James Shafer is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Momentum Independent Network Inc. He has been with SWS Financial Services since 2011. Shafer serves on the board of the Amarillo Area Estate Planning Council, a nonprofit organization. Momentum Independent Network (MIN) serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients through advisory and brokerage relationships. The firm uses a platform model with third-party managers and Envestnet for investment advice, account management, and offers a range of managed accounts, financial planning, and custody services.

Christopher Pate is a financial advisor with True North Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at True North Advisors since 2019 and serves as Managing Director of Western Commerce Group, LLC, a holding company of a broker/dealer, where he is involved in private equity. Prior to this, he was with Western Strategic Advisors, LLC and Western Research & Management, LLC from 2011 to 2018. True North Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and other institutions with financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach with a focus on value-oriented strategies, combining manager due diligence and quantitative tools to set client allocations and model outcomes.

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.

Katie McMahon is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hilltop Securities since 2016. Hilltop Securities serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services including managed accounts, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities, providing clients access to diverse investment strategies and open-architecture platforms.

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.

Carolyn Smith is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Lion Street Advisors and Kestra Financial Services. Outside of her advisory work, she is a senior partner at C3 Financial Partners, where she is involved in the sales and service of life, disability, and long-term care insurance. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm’s approach focuses on diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party platforms and investment products.

John Dix Jr. is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners in Dallas, TX, with 53 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors and USCA Securities LLC. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team SEC-registered wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets and serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services to pooled private funds, utilizing a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation.

Mark Gehlbach is a financial advisor at True North Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with True North Advisors since 2000. True North Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and other institutions by providing comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach with a focus on value-oriented strategies and organizes portfolios across four Functional Asset Classes: Equities, Fixed Income, Diversifiers, and Private Investments.

Philip Kistler is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Turtle Creek Trust in Dallas, TX. He has been with Turtle Creek Management since 2006, totaling 20 years at the affiliated firm. Turtle Creek Trust provides investment management and separately managed account services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis across equity, fixed income, and balanced strategies and manages most assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Duane Roberts is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. since 2008. Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. is an independent investment management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, high-net-worth individuals, banks, insurance companies, and public-sector entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary equity and fixed-income portfolio management with an emphasis on relative-value equity selection and fixed-income strategies focused on income and credit quality, incorporating ESG screening and client-directed social or faith-based exclusions.

Timothy Thurston is a financial advisor with Accelerate Retirement, holding Series 63 and 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NFP Retirement, LPL Financial, Visionpoint Advisory Group, Hub International, IPS Advisors, and MSI Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a Minister of Music at Community North Baptist Church in McKinney, Texas. Accelerate Retirement serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a primarily long-term allocation approach with customized portfolios and offers various fiduciary and advisory services for retirement plan sponsors.

Allan Peiser is a financial advisor at Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company with 25 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at several firms, including EisnerAmper and Avantax Advisory Services, Inc., and is also a contract partner at Eisner Advisory Group LLC, advising clients on tax transactions. Peiser is involved in theater production as a passive investor in the "Dear Evan Hansen" tours. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $5 billion in assets and focuses on asset allocation and diversification, utilizing third-party Independent Managers and technology platforms to support its 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.

Matthew Marcello is a CFP® licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with United Capital Financial Advisors and has previously worked at Apexium Financial LP, Purshe Kaplan Sterling, and owns Soundwatch Capital, LLC and Capstone Wealth Management, LLC. He also holds insurance licenses in life, health, and annuity lines and is involved with M Financial Group as a life insurance producer. United Capital Financial Advisors provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm supports customized investment strategies and operates a technology platform, FinLife Partners, which assists independent advisors while maintaining a broad affiliate network that includes legal and trust services.

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.

Scott Anders is a financial advisor at Archer Investment Corporation in Arlington, TX. He holds the PFS™ designation and has experience as a CPA through his role at Scott Anders CPA PLLC since 2017 and DMI Corp since 2014. Anders has been with Archer Investment Corporation since 2026. Archer Investment Corporation provides investment management primarily to individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth investors, through separately managed accounts and The Archer Funds. The firm works with accountants and CPAs who act as advisory representatives within a multi-branch, independent-contractor model and manages approximately $1.01 billion in discretionary assets.

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.

Joseph Martinez Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Krilogy Financial, LLC and previously worked at Phlox Capital Management, LLC for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a consultant on the Retirement Plan Investment Advisory Committee at Parkland Health, providing nondiscretionary advice on investment policy for defined contribution and benefit plans. Krilogy Financial LLC serves individuals and families, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach with tactical overlays, combining quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis, and offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Carleigh Seesing is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX. She holds the Series 66 designation and has six years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Hilltop Securities, she worked various roles including positions at Missouri State University, Springfield Brewing Co, Platinum Hair Salon, and Circle 7 Ranch. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed account programs, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory. The firm provides an open-architecture platform combining third-party and firm-sponsored strategies, with notable capabilities in custody, banking, and municipal bond offerings.

Christian Yoss is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at firms including JPMorgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks, United Capital Financial Advisers LLC, and TIAA. Yoss is based in Dallas, TX. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and nonprofit entities, endowments, and foundations by offering wealth management, investment consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-manager approach combining proprietary quantitative analysis and due diligence, and distinguishes itself through fund sponsorship, tax-return preparation, and a range of administrative services.