Samantha Newsom is a financial advisor at Ally Invest Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Ally Invest Advisors since 2021, following over a decade at TD Ameritrade. In addition to advising clients, she serves as Director of Product Management at Ally Invest Advisors, collaborating with advisory teams. Ally Invest Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients through web-based and virtual solutions. The firm offers ETF-based Robo Portfolios and Financial Advisor-delivered Personal Advice, utilizing model portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory across multiple risk tiers.

Deborah Cornes is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Facet. Her prior experience includes roles at Baker Avenue Asset Management, EPIQ Capital Group, and Fidelity Investments. Outside of her finance career, she has worked with organizations such as the YMCA of the Rockies and Camp Mystic for Girls. Facet Wealth provides subscription-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients, serving a broad range of households primarily through phone, video, and a proprietary web platform. The firm emphasizes model-based asset allocations using ETFs and technology-driven processes, and operates under a flat subscription fee model rather than percentage-of-assets fees.

Susan Iverson is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at firms including Financial Gravity Wealth, Inc., Robertson Wealth Management, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. She is also involved with SYNERGY Business Resources, where she has been active for 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.

Karen Ferrell is a financial advisor with Verity Asset Management in Carrollton, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Verity, she worked for nearly a decade at UNIFY Child Placing Agency and has been involved with Teacher's Pension since 2007. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as operations director and volunteer board member of the ReUp Foundation, Inc., a charitable organization focused on mentorship programs. Verity Asset Management is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm overseeing approximately $1.15 billion in assets and serving individuals, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers. The firm employs a largely model-based investment process with tactical asset allocation and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Robert Luman is a financial advisor with Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at several firms including Legacy Retirement Solutions and Gradient Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Luman is also a co-founder and insurance agent at Legacy Retirement Solutions and serves as a pastor at Friendship Baptist Church, where he provides sermons, teaching, and spiritual counseling. Signal Advisors Wealth operates a turnkey asset management platform serving independent RIAs and co-branded investment adviser representatives, offering portfolio management, model access, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages discretionary strategies using a top-down, tactical asset allocation process supplemented by fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Austin Roesler is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with BakerAvenue, based in Southlake, TX, and has four years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., TD Ameritrade, and Ameriprise Financial Services. BakerAvenue Asset Management is a multi-team wealth manager serving individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning with a range of named strategies that blend quantitative, fundamental, and tactical approaches, emphasizing ongoing client communication and detailed household performance reporting.

Thomas Philipp is a CFP® and ChFC® with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. since 2013 and has also been affiliated with the Professional Wealth Management Group since 2010. Outside of advising, he owns Professional Planning Group Inc. and is involved in managing several business entities. Geneos Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and various institutional clients, with over $5.5 billion in assets under management. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and access to third-party money managers through multiple programs that incorporate a range of investment strategies and account customization.

Ashley Liggins is a financial advisor with Ally Invest Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Ally Invest Advisors since 2022, following previous roles at Clientwise LLC and TD Ameritrade. Ally Invest Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients through web-based solutions and virtual interaction, offering ETF-based Robo Portfolios and financial advisor-delivered personal advice with model portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory.

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.

Logan Voelker is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining B. Riley in 2022, he worked at National Asset Management, National Securities Corporation, and WFG Investments, Inc. B. Riley Wealth Advisors provides investment advice and portfolio management services to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a variety of programs and strategies, managing approximately $4.21 billion in assets through a team of about 173 advisors.

Wallace Carlson is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Fidelity, Fidelity Personal Trust Company, TL Private Wealth, and Advisory Services Network since 2018. He is also the owner and president of Fruit of the Vine, Ltd., a service corporation associated with his financial practice, and works as an independent insurance agent offering life and health insurance and annuity advice. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services with a flexible engagement model and a large platform of advisors managing over $10 billion in discretionary assets.

Anthony Palasota II is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with Advisory Services Network and has held various roles at Fidelity, including Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing diverse securities and third-party managers to tailor strategies according to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

John Surenkamp is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2026. He has five years of industry experience, including six years as an Investment Adviser Representative and six years with Spirit Halloween Superstores, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the president and owner of Sage Annuities LLC, a company that sells fixed and indexed annuities. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines centrally managed model strategies with locally managed portfolios and offers a wide range of investment solutions including ESG models, direct indexing, and sub-advisory services.

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.

Jordan Jensen is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Savvy with six years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including ONE Advisory Partners, Soltis Investment Advisors, CapFinancial Securities, CAPTrust, and Northern Trust. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm builds customized investment plans using primarily index-based, long-term strategies alongside active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, integrating third-party fintech tools and sub-adviser strategies.

Daniel Garcia is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Travelex, CETERA Advisor Networks LLC, Himelick Financial Group, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving approximately 20,000 clients across 66 offices, managing nearly $24 billion in assets. The firm offers wealth management services including asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advice, utilizing a long-term, diversified investment approach supported by both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

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 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cary Street Partners, where he has worked since 2025, following a 31-year tenure at Keene & Associates, Inc. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad investment menu and proprietary strategies through its affiliated asset manager, serving a range of clients with specialized services for state and municipal government entities and insurance companies.

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.