Anna Thouin is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and having two years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Ameriprise - Ecclesiastes Wealth Partners and Charles Schwab, along with periods dedicated to full-time education. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement and planning discussions, and investment recommendations across various asset classes. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within Charles Schwab, delivering advice using standard asset allocation models and research tools while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Tamara Friar is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at BBVA Wealth Solutions, BBVA Securities, Compass Bank, and BBVA Compass Insurance Agency. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and invests via approved model strategies involving mutual funds and ETFs.

Gene Dooley is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, based in Austin, TX, and has 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services, Bank of America, and Merrill. Dooley serves on the advisory council of Thornburg Investment Management and is involved with Seton 50, a nonprofit supporting Dell Seton Medical Center. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Emma Melone is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Austin, TX. She holds the Series 66 designation and has less than one year of industry experience. Her prior work experience includes roles at Equitable Advisors, LLC, Cintas Corporation, and Illinois State University. D.A. Davidson & Co. serves a diverse client base including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services under fiduciary standards, including retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for clients with over $20 million in net worth.

Armando Hernandez is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2010. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing both model and customized portfolios.

Mitchell Shubert is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Round Rock, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also associated with Agia, where he serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed models and operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Harold Rives III is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, bringing 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and The New England Guild, Inc. He serves on the board of Voce, Inc., a professional choral ensemble, and participates on the investment committees for St. John's Episcopal Church and the New Britain Museum of American Art. Private Advisor Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model utilizing a range of investment strategies and technology platforms while offering both proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Ryan Damra is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding the CFP® and Series 66 credentials and five years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Bank of America, Merrill, and VALIC Financial Advisors before joining Schwab. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Schwab’s standard asset allocation models and research tools. The firm delivers recommendations across various investment vehicles while clients retain final trading decisions, conducting at least annual account reviews.

Joseph Won is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Pflugerville, Texas, holding a Series 66 license and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Rocket Dollar Inc and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party planning methodologies with Empower’s administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Antonio Ponce is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2015 and is also affiliated with the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts since 2021. Outside of his advisory work, he operates AS Ponce Ventures LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory model and operates a broad advisor network supported by multiple program platforms.

Paul Rhyne is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously served in the US Army and US Coast Guard. He is a board member of O.U.R.R.R Worldwide Servant Leadership Academy, a nonprofit focused on providing leadership opportunities and mentorship to underprivileged children. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team.

Christopher Jones is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015, with additional experience at PlanWise Financial Group and as owner of Reed Lake Private Wealth. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as a co-trustee for a non-client trust. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, while providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to its affiliated advisors.

Cleopatra Morales is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. She is affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and has worked at Tony DeLeon & Associates since 2021. Morales has a long tenure with New York Life-related firms, including NYLIFE Securities and New York Life Insurance Co., dating back to 2003. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Ezra Lagan is a financial advisor at &Partners with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors, Foreside Fund Services, and Morgan Stanley among others. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partial owner and operator of BB’s, a food truck business in Austin, Texas. &Partners serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and private businesses, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis implemented through proprietary and third-party strategies, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Angelena Armstrong is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. Before joining TIAA-CREF in 2019, she worked with TD Ameritrade Investment Management and Scottrade. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in fitness as a Pilates instructor and yoga teacher. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, utilizing model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Robert Tabor is a financial advisor at Farther in Austin, TX, holding a Series 63 license with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Richard P Slaughter Associates for 27 years before joining Worth Financial Group Inc and Farther in recent years. Farther provides discretionary investment management and related advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a combination of digital platforms and in-person meetings. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing proprietary model portfolios, algorithmic rebalancing, and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

James Barnard is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Barnard also operates as an independent insurance agent through Hart Financial Group. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a multi-manager investment approach that incorporates both affiliated and third-party managers.

Bobby Gomez is a financial advisor with RBC Rochdale, LLC in Hutto, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Investment Management, United Capital Financial Advisers, JPMorgan Securities, and American Beacon Advisors. RBC Rochdale serves a broad client base including high net worth individuals, investment companies, corporations, and government entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach combining quantitative analysis and fundamental research, utilizing proprietary tools to tailor portfolios across various asset classes.

William Cornforth is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Cornforth is active as a musician, songwriter, and producer, and serves as president of his homeowners’ association. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers diverse financial services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and third-party money manager access, emphasizing recommendation-based advice primarily through non-discretionary arrangements.

Keith Baker II is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Austin, TX, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience and has operated his own firms under the names Keith A. Baker and Associates and B2 Wealth Solutions, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.