Mohanad Abdan is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill and Robinhood Financial, among other roles, and served in the US Army from 2014 to 2018. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model with a separation between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management.

Tobias Bond is a CFP® certificant with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors from 2016 to 2018 and is currently with Mariner. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers customized investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, supported by in-house research and third-party manager allocations.

Patrick Kapiamba is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF based in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Principal Life Insurance Co, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and Guidestone Financial Resources. He has also served as a Retirement Consultant for Principal Advised Services, providing one-on-one investment advice to retirement plan participants. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm applies a fiduciary standard to its advisory services and manages accounts through model portfolios and customized portfolios aligned with client-approved investment policies.

David Lo is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Gold Coast Securities, Inc. and New England Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he operates under the DBA Dave Lowe Financial Services and is involved in selling fixed and indexed life insurance products, annuities, and limited long-term care, disability, and health insurance through a semi-captive arrangement with Turtle Creek Financial Group. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management via a turnkey asset management platform and employs strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models that incorporate ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, options strategies, and proprietary funds.

Chalitta Moore is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Merrill Lynch, and Bank of America. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing relationships through employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory approach distinguishes between point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, employing both model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Zaineb Subhe is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill for two years. Her background includes roles outside finance, such as nutritionist and work in various other sectors. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with previous TIAA-administered retirement plan relationships. The firm offers model-based and customized portfolio management within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Michael Baer is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He currently works at Corient and previously held roles at Capital Advisors, Fluent Financial, Private Client Services, Fisher Investments, and SEI Investments. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines proprietary strategies with third-party solutions and incorporates risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Christopher Patton is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., USAA, and several financial advisory firms. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with AdvoCare, where he advises on sports nutrition and supplements. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients connected to TIAA-managed retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through a fiduciary advisory model using model and customized portfolios.

Melissa Trask is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at TIAA and its related entities since 2018 and was previously with TD Ameritrade from 2016 to 2018. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory services including model and customized portfolios and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Kerri Dane is a financial advisor with SPC in Aubrey, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and possessing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Parkland Securities since 2014 and with SPC since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she operates as an independent agent for fixed insurance products. SPC serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a network of over 460 advisers managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, delivering both discretionary and nondiscretionary investment management tailored to client needs.

Daniel Saur is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Plano, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include leadership at Kalos Capital, Inc. and founding D.R. Saur Financial, Inc. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in life, disability, and long-term care insurance sales. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing proprietary due diligence and a mix of active and passive strategies, and is notable for sponsoring proprietary investment vehicles and serving as an operating general partner for private funds.

Ryan Deakins is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Empower Advisory Group since 2023, following prior roles at Personal Capital and TD Ameritrade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm combines proprietary and third-party methodologies to deliver financial plans focused on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, integrating its services with affiliated Empower platforms.

Corey Durden is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP and Wayfair. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model that distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management through model portfolios or customized solutions.

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.

Michael Baker is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF, he worked at Charles Schwab & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities, Citi Private Alternatives, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, among other firms. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as various trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm’s advisory approach separates point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management, offering model-based and customized portfolio options.

Shaquille Stringer is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 registrations and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Outside of advising, he has worked as a food delivery contractor. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed accounts, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and serves as advisor to both individual clients and a donor-advised fund.

Cameron Reeves is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Prosper, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 25 years of industry experience, having worked at Eagle Strategies since 2005 and affiliated firms since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, Reeves serves as a town councilman in Prosper, participates on the board of the Prosper Education Foundation, volunteers with the security team at Prestonwood Baptist Church, and is involved in brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis, with a focus on fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jonathan Miller is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Miller works as a youth soccer referee. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers tailored advisory services including both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

James Ward is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience and is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. He has been with Beacon Pointe in various capacities since 2016 and previously worked at Ironmark Advisors, LLC for 11 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and accident/health insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach using both active and passive strategies, supported by a formal due-diligence process and third-party platforms such as Envestnet UMA.

Vivian Ong is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Frisco, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with six years of industry experience. She has worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2019. Outside of her advisory role, she is appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored solutions through various program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.