Dorothy Thomas is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Dallas, TX. She has eight years of industry experience, with prior roles at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Quest Capital Management. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and tax management, using a variety of implementation options such as ETFs, mutual funds, and separate account solutions.

Lori Welborn is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at BBVA Securities Inc., BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, Inc., and Compass Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only, algorithm-driven investment platform available to select PNC Bank employees. The firm uses approved model strategies executed by delegated investment managers with a focus on mutual funds and ETFs.

Matthew Peisker is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he manages a team of agents as a Unit Sales Manager at Bankers Life & Casualty, overseeing hiring and training and working with insurance products including Medicare Supplement, annuities, life, health, and long-term care insurance. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and offers both wrap and non-wrap programs with a range of investment options.

Brooks Panhans is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at JPMorgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Outside of finance, he is a passive investor in 4Minds AI, a startup developing an enterprise AI platform for custom, domain-specific AI models. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Park Mc Curdy is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC in Dallas, TX. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2024, with prior experience at Northwestern Mutual and Baylor University. Outside of advising, he has worked in the food service industry at Palio's Pizza Cafe. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

Jacob Howell is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Dallas, TX. He has worked at Howell Financial Group and New York Life entities since 2019. His early career includes roles at Young Life Columbia and Kanakuk Kamps. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory program types and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Morgan Lineberry is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at WFGIA, Tata Consultancy Services, Transamerica Capital Inc., Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside the financial industry, he has been involved since 2009 with Lineberry Kicking LLC and Kohl's Professional Kicking Camps. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Bradley Mcconkey is a CFP® certificant with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2020 and was previously with Frontier Investment Management Co for seven years. He is based in Dallas, TX. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. 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.

Karthik Muraliraj is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Dallas, TX, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. He has 17 years of industry experience, including prior roles at WFG Investments, Inc. and AXA Advisors, LLC. Muraliraj is also a part owner of MPACT Financial Group, LLC, an advisory and insurance operating company. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, compliance, and practice management, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside access to model portfolios developed by Commonwealth’s Investment Management and Research team.

Tina Tannery is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Independent Financial Group since 2013. Tina is a notary public and a 50% owner of a DBA used for marketing purposes. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, managing approximately $11.3 billion in assets through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives.

John Baergen Jr. is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 25 years of experience, currently with Principal Financial Services. He has been associated with Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance Co. since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member on the landscape committee for his local homeowners association. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Bill Henry is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, OSAIC, The Retirement Group, LLC, and FSC Securities Corporation. He also has a longstanding involvement with F.R.E.E., Inc., a business he has been associated with since 1979. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, utilizing a combination of passive and active investment strategies guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Wayne Worthington is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Hightower in 2025, he worked at Smith Anglin Financial, LLC for six years and held positions at several other firms. 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 advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers with a range of investment vehicles and portfolio construction strategies.

David Lo is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC in Allen, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone Capital Management since 2018 and Gold Coast Securities, Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory roles, he operates under the DBA Dave Lowe Financial Services and participates in a semi-captive arrangement with Turtle Creek Financial Group to sell various insurance products, including fixed and indexed life insurance, annuities, and limited long-term care, disability, and health insurance. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser serving a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions. The firm offers fee-based asset management primarily through discretionary model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts, with a platform-oriented approach supporting a large advisor network and integrating insurance and banking referral channels.

Aileen Dizon is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked with CHRISTUS Health and Voluntary Benefits @ Work, and serves as a college consultant at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Additionally, she is involved with the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, where she may conduct public workshops on Social Security. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver its advisory services through multiple platform programs.

Nathan Osuna is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2024, he served in the U.S. Army for ten years and worked at Texas Tech University for two years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with an emphasis on manager selection and customized portfolio construction.

Howell Florence is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Dallas, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2022, he worked at Fisher Investments, USAA Investment Management Company, and USAA Financial Planning Services. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and custom portfolio construction.

Hollis Stuckert is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including Brennan Financial Services and FSC Securities Corporation. Outside of advising, he owns a home restoration business, Corporate Discounts LLC. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a wide range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and centralized due diligence to support clients and advisors.

Edward Peterson is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles in insurance and tax-related services alongside his advisory work, including positions at J.Grant Insurance and involvement with student loan forgiveness programs. He also has experience in tax preparation assistance through QRS Business Solutions. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Jake Gaster is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2025, with prior experience at Frazier Wealth Strategies and roles in education at several schools. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes scalable model portfolio solutions and discretionary asset management, managing roughly $49.8 billion for over 127,000 clients.