Deborah Cornes is a CFP® and securities license holder with four years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Facet and previously worked at Baker Avenue Asset Management, EPIQ Capital Group, and Fidelity Investments. Facet provides tiered, subscription-based financial planning and investment services to individual members across a wide range of wealth levels. The firm delivers holistic financial planning using a Total Financial Life Resources framework and employs discretionary asset-allocation programs primarily based on ETFs, with an emphasis on fixed subscription fees rather than percentage-of-assets charges.

Susan Iverson is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She is currently with Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC and has prior experience at Financial Gravity Wealth, Inc. and SYNERGY Business Resources, where she has been involved for over 10 years. Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professional investment advisers, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement-plan services, and a web-based asset management platform for independent advisers, typically implementing client strategies through third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios.

Robert Luman is a financial advisor at Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at multiple firms including Legacy Retirement Solutions, where he is also co-founder and an insurance agent. Outside of his advisory role, Luman serves as a pastor at Friendship Baptist Church, providing sermons, teaching, and spiritual counseling. Signal Advisors Wealth operates a turnkey asset management platform serving independent RIAs, co-branded investment adviser representatives, and their retail clients. The firm utilizes a primarily top-down, tactical asset allocation approach and supports a large number of retail accounts through its platform, handling trading, rebalancing, and administrative functions under limited discretionary authority.

Christopher Baker is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Dallas, TX. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, and Cetera Wealth Services. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm operates primarily through a network of CPA firms and registered Advisor Representatives and manages assets using firm-designed style allocation models with an emphasis on tax-intelligent strategies.

Austin Roesler is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with BakerAvenue in Southlake, TX, and has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., TD Ameritrade, Ameriprise, Wells Fargo, and other financial firms. BakerAvenue provides wealth management, financial planning, and family office services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions, offering a range of strategies that combine tactical allocation, quantitative analysis, and fundamental research. The firm also delivers consolidated household reporting and expanded services including trust and digital asset advice.

Thomas Philipp is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. since 2013 and is also affiliated with Professional Wealth Management Group. Outside of his advisory roles, he owns Professional Planning Group Inc. and serves as an independent representative for fixed insurance business. Geneos Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment advisory, and brokerage services, employing a range of analytic methods and investment strategies tailored to client needs.

Ashley Liggins is a financial advisor at Ally Invest Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Clientwise LLC, TD Ameritrade, Insight Global, and J. Kelly & Associates. Liggins manages product advisor services and operations for Ally Invest Advisors, focusing on wealth product management. Ally Invest Advisors serves a large retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through automated web-based services and advisor-led guidance. The firm uses ETFs in pre-set model allocations based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates digital processes to manage tens of thousands of client accounts.

Thomas Thompson is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Momentum Independent Network Inc. He has worked with SWS Financial Services for over three decades. Outside of his advisory role, Thompson serves as a member of the St Marks Endowment Committee, a religious nonprofit organization in Arlington, TX. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking clients, offering advisory and brokerage services through a platform model that integrates third-party managers and Envestnet for investment management and trading.

Wallace Carlson is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Advisory Services Network since 2018 and previously at TL Private Wealth and Allstate Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory role, Carlson is the owner and president of Fruit of the Vine, Ltd., a service corporation related to his financial practice. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, overseeing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets.

Anthony Palasota II is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Advisory Services Network and Fidelity, where he has worked since 1997 in various capacities including brokerage and personal advisory services. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing diverse investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

John Surenkamp is a financial advisor with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC in Arlington, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Apollon in 2026, he worked as an Investment Adviser Representative from 2020 to 2026 and was employed at Spirit Halloween Superstores, LLC from 2016 to 2022. He is also the president and owner of Sage Annuities LLC, a business that sells fixed and indexed annuities. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, businesses, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines centrally managed model strategies with locally managed portfolios, employs fundamental analysis with tactical allocations, and offers ESG risk-based models and tax management tools across its multi-team network.

Van Freeman is a financial advisor with Western Wealth Management LLC in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Western Wealth Management since 2019 and previously with FWPAM, LLC and LPL Financial. Western Wealth Management LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable and corporate entities, other advisers, and pension/retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional investment management through a decentralized network of 88 advisers, employing strategies that include ETFs, mutual funds, equities, bonds, alternatives, derivatives, and cryptocurrency products.

Daniel Garcia is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors in Southlake, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses with six years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and Travelex. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors serving over 20,000 clients across 66 offices and managing approximately $23.9 billion in assets. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using centrally managed portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Management team.

Nickolas Bortells is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fisher Investments for six years and held roles at Abbott Laboratories in Nutrition and Diabetes Care. His experience includes work with both investment advisory and retirement planning services. Foundations Investment Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.1 billion across nearly 300 investment adviser representatives. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, and registered investment companies with portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services through a network of local advisers using model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers.

Ashley Stephenson is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Parallel Advisors, LLC since 2023 and previously spent two years at Ellevest and seven years at Tolleson Wealth Management. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across multiple asset classes and incorporates technology platforms for tax-efficient rebalancing and held-away account management.

Sharon Mora Schulz is a financial advisor at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. based in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation. She has experience working with Cetera Wealth Services, LLC since 2025 and has been with Avantax in various roles since 2023. Prior to these positions, she spent 17 years at RetireBetter. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm operates primarily through a network of CPA firms and registered advisors, managing approximately $7.57 billion in assets across more than 7,500 clients as of the end of 2025.

John Keene is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cary Street Partners and previously led Keene & Associates, Inc. for over three decades. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and other institutions. The firm employs a consultative approach to develop client profiles and investment programs, utilizing both third-party managers and in-house resources across a range of traditional and alternative strategies.

Tyler Maness is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial and Ameriprise Financial Services. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans using a variety of portfolio management strategies and incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its approach.

Colton Baysinger is a financial advisor at Triad Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Sullivan Financial Partners, Caliber Home Loans, and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Baysinger is also an insurance agent selling fixed insurance and annuities through International Wealth Management DBA Sullivan Financial Partners. Triad Wealth Partners provides turnkey asset management services primarily to independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) and their clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a model-driven investment process focused on strategic asset allocation and offers sub-advisory investment management, tax-efficient model portfolios, and operational support to RIAs.

Leslie Kelly is a financial advisor at Ally Invest Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at TD Ameritrade. Kelly also serves as a Wealth Product Manager, supporting both Ally Invest Securities and Ally Invest Advisors in a dually registered capacity. Ally Invest Advisors serves a large retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through automated and advisor-led services. The firm utilizes ETF-based portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, with model allocations tailored across multiple risk tiers and strategy variants.