Peak American Financial Companies group since 2018. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as Director of Human Resources and Compliance at Peak American Financial Group, Inc. Peak American Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm integrates technical and fundamental analysis in its investment approach and includes tax strategy and insurance coordination in its retirement and income planning services.

Paul Thibodeaux is a financial advisor at Bright Wealth Management, LLC in Lewisville, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bright Wealth Management since 2018 and previously held roles at BBVA Wealth Solutions, BBVA Securities, and COMPASS Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Governance Chair on the board of Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT), a nonprofit that helps adults learn to read. Bright Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through tailored asset-allocation models and continuous portfolio supervision, managing approximately $265 million for around 175 clients with a team of seven advisors.

Victoria Geiger is a financial advisor with GDS Wealth Management in Flower Mound, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Raymond James Financial Services and Equitable Advisors. GDS Wealth Management serves primarily high-net-worth individual clients, managing approximately $1.8 billion in assets through a team of 22 advisors. The firm focuses on discretionary portfolio management and retirement-rollover guidance, implementing client portfolios using model allocations developed with research from Raymond James.

Kyle Phillip is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Guidestone Financial Resources since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Dallas, TX. GuideStone Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $1.59 billion in discretionary assets and implements client strategies primarily through model portfolios and discretionary management, applying a faith-based investing policy.

Kyle Elam is a CFA® charterholder with two years of experience at McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management and five years as a consultant for litigation and fraud examination. He has also worked at Aramanino LLP and operated his own consulting group. Based in Dallas, TX, Elam is part of a seven-advisor team at McElhenny Sheffield. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and institutional retirement plans using a rules-based, tactical ETF strategy driven by proprietary quantitative models. The firm is also involved in managing pooled investment vehicles, including an actively managed ETF, and serves as a sub-adviser to other advisers and platforms.

Kyle Moore is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at SmartPath Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Origin Financial, Charles Schwab, Fidelity Investments, and Facet Wealth. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved with Cru Tax, a tax preparation business. SmartPath Advisors offers limited-engagement financial planning services focused on retirement readiness and savings strategies, primarily serving individuals through employer arrangements and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes a passive investment approach and does not manage client assets or charge fees based on assets under management.

Ray Pinson is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Leo Wealth Americas, LLC. He has worked at BFT Financial Group, LLC since 2013 and was previously affiliated with Leo Wealth LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he provides accounting consulting focused on business accounting and human resources matters. Leo Wealth Americas serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services. The firm employs both systematic and discretionary investment strategies with an emphasis on diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost ETF implementation.

Jerry Killion is a financial advisor with First Western Securities, Inc. in Hurst, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with First Western Securities since 2010 and has operated as a self-employed advisor since 1997. In addition to his advisory work, Killion also serves as an independent insurance agent for Employee Benefits Associates. First Western Securities, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, including high net worth individuals, managing approximately $48.6 million in client assets. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy with a customizable approach to portfolio management and offers services on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Max May is a financial advisor at Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He has been with Trinity Portfolio Advisors since 2022 and previously attended Clemson University from 2018 to 2022. Trinity Portfolio Advisors is a team of eight advisors managing approximately $488 million for nearly 700 clients. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base, using a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses alongside proprietary model portfolios.