Lori Welborn is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at BBVA Securities Inc., BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, Inc., and Compass Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only, algorithm-driven investment platform available to select PNC Bank employees. The firm uses approved model strategies executed by delegated investment managers with a focus on mutual funds and ETFs.

Matthew Peisker is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he manages a team of agents as a Unit Sales Manager at Bankers Life & Casualty, overseeing hiring and training and working with insurance products including Medicare Supplement, annuities, life, health, and long-term care insurance. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and offers both wrap and non-wrap programs with a range of investment options.

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.

Park Mc Curdy is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC based in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Northwestern Mutual and Baylor University. Outside of his advisory work, he assists financial advisors through his involvement with Foster Financial Group. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party partners.

Morgan Lineberry is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at WFGIA, Tata Consultancy Services, Transamerica Capital Inc., Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside the financial industry, he has been involved since 2009 with Lineberry Kicking LLC and Kohl's Professional Kicking Camps. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

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.

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, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF, he worked at Merrill and Robinhood Financial, LLC, and served in the U.S. Army from 2014 to 2018. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected through employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, operating within a vertically integrated model that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.

Tobias Bond is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2016. He is based in Plano, TX. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services, combining in-house research with third-party managers to implement customized portfolios.

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.

David Lo is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC in Allen, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone Capital Management since 2018 and Gold Coast Securities, Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory roles, he operates under the DBA Dave Lowe Financial Services and participates in a semi-captive arrangement with Turtle Creek Financial Group to sell various insurance products, including fixed and indexed life insurance, annuities, and limited long-term care, disability, and health insurance. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser serving a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions. The firm offers fee-based asset management primarily through discretionary model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts, with a platform-oriented approach supporting a large advisor network and integrating insurance and banking referral channels.

Aileen Dizon is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked with CHRISTUS Health and Voluntary Benefits @ Work, and serves as a college consultant at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Additionally, she is involved with the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, where she may conduct public workshops on Social Security. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver its advisory services through multiple platform programs.

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 65 and Series 63 designations and 16 years of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., USAA, and Sullivan Financial Partners. Outside of advising, he has been involved with AdvoCare, a sports nutrition company, since 2011. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory services including model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Edward Peterson is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles in insurance and tax-related services alongside his advisory work, including positions at J.Grant Insurance and involvement with student loan forgiveness programs. He also has experience in tax preparation assistance through QRS Business Solutions. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Melissa Trask is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and 10 years of industry experience. She has worked with TIAA and its related entities since 2018 and was previously employed at TD Ameritrade from 2016 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, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides model-based and customized portfolio management within a vertically integrated group that also advises a donor-advised fund.

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.