Wayne Smith III is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience and has been with Insight Wealth Partners since 2010. He holds a Series 63 license and serves as the managing member of a commercial real estate management company in Plano, TX. Insight Wealth Partners is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses with financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm employs a strategic investment process that integrates Modern Portfolio Theory, sector rotation, momentum modeling, and a Synthetic Equity Portfolio strategy, while also conducting due diligence on third-party managers and providing ongoing portfolio oversight.

Cheree Burnette is a financial advisor with Collective Wealth Advisors LLC, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. She has 28 years of industry experience, including nine years running Burnette Financial Planning, LLC, which she continues to operate during the transition of clients to Collective Wealth Advisors. Collective Wealth Advisors LLC provides fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and qualified retirement plans, combining institutional support with client education through portfolio management, fiduciary services, and educational workshops.

Matthew Fitzsimmons is a financial advisor at The Watchman Group, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with The Watchman Group since 2017 and also has a long tenure at True North Advisors, LLC dating back to 2003. Fitzsimmons is not engaged in any investment-related business outside of his advisory role. The Watchman Group provides fee-only wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes customized, asset-allocation-driven portfolios and employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis in its research process.

Julian Johnson is a financial advisor with Castleview Partners, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has worked with Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and its related entities since 2009. Castleview provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, non-profits, and retirement plans, offering tailored strategies through discretionary portfolio management and access to third-party money managers. The firm also operates a proprietary platform, aiAlpha, which supports model-based trading and rebalancing for both its own accounts and those managed by other advisers.

Toby Harris is a financial advisor at EQ Wealth Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Commonwealth Financial Network. EQ Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, foundations, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs an active, tactical investment approach combining ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, along with tax-aware trading and regular rebalancing.

Malcolm Walton is a financial advisor with Gannett Wealth Advisors in Frisco, TX. He holds the Series 66 designation and has six years of industry experience. His prior firms include Fisher Investments, Bank of America, Merrill, and Northwestern Mutual. Gannett Wealth Advisors provides wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax preparation primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable and corporate plan sponsors. The firm combines passive and active investment strategies with a focus on asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering tailored client service through multiple offices and integrating specialized services such as bitcoin custody and tax preparation.

Benino Torrez III is a financial advisor at Insight Wealth Partners in Plano, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He has been with Insight Wealth Partners since 2022 and previously worked for the City of Fort Worth for eleven years. Insight Wealth Partners offers financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm employs a blend of Modern Portfolio Theory–based asset allocation and tactical strategies, including a Synthetic Equity Portfolio, and conducts due diligence on third-party managers while providing ongoing portfolio oversight.

Stewart Fields is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at OpenAir Financial, LLC. Prior to joining OpenAir Financial in 2019, he worked at Lake Point Wealth Management, LLC for three years. Fields is also active as an owner and insurance agent at OpenAir Advisory, LLC, where he dedicates part of his time to insurance sales. OpenAir Financial provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and educational seminars to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis for its investment strategies and offers ongoing portfolio management tailored to client goals, with regular account reviews and various implementation platforms.

Todd Berger is a financial advisor with SteadTrust, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at B. Riley Wealth Management, National Securities Corporation, and United Advisors Services. He is also involved with RDL Wealth Management LLC, a financial securities business conducted through SteadTrust. SteadTrust LLC is a team advisory firm managing approximately $439 million with nine advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, using a range of investment strategies and typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Paul Heemann is a financial advisor at WSA Affiliates, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with WSA Affiliates since 2011. Outside of advisory work, he conducts limited administrative services for Robbins, Cobb, Jenkins and Assoc. PLLC. WSA Affiliates provides advisory referral and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on assessing client needs and coordinating referrals to other advisors. The firm operates with a small team and does not manage client assets directly.

Julie Nielsen is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Vann Equity Management LLC in Plano, TX, with six years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Edward Jones, LPL Financial dba PWG Financial, and several other firms. She also works part-time as an administrative assistant at Edward Jones in a non-investment capacity. Vann Equity Management LLC is a mid-sized, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a blend of model-based and customized strategies across various asset classes and incorporates sub-advisory relationships for specialized real estate investments.

Paul Ruedi is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at Ruedi Wealth Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2015. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in The Colony, TX. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a short-term rental property in Galveston, TX. Ruedi Wealth Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $432 million in assets and focuses on diversified, buy-and-hold portfolios using primarily passive mutual funds and ETFs, with an emphasis on asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and tax-sensitive trading.

Chad Bailey is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at GuideStone Advisors since 2008. He holds Series 63 and 65 licenses and has worked within various GuideStone entities for over 20 years. GuideStone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, utilizing model portfolios with a faith-based investing policy and a range of discretionary and managed-account programs.

John Jackson III is a financial advisor at Madden Asset Management in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Madden Securities Corporation since 2002. Madden Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and consulting to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, foundations, and other organizations. The firm develops client-specific investment policies and allocates assets across multiple instruments using both fundamental and technical analysis.

Jonathan Melehan is a financial advisor at Black Knight Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Kaplan Professional. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Black Creek Consulting LLC, where he provides sales consulting to investment firms. Black Knight Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and coordination of services involving attorneys, tax advisors, and private bankers. The firm employs a disciplined investment process using fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and manages accounts through discretionary, asset-based approaches tailored to client needs.

Landry Thompson is a financial advisor at Generational Wealth Advisors in Richardson, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Landry worked in retail and food service roles while completing academic studies. Generational Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, foundations, business entities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm uses a multi-disciplinary team approach focused on strategic asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing, employing institutional mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and alternative investments.

Katie Bosler is a financial advisor at Apeiron with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Atlas Wealth, Raymond James & Associates, Truist Advisory Services, and BB&T Securities. Apeiron provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, retirement plans, small businesses, churches, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a holistic, discretionary approach to portfolio management, utilizing various methods of analysis and offering a broad range of investment options while acting as a fiduciary for retirement accounts.

Mark Krehel is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Main Street Retirement Planning, LLC and previously worked at Retirement Planners of America, Equinor, and Apache Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent. Main Street Retirement Planning, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, plan participants, and institutions. The firm employs a tactical, trend-based investment approach using SEI mutual funds and emphasizes regular monitoring and rebalancing of client accounts.

Ami Baxter is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Perryman Financial Advisory, Inc. since 2019. Prior to joining Perryman, Ami worked for three years at Kantar Media. Perryman Financial Advisory, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing just over $1 billion for approximately 510 clients through a team of eight advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, employing both fundamental and technical analysis to construct diversified portfolios that include a variety of investment types and alternatives.

John Lopez is a financial advisor at Eagle Financial Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Eagle Financial Advisors since 2015 and Eagle Financial Group since 2019. His career also includes 12 years at CLA USA Inc. and over two decades as an independent insurance agent. Eagle Financial Advisors, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing portfolio management and third-party manager selection. The firm manages approximately $113 million in assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, using quantitative methods, third-party research, and client-specific investment policies.