Jerome Deren is a financial advisor with Summit Trail Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Presidio Capital Advisors LLC, Tiedemann Wealth Management, and Corient Services LLC. Summit Trail Advisors serves a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and family-office services. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach focused on asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction across multiple asset classes and outcome objectives.

Canyon Ceman is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for World Wrestling Entertainment from 2012 to 2021. Momentum Independent Network serves individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients through advisory and brokerage relationships. The firm offers a range of investment advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing third-party managers and integrated solutions with Hilltop affiliates.

Luke Hamblin is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and GM Financial. He is also an insurance agent specializing in life, health, and annuity products. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering a range of financial planning and managed account programs. The firm combines platform-based investment solutions with advisory and brokerage services within the Mutual of Omaha group.

Patrick Lovelady is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones for 14 years before joining Hilltop Securities. Lovelady serves on the boards of the Amarillo College Foundation and the Eldon Durrett Scholarship, both nonprofit organizations. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity-based solutions. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities with an open-architecture platform featuring third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

Troy Smith is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Charles Schwab from 2008 to 2012. Troy serves as a board member of the Salado Community Foundation. Momentum Independent Network Inc. provides investment advisory, portfolio management, and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and integrates broker-dealer operations with banking and municipal advisory capabilities through its affiliation with the Hilltop group.

Tyler Ashley is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Infinite Wealth Advisors LLC, Namcoa, and Florida Financial Advisors, as well as earlier experience at Lincoln Harris and Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated. Outside the financial industry, he was involved with Better Way Landscaping for two years. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory programs, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis and a variety of asset allocation strategies.

Aakash Panchal is a financial advisor with SignatureFD, LLC in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has over nine years of experience, including roles at SignatureFD since 2022 and E*Trade from 2020 to 2022. Prior to his advisory career, he spent five years at the University of Georgia. SignatureFD serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, retirement plan management, and consulting services. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and is affiliated with an accounting firm and several private investment funds.

Grant Finney is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Randstad, as well as involvement with Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management programs and utilizes an open-architecture platform with various investment strategies and operational features that include municipal bond strategies co-advised with Franklin Templeton Group.

Emily Eisenhauer Freling is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and 11 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and National Asset Management. She serves on the Junior League of Dallas Sustainers Board and participates in several nonprofit organizations focused on women and children. B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $7.03 billion in client assets through about 274 advisors. The firm provides a wide range of services, including advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement solutions, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans.

Richard Galen Jr. is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2015. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment solutions through an open-architecture platform, including adviser-managed and model-based programs, and maintains distinctive operational features such as custody capabilities and municipal bond strategies co-advised by Franklin Templeton Group.

Thomas Porter is a financial advisor at International Assets Investment Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Grove Point Investments, LLC, H. Beck, Inc., and National Planning Corporation. International Assets Investment Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other business entities through a national network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm focuses on customized, long-term portfolio construction using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, and may employ third-party money managers and wrap programs as part of its investment approach.

Matthew Rupert is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and possessing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities Inc. since 2009 and its Independent Network since 2006. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm provides managed account programs, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity-based solutions, operating an open-architecture platform that includes third-party and firm-sponsored strategies, along with custody, banking, and market-making capabilities.

Scott Wilson is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Touchstone Securities, and IFS Financial Services. Hilltop Securities Inc. offers brokerage, execution, 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 provides a range of portfolio management programs and fiduciary services through an open-architecture platform that integrates multiple investment strategies and operational features.

Michael Travis is a financial advisor with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Stockcross Financial Services, Inc. since 2007, Fiserv Investor Services, Inc. since 2002, and Tradestar Investments, Inc. since 1994. He divides his time between Siebert AdvisorNXT and Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC., both under the Siebert Financial Corporation. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities with investment supervisory services and managed programs. The firm employs a web-based AdvisorNXT platform alongside third-party and independent managers, utilizing Modern Portfolio Theory and risk-tolerance assessments to construct ETF/ETN-based portfolios within a wrap-fee structure.

William Luckey II is a financial advisor at LEE Financial Company, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Lee Financial Corporation since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a real estate, financing, and database consulting business. LEE Financial Company 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 approach centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and manages private pooled investment vehicles while offering family office and foundation services.

Charles Hall Jr. is a financial advisor at True North Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Clear Rock Advisors, LLC for eight years. Hall is also involved in managing the Coast Foundation, a family foundation. True North Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and institutions with financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach focused on value-oriented strategies and offers both separately managed accounts and private pooled investment vehicles.

Matt Peden is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with True North Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he was with American Beacon Advisors from 2021 to 2023 and Guidestone Financial Services from 2009 to 2021. True North Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and other institutions with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach with a value-oriented bias and incorporates passive indexed ETFs, separately managed accounts, and alternative investments when appropriate.

Carter Monrad is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. holding a Series 66 designation. He has been in the industry since 2019, with prior experience at Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management and Momentum Independent Network Inc. Monrad has also been involved with Kinsmen Lutheran Church in a non-investment capacity. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity solutions. The firm provides an open-architecture platform combining third-party and firm-sponsored strategies, with capabilities in custody, banking, and market-making.

Traci Kurtz is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. based in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Cetera-affiliated firms and Next Financial Group Inc. before joining Hilltop Securities. Hilltop Securities serves a diverse client base of individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors, providing advisory and broker-dealer services through an open-architecture platform that incorporates third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities, offering comprehensive financial solutions such as managed accounts, retirement-plan consulting, and municipal bond programs.

Jesus Torres is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Fisher Investments, Visionpoint Advisory Group, and Scotiabank. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other advisers, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs customized portfolio strategies ranging from passive to tactical approaches and supports its advisory practice with affiliated businesses and proprietary product sponsorships.