Jacqelyn Brian is a financial advisor at Retirement Planners of America with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Fisher Investments for five years and has a background that includes roles at Dimaco LTD. and Ashford University. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily through a wrap-fee investment program for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs an "Invest and Protect" approach focused on capital preservation and tactical rebalancing, using model portfolios largely composed of ETFs and mutual funds.

Joseph D'amico II is a financial advisor with CX Institutional, LLC, holding CFP® and securities licenses Series 66 and Series 63, and has 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Empower Financial Services, Empower Advisory Group, Personal Capital, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. CX Institutional serves individuals, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through its CX Multi-Strategy Platform. The firm utilizes a multi-strategy asset allocation approach across various asset classes and incorporates third-party technology for consolidated reporting and tax-efficient asset management.

Terry Hastings is a financial advisor at Global View Capital Management LLC with nine years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior work includes roles at NewBridge Securities Corporation, Generations Wealth, and Charles Schwab. Outside of finance, he works as a driver for Uber. Global View Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a model-based investment approach driven by technical and quantitative analysis and maintains an in-house research arm that supports its strategies and external clients.

Samuel Rodriguez is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Advisor Resource Council since 2018. His prior roles include positions at Level Four Advisory Services LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Dallas, TX. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, providing asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs AI-driven model portfolios combined with traditional fundamental analysis and offers coordinated estate-planning services through external legal professionals.

Charles Berry is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 21 years of industry experience. He has worked with Advisor Resource Council since 2012 and is also affiliated with LPL Financial since 2011. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by providing asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers and LPL advisory programs. The firm employs actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with traditional fundamental analysis across various asset classes and portfolio types.

Shawn Clagg is an advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked with Choc Wealth Management LLC and Rob Hance Management PC, and maintains an accounting firm, Shawn Clagg, CPA, PC, where he serves as president. He is also involved with Rob Hance Management PC in a management and accounting capacity. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises, providing asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers. The firm combines artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis across various model portfolios and separately managed accounts tailored to different client needs.

Ross Morrow is a financial advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Howard Financial Services, LTD and The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services tailored to various client risk profiles. The firm employs diversified, factor-tilted investment strategies and utilizes technology for held-away account management.

Bobby Boyd is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Prospera in 2007, he worked at Wells Fargo Investments and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. He also assists his wife with her internet sales business, Little Owl Products. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and third-party platforms.

Laken Lewis is a financial advisor at CX Institutional, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Fisher Investments and Fidelity Investments. CX Institutional serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analysis across diverse asset classes, including equities, fixed income, ETFs, structured products, and private investment funds.

Joseph Biggerstaff is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory work, he serves as the varsity head baseball coach at Heritage Christian Academy. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises with services including asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of artificial intelligence and fundamental analysis in its model portfolios and offers tailored strategies for different account sizes.

Robert Thorndike Jr. is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Davenport & Company LLC and MICG Investment Management, LLC before joining Prospera in 2010. Thorndike serves as a board member of the 31 Heroes Project. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and platforms.

Joshua Holden is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fisher Investments for eight years and Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. for four years. Holden holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and platforms.

Jacqueline Sheahan is a financial advisor with BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. She has worked with several affiliates of BOK Financial since 2002, including BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc. and BOK Financial Asset Management, Inc. BOK Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, municipalities, and government agencies. The firm offers non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, combining advisor contact with firm-provided investment research and tailored asset allocation.

Mark Connell is a financial advisor with Financial & Tax Architects, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Regal Investment Advisors, Aion Retirement, and Gateway Church. Financial & Tax Architects specializes in discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly those nearing or in retirement. The firm uses proprietary investment strategies primarily involving ETFs and individual securities, offering customized portfolios managed with monthly reviews and rebalancing.

Jacinta Thompson is a financial advisor with Balefire, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Integrity Alliance, Lion Street Financial, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and LPL Financial LLC. She also serves as Vice President of Retirement Solutions at Fuse Partners, LLC, where she consults clients on retirement plans. Balefire serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities, providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA-focused corporate solutions. The firm utilizes a team-based investment process with an Investment Committee that develops model portfolios using a core-plus-tactical approach and licensed third-party research.

William Harrigan is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC, based in Frisco, TX. He has 21 years of industry experience and has been with Cain, Watters & Associates since 2006. 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.

Toni Lee is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license and has been with Cain, Watters & Associates since 2008. Ms. Lee has a minority ownership interest in Tectonic Financial, Inc., a publicly traded company with several financial industry affiliates, and also holds ownership stakes in three entities related to Cain, Watters & Associates that provide business-specific services for clients. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension or profit-sharing plan sponsors. The firm combines multiple investment programs with CPA and tax services and maintains a formal affiliation with a banking institution and related entities.

John Vaclavik is a CFP® with seven years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC and has previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America, and Oak Harvest Investment Services. In addition to his advisory role, Vaclavik is an insurance agent with Oak Harvest Insurance Services. Quotient Wealth Partners advises individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, serving a range of clients from non-high-net-worth to high-net-worth. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services with tailored investment programs that use ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers, supported by a mix of fundamental and cyclical analysis.

Michael Manna is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with BOK Financial Securities, Inc. and BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc. since 2014 and 2019, respectively. He serves as a board member on the Legacy Family Court Foundation, a nonprofit focused on addiction rehabilitation and family reunification. BOK Financial Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients with non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, combining advisor-led client communication with research-driven asset allocation and manager selection.

Nicolas Boda is a financial advisor with Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and beginning his advisory career in 2024. Prior to joining Cain, Watters, he worked at KPMG from 2022 to 2024 and has experience with Baylor University and Marcus High School. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individuals, trustees, and plan sponsors. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple investment platforms and offers specialized services including ERISA plan advisory and practice transition support for dentists.