Nathan Mateer is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Advisor Resource Council and has previously worked at Generations Financial Management. Outside of advisory work, he is also a licensed life insurance agent for non-variable products. Advisor Resource Council is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines artificial intelligence tools with traditional fundamental analysis to offer a range of investment strategies and customized solutions through a network of investment adviser representatives.

James Mueller is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Fidelity Investments. Mueller is involved with PSE Wealth Management, where he provides financial planning and investment-related services. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a multi-team firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to various advisory programs and platforms.

Natalie Chandler is a CFP® and Series 66-credentialed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. She currently works at Retirement Planners of America and has previously held positions at RFG Advisory LLC dba Trinity Private Wealth, MMWKM Advisors, Eagle Strategies (NY Life), and Goldman Sachs Wealth Services. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent. Retirement Planners of America serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants, primarily through discretionary portfolio management and financial planning within a wrap-fee investment program. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and tactical rebalancing using model portfolios and a mathematically based market signal while retaining discretion to trade outside that signal.

Matthew Shores is a financial advisor with Merit Financial Advisors in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PKS Investments, Stratos Wealth Partners, Lifestyle Planning Solutions, LPL Financial, and The Botsford Group. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion across 144 advisors, 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 model portfolios and tailored strategies, overseen by a central Investment Management team and Investment Committee.

Jennifer Gage is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Cain, Watters & Associates since 2009. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension or profit-sharing plan sponsors. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable.

David Neubrander is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Level Four Advisory Services since 2021, having also worked at Level Four Financial, LLC since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Neubrander Financial Services, an insurance sales business. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across diverse client types, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofits. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios and a combination of direct management and sub-advisers.

Richard Harrington is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services and has held prior roles at Mid-Atlantic Securities, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. He serves as a board member for the UVA Community Health Unified Community Board, a nonprofit hospital system. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion, serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and introduces clients to third-party money managers and wrap-fee programs.

Zane Harris is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2015. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and trustees or plan sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and provides donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable.

Robert Wright III is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC based in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 65 credential and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Opus Wealth Management and Elligo Health Research. Belpointe Asset Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 160 advisors managing more than $7.5 billion for individuals, corporations, trusts, and other advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through customized portfolios and co-advisory relationships, along with various proprietary and affiliate fund options.

David Pabin is a financial advisor at Alera Investment Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services for 20 years. He is also involved with Alera Group Insurance in a capacity related to annuities and life or health insurance sales. Alera Investment Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, institutions, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental-analysis-driven investment approach and integrates insurance and pension consulting platforms alongside its advisory services.

Adam Spence is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CX Institutional, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at CXI Advisors, LLC, Vestpro Financial Partners, Inc., CPF Texas, and LPL Financial. 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 integrates fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes and offers a broad range of specialized strategy portfolios.

Jeremy Day is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 13 years of experience at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. based in Dallas, TX. He has been with Prospera since 2013. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and platforms.

Steven Blanke is a financial advisor at Calton & Associates, Inc. in Garland, TX, with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Calton & Associates since 2017, following an 11-year tenure at Capital Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns BAS Advisory Services, LLC, which provides insurance and tax-related services, and he is also involved in fixed annuity and life insurance sales through Insurance Agency Marketing Services, Inc. Calton & Associates serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and other retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers. The firm combines fee-based advisory services with commissionable brokerage and insurance products, tailoring investment recommendations to client goals and risk tolerance through a variety of program structures and analytic approaches.

Laura Skalak is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. She has worked at Advisor Resource Council since 2012 and previously at LPL Financial and Edward Jones. Advisor Resource Council is an SEC-registered adviser that serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines artificial intelligence with fundamental analysis to manage assets and provide financial planning through a network of investment adviser representatives using various model and custom strategies.

Eric Reed is a financial advisor at Quartz Partners Investment Management with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, New York Life Insurance Co, and NYLife Securities. Reed is co-founder and managing partner of Audible Financial Group LLC and Audible Consulting LLC, where he provides insurance and financial services and mentors insurance agents. Quartz Partners serves individual investors, retirement plans, institutions, and financial intermediaries with model-based investment management through separately managed accounts, model portfolios, and a digital investing platform. The firm combines top-down macro analysis and bottom-up stock selection, maintaining ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing through an investment committee.

Daniel Sprusansky is a financial advisor with BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Kestra Financial, Gallagher Benefit Services, and Raymond James & Associates. BOK Financial Securities, operating as BOK Financial Advisors, serves individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, retirement plans, government agencies, municipalities, and institutional clients. The firm provides non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, with investment research conducted by Strategic Investment Advisors, and maintains affiliations with a bank holding company and related investment entities.

Steve Indiveri is a CFA® charterholder currently with CX Institutional, LLC, having joined the firm in 2026. He has 10 years of prior experience at Northern Trust Asset Management. CX Institutional serves individuals, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plan sponsors with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a multi-strategy asset allocation approach combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across various asset classes and supports clients with third-party technology for consolidated reporting and tax-efficient asset management.

Steven Sarkissian is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Plano, Texas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 27 years of industry experience and has been with Hilltop Securities for 17 years. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities, providing access to both third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

Christopher Pollack is a financial advisor at CX Institutional, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at RoseRock, Southern Methodist University, Blinn College, and Reedy High School. CX Institutional serves individuals, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plan sponsors with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy asset allocation approach combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across various asset classes, supported by third-party technology platforms for consolidated reporting and tax-efficient asset location.

Conor Shepard is a financial advisor at Advisor Resource Council with a Series 65 license and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining his current firm, he worked at Foundation Wealth Partners for five years and held roles at The Bakery / North Country Real Estate and Total Quality Logistics. Advisor Resource Council is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities with asset management, financial planning, consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm combines artificial intelligence tools with traditional fundamental analysis to offer model and separately managed account strategies through its AIQ platform, along with custom solutions and third-party advisory programs.