John Weatherly is a financial advisor at Insight Wealth Partners with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Insight Wealth Partners since 2017. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Dallas Baptist University for three years. Insight Wealth Partners is a multi-team firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses with financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm combines Modern Portfolio Theory–based asset allocation with tactical strategies and offers a Synthetic Equity Portfolio strategy, while maintaining ongoing portfolio oversight and due diligence on third-party managers.

Brandon Anderson is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently with Astra Wealth Management Group in Plano, TX. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Enterprise, Pruco Securities, LLC, and Prudential Financial. Astra Wealth Management Group provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios constructed with various securities and offers a subscription-based consulting service.

Mason Clark is a financial advisor with Howard Financial Services, Ltd. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Howard Financial Services since 2019 and previously held positions at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Texas Tech University, and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Howard Financial Services, Ltd. is a fee-only wealth management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm provides personalized investment management and financial planning, typically using strategic asset allocation across multiple asset classes and managing most accounts on a discretionary basis.

Zachary Duren is a financial advisor at Crescent Advisor Group, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Crescent Securities Group, Inc., he worked at TruGreen and Lone Star Park. Crescent Advisor Group, Inc. provides financial planning and portfolio management services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, institutions, and non-profits. The firm employs a combination of technical and fundamental analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, supported by a network of affiliated business lines and professionals.

Stephen Hart is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and has been with Talis Advisory Services, LLC since 2015. He is also a licensed insurance agent for life, accident, and health insurance. He is based in Richardson, TX and works with Generational Wealth Advisors. Generational Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and risk-management advice to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, foundations, pension plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-team advisory model and emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversification using institutional-share mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts.

Brian Chastain is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with CFO4Life Group, LLC since 2017 and has been associated with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he owns MGMT4Life, LLC, which provides management and supervisory services to his firm, and he also operates an aircraft through Fly4Life, LLC. CFO4Life offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to affluent individuals, business executives, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs diversified asset allocation models across various asset classes and utilizes institutional research and technology to tailor portfolios to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Lori Dunn is a financial advisor at Peak American Investment Advisors, Inc. with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been associated with various entities within the Peak American Financial Companies group since 2018. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as Director of Human Resources and Compliance at Peak American Financial Group, Inc. Peak American Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm integrates technical and fundamental analysis in its investment approach and includes tax strategy and insurance coordination in its retirement and income planning services.

Jonathan Hendler is a financial advisor at Black Knight Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Black Knight Wealth Management, he worked at JP Morgan Chase and has a military background, having served six years in the US Army. Outside of finance, he is employed by Life Time Fitness. Black Knight Wealth Management provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and coordination with clients’ other professional advisors. The firm manages accounts using a variety of investment strategies and also sponsors private funds through an affiliated adviser.

Paul Thibodeaux is a financial advisor at Bright Wealth Management, LLC in Lewisville, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bright Wealth Management since 2018 and previously held roles at BBVA Wealth Solutions, BBVA Securities, and COMPASS Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Governance Chair on the board of Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT), a nonprofit that helps adults learn to read. Bright Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through tailored asset-allocation models and continuous portfolio supervision, managing approximately $265 million for around 175 clients with a team of seven advisors.

Victoria Geiger is a financial advisor with GDS Wealth Management in Flower Mound, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Raymond James Financial Services and Equitable Advisors. GDS Wealth Management serves primarily high-net-worth individual clients, managing approximately $1.8 billion in assets through a team of 22 advisors. The firm focuses on discretionary portfolio management and retirement-rollover guidance, implementing client portfolios using model allocations developed with research from Raymond James.

Kyle Phillip is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Guidestone Financial Resources since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Dallas, TX. GuideStone Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $1.59 billion in discretionary assets and implements client strategies primarily through model portfolios and discretionary management, applying a faith-based investing policy.

Kyle Elam is a CFA® charterholder with two years of experience at McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management and five years as a consultant for litigation and fraud examination. He has also worked at Aramanino LLP and operated his own consulting group. Based in Dallas, TX, Elam is part of a seven-advisor team at McElhenny Sheffield. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and institutional retirement plans using a rules-based, tactical ETF strategy driven by proprietary quantitative models. The firm is also involved in managing pooled investment vehicles, including an actively managed ETF, and serves as a sub-adviser to other advisers and platforms.

Charles Burford is a CFA® charterholder with 35 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Hilltop Securities Independent Network, Inc. for 24 years and has been with Burford Brothers, Inc. since 1984. Burford Brothers serves individual and high-net-worth clients, business owners, trusts, estates, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and other entities by providing asset management, financial consulting, retirement plan advisory, and third-party money manager selection. The firm also operates a multi-family office division for ultra-high-net-worth families and employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to tailor investment strategies to client objectives.

Max May is a financial advisor at Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He has been with Trinity Portfolio Advisors since 2022 and previously attended Clemson University from 2018 to 2022. Trinity Portfolio Advisors is a team of eight advisors managing approximately $488 million for nearly 700 clients. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base, using a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses alongside proprietary model portfolios.

Miles Kellum is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Moss, Luse & Womble, LLC since 2013. Moss, Luse & Womble, LLC serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental analysis and proprietary risk models to tailor portfolios, and it combines investment advisory services with accounting, tax preparation, payroll, and retirement plan administration offered for separate compensation.

Scott Hammel is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Apeiron since 2017. He previously worked at WFG Investments Inc from 2010 to 2017. Hammel also acts as an independent insurance agent and may sell insurance products he recommends to clients, which accounts for about 10% of his time. Apeiron RIA manages approximately $730 million for a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a holistic investment process combining multiple analytical methods and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and licensed insurance product recommendations.

Douglas Burnette Jr. is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Collective Wealth Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2024, and previously operated Burnette Financial Planning, LLC for nine years. Burnette maintains his registration with Burnette Financial Planning during the transition of clients to his current firm. Collective Wealth Advisors LLC provides fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and qualified retirement plans as an ERISA 3(21) fiduciary. The firm combines third-party account administration with access to multiple sub-advisors and emphasizes client education through free seminars and workshops.

David Gamble is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with SFMG Wealth Advisors since 2015, including its predecessor entity, and is currently based in Plano, TX. SFMG Wealth Advisors provides personalized wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, pension, and trust clients, integrating financial planning and investment management. The firm employs a planning-first approach with a centralized Investment Committee and utilizes advanced tools to model retirement scenarios and performance assumptions.

Muhammad Ammar is a financial advisor at FYRA Capital Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at AE Financial Services, LLC and OLV Investment Group. FYRA Capital Management provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and sub-advisory services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation and employs multiple analytical approaches alongside independent sub-advisors to implement client portfolios.

Bruce Fraser Jr. is a financial advisor at McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with McElhenny Sheffield since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, Fraser serves as the managing partner of Elkhorn Capital Management, a commercial real estate investment firm. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and institutional retirement plans. The firm employs a rules-based, tactical ETF strategy using proprietary quantitative models with daily updates, focusing on trend-following and momentum disciplines alongside documented risk controls.