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.

Kimberley Threadgill is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Meristead Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, where she has worked since 2016 and 2019, respectively. Outside of her advisory work, she is a partner in Bull Run LLC, a real estate venture. Meristead Wealth, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, utilizing a combination of top-down macro analysis and fundamental bottom-up research to pursue value-oriented investment strategies. The firm is notable for managing multiple private credit funds and integrating advisory, publishing, and private-fund activities within its operations.

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.

Colton Richards is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at Apeiron with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at SEI Investments Management Corp and Provident Bank. Apeiron provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, small businesses, churches, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a holistic, discretionary approach to portfolio management, utilizing various analytical methods and a range of investment options while acting as a fiduciary for retirement accounts.

Mark Diamond is an Investment Advisor Representative at Beacon Financial Group with 42 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2000 and serves as Vice President of Sales at Beacon Retirement Planning Services, Inc. Diamond’s outside activities include ownership of a real estate business, BDE Properties, LLC, which he manages passively. Beacon Financial Group provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement and trust consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.3 billion in discretionary assets using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers portfolio customization based on client goals and risk tolerance.

Michael Joseph is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He currently serves at Meristead Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Stansberry Asset Management and TD Ameritrade. Meristead Wealth, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm employs an opportunistic, value-oriented investment approach combining macro analysis with fundamental research, and manages private credit funds designed for accredited investors and certain retirement accounts.

Kevin Lindley is a financial advisor with Beaird Harris in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 license and bringing eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Beaird Harris, he worked at Cain Watters & Associates from 2016 to 2018. In addition to his advisory role, Lindley serves as a staff accountant specializing in tax consulting at Beaird Harris & Co. PC. Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only, SEC-registered firm with 18 advisors managing approximately $2.27 billion across 800 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach that emphasizes diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with an expanding use of alternative investments.

Kevin Moss is a financial advisor with Optivise Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Optivise since 2019 and has concurrent roles at PanthRex Asset Management and his own entities, Moss Agency and Mossom, spanning over two decades. Outside of advisory work, he dedicates a significant portion of his time to selling fixed insurance products, including life, health, annuity, and disability income insurance. Optivise Advisory Services provides portfolio management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and pension plans. The firm offers discretionary model portfolios and a subscription-based co-advisory service for employer-sponsored defined contribution plans, combining in-house management with third-party sub-advisors and compliance consulting for other advisers.

John Garvey is a financial advisor with Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC in Richardson, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He is also a CPA and shareholder at Bland, Garvey, Eads, Medlock & Deppe, P.C., an accounting firm where he spends the substantial majority of his business time. Garvey has been involved with this accounting firm since 1991 and has worked at Bgemd Capital Advisors, LLC since 2005. Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses by providing investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing long-term, buy-and-hold asset allocation primarily through passively managed mutual funds and model portfolios.

Ryan Miller is a financial advisor with Guidestone Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GuideStone Financial Resources and Fidelity Investments, as well as five years at Deloitte Consulting, LLP. Guidestone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs model portfolios and discretionary management with a faith-based investing policy and offers various packaged programs such as GuideStone Wealth Management and GuideStone Managed Accounts.

Ryan Hembree is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Annandale Capital, LLC in Dallas, TX. He has been with Annandale Capital since 2007. Annandale Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and manager selection for individuals, family offices, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, using bottom-up quantitative, qualitative, and operational research to construct diversified portfolios across various asset classes tailored to client goals.

Kyle Wheeler is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Guidestone Advisors in Dallas, TX. He has been with GuideStone Financial Resources since 2016. Guidestone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities, including high-net-worth clients and plan participants. The firm employs model portfolios and discretionary management, incorporating a faith-based investing policy that excludes certain industries.

Michael Scholten is a financial advisor at Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Clear Harbor since 2010. Clear Harbor Asset Management provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $2.05 billion in assets, employing a multi-asset class approach that integrates bottom-up fundamental analysis with top-down macro and cyclical views.

Keith Barfield is a financial advisor at Signal Securities, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Signal Securities since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Barfield operates a CPA practice providing accounting, tax, and consultation services. Signal Securities, Inc. offers fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on risk management through diversification and a consultative process, utilizing model portfolios and separately managed accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Lisa Gesin is a financial advisor with Worth Financial Group Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Worth Financial Group since 2007, with additional experience at Lone Star Pace, Community Development Associates, SWBC Investment Services, and Chase Investment Services. She also operates Gesin Consulting, providing compliance and supervision services for broker-dealer and investment advisory firms. Worth Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach integrates cyclical security analysis with fundamental and technical methods, using research from in-house and external sources, and customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

Heath Flock is a financial advisor at Generational Wealth Advisors in Richardson, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Talis Advisory Services, LLC since 2018 and serves as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Generational Equity, LLC, a sell-side advisory firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, where he oversees accounting, human resources, IT, client service, and business evaluation. Generational Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, foundations, business entities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary team approach with a focus on strategic asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing, using institutional mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and alternative investments when appropriate.

Grant Morris is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management since 2016 and previously was with Alix Partners, LLP from 2009 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Elkhorn Capital Partners LLC, an investment-related business focused on direct real estate investments. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and institutional retirement plans, offering investment management and financial planning primarily through separately managed accounts. The firm employs a rules-based investment process centered on tactical ETF strategies driven by proprietary quantitative models and provides portfolio management to pooled investment vehicles and an actively managed ETF.

Ajoke Esomo is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. She has worked at Mills Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2023 and previously was with Bailey Anne Consulting and ASO Savings & Loans, PLC. Mills Wealth Advisors serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on executives, business owners, and their families. The firm offers wealth management services including financial planning, business planning, retirement-plan advisory, portfolio management, and consulting, and is notable for sponsoring private pooled investment vehicles and utilizing evidence-based, tax-aware portfolio strategies.

Jeffrey Robinson is a CFP® and ChFC® with 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guidestone Financial Resources of SBC since 2002. GuideStone Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm’s approach includes using model portfolios with affiliated GuideStone Funds and focuses on faith-based investing, offering a range of discretionary and advisory programs tailored to client and plan preferences.