Noah Fess is a financial advisor at KCD Financial, Inc. in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has been with KCD Financial since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in an office rental property business in Frisco. KCD Financial, Inc. is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporate pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and investment strategies while primarily operating under non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Michael Reeves is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC in Dallas, TX, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked at several firms including Global Financial Private Capital, Carlson Financial, and WealthRemedy LLC. Reeves also provides insurance quotes for life insurance and fixed indexed annuities as an insurance agent. Strategic Wealth Investment Group offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, along with services for corporations and business entities. The firm uses a combination of internally developed and third-party model portfolios, employing various investment analysis methods and may delegate trading to third-party managers while maintaining client suitability oversight.

Cameron Neumann is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Financial Life Advisors, Level Four Financial, and R.Q. Boothe and Associates. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance-related activities. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion through 115 advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base, offering fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, and utilizes model portfolios developed by an internal Investment Committee and affiliated or third-party sub-advisers.

Brittany Smith is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at firms including Wells Fargo Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. Concurrent Investment Advisors provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm operates at an enterprise scale with approximately 161 advisors serving over 10,000 clients and managing about $9.9 billion in client assets.

Lora Hoff is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Investment Planners, Inc. and Ipi Wealth Management, where she worked for 18 years, as well as at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Hoff also provides insurance advice tailored to client needs. Concurrent Investment Advisors operates at an enterprise scale with approximately 161 advisors serving over 10,000 clients and managing about $9.9 billion in assets. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, and retirement advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach with diversified portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Sara Fagot is a financial advisor with BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. She took a planned sabbatical from 2020 to 2025 before joining BOK Financial Securities in 2025. BOK Financial Securities, operating as BOK Financial Advisors, serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporations, retirement plans, government agencies, municipalities, and institutional clients. The firm offers non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, financial planning, and consulting, with investment research provided by its affiliate Strategic Investment Advisors.

Robert Tunnell is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Retirement Planners of America, based in Plano, TX. He has 20 years of industry experience, including a tenure at MMWKM Advisors, LLC since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and institutions. The firm employs an “Invest and Protect” approach that uses model portfolio allocations combined with tactical adjustments based on market indicators to manage client assets defensively.

Jacqelyn Brian is a financial advisor at Retirement Planners of America with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Fisher Investments and has experience in both investment management and financial education. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions. The firm employs an “Invest and Protect” approach that combines model portfolios with tactical adjustments based on market indicators, emphasizing capital preservation through defensive asset allocation.

John Knowles is a financial advisor with Ally Invest Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ally Invest Advisors in 2021, he worked at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. Outside of finance, he is the owner and design engineer of Dos Rios Audio Engineering, where he designs and markets guitar pedals and amplifiers. Ally Invest Advisors serves a large retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary portfolio management through both automated and advisor-led services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using ETF portfolios across multiple risk tiers, combining automated algorithms with supervised monitoring.

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.

Stuart Waldenmaier is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at AE Wealth Management and TLC Advisory Group, where he serves as president. Waldenmaier is also a class instructor for the American Financial Education Alliance, a nonprofit providing educational workshops in Texas. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser managing over $5 billion across 115 advisors and serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofits. The firm offers fee-only financial planning and asset management, utilizing model portfolios developed internally or through sub-advisers.

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 in Dallas, TX, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Howard Financial Services, LTD and The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans by offering financial planning, consulting, and investment management. The firm manages broadly diversified portfolios using low-cost ETFs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options, third-party managers, and select alternatives, applying tax-aware overlays and ongoing monitoring across client accounts.

Bobby Boyd is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Prospera since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he assists in his wife's internet sales business, Little Owl Products. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a large-scale advisory and broker-dealer firm serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $12.4 billion through 207 advisors across about 140 offices, offering investment advisory and financial planning services via multiple platforms and customizable portfolio management options.

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.

Brian Thomas is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Level Four Advisory Services since 2021 and has worked at Level Four Financial, LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, Thomas serves as the board president of the Blue Heron Homeowners Association. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion across 115 advisors and over 13,800 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base with fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, using both internal model portfolios and sub-advisers.