Michael Janak is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Sanctuary Securities, Inc. and World Equity Group. Janak is also the Managing Director of Northview Asset Management (NVAM) LLC in Austin, TX. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives and offers portfolio management through multiple platforms, employing a range of analytical approaches and maintaining fiduciary standards.

John Sullivan III is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He currently works at Schwab Wealth Advisory, where he has been since 2025, and has prior experience at Charles Schwab and USAA Group. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program. The firm uses standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools to recommend investments, with clients making final trading decisions, and it operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem without directly charging clients fees.

Thomas Lamb is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 17 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Kestra and its related entities since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, Lamb is a musician involved with the Brandon Callies Band. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and plan-level investment advice, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving large clients like sovereign wealth funds.

Taryn Bertetto is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. She has held roles at Steward Partners-affiliated firms since 2019 and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Merrill, and Wells Fargo. Outside of financial advising, she owns Bertetto Quality Trailers and Parts, where she manages bookkeeping and accounting, and also operates related payroll service businesses. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets, serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through various Steward Partners-branded solutions and third-party money managers.

Brandon Eckert is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Austin, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his financial advisory career, he worked in fitness and wellness roles, including positions at Master Yang's Tae Kwon Do and iLoveKickBoxing. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a variety of program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes a non-discretionary asset management approach.

Lauren Barnett is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Hart Financial, Dimensional Fund Advisors, and Cambridge Associates. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Noe Lopez is a CFP® professional based in Austin, TX, currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2026. He has nine years of industry experience, including prior roles at Austin Private Wealth, Fort Advisors, and Morgan Stanley. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm combines tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and proprietary quantitative screening to build client programs and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, tax services, and access to private-market investments.

Stefany Quirico Canepa is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Creative Planning and has previously worked at ML&R Wealth Management LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques, and offers a range of retirement plan fiduciary and administrative services.

Linda Amador is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at several financial firms such as Cadence Bank, LPL Financial LLC, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. She also has experience outside finance, having worked at Ike's Woodfire Grill. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments to recommend portfolios managed by PNC or third-party strategists, implemented via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Landon Lau is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., H-E-B, and involvement in professional baseball organizations and player development. Outside of financial services, he has experience with Vypr Installations, a business he has been involved with for several years. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm serves individual clients with annual financial reviews and personalized investment recommendations, operating as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem rather than charging clients directly.

Dejan Dimitrijevic is a financial advisor at Corient with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at firms including Capital Advisors, Inc., TIAA-CREF, TD Ameritrade, and Scottrade Investment Management. He is a non-active member of an exterior washing business owned by his son. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining internal strategies with third-party managers and employs continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Kenneth Banks is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Leander, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Farmers Insurance, Allstate Insurance, Equitable Advisors LLC, Citibank, and USAA in various financial services capacities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, with an emphasis on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Lana Bergstein is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Dimensional Fund Advisors LP for 15 years. Bergstein also serves as Senior Director of Sales at SALI Fund Services. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, utilizing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Cade Steen is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently advising at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. since 2026. He previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab Bank, SSB, and USAA in various financial planning and advisory roles from 2007 to 2023. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm focuses on annual financial reviews and investment recommendations, with clients retaining final trading decisions.

Gene Dickey Jr. is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Hilltop Securities Inc. for 10 years. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, high-net-worth individuals, and charitable organizations. The firm operates under fiduciary standards and offers various advisory, planning, and wealth management programs.

Richard Williams is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northview Asset Management for seven years. Sanctuary Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and nonprofit organizations, through a network of over 400 independent advisors. The firm employs various portfolio management strategies and acts as a fiduciary under written advisory agreements.

Jennette Schlinke is an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016, including roles at Kestra Financial, Inc. and Kestra Investment Services, LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment management, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Ann Connolly is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at &Partners since 2025. Her prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc, and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of advisory work, she owns and manages several business ventures in Dripping Springs, TX, including a ranch, Airbnb rentals, and a land development company. &Partners serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals to institutions, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and utilizes both proprietary and third-party strategies to manage accounts on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Dan Kubo is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he worked at NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life, and spent nine years at Life Time. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, emphasizing tailored recommendations primarily on a non-discretionary basis and maintains relationships with various institutional sponsors.

Ryan Britton is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Austin, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Eagle Strategies since 2026. Prior to his current role, his experience includes positions at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, Wine Selectors, Deloitte Touche LLC, and other employers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers tailored solutions across multiple program types, emphasizing non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities for retirement investors.