Galen Rasche is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at Savant Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC and Weinheimer Wealth Management, and spent twelve years at the Electric Power Research Institute. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.

Jeffrey Meinbresse is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Austin, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience. Meinbresse has been with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and has also worked with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in KTN Thermodynamics, a company producing automotive engine parts. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Edward Meyer is a CFP® and Series 66 holder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner in Austin, TX, having previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab, SVB Investment Services Inc., Silicon Valley Bank, Faurecia, Cummins, and Donner Aquatic Center. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations, and private funds, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and third-party managers. The firm combines in-house research with third-party allocations across a wide range of strategies and integrates tax, accounting, and financial wellness services alongside portfolio management.

Robert Graham is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower in various capacities since 2015, with a two-year period of self-employment. Outside of his advisory role, Graham serves on the City of Irvine Investment Advisory Committee and is involved with the Orange County Sheriff’s Advisory Council and their Professional Service Responder program. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach combines manager selection with multi-manager solutions involving both affiliated and third-party managers, utilizing proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Chanise Littlefield is a CFP® professional at Schwab Wealth Advisory with four years of industry experience. She has held various roles within the Charles Schwab organization since 2022 and previously worked in financial services at PFS Investments Inc. and Primerica Financial Services. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in selling self-published children's books on Amazon. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using proprietary asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm conducts annual financial reviews and offers investment recommendations while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Douglas Hunt is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and PFS™ designations and has held managing member roles at WHA CPAs and Heartland Wealth Advisors, firms that were acquired by Creative Planning. He remains involved in transitioning clients from these entities. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by tax-efficient and private market strategies.

Jon Fletcher is a financial advisor with SPC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at SPC since 2017 and also operates Prime Wealth Strategies, LLC, a financial services firm based in Austin, TX. Fletcher is involved with the West Austin Chamber of Commerce and is a managing member of Prime Wealth Properties, LLC, which owns the office condo housing his practice. SPC serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a network of over 460 advisors and manages approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, with a corporate structure that integrates affiliated broker-dealers and insurance agencies, supporting a broad range of fiduciary and non-fiduciary retirement services.

Sarah Quinn is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Her career has been predominantly with Commonwealth Financial Network, where she has worked in multiple periods since 2016, including her current role at PlanWise Financial Group since 2026. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with various managed-account programs, access to third-party managers, and comprehensive back-office services.

Lovess Henry is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining CWM, Henry worked at LPL Financial and spent over a decade at Sigma Financial. Outside of advisory work, he is also a commissioned notary. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios supported by an in-house Investment Committee and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan solutions.

Ruben Benavides is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions with BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, BBVA Securities Inc., and COMPASS Bank from 2015 to 2021. Outside of his advisory work, he is an owner and landlord of a rental property unrelated to his investment activities. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and invests via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Brian Esway is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Austin, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Esway has been with Eagle Strategies since 2006 and is also affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a youth baseball coach for Western Hills Little League. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and corporate and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis and offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

James Wolslager is a financial advisor at &Partners with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked with firms including Merrill, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Outside of finance, he is involved in managing several full-service restaurants in Austin, Texas. &Partners serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm offers investment management and advisory services through a mix of proprietary and third-party strategies, utilizing the Envestnet platform and NFS brokerage infrastructure.

Alexander Sweeney is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Vanguard Group and has been involved in fixed insurance sales through American Senior Benefits. Integrity Alliance is a large advisor network serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and brokerage services, including portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing various allocation strategies and third-party managers.

Joshua Ford is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. He has nine years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial and Thrivent Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he provides private baseball instruction for children in Cedar Park, TX. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, combining predominantly long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and discretionary or non-discretionary account management.

Steven Sutton is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Sanctuary Advisors since 2021 and previously worked at Sanctuary Securities, Inc. and World Equity Group. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as executor for a family estate. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charities through a nationwide network of more than 400 independent adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a range of investment approaches and a fiduciary standard when advisory agreements are in place.

Juan Barcena is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Barcena Financial Group and 6Pillars Financial Services. Barcena serves as a board member for both the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Foundation for Better Business Bureau. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Kyle Cook is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Austin Private Wealth, TIAA-CREF, and Edward Jones. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, offering services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

William Bruner is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower Advisors, he worked at Dell Technologies and Chicken Express. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad mix of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, using both affiliated and third-party managers, with offerings that include discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Christian Zajac is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 3 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations. His prior roles include positions at Colonial Savings, F.A. and Empower Financial Services, Inc. Empower Advisory Group primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering financial planning and investment management through a model integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Deron Ferrell is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica since 2012 and is involved in oil and gas exploration as a personal investment. Ferrell also owns Ferrell Financial Enterprises Inc. and has a background with World Financial Group and WealthWave. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, offering investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services through a network of over 1,000 advisors. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory services.