Alexander Epps is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He began his career in the financial services industry in 2013 and joined Merrill Lynch in 2017. Alexander specializes in designing customized strategies to help a select group of high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners pursue their short- and long-term financial goals. His expertise includes family wealth management strategies, investment consulting for defined contribution plans, legacy planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, and portfolio management services. Alexander's approach is planning-first, analyzing each client's full financial picture to build personalized plans that evolve with clients' changing needs. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Austin College and is a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Outside of his professional life, Alexander enjoys an active lifestyle with his wife, Crystal, and their daughter, Hannah. They share interests in sports, travel, and spending meaningful time together. Alexander is also involved in the professional organization Let's Grow McKinney.

Thanhha Ha is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, where she has worked since 2010. She has 18 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Morgan Stanley and B. Riley Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory work, she operates as an independent insurance agent and owns Pinecrest Financial. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm provides investment implementation through a range of platform arrangements and proprietary and third-party strategies.

Shannon Nickel is a financial advisor with Merrill based in McKinney, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. Since 2012, she has worked with Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Tuan Dau is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Plano, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate since 2005. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement-income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Kaleb Felder is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in McKinney, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his advisory career in 2025. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked at L3Harris, Legacy Ag Credit, Walmart, Smoothie King, and Dixon Baptist Church. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary managed strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets with a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Dusti Calander is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in McKinney, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2002. Outside of her advisory role, Calander manages several business entities related to her advisory practice and real estate holdings. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets, providing written recommendations on income sources, Social Security, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research and modeling with advisory oversight and emphasizes the use of affiliated investment products.

James Curry is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MML Investors Services, MassMutual, and Northwestern Mutual in wealth management and investment management capacities. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of James Paul Curry and Co LLC, a business entity established for tax and investment purposes. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

Daren Lee is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial and Bank of America. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with broker-dealer and investment adviser registrations, delivering recommendations on a non-discretionary basis while clients retain execution authority.

Patrick Orender is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 24 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Primerica Financial Services since 1997. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner in Orenders Champions, LLC, which manages desktop publishing and book sales related to leadership and business. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients. The firm delivers advisory services primarily through model portfolio strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers and supports trade execution and custody through established custodians.

Oladapo Shobowale is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in McKinney, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2009. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors and offers a range of advisory services including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Janie Lehmer is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She has over 13 years of experience in the financial services industry and focuses on delivering personalized wealth management strategies tailored to clients' individual priorities and goals. Her expertise includes college education planning, family wealth management, legacy planning, liquidity management, retirement planning, and tax minimization, among other areas. Janie holds professional designations as a CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). She earned her High School Diploma/GED from Collin College. Active in her community, Janie serves on the North Texas Leadership Board for the Arthritis Foundation. As a North Texas native, wife, mother, and dog mom, Janie values the importance of understanding clients' life priorities beyond markets and returns. She aims to build lasting relationships by collaborating with clients to create financial approaches that align with their families, goals, and aspirations. Outside of work, Janie enjoys cooking, music, painting, reading, traveling, watching movies, writing, and spending time with her family.

Jason Habern is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience at Edward Jones, where he has worked since 1998. He is based in Richardson, TX, and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a living trust that includes rental properties for his daughter and her friends while she attends the University of Arkansas. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs and investment solutions, supported by a nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Frank Perry is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 46 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2011, and he also operates Perry Capital Group as his DBA. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to a broad range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning and uses analytical tools to support client goals, while maintaining specialized services such as municipal advisory work and SIMPLE IRA Employer Advisory & Consulting Services.

Brian Sieling is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designations and focuses on providing personalized, client-centered financial strategies. Brian works closely with clients to address areas such as retirement income planning, special needs planning, legacy planning, and portfolio management, and he collaborates with other professionals including attorneys and CPAs to deliver comprehensive wealth management solutions. Brian earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University System. His approach emphasizes clarity and simplicity in helping clients navigate their financial lives. He serves a broad client base including current and retired oil and gas industry employees, engineers, business owners, and families with special needs children. Drawing from his experience as a parent of a special-needs child, Brian has particular expertise in guiding families through the complexities of special needs trusts and related government assistance. Beyond his professional responsibilities, Brian is involved in community organizations such as MainGait Therapeutic Horsemanship and North Texas Team Hoyt. He also enjoys a variety of personal interests including sports, reading, and spending time with his family.

Lawrence Carara is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial in Allen, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and 15 years of industry experience. He worked at Edward Jones for 11 years before joining Raymond James in 2022. Outside of advising, he is founder and chair of the board of the Grapple & Grow Foundation, a nonprofit focused on supporting underprivileged children through sports grants, and owns a business leasing a plane to a flight school. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning using advanced modeling tools and maintains affiliations that support municipal and public finance work as well as specialized retirement plan advisory services.

Zablon Muruli is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Cetera with 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cetera in 2025, he worked at Avantax and Fisher Investments, with a decade spent at Fidelity Investments. Outside of advisory work, he is a member of WERE LLC, a passive equity partner involved in the purchase, repair, and sale of residential real estate properties. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a nationwide SEC-registered firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services. The firm operates a multi-manager platform offering diverse investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary authorities, supported by a large network of advisors and substantial assets under management.

Michael Crews is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial since 2011. He has also maintained a role at Ricker Retirement Specialists since 2003. Crews is an author and public speaker with Saturday Everyday. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a nationwide network. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage services, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by in-house and third-party research.

Traci Bridgman is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Allen, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2018 and has prior experience at firms including Sign-O-Rama and Wellbridge Healthcare. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a large national network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Niveniece Turner is a financial advisor at Vanguard Advisers with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been associated with The Vanguard Group, Inc. and its affiliate Vanguard Marketing Corporation since 2016. Vanguard Advisers provides automated and human-supported investment advice to retail investors and participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a goal-based, algorithm-driven approach to asset allocation, utilizing proprietary models and primarily Vanguard funds and ETFs in its portfolios.

Alexander Esco is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ameriprise, he worked at Mercer and has academic experience at Northeastern University. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing planning advice focused on reliable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies for clients nearing or in retirement.