Charles Mays is a financial advisor with Mariner Independent in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mays Wealth Management Group LLC since 2020, serving as managing partner and providing investment advisory services through Mariner Platform Solutions. His prior experience includes roles at Sloan Investment Management and Smith Anglin Financial, LLC. Mariner Independent offers investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm combines independent adviser expertise with model portfolios, third-party managers, and institutional resources, supporting both discretionary management and retirement plan services.

Michael Curtis is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Brighton Jones LLC since 2021 and previously spent four years at Tolleson Wealth Management. Curtis is based in Dallas, TX. Brighton Jones serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth families, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive wealth services such as family office solutions, discretionary investment management, and tax preparation. The firm uses a holistic, balance-sheet approach and provides clients access to private investment opportunities and affiliated investment managers.

Terry Thompkins II is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Level Four Advisory Services. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of financial advising, he is also a self-employed musician, composer, producer, and band director. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across 115 advisors and a diverse client base. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios and a mix of affiliated and third-party sub-advisers.

Ashley Clark is a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Root Financial Partners in 2026, Ashley worked at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC for six years and has additional experience in accounting and healthcare-related roles. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement plans. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and offers educational programming and self-directed financial academies separate from advisory services.

Kevin Welch is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include over two decades at Fidelity Brokerage Services and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a treasurer for Sunshine Scout, an S corporation formed for his daughters' business. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion for a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios developed internally or through sub-advisers.

Richard Goodwin is a financial advisor at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Realta in 2023, he spent 14 years at Titan Securities. Outside of advising, Goodwin is a partial owner of a restaurant business and operates a tax-focused financial services firm. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and various institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, utilizing diversified asset allocation and managing portfolios through in-house or third-party managers.

Joshua Perry is a financial advisor with Brighton Jones LLC in Dallas, TX. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Brighton Jones, he worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and has a background that includes multiple roles in education. Brighton Jones serves individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, business entities, and trusts. The firm provides comprehensive wealth services including financial planning, discretionary investment management, tax preparation, and access to private investment opportunities, using a holistic, balance-sheet approach to client advice.

John Rutledge Sr. is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has been with Hilltop Securities since 2016. Rutledge is involved in community activities, serving as a board member of the Highland Park High School Alumni Association and participating in the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, including volunteer roles at the Byron Nelson Championship. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm uses an open-architecture platform and offers a range of managed account programs, including municipal bond strategies co-advised by Franklin Templeton Group and sub-advised by Western Asset Management.

James Jones is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 50 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2000 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he manages Elan Associates, LLC, which holds intellectual property related to trading software. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $2.25 billion in assets and offers a range of portfolio management programs and retirement-plan fiduciary services through an open-architecture platform.

Hannah Murray is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having six years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Thrivent Financial, Thrivent Investment Management Inc, National Financial Services LLC, Fidelity Investments, and MML Investors Service, LLC. Prior to her advisory career, she worked at Andrew Associates and Kohl’s. Thrivent Advisor Network serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $6.8 billion in assets. The firm offers customized investment strategies that often emphasize low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supported by discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to independent managers and fee-based investment products.

Gavin Pucciarello is a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Avantax and 1st Global Advisors before joining Apollon in 2025. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, sub-advisory, and consulting, employing a combination of centrally managed models and locally managed portfolios.

Matthew Sanchez is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with a Series 65 registration and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has held positions with AdvisorEdgeOS LLC and Ascend Financial Group, LLC. Outside of finance, he has been involved with Switchback Coffee Roasters. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, along with technology and operational support for other advisers through a managed account platform.

Jordan Schwartz is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He is the owner of Jean and Jordan, LLC, a virtual success coaching company, and maintains a blog targeted at millennials. His prior experience includes roles at Bass Realty and operating independent leasing and consulting businesses. Strategic Wealth Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and select business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to develop tailored investment plans, which are typically managed on a discretionary basis and may include allocations to private placements and externally managed vehicles.

Robert Wolf is a financial advisor with Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC in McKinney, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms, including TF Wealth Management and SagePoint Financial, and serves as president of both MPWM, Inc. dba TF Insurance and Financial Solutions and Terra Firma Business & Financial Consultants, LLC. Besides advising, he is involved in business consulting and operates several closely held business interests in tax services, marketing, and restoration. Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professional advisers, and retirement plans. The firm provides portfolio management, retirement plan services, and a web-based asset management platform, utilizing third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios in both discretionary and non-discretionary engagements.

Angela Tacco is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Edward Jones from 2010 to 2019 before joining Level Four Financial, LLC, and Level Four Advisory Services. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as a retirement planning educational seminar facilitator with AARP and serves as an instructor at Tarrant County Community College and Texas Christian University. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion across 115 advisors and 13,865 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services.

Richard Lee Jr. is a CFP® and CFA® with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Lee Financial Corporation since 2010. He serves on the board of directors of Wynne/Jackson Inc., a real estate development firm, although he has not been active in this role for several years. Lee Financial Company, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a team-based model focusing on tailored portfolios and also acts as investment adviser to private pooled investment vehicles.

Gilbert Herrick Jr. is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Momentum Independent Network since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee of Wilshire Baptist Church. Momentum Independent Network Inc. provides investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services to individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and integrates broker-dealer operations with banking and municipal advisory services within the Hilltop group.

Jennifer Armstrong is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Lee Financial Corporation since 1997. Lee Financial Company provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to a range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates with a team-based model centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and manages both traditional portfolios and affiliated private partnerships.

Frank Zaccardo is a financial advisor at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Gump Productions, a home-based business that sells his personal photography. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a broad range of clients including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory services, operating an open-architecture platform that frequently employs third-party managers and provides integrated insurance-linked account management.

Laura Sweeney is a financial advisor with The Mather Group, LLC in Plano, TX. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 23 years of industry experience. Prior to joining The Mather Group in 2021, she worked for Southern Wealth Investment Advisors LLC for 16 years. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm utilizes an evidence-based investment approach with customizable strategies, supported by AI and machine-learning tools under human oversight.