Gina Baumann is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, leveraging centralized technology and third-party model managers.

James Rushing Jr. is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life from 2014 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is a notary public and an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of model portfolios and manager-driven investment solutions, combining advisory services with an active broker-dealer distribution model and a broad affiliate network.

Cassandra Davenport is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. and Clover Financial Group, LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of investment programs combining model portfolios and manager-driven sleeves, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Kalli Greenlee is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2020, following roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions with access to affiliated and third-party managers, utilizing proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Jeffrey Meinbresse is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Austin, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience. Meinbresse has been with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and has also worked with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in KTN Thermodynamics, a company producing automotive engine parts. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Edward Meyer is a CFP® and Series 66 holder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner in Austin, TX, having previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab, SVB Investment Services Inc., Silicon Valley Bank, Faurecia, Cummins, and Donner Aquatic Center. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and private funds, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and third-party managers. The firm combines in-house research with third-party allocations across a wide range of strategies and integrates tax, accounting, and financial wellness services alongside portfolio management.

Douglas Hunt is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and PFS™ designations and has held managing member roles at WHA CPAs and Heartland Wealth Advisors, firms that were acquired by Creative Planning. He remains involved in transitioning clients from these entities. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by tax-efficient and private market strategies.

Jon Fletcher is a financial advisor with SPC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at SPC since 2017 and also operates Prime Wealth Strategies, LLC, a financial services firm based in Austin, TX. Fletcher is involved with the West Austin Chamber of Commerce and is a managing member of Prime Wealth Properties, LLC, which owns the office condo housing his practice. SPC serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a network of over 460 advisors and manages approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, with a corporate structure that integrates affiliated broker-dealers and insurance agencies, supporting a broad range of fiduciary and non-fiduciary retirement services.

Ruben Benavides is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions with BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, BBVA Securities Inc., and COMPASS Bank from 2015 to 2021. Outside of his advisory work, he is an owner and landlord of a rental property unrelated to his investment activities. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and invests via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Brian Esway is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Austin, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Esway has been with Eagle Strategies since 2006 and is also affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a youth baseball coach for Western Hills Little League. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and corporate and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis and offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

James Wolslager is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with &PARTNERS, having joined in 2025, and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in managing several full-service restaurant businesses in Austin, Texas. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm combines investment advisory and brokerage services, offering portfolio management through both proprietary models and third-party managers, and employs fundamental, technical, and quantitative investment analysis.

Alexander Sweeney is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group and has been involved in fixed insurance sales through American Senior Benefits. Integrity Alliance is a large advisor network serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and brokerage services, including portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing various allocation strategies and third-party managers.

Joshua Ford is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Thrivent Financial. Outside of his advisory work, Ford provides private baseball instruction for children. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a range of advisory platforms and often uses third-party asset managers, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Steven Sutton is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Sanctuary Advisors since 2021, following prior roles at Sanctuary Securities, Inc. and World Equity Group. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as executor for the estate of his mother-in-law. Sanctuary Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment programs through various account types and employs multiple sub-advisors and third-party platforms to implement strategies.

Juan Barcena is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Barcena Financial Group and 6Pillars Financial Services. Barcena serves as a board member for both the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Foundation for Better Business Bureau. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Kyle Cook is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Austin Private Wealth, TIAA-CREF, and Edward Jones. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, offering services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

William Bruner is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower Advisors, he worked at Dell Technologies and Chicken Express. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad mix of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, using both affiliated and third-party managers, with offerings that include discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Christian Zajac is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 3 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations. His prior roles include positions at Colonial Savings, F.A. and Empower Financial Services, Inc. Empower Advisory Group primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering financial planning and investment management through a model integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Phimporn Tobchan is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Austin Private Wealth, Sushi Junai Omakase, and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Outside of finance, she has experience in the hospitality industry, including sushi and Thai cuisine restaurants. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and private-market investment options, alongside retirement plan consulting and tax planning services.

Julie Weekley is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 31 years of industry experience. She has worked with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2016. Additionally, she is an insurance agent involved in soliciting and servicing life insurance and annuity products. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors, institutional, and individual clients. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and manages a wide array of investment platforms and third-party solutions.