Brandon Ratzlaff is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Cypress Point Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he contributes as a researcher with the Income Lab Academic Research Council and serves on the investment committee for Partners for Sacred Places. Cypress Point Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and select family office clients, providing financial planning, discretionary investment management, family office services, and private fund advisory and administrative services. The firm emphasizes long-term, low-turnover investment strategies with diversified portfolios and offers specialized family office support and private fund involvement.

Cinthia Saenz is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She focuses on guiding families and entrepreneurs through significant financial milestones, including employment transitions, retirement, and business growth or divestiture. Saenz and her team develop personalized wealth management strategies aimed at fostering growth and financial security, while emphasizing high-level client service to achieve client satisfaction. Her areas of client expertise include family wealth management, retirement income planning, portfolio management, tax minimization, and services tailored for endowments, foundations, non-profits, and small businesses. Fluent in both Spanish and English, Saenz holds a Bachelor's Degree from New Mexico State University and carries the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. As a naturalized immigrant and mother of two, she values being present and prepared during life’s changes, striving to provide clients with confidence and trustworthy guidance. Outside of her professional role, Saenz enjoys running, traveling, biking, dancing, hiking, music, pickleball, reading, spending time with family, and watching movies.

Elizabeth Trecartin is a financial advisor at Penn Davis McFarland Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab bank since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Air B&B. Penn Davis McFarland serves high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning and family office services. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach focused on publicly traded equities and bonds, and manages approximately $1.36 billion in assets across about 211 client relationships.

Susan Bryant is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Arrowroot Family Office, LLC in Dallas, TX, and has over 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at The MB Group, LLC for 17 years and is currently CEO of Unboxed Advisors, LLC, which provides accounting, tax, and business advisory services. Arrowroot Family Office offers multi-family office and investment advisory services to a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals and various entities. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation using analytics and employs ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, along with offering discretionary and non-discretionary management and various administrative services.

Kelly Snider is a financial advisor at Beaird Harris with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Beaird Harris since 2021, following previous roles at Fidelity Investments from 2016 to 2021. Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered, fee-only advisory firm that manages approximately $2.27 billion across 800 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified, low-cost funds and alternative strategies managed primarily on a discretionary, long-term basis.

Stephen Jenkins is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Strategic Portfolio Solutions, LLC and also serves as president of Lake Tower Financial Management, a firm he branded that provides insurance, annuity sales, and financial planning services. Jenkins is a board member of Grapevine Ambucs, a charitable service group focused on fundraising and strategic planning. Strategic Portfolio Solutions primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and retirement plan participants. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and consulting, with tailored portfolios that include traditional and active investment strategies, and provides divorce-planning services and educational workshops.

Laura Blair is a financial advisor at Vaquero Private Wealth, Ltd. in Dallas, TX, with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Merrill, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Syntal Capital Partners prior to joining Vaquero Private Wealth in 2019. Vaquero Private Wealth offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional and tax-advantaged accounts. The firm builds customized, diversified portfolios using fundamental, cyclical, and technical research, incorporating a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, private funds, and derivatives.

Kenneth Hopkins is a financial advisor with Orion Wealth Management LLC in Richardson, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 42 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with LPL Financial LLC and Advisor Resource Council. Hopkins serves as a FINRA arbitrator in Texas. Orion Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory, focusing on long-term trading across various asset classes and offers both custody account management and advisory oversight of held-away retirement accounts.

Wesley Mc Millan is a financial advisor at Murphy & Sylvest with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Pinnacle Elite and Financial Service Transition. Murphy & Sylvest provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a disciplined investment process combining strategic asset allocation with fundamental and quantitative analysis, typically using a long-term, buy-and-hold approach.

Gary Estes is a financial advisor at Perryman Financial Advisory, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Perryman Financial Advisory since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he is president of Garmarjon, LLC, an oil and gas company. Perryman Financial Advisory, Inc. is a six-advisor team managing approximately $796 million for around 432 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan services, combining fundamental and technical analysis with ongoing portfolio management.

Donald Hall is a financial advisor with MIAI, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at MIAI, Inc. and Maplewood Investment Advisors since 2012. MIAI, Inc. is a team-based advisory firm managing approximately $213 million for around 274 clients, providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers services through its proprietary MIAI Advisor Program and the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange platform, typically managing assets on a discretionary basis guided by client questionnaires and investment policy statements.

Kevin Bonn is a financial advisor at Martinsen Wealth Management with over two decades of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Sanford Advisors, Inc. and Benchmark Innovative Solutions. Martinsen Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and estate-planning coordination, employing a range of investment strategies including direct and strategic indexing, options overlays, and tactical allocations.

Colesen Evans is a financial advisor with Lexington Hill Partners, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lexington Hill Partners in 2019, he worked at Cypress Point Wealth Management and Winstead PC. Lexington Hill Partners provides wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth families, including trusts and corporate entities. The firm focuses on long-term, low-turnover portfolios with diversified asset allocation and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside tailored consulting services for complex family needs.

Robert Maxwell is a financial advisor at Collective Wealth Advisors LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held roles at several homebuilding companies including D. R. Horton, Toll Brothers, Olivia Clarke Homes, Mattamy Homes, and Lennar. Outside of his advisory work, he is also active as a real estate agent with Toll Brothers. Collective Wealth Advisors LLC offers fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm combines independent account administration, access to multiple sub-advisors, and educational seminars to support client goals and provide plan-level fiduciary services.

Ethan Mayo is a financial advisor at Fluent Financial, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 credential. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Private Client Services and Fidelity Investments. Mayo’s background includes diverse work experience outside finance, such as roles in property management, fitness, and hospitality. Fluent Financial serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities, managing approximately $330 million on a discretionary basis. The firm offers asset management through wrap-fee accounts and provides financial planning and pension consulting, employing a range of investment strategies guided by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Raymond Brubaker is a financial advisor at View Capital RIA, LP in Dallas, TX, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with View Capital RIA and its affiliated firm, VCA Securities, since 2011. View Capital RIA, LP manages approximately $1.82 billion for a client base that includes individuals, ultra-high-net-worth families, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides advisory and consulting services through two programs, offers access to multiple asset classes, and employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation modeling, and independent manager selection within both discretionary and non-discretionary account structures.

Stephanie Byrd is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Bluffview Ria since 2005. Byrd is based in Dallas, TX. View Capital RIA, LP provides investment advisory and consulting services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through advisory and consulting programs. The firm constructs portfolios by selecting and monitoring independent asset managers and oversees pooled investment vehicles that offer access to private equity, direct debt, and energy opportunities.

Levi McMellian is a financial advisor at CFO4Life with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at CFO4Life Group, LLC since 2017, Ausdal Financial Partners since 2012, and CFO4LIFE, Inc. from 2007 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he owns MGMT4Life, LLC, which provides management and oversight services to CFO4Life, and is involved in several other business activities including insurance sales, tax preparation, business consulting, and fitness center ownership. CFO4Life offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management services to affluent individuals, business executives, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs diversified asset allocation models across various asset classes and utilizes institutional research and technology tools to tailor portfolios according to each client’s objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Norma Spencer is a financial advisor with Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC in Richardson, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has worked with Bland Garvey, PC, and Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors since 2006. Outside of her advisory role, Spencer manages retirement services at Bland Garvey, PC, dedicating significant time to this non-investment-related accounting function. Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC provides investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing long-term, buy-and-hold asset allocation primarily using passively managed mutual funds and model portfolios.

James Perryman is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Perryman Financial Advisory, Inc. and Perryman Securities, Inc., where he has worked since 2001 and 2002, respectively. He serves on the investment committee for the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas, overseeing the endowment’s outside investment manager. Perryman Financial Advisory, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser with a six-advisor team managing approximately $796 million for about 432 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a process that combines fundamental and technical analysis with ongoing portfolio management.