James Plumlee is a financial advisor with CS Planning Corp in Dallas, Texas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with CS Planning Corp since 2021 and also serves as Managing Partner of MPAC Consulting Group LLC, an insurance and consulting firm where he is a licensed insurance agent appointed with multiple carriers. CS Planning Corp, operating as Vertical Ascent Wealth Management, offers investment supervisory and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, retirement plans, and various organizations. The firm uses a multi-advisor model to create broadly diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and goals, often managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Steven Lugar is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC since 2000. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Dallas, TX. Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and participant-directed retirement plans, and business entities. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory with diversified asset-class exposure mainly through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and offers discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and retirement-plan consulting.

Scott Hayes is a financial advisor at ISC Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Institutional Securities Corp since 2016 and at ISC Investment Management LLC since 2013. Hayes serves as Director and Treasurer for the St John Land Conservancy, a nonprofit organization, contributing time to awareness and fundraising efforts. ISC Advisors, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension plans, and charitable institutions. The firm manages approximately $1.6 billion in assets, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, with investment decisions guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Gabriel Neuenschwander is a financial advisor with Murphy & Sylvest in Dallas, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sylvest Advisors, LLC, he worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and Equitable Advisors. Murphy & Sylvest provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, using a disciplined, long-term investment approach that incorporates strategic asset allocation and both fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Samuel Ellis is a CFP® professional with eight years at Requisite Capital Management LLC and a total of five years in the financial advisory industry. Prior to joining Requisite, he had brief roles at Publicis Hawkeye and UBS Financial Services. He is based in Dallas, TX. Requisite Capital Management LLC provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a generally long-term focus, offering a varied investment menu that includes ETFs, equities, fixed income, options, private equity, and credit funds, among other strategies.

Elizabeth Sullivan is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Murphy & Sylvest in Dallas, TX. She previously worked at Ameriprise and Enterprise Holdings. Sullivan serves as President on the Board of Directors for For the Love of the Lake and is involved with the Plano Chamber of Commerce Women's Division. Murphy & Sylvest provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a disciplined investment process that integrates strategic asset allocation with fundamental and quantitative analysis, typically using a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy.

Christopher Cayet is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has been with SFMG Wealth Advisors since 2016. SFMG Wealth Advisors is a team-based wealth management firm serving individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm offers integrated financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, employing a centralized Investment Committee to guide personalized investment programs with options for values-based investing.

Mark Petersen is a financial advisor at Crescent Advisor Group, Inc. with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Lighthouse Life Capital and Emerson Equity LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Another Story, Inc., a nonprofit educational and advocacy organization. Crescent Advisor Group, Inc. provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients, employing a range of investment strategies from long-term purchases to alternative investments. The firm distinguishes itself through its network of affiliated business lines and a multi-disciplinary team approach.

Adam Bronson is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license, with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Probity Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX since 2003. Probity Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs both active management and quantitative strategies across multiple asset classes and offers fiduciary consulting and participant education as part of its service model.

Judd Garrett is a financial advisor at Nova Wealth Management, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Nova Wealth Management, he was employed by the Dallas Cowboys Football Club for 12 years. Garrett also has a current role at St. Matthews School. Nova Wealth Management offers personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and provides services including retirement plan consulting and management of held-away accounts.

Jason Dallmann is a financial advisor at WealthStar Advisors, LLC in Plano, TX, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at WealthStar Advisors since 2013 and LPL Financial since 2012. WealthStar Advisors is an independent asset management and financial planning firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small business owners. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program and employs a proprietary Equity Substitution Strategy that uses options and quantitative tools to seek equity-like returns with reduced direct equity exposure.

Lori Eads is a financial advisor at Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been a CPA and shareholder at the accounting firm Bland, Garvey, Eads, Medlock & Deppe, P.C. since 1994, where she spends the substantial majority of her business time. She has also been associated with Bgemd Capital Advisors, LLC since 2005. Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC provides investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm’s approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold asset allocation using primarily passively managed mutual funds and model portfolios.

Michael Mansur is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Ascentis Wealth Management, LLC in Dallas, TX, and has held positions at firms including Castleview Advanced Planning, Stifel, Stanford Group Company, and Morgan Stanley. Mansur is also president of ORG Partners and has involvement as an insurance agent. Ascentis Wealth Management advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and corporate clients on financial planning, investment consulting, and management. The firm uses a goal-oriented approach that incorporates strategic and tactical asset allocation across various investment vehicles and manages assets both discretionarily and non-discretionarily.

Robert Williams is a financial advisor with Peak American Investment Advisors, Inc. in Plano, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience. Williams has been with Peak American Investment Advisors since 2020 and has also been involved with Peak American Financial Group since 2008, where he advises on indexed annuities and life insurance. Peak American Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines technical and fundamental analysis in its investment approach and integrates tax strategy and insurance coordination into retirement and income planning.

Travis Duren is a financial advisor at Crescent Advisor Group, Inc. in Plano, TX, with 33 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has served as president of multiple affiliated entities, including D2 Equity Holdings, Inc. and Sovereign Equity Insurance Agency. In addition to his advisory role, he oversees an insurance agency and has experience managing a brokerage firm and limited partnership investments. Crescent Advisor Group, Inc. provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and non-profits. The firm employs a combination of technical and fundamental analysis across a range of investment strategies and maintains affiliated businesses such as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Matthew Gentry is a financial advisor with Orion Wealth Management LLC in Richardson, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at 360 Wealth Management, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Orion Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis within a long-term trading approach. The firm is notable for sponsoring a wrap fee program and managing primarily non-discretionary assets while offering oversight of held-away retirement accounts.

Christopher Sorrow is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. He is vice president and a control person at Probity Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2002. He is also president and owner of FA Holdings, Inc., a technology services company providing data analytics and integration services to Probity Advisors. Probity Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, annuity allocation, consulting, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an investment approach that integrates active stock selection, fixed-income management, ETF-based tactical allocation, and quantitative rebalancing, using multiple analysis techniques and options strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk profiles.

Wayne Smith III is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience and has been with Insight Wealth Partners since 2010. He holds a Series 63 license and serves as the managing member of a commercial real estate management company in Plano, TX. Insight Wealth Partners is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses with financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm employs a strategic investment process that integrates Modern Portfolio Theory, sector rotation, momentum modeling, and a Synthetic Equity Portfolio strategy, while also conducting due diligence on third-party managers and providing ongoing portfolio oversight.

Matthew Fitzsimmons is a financial advisor with The Watchman Group, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 13 years at True North Advisors, LLC and three years at Lockwood Financial Services, Inc. Fitzsimmons is not engaged in any other investment-related business activities outside of his advisory role. The Watchman Group provides fee-only wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs multiple methods of analysis and emphasizes strategic asset allocation, managing portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis while also offering consulting and standalone planning engagements.

Julian Johnson is a financial advisor with Castleview Partners, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has worked with Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and its related entities since 2009. Castleview provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, non-profits, and retirement plans, offering tailored strategies through discretionary portfolio management and access to third-party money managers. The firm also operates a proprietary platform, aiAlpha, which supports model-based trading and rebalancing for both its own accounts and those managed by other advisers.