Brandt Jordan is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. His background includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and White Rhino Financial. Outside of finance, he is a co-owner of Old Republic English Bulldogs, a dog breeding business. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and discretionary management solutions, combining proprietary and third-party platforms to tailor client relationships.

David Levy is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He has previously worked at Republic Wealth Advisors and Partners Solutions. Outside of his advisory role, Levy is a co-owner and co-founder of D&E Ventures, a business involved in buying and selling tickets to sporting events, and he chairs the Boruchin Initiatives Committee on the Board of Directors of the Jewish National Fund – USA. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor strategies, with a range of implementation options and additional estate and tax planning services.

Sarah Ziese is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at TIP Group LLC, One America Financial, and AXA Equitable Advisors. She also has involvement with Ziese Home Services LLC. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm employs discretionary model portfolios and a range of investment strategies supported by regular reporting and performance reviews.

Antonino Green is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Winstone Wealth Partners, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., and Chilton Capital Management. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized, primarily long-term portfolios with ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment options.

Eric Jia is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior experience includes roles at Merrill and Bank of America. Outside of advising, he manages a rental property in Sugar Land, Texas. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

David Thailing is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Avidian Wealth Solutions, Insight Wealth Strategies, Mutual Securities, Lincoln Financial Advisors, and Morgan Stanley. Concurrent Investment Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments, supported by affiliated sub-advisory arrangements and platform integrations.

Andrew Barnhill is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. He also works with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and has a background as a commercial airline pilot for Spirit Airlines. Barnhill is an author of the book "Financial Flight Plan" and is involved in family investment activities and life insurance brokerage. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisers. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities alongside tailored investment strategies.

Michael Fitzgerald is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where he has worked since 2021 following a long tenure at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he operates several home-based business entities primarily for tax and investment purposes. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets, utilizing a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Courtney Crenshaw is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at New York Life for 11 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is the sole member of an LLC focused on outside insurance brokerage and owns another LLC that organizes paid public speaking events unrelated to investments. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses through brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with a range of financial planning, consulting, and educational services tailored to client needs.

Gregory Kendall is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he works with clients to develop and implement financial plans tailored to their unique financial goals, utilizing the resources and expertise available at Fidelity Investments. Prior to joining Fidelity, he served as Vice President and Senior Advisor Consultant at Franklin Templeton Investments from 2010 to 2022. He began his financial career as a Personal Banker at Wells Fargo Bank from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Kendall holds an Arkansas Insurance License, which supports his work in providing comprehensive financial consulting services. His professional experience encompasses financial planning and client relationship management, particularly with high net worth individuals and families.

Robert Latin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Houston, TX. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2026, he held positions at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, Macquarie Group, Mizuho Securities, Deutsche Bank, and TIAA. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Lauren Smith is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services for over a decade. Outside of her advisory role, Lauren owns and operates The Accessory Scout, a retail business focused on inventory management and online sales. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, employing a primarily long-term, customized investment approach that incorporates ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, bonds, and alternative investments.

Jeffrey Green is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, based in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Raymond James Financial, Banc of America Investment Services, and Morgan Stanley. He is also the founder and president of Green Financial Group, a non-investment-related support company. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Teddy Awuah is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including Sphere Wealth Management, Wealth Development Strategies Investment Advisory, Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, Penn Mutual Life Insurance, and Comerica Securities. He has been with Prime Capital Investment Advisors since 2021. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsor services, and family office offerings, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies with a mix of core/satellite, thematic, and tactical approaches.

Jun Gu is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Corient. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, CIPW Service Company, Stavis & Cohen Private Wealth, and FSC Securities Corporation. He serves as a Board Director for the CFA Society of Houston and is an advisory board member of the Rice Wright Fund at Rice University. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Catina Risper is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2007. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in the sales and service of multi-line insurance products through 1847FINANCIAL. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities alongside investment advice.

Michael Nobles is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for eight years. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a family farm and ranch business. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and advisory services through a dual registration as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Justin Makris is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 credential. He has 15 years of industry experience, with prior roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company dating back to 2011. He is involved in several business activities related to investment management and serves as a trustee on a family member’s account. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.

Mason Ouren is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Truist Investment Services in 2023, he worked at Luna Genetics, Inc. and Asuragen, Inc. He also has experience with Jump Gymnastics and The University of Texas at Austin. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, and fiduciary support, implementing advice through discretionary and non-discretionary manager arrangements supported by AI-enabled research and inter-affiliate integration.

Brian Mccaffrey is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently with GWN Securities Inc. since 2020. He previously worked at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors, each for seven years. He also operates McCaffrey Wealth Management, LLC, where he provides investment advice, financial planning, and assists clients with annuity and life insurance options. GWN Securities offers investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through a variety of managed account programs and financial planning solutions. The firm employs a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and incorporates market-timing and momentum-based strategies in certain legacy programs.