Vyoma Patel is a financial advisor at Strata Wealth Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Mutual Securities, Inc. and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Patel is also an independent insurance agent, assisting clients with life, disability, and long-term care insurance matters. Strata Wealth Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and cash management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm employs a tailored investment approach that includes equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and alternative investments, supported by ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Dan Klein is a financial advisor with First Western Securities, Inc. in Hurst, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with First Western Securities since 1995. 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 approach using a variety of investment instruments and custom-manages accounts to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Ross Powell is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Insight Wealth Partners since 2020. Prior to this, he worked for six years at KHA Accountants, PLLC. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and Licensed Insurance Agent, providing tax preparation, accounting services, and insurance product recommendations outside of his advisory role. 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 blend of Modern Portfolio Theory–based asset allocation and tactical strategies, including a Synthetic Equity Portfolio, while also conducting due diligence on third-party managers and providing ongoing portfolio oversight.

Jerred Crowley is a financial advisor with Bright Wealth Management, LLC in Lewisville, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. Before entering the financial sector, he worked in other industries such as Cotiviti and Audio Fidelity. 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 with tailored asset-allocation models and continuous supervision, managing approximately $265 million across roughly 175 clients.

Kara Wilson is a financial advisor at Moss, Luse & Womble, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at East Texas Baptist University and Parker School Uniforms, LLC. Moss, Luse & Womble serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses a tactical allocation approach focused on exchange-traded funds and mutual funds and offers additional services such as accounting, tax preparation, and estate planning.

Kiran Patel is a financial advisor with Westpark Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Arlington, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, Cetera Advisors LLC, and Chase Investment Services Corp. Outside of his advisory work, Patel is involved in Medicare health insurance sales. Westpark Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and works closely with clients to define objectives and risk tolerance, often managing assets on a non-discretionary basis requiring client approval for trades.

Andreya Weadon is a financial advisor at ISC Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Institutional Securities Corporation since 1997. ISC Advisors, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, foundations, and other institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, pension consulting, participant education, and limited-scope advisory services, and offers a proprietary managed-account program alongside sub-advisor collaborations and educational workshops.

Stephen Howard is a financial advisor at Howard Financial Services, Ltd. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Howard Financial Services since 2011. Howard Financial Services, Ltd. is a fee-only wealth management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, tax and legacy planning, and business succession and M&A consulting, typically managing client portfolios on a discretionary basis with strategic asset allocation across multiple asset classes.

Emily Schulman is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Guidestone Advisors. Her prior roles include positions with Equitable Advisors, LLC, AXA Advisors, and GuideStone Financial Resources. She also has experience with Dallas Baptist University and involvement with Girlstart. Guidestone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a faith-based investing policy and primarily implements client strategies through model portfolios and discretionary management.

Adam Keller is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Apeiron in Dallas, TX. His work history includes roles at Three Oaks Advisory Group, Aperion RIA, LLC, WFG Investments Inc, and Ameriprise. Outside of his advisory work, he is a member-owner of AKRELLA LLC, a business management entity, and he also works as an independent insurance agent, dedicating about 10% of his time to selling recommended insurance products. Apeiron provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a discretionary, holistic approach to portfolio management, utilizing multiple analysis methods and a range of investment options while acting as a fiduciary for retirement accounts.

Crystal Billing is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked at SFMG Wealth Advisors since 2016, following roles at Cfo4 Life, L.P., LPL Financial, and Spectrum Strategies, L.L.C. She holds a Series 66 license. SFMG Wealth Advisors is a team-based firm providing integrated financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm’s approach includes personalized investment programs guided by an investment policy statement and a centralized Investment Committee, with services that span mutual funds, ETFs, private equity, private credit, and estate and tax coordination.

Victor Berlizov is a financial advisor at Cottonwood Capital Advisors in Irving, TX, holding a Series 65 designation. He has worked in the industry since 2021, with prior experience at BAKC, LLP, CBIZ, Inc., Farrell & Hardeman, LLC, and B&T Advisors, LLC. Cottonwood Capital Advisors provides financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and discretionary asset management for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm employs a mix of asset allocation, fundamental and quantitative analysis, and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using third-party platforms and models grounded in modern portfolio theory.

Landon Mc Bride is a financial advisor with Openair Financial, LLC in Southlake, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AssetBuilder, Inc., Hedgeserv, Cobra Trading, Inc., TD AMERITRADE, Refinitiv US LLC, and Redi Global Technologies LLC. Openair Financial provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and educational seminars to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis and includes a range of strategies with ongoing portfolio reviews for suitability, rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting.

Albi Kacani is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Howard Financial Services, Ltd. since 2013. Howard Financial Services provides personalized investment management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and employs fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis in security selection and portfolio construction.

Shannon Pope is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at SFMG Wealth Advisors since 2018. Prior to joining SFMG, Pope worked at RGT Wealth Advisors and PFG Advisors. SFMG Wealth Advisors is a team-based wealth management firm that provides integrated financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm builds personalized investment programs guided by an investment policy statement and a centralized Investment Committee, offering a combination of strategic allocations, tactical adjustments, and options for values-based investing.

Tai Chu is a CFP® certificant with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fidelity and its affiliated entities from 2004 to 2023 before joining Beaird Harris in 2023. Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only registered advisory firm with 18 advisors managing approximately $2.27 billion for around 800 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans using a Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach with diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside alternative investments.

Anthony Lara is a financial advisor with DHL Wealth Management LLC in Richardson, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Peak American Investment Advisors, Inc. for six years. Lara is also a licensed insurance agent with American Senior Benefits. DHL Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering estate-planning referrals and educational seminars. The firm follows a long-term, risk-based investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, with discretionary management and quarterly reviews.

Annie Adkison is a financial advisor at GDS Wealth Management with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at USAA Investment Management Company and Raymond James Financial Services. GDS Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $1.8 billion in assets across 22 advisors, focusing on asset allocation using model portfolios developed with research from Raymond James.

Jim Wagner is a financial advisor at Signal Securities, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Signal Securities since 2013. Wagner is the founder of Navicors Wealth Management, a financial planning business. Signal Securities provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on risk management through diversification and a consultative process, offering model-based portfolios and separately managed accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Rachel Niemuth is a financial advisor at Requisite Capital Management LLC in Dallas, TX, with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including UBS Financial Services Inc and Halcyon Wealth Advisors. She joined Requisite Capital Management in 2019, where she is part of a six-advisor team. Requisite Capital Management provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a flexible investment approach and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.