Tyler Nace is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience, currently serving at SageSpring Wealth Partners. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial and Ken Zahn Inc, as well as involvement with the Financial Planning Association. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and partners in residential real estate rental properties. SageSpring Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $6.5 billion in discretionary assets across a team of about 75 advisors. The firm provides personalized investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations.

Stewart Scothorn is a financial advisor at Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has been employed at Advisor Share Wealth Management since 2026. He also has a longstanding role at The Benefit Link, Inc., where he has worked since 2010. 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 used by independent advisers, implementing client strategies through third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios.

Blake Chandler is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and worked previously at Whitley Penn before joining Cain, Watters & Associates in 2019. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and trustees or plan sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and provides donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable.

Benjamin Newport is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Retirement Planners of America. He has been with MMWKM Advisors, LLC since 2015 and serves as a munitions section supervisor in the Texas Air National Guard, where he has been active since 2009. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs an “Invest and Protect” approach that focuses on capital preservation and tactical rebalancing, using model portfolios largely composed of ETFs and mutual funds.

Steven Anderson is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Mutual/United of Omaha Insurance Company since 1996. Anderson has served as president of NAIFA-Dallas and currently holds a volunteer position on its board as the national committee man. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates through platform relationships with Envestnet and Pershing, delivering managed solutions and acting as a conduit to third-party money managers.

Erica Sanders is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Cain, Watters & Associates since 2011. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and provides donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable.

Justin Fry is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Deloitte Tax, LLP for three years before joining Cain, Watters & Associates in 2018. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and trustees or plan sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm also offers accounting, tax services, and donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable, utilizing multiple investment programs and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Garrett Frost is a financial advisor at Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cetera, North Star Resource Group, and Minnesota Life Insurance. Outside of advisory work, he has experience in fixed insurance sales. Geneos Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and access to third-party money managers through various programs, employing a range of investment strategies including fundamental and technical analysis, with both customized and model-based accounts.

Jason Poe is a financial advisor with SageSpring Wealth Partners in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James Financial Services from 2006 to 2024 before continuing his career at SageSpring Wealth Partners since 2006. SageSpring Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base, including individual households, institutional clients, and plan sponsors, offering customized portfolios that integrate a variety of investment vehicles and strategies. The firm combines multi-team scale with institutional expertise and provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party managers and OCIO/TAMP programs.

Riley Dauzat is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Merit, he held roles at PKS Investments and LPL Financial. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion with 144 advisors serving individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and other institutions. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and customizable modular sleeves, supported by a central Investment Management team and an Investment Committee.

Brandon Bascue is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Ernst & Young and Tolleson Wealth Management. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management services primarily for dental healthcare professionals, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple platforms. The firm also delivers specialized services for practice transitions and dental service organizations through affiliated entities.

Donald Peterson is a financial advisor at Balefire, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Integrity Alliance, Lion Street Financial, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Fuse Partners, and LPL Financial. Peterson is also involved in providing fixed insurance and non-securities insurance planning for private wealth clients. Balefire serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA-focused corporate solutions. The firm uses a team-based investment process with an Investment Committee that develops model portfolios following a core-plus-tactical philosophy, employing third-party research and sub-advisors to implement strategies across various asset classes.

Lauren Williams is a financial advisor at SageSpring Wealth Partners with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including UBS Financial Services, Raymond James Financial Services, Comerica Securities, and MassMutual Life Insurance. SageSpring Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base ranging from non-high-net-worth individuals to institutional clients such as retirement plans and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers tailored discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party manager relationships.

Regan Stephenson is a financial advisor with Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Cain, Watters & Associates since 2011. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and trustees or plan sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and provides donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable.

Alyssa Witter is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cain, Watters & Associates, she worked at Deloitte Tax LLP for six years and has experience in tax and accounting roles. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors. The firm also offers CPA, accounting, tax services, and donor-advised fund services, utilizing a range of investment programs including pooled funds, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts.

Samuel Richter is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Deloitte for three years. Richter has been with Cain, Watters & Associates since 2020. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and trustees or plan sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable.

Anthony Kulhanek is a financial advisor at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Titan Securities and Crescent Advisors Group. Kulhanek is also president of Kulhanek Investment Specialty Services, an entity focused on asset protection. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a personalized approach to asset allocation across various investment vehicles and supports a range of third-party manager programs and retirement-plan consulting services.

Joy Kirsch is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 40 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked previously at LPL Financial and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advisory roles, she is a limited partner in a partnership that owns a cell phone tower. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion for a diverse client base that includes individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach with customizable model portfolios overseen by a central Investment Management team and Investment Committee.

Steven Watkins is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC since 2025. He previously worked at Merrill from 2020 to 2025 and spent 18 years at H.D. Vest Investment Services and H.D. Vest Advisory Services. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating as Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an open-architecture platform with internally and externally developed asset allocation models, employing both fundamental and technical analysis across a broad range of investment vehicles.

Trevor Bates is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Grant Thornton, LLP from 2015 to 2018. Bates has been with Cain, Watters & Associates since 2018. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management primarily for individuals, trustees, and plan sponsors, with a focus on dental healthcare professionals. The firm offers a range of services including comprehensive financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, pooled trust offerings, and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions through multiple platforms.