James Plumlee is a financial advisor with CS Planning Corp in Dallas, Texas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with CS Planning Corp since 2021 and also serves as Managing Partner of MPAC Consulting Group LLC, an insurance and consulting firm where he is a licensed insurance agent appointed with multiple carriers. CS Planning Corp, operating as Vertical Ascent Wealth Management, offers investment supervisory and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, retirement plans, and various organizations. The firm uses a multi-advisor model to create broadly diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and goals, often managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Scott Hayes is a financial advisor at ISC Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Institutional Securities Corp since 2016 and at ISC Investment Management LLC since 2013. Hayes serves as Director and Treasurer for the St John Land Conservancy, a nonprofit organization, contributing time to awareness and fundraising efforts. ISC Advisors, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension plans, and charitable institutions. The firm manages approximately $1.6 billion in assets, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, with investment decisions guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Samuel Ellis is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He has been with Requisite Capital Management LLC since 2018 and previously worked at Publicis Hawkeye and UBS Financial Services in 2017. Requisite Capital Management LLC provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and insurance company clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term orientation, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management across a broad investable universe.

Mark Petersen is a financial advisor at Crescent Advisor Group, Inc. with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Lighthouse Life Capital and Emerson Equity LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Another Story, Inc., a nonprofit educational and advocacy organization. Crescent Advisor Group, Inc. provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients, employing a range of investment strategies from long-term purchases to alternative investments. The firm distinguishes itself through its network of affiliated business lines and a multi-disciplinary team approach.

Adam Bronson is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license, with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Probity Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX since 2003. Probity Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs both active management and quantitative strategies across multiple asset classes and offers fiduciary consulting and participant education as part of its service model.

Jeffrey Moss is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Moss, Luse & Womble, LLC since 2010. He previously worked at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC and Kestra Investment Services, LLC. Moss, Luse & Womble serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using tactical allocation and primarily invests in exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, offering additional services such as financial planning, pension consulting, and estate planning.

Judd Garrett is a financial advisor at Nova Wealth Management, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Nova Wealth Management, he was employed by the Dallas Cowboys Football Club for 12 years. Garrett also has a current role at St. Matthews School. Nova Wealth Management offers personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and provides services including retirement plan consulting and management of held-away accounts.

Jason Dallmann is a financial advisor at WealthStar Advisors, LLC in Plano, TX, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at WealthStar Advisors since 2013 and LPL Financial since 2012. WealthStar Advisors is an independent asset management and financial planning firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small business owners. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program and employs a proprietary Equity Substitution Strategy that uses options and quantitative tools to seek equity-like returns with reduced direct equity exposure.

Lori Eads is a financial advisor at Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been a CPA and shareholder at the accounting firm Bland, Garvey, Eads, Medlock & Deppe, P.C. since 1994, where she spends the substantial majority of her business time. She has also been associated with Bgemd Capital Advisors, LLC since 2005. Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC provides investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm’s approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold asset allocation using primarily passively managed mutual funds and model portfolios.

Dustin Nunley is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Moss, Luse & Womble, LLC since 2017. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at RGT Wealth Advisors for three years. Moss, Luse & Womble provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages client portfolios on a discretionary basis using tactical allocation strategies focused on exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, and also offers ancillary services including accounting and tax preparation for business clients.

Travis Duren is a financial advisor with Crescent Advisor Group, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 32 years of industry experience. He has served as president of multiple affiliated entities since 2001, including D2 Equity Holdings, Inc., Crescent Advisor Group, and Crescent Securities Group. Outside of his advisory roles, he is president of Sovereign Equity Insurance Agency, an insurance sales business. Crescent Advisor Group provides financial planning and portfolio management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, institutions, and non-profits. The firm employs a combination of technical and fundamental analysis and offers a range of investment strategies, supported by affiliated broker-dealer and insurance operations.

Matthew Gentry is a financial advisor with Orion Wealth Management LLC in Richardson, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at 360 Wealth Management, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Orion Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis within a long-term trading approach. The firm is notable for sponsoring a wrap fee program and managing primarily non-discretionary assets while offering oversight of held-away retirement accounts.

Christopher Sorrow is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He serves as Vice President and Control Person at Probity Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2002, and is President and co-owner of FA Holdings, Inc., a technology services company providing data analytics and integration for Probity Advisors. He also holds the role of Secretary with WSA Affiliates, LLC, a registered investment advisor affiliated with Probity. Probity Advisors, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach integrates active stock and fixed-income management with tactical ETF allocation and quantitative rebalancing, utilizing fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Wayne Smith III is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience and has been with Insight Wealth Partners since 2010. He holds a Series 63 license and serves as the managing member of a commercial real estate management company in Plano, TX. Insight Wealth Partners is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses with financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm employs a strategic investment process that integrates Modern Portfolio Theory, sector rotation, momentum modeling, and a Synthetic Equity Portfolio strategy, while also conducting due diligence on third-party managers and providing ongoing portfolio oversight.

Matthew Fitzsimmons is a financial advisor at The Watchman Group, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with The Watchman Group since 2017 and also has a long tenure at True North Advisors, LLC dating back to 2003. Fitzsimmons is not engaged in any investment-related business outside of his advisory role. The Watchman Group provides fee-only wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes customized, asset-allocation-driven portfolios and employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis in its research process.

Toby Harris is a financial advisor at EQ Wealth Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Commonwealth Financial Network. EQ Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, foundations, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs an active, tactical investment approach combining ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, along with tax-aware trading and regular rebalancing.

Benino Torrez III is a financial advisor at Insight Wealth Partners in Plano, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He has been with Insight Wealth Partners since 2022 and previously worked for the City of Fort Worth for eleven years. Insight Wealth Partners offers financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm employs a blend of Modern Portfolio Theory–based asset allocation and tactical strategies, including a Synthetic Equity Portfolio, and conducts due diligence on third-party managers while providing ongoing portfolio oversight.

Paul Heemann is a financial advisor at WSA Affiliates, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with WSA Affiliates since 2011. Outside of advisory work, he conducts limited administrative services for Robbins, Cobb, Jenkins and Assoc. PLLC. WSA Affiliates provides advisory referral and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on assessing client needs and coordinating referrals to other advisors. The firm operates with a small team and does not manage client assets directly.

Julie Nielsen is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Vann Equity Management LLC in Plano, TX, with six years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Edward Jones, LPL Financial dba PWG Financial, and several other firms. She also works part-time as an administrative assistant at Edward Jones in a non-investment capacity. Vann Equity Management LLC is a mid-sized, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a blend of model-based and customized strategies across various asset classes and incorporates sub-advisory relationships for specialized real estate investments.

John Jackson III is a financial advisor at Madden Asset Management in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Madden Securities Corporation since 2002. Madden Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and consulting to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, foundations, and other organizations. The firm develops client-specific investment policies and allocates assets across multiple instruments using both fundamental and technical analysis.