Bret Hackett is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Merit Financial Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investment, LPL Financial, LLC, and H.D. Vest Advisory Services. Outside of his financial advisory work, he serves as treasurer for Glory to God Baseball Inc., a charitable nonprofit organization. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion and serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using customized model portfolios and offers specialized services such as fiduciary and ESOP trustee work alongside financial wellness programs.

Craig Damico is a financial advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 license with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs and United Capital Financial Advisors. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans with financial planning, consulting, and investment management. The firm employs diversified portfolios using low-cost ETFs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options, third-party managers, and select alternative investments, applying tax-aware strategies and ongoing monitoring across client accounts.

Brian Carrillo is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and having 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Merrill, Bank of America, and Charles Schwab before joining Avantax in 2020. He has been associated with several Cetera entities since 2025. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm operates primarily through a network of CPA firms and registered advisors, managing approximately $7.57 billion in assets as of 2025, with investment strategies overseen by an advisory committee and focused on tax-intelligent approaches.

Samantha Newsom is a financial advisor with Ally Invest Advisors in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked at TD Ameritrade for 12 years before joining Ally Invest Securities LLC and Ally Invest Advisors. Newsom also serves as Director of Product Management at Ally Invest Advisors, working with advisory teams. Ally Invest Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, through discretionary portfolio management combining automated and advisor-led services. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with model portfolios across multiple risk tiers, integrating digital processes and performance reporting at scale.

Jerome Caulk is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He is also the owner of Tutelas Financial, an investment-related business. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm providing wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $15.7 billion in assets and employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-driven investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and selected individual securities.

Leslie Benge is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Advisor Resource Council (formerly 360 Wealth Management, LLC) and LPL Financial since 2016. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in real estate brokerage through Homes In Sync Realty Services. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of artificial intelligence tools and fundamental analysis in its investment strategies, providing a range of model portfolios and separately managed accounts tailored to different client needs.

Deborah Cornes is a CFP® and securities license holder with four years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Facet and previously worked at Baker Avenue Asset Management, EPIQ Capital Group, and Fidelity Investments. Facet provides tiered, subscription-based financial planning and investment services to individual members across a wide range of wealth levels. The firm delivers holistic financial planning using a Total Financial Life Resources framework and employs discretionary asset-allocation programs primarily based on ETFs, with an emphasis on fixed subscription fees rather than percentage-of-assets charges.

Susan Iverson is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She is currently with Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC and has prior experience at Financial Gravity Wealth, Inc. and SYNERGY Business Resources, where she has been involved for over 10 years. Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professional investment advisers, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement-plan services, and a web-based asset management platform for independent advisers, typically implementing client strategies through third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios.

Lucas Baker is a financial advisor with Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management for two years and has experience in academic roles at Southeastern University and Parkland College. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans with financial planning, consulting, and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm employs diversified portfolios including low-cost ETFs, individual securities, mutual funds, options, and alternative investments, utilizing model portfolios and tax-aware overlays to manage client accounts.

Kevin Carswell is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Tyler, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at Advisor Resource Council (formerly 360 Wealth Management, LLC) since 2015 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2008. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in providing disability and indexed universal life insurance. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers and LPL advisory programs. The firm uses actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis across a variety of portfolio types, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based techniques.

Karen Ferrell is a financial advisor with Verity Asset Management in Carrollton, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Verity, she worked in family services and foster care, including roles as a foster home assessor and contractor providing individual and family services. She also serves as operations director and volunteer board member for the ReUp Foundation, a charitable organization focused on mentorship programs. Verity Asset Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm employs a model-driven investment process that emphasizes tactical asset allocation across multiple asset classes and provides both internally managed and third-party manager models.

Ronald Stolman Jr. is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Advisor Resource Council, where he has worked since 2020. He has 5 years of industry experience and owns Stolman & Associates, LLC, a bookkeeping and tax business established in 2006. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis and provides both discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Douglas Mclemore is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Advisor Resource Council (formerly 360 WEALTH MANAGEMENT) since 2012 and has also worked with LPL Financial since 2005. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by providing asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers and LPL advisory programs. The firm uses actively managed strategies incorporating artificial intelligence tools alongside fundamental analysis and offers both discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management.

Robert Luman is a financial advisor at Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at multiple firms including Legacy Retirement Solutions, where he is also co-founder and an insurance agent. Outside of his advisory role, Luman serves as a pastor at Friendship Baptist Church, providing sermons, teaching, and spiritual counseling. Signal Advisors Wealth operates a turnkey asset management platform serving independent RIAs, co-branded investment adviser representatives, and their retail clients. The firm utilizes a primarily top-down, tactical asset allocation approach and supports a large number of retail accounts through its platform, handling trading, rebalancing, and administrative functions under limited discretionary authority.

Christopher Baker is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Dallas, TX. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, and Cetera Wealth Services. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm operates primarily through a network of CPA firms and registered Advisor Representatives and manages assets using firm-designed style allocation models with an emphasis on tax-intelligent strategies.

David Mcbee Jr. is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo for over two decades and more recently at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Mcbee is also the owner of MPM Interests, LLC, a support company for partnership distribution and tax reporting purposes. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm providing wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $15.7 billion in assets across a multi-office platform. Their investment approach is primarily long-term and portfolio-driven, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and selected securities tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Austin Roesler is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with BakerAvenue in Southlake, TX, and has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., TD Ameritrade, Ameriprise, Wells Fargo, and other financial firms. BakerAvenue provides wealth management, financial planning, and family office services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions, offering a range of strategies that combine tactical allocation, quantitative analysis, and fundamental research. The firm also delivers consolidated household reporting and expanded services including trust and digital asset advice.

Travis Floyd is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council who holds a Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Advisor Resource Council (formerly 360 Wealth Management, LLC) since 2018 and previously held roles at LPL Financial, Level Four Advisory Services LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in Travis Floyd Financial, LLC, a business entity for tax and investment purposes. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers and LPL advisory programs. The firm utilizes actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis across various portfolio types, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based techniques.

Thomas Philipp is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. since 2013 and is also affiliated with Professional Wealth Management Group. Outside of his advisory roles, he owns Professional Planning Group Inc. and serves as an independent representative for fixed insurance business. Geneos Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment advisory, and brokerage services, employing a range of analytic methods and investment strategies tailored to client needs.

Ashley Liggins is a financial advisor at Ally Invest Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Clientwise LLC, TD Ameritrade, Insight Global, and J. Kelly & Associates. Liggins manages product advisor services and operations for Ally Invest Advisors, focusing on wealth product management. Ally Invest Advisors serves a large retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through automated web-based services and advisor-led guidance. The firm uses ETFs in pre-set model allocations based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates digital processes to manage tens of thousands of client accounts.