Matthew Diteresa is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked with Park Avenue Securities and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 1% owner of 3MA Holdings, LP. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party models.

Sarah Mcnutt is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Austin Private Wealth, LLC and AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she has a minority ownership interest in a real estate business based in Austin, TX. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Sezgi Kutay is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Their career includes roles at Charles Schwab Bank and optionsXpress, Inc., alongside a continuous tenure at Charles Schwab since 2015. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm utilizes standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools to recommend investments while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Cullen Williams is a financial advisor at Corient with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Capital Advisors, Inc., JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Scottrade Inc. Cullen is based in Austin, TX. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and alternative investments as appropriate.

Christopher Nickens is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Austin, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 22 years of industry experience. Nickens has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2016 and New York Life and Nylife Securities since 2004. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with ScholarshipGolf.com, an organization he has been associated with since 2003. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Daniel Fiala is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and with 12 years of industry experience. He has a background that includes roles at Itron Incorporated and Dell Technologies. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed to sell life and health insurance products, including variable life and annuity products. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and model-based allocations that incorporate asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm is noted for its use of market-timing and momentum-based strategies in some legacy programs.

Michael Rhodes is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He currently works at NewEdge Advisors and previously spent nineteen years at HUB Investment Partners. Rhodes conducts advisory services under the Everplan Wealth name within NewEdge Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing a variety of program structures and centralized due diligence supported by technology tools.

Thomas Thigpen is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Citigroup for nine years. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account pilot available to PNC Bank employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio implementation to third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Gina Baumann is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, leveraging centralized technology and third-party model managers.

James Rushing Jr. is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya in 2019, he worked at New York Life and NYLIFE Securities LLC from 2014 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is a commissioned notary public and operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides a variety of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and third-party money manager access, often delivering non-discretionary advice through multiple program structures.

Cassandra Davenport is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also affiliated with Clover Financial Group, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides a variety of financial services through multiple program structures, emphasizing recommendation-based advice with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Kalli Greenlee is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2020, following roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions with access to affiliated and third-party managers, utilizing proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

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.

Carol Chaney is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes 13 years at LPL Financial and more recent roles at LPL Enterprise LLC and WFGIA. She is also involved in the sales of insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio approach through multiple program platforms and third-party managers, serving clients via a large advisor network with approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets under management.

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.

Ebony De Pooter is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Edward Jones and Transamerica affiliated firms. She has a passive income interest from previously published affiliate marketing content through Abide Productions, LLC. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners with managed and non-discretionary investment advice, relying on Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary tools and models to personalize asset allocations and retirement guidance.

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.

Bruce Edwards is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2008. He holds the Series 66 designation and operates out of Round Rock, TX. In addition to his advisory role, Edwards is involved in tax preparation services conducted at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers comprehensive advisory support, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.