Anthony Lopez is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Strategic Advisers LLC, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Fifth Third Bank, and Regions Bank, among others. Lopez is based in Frisco, TX. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, including customized managed accounts under a fiduciary standard.

Darrah Lay is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners in Lantana, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cetera Planning Partners and Cetera Wealth Services, Darrah worked at Avantax Planning Partners and Charles Schwab for over a decade. Outside of advising, Darrah serves as Territory Director for The Lay Collective, LLC, a local magazine focused on marketing to new home buyers, and is active in the Argyle Business Association. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly pre-retirees and retirees, offering investment management, financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm provides additional services such as tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning through third-party providers, utilizing a diversified investment process grounded in mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Douglas Mcculley is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held prior roles at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Asset Management, Llc, JWA Financial Group, Inc., and USAA Financial Planning Services. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Charles Cronin is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he contributes to the Pension Rights Center's Initiative on Women and Retirement at Divorce, providing expertise to help address challenges faced by women in securing retirement benefits after divorce. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC 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 separates point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated group that uses affiliated funds.

Gregory Swindling is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at TIAA-CREF and Fisher Investments. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and a donor-advised fund.

Joy Doss is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has been with TIAA-CREF since 2010. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’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, often serving clients with prior relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, acting as adviser to a donor-advised fund and operating within a vertically integrated group using affiliated funds.

Colleen Nurre is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Flower Mound, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has been with GWN Securities since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, Nurre serves as a merit badge counselor for Boy Scout Troop 262, assisting scouts in completing merit badge requirements. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 accounts and offers a range of managed-account programs including SMA, UMA, and fund-strategist options.

William Burks III is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, Burks serves as president of a general contracting company and is co-owner of an exotic animal breeding farm. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services through its CLASSIC Plus platform, utilizing a variety of investment analyses and both discretionary and non-discretionary account arrangements.

Gwyn Felder is a financial advisor at Mariner with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2010. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations by providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various pooled investments and third-party managers. The firm integrates tax and accounting services and offers specialized family office and employer financial wellness solutions alongside its customized portfolio management approach.

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.

Ashley Thacker is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Brookstone Capital Management LLC. Her prior roles include positions at GuideStone Financial Services and Rea Financial. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm utilizes strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models and offers discretionary portfolio management through its turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program.

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.

Aileen Dizon is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She also serves as a college consultant at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education and is a member of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, where she occasionally conducts public workshops on Social Security. In addition to her advisory role, she works as a senior HR information system analyst at CHRISTUS Health. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse range of clients, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary model portfolios and third-party money managers.

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 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., USAA, and several independent advisory firms. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a sports nutrition business through AdvoCare. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management, utilizing both model portfolios and customized management under a fiduciary standard.

Melissa Trask is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at TIAA-CREF and its affiliated entities since 2018, following a brief tenure at TD Ameritrade investment Management and TD Ameritrade. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing managed account oversight, applying a fiduciary standard to its advisory services within a vertically integrated structure.

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.