Jason Preston is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2012 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of a real estate business in North Richland Hills, Texas. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and offers a range of supplemental strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Scott Kimmel is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Life Insurance Company since 1998 and Principal Securities Inc. since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he sells fixed life insurance and fixed annuities through various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Stephen Beckmann is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, based in Bedford, TX, and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrity Alliance in 2026, he worked in multiple roles at Bankers Life from 2022 to 2026. He also spent 15 years with the Hurst Euless Bedford Independent School District. Beckmann’s non-investment business activities include recruiting and training insurance agents for Bankers Life, focusing on life and health insurance products. Integrity Alliance is an enterprise firm serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans through a large network of over 300 independent advisors managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers, utilizing multiple investment approaches and platforms.

Jenna Sands is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Fort Worth, TX. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance, and she spent eight years with Plano ISD. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm focuses on tailored recommendations and provides solutions across multiple program types, including fee-based advice and retirement plan consulting.

Adaryan Jones is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 66 designations and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Big Insurance Group for three years and has a background that includes five years at Texas Tech. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates through an integrated model tied to Empower’s administrative platforms.

John Auger is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in El Paso, TX, bringing three years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to his advisory career, he served in the United States Army for 25 years, retiring in 2022. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, using a centralized Investment Management Team to design and manage model portfolios with a range of mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Joshua Jalowiec is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to his advisory role, he served in various capacities with the U.S. Air Force, including assignments with the 26th Intelligence Squadron and the U.S. Air Force Academy. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized Investment Management Team to design and manage model portfolios and third-party managers.

Kimberly Cortez is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Fort Worth, TX. Her prior experience includes roles at several First Command affiliated entities. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs featuring model portfolios managed by a centralized Investment Management Team.

Duane Aponte is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at BBVA Securities Inc., BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, Inc., and COMPASS Bank. He has been with PNC Investments since 2021. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account pilot for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests in approved mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Marcus Little Sr. is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Fort Worth, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining First Command, Marcus worked at Verizon Connect and AT&T. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, managing portfolios through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

John Weitzer is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with First Command Advisory Services in Fort Worth, TX, where he has worked since 2017. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Bank NA from 2011 to 2016. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs that use model portfolios and third-party managers, with investment decisions made by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Mary Elliott is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill for 20 years and BB&T Securities for 3 years before joining Truist in 2018. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platform arrangements and AI-enabled research tools.

Robert Wilson is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services in Fort Worth, TX. He has been with First Command Advisory Services since 2015 and has worked at affiliated First Command entities since 2013. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, using a centralized Investment Management Team to design and monitor model portfolios and select third-party managers.

Chester Dymek III is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with First Command Advisory Services since 2015 and also owns AllCav Finance, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an unpaid guest instructor for ROTC programs at several universities, providing financial education and supporting related events and initiatives. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a longstanding focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized Investment Management Team to design and manage portfolios with discretionary authority.

Philip Jones is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at the Texas Workforce Commission from 2009 to 2021 and as an agent with Agia since 2022. Outside of advising, he co-owns several rental properties with his wife. VALIC Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and operating with a large advisor network.

Deborah Smith is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Sanders Morris Harris Inc. and SMH Capital Advisors from 2011 to 2017 before joining First Command Financial Planning, Inc. in 2017. Outside of advisory work, she has been involved in an owner-financed house sale, managing records and payments for a property sold with her husband. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a long-standing focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs, utilizing a centralized Investment Management Team to design and monitor model portfolios and select third-party managers.

Walter May is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Fort Worth, TX. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 38 years of industry experience. May has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 1997 and operates May Financial Solutions, LLC, which he founded in 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent ferry pilot for high-performance aircraft and serves on several community boards, including the Mid-Cities Joint Airport Zoning Board and the Boy Scouts of America. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of advisers. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis and offers multiple program types tailored to individual and institutional client objectives.

Andrew Zacharias is a CFA® charterholder based in Fort Worth, TX, with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2005. Luther King Capital Management Corporation advises a range of institutional and individual clients, offering separately managed portfolios, sub-advisory and model portfolio services, and serving as investment adviser to seven mutual funds. The firm employs fundamental, bottom-up analysis across multiple equity and fixed income strategies and manages approximately $31.5 billion in regulatory assets.

Jonathan Kluck is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has one year of experience in financial services and previously served 25 years in the United States Army followed by five years at Amazon Web Services. He is also affiliated with the Adams Five Star School District. First Command Advisory Services serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Katherine Hansen is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, all with First Command Advisory Services in Fort Worth, TX. She operates an eBay business selling vintage toys, books, and household items. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and a range of wrap-fee asset management programs through a centralized investment management team that selects and monitors model portfolios and third-party managers.