Jessica Blood is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and operates PlanWise Financial Group, a private entity through which she conducts securities, advisory, and insurance business. Her career includes roles at Austin Financial Partners and a long tenure at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2009. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services including custom portfolio solutions, third-party asset manager access, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Cameron Filbrandt is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Alamo Structural Steel and Nebraska Bank of Commerce. He operates a self-founded entity, O'Keefe Group/Solutions, alongside his advisory work. Ameritas Advisory Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by internal and third-party portfolio resources.

Jessie Wussow is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 designation and several years of experience in the industry, including prior roles at ML&R Wealth Management and Ark Financial Advisors. Jessie’s background also includes work outside finance at American Underground Construction. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, ranging from individuals to corporations and foundations. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and integrated private market investment options.

Carl Canga is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving with SPC and Sigma Financial. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Prime Wealth Strategies and sells non-variable insurance products. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services with a service model that includes discretionary management and collaboration with third-party managers.

Sarah Wasaff is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. She previously worked at ML&R Wealth Management from 2015 to 2024. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental techniques such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Samuel Froehlich is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2013 and is also associated with Avenue Wealth Management and Manifest Wealth. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member for Waterfront Academy, a Montessori school in Washington, D.C. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals and institutional sponsors. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jeremy Self is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones from 2019 to 2022 and has been involved with The Church at Lake Travis from 2007 to 2019. He is also co-owner of Cedarwood Financial Partners, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Matthew Diteresa is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School and is a member of the Board of Directors for St. Louis King of France. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, employing a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Matthew Diteresa is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked with Park Avenue Securities and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 1% owner of 3MA Holdings, LP. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party models.

Sarah Mcnutt is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Austin Private Wealth, LLC and AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she has a minority ownership interest in a real estate business based in Austin, TX. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Sezgi Kutay is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Their career includes roles at Charles Schwab Bank and optionsXpress, Inc., alongside a continuous tenure at Charles Schwab since 2015. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm utilizes standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools to recommend investments while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Cullen Williams is a financial advisor at Corient with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Capital Advisors, Inc., JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Scottrade Inc. Cullen is based in Austin, TX. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and alternative investments as appropriate.

Christopher Nickens is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Austin, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 22 years of industry experience. Nickens has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2016 and New York Life and Nylife Securities since 2004. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with ScholarshipGolf.com, an organization he has been associated with since 2003. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Daniel Fiala is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and with 12 years of industry experience. He has a background that includes roles at Itron Incorporated and Dell Technologies. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed to sell life and health insurance products, including variable life and annuity products. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and model-based allocations that incorporate asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm is noted for its use of market-timing and momentum-based strategies in some legacy programs.

Michael Rhodes is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He currently works at NewEdge Advisors and previously spent nineteen years at HUB Investment Partners. Rhodes conducts advisory services under the Everplan Wealth name within NewEdge Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing a variety of program structures and centralized due diligence supported by technology tools.

Thomas Thigpen is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Citigroup for nine years. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account pilot available to PNC Bank employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio implementation to third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

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. Prior to joining Voya in 2019, he worked at New York Life and NYLIFE Securities LLC from 2014 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is a commissioned notary public and operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides a variety of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and third-party money manager access, often delivering non-discretionary advice through multiple program structures.

Cassandra Davenport is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also affiliated with Clover Financial Group, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides a variety of financial services through multiple program structures, emphasizing recommendation-based advice 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.