James Torrey is a financial advisor at The Watchman Group, Inc. in Plano, TX, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at The Watchman Group since 2019, following a 35-year tenure at Cornerstone Advisory Corporation. The Watchman Group provides fee-only wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes customized, asset-allocation-driven portfolios using fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, and employs primarily discretionary strategies with a range of investment tools and products.

Scott Schwitzer is a financial advisor at Peak American Investment Advisors, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments and LPL Financial. Peak American Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning, incorporating retirement tax strategy, insurance coordination, and estate and legacy planning. The firm uses a combined technical and fundamental analysis approach and integrates tax strategy and insurance coordination into retirement and income planning.

Salvador Sanchez is a financial advisor at View Capital RIA, LP in Dallas, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with View Capital since 2011 and previously worked at Vca Securities, LP. Sanchez serves on the board of Cuentas Ok Sapi de CV, a non-investment-related business based in Mexico City. View Capital RIA, LP manages approximately $1.82 billion for individuals, ultra-high-net-worth families, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers advisory and consulting services through two programs, employs both fundamental and technical security analysis, and provides discretionary and non-discretionary account management along with investment manager selection.

Jessica Papadopoulos is a financial advisor at Leo Wealth Americas, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with multiple firms, including long tenures at BFT Financial Group, LLC and The Protection Company Hong Kong Limited. She also serves as president and compliance officer of Leo Capital Corp (Hong Kong) Limited, a Hong Kong-based SFC licensed company. Leo Wealth Americas provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and access to alternative/private funds for a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a mix of systematic and discretionary strategies with an emphasis on diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost ETF implementation.

Henry Henderson is a financial advisor with ISC Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked with Institutional Securities Corp since 2001 and has been with ISC Advisors since 2013. ISC Advisors, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, foundations, and other institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, pension consulting, participant education, and limited-scope advisory services. The firm manages approximately $1.54 billion in assets and utilizes a range of model portfolios, mutual funds, and ETFs, with oversight maintained by an Investment Committee.

Chase Estrada is a financial advisor at Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Trinity, he worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities, Charles Schwab Co., Inc., and Fidelity Investments. Trinity Portfolio Advisors offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes risk management through probability-based decision making and employs a variety of analytical methods, including fundamental and technical analysis, to guide investment strategies.

David Ackerman is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Ackerman Capital Advisors, LLC since 2002. Ackerman Capital Management provides wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable entities, and certain pension plans. The firm offers actively managed portfolios primarily using ETFs and no-load mutual funds, along with comprehensive financial planning and retirement plan consulting. It also sponsors and advises private pooled funds, including a municipal bond fund and a multi-strategy digital-asset fund.

Brian Haselden is a ChFC® credentialed advisor at ISC Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with Doucet Asset Management and Institutional Securities Corp since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Haselden operates a fixed life insurance brokerage serving non-ISC licensed agents. ISC Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate plans, and institutions, managing approximately $1.6 billion in assets through 27 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, with a notable portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis and provides advisory models via the Empower platform.

Holly Lansidel is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Burford Brothers, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Burford Brothers since 2021 and previously held roles in consulting and the food service industry. Burford Brothers serves individual and high-net-worth clients, business owners, trusts, estates, and retirement plans with discretionary asset management, retirement plan consulting, and financial consulting. The firm offers tailored investment advice across various asset classes and operates a multi-family office division for ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Grant Winger is a financial advisor at Insight Wealth Partners in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Vanguard Group and various self-employed positions. Insight Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses by providing financial planning, portfolio management, pension consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm employs a blend of Modern Portfolio Theory–based asset allocation and satellite strategies, including a Synthetic Equity Portfolio, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Darrell Haynes is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC since 2025. He previously worked for 15 years at Team Financial Strategies. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner of Hayion Holdings LLC, a non-investment business based in Granbury, Texas. Trinity Portfolio Advisors is a team of eight advisors managing approximately $488 million for nearly 700 clients. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services, employing a risk-focused, probability-based investment approach that incorporates multiple analytical methods and proprietary models.

Christa Bass is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Cottonwood Capital Advisors. Her prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Chase bank NA and Commonwealth Financial Network. She spends a small portion of her time on fixed insurance sales conducted at her branch location. Cottonwood Capital Advisors provides financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, other advisers, and private funds. The firm combines advisor-led portfolio construction with model portfolios and asset-allocation approaches and acts as a fund sponsor and private-fund adviser managing pooled investment vehicles.

Mark Stegman is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Insight Wealth Partners since 2021. He previously worked for Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Stegman Honey, a small-scale beekeeping and honey production business. Insight Wealth Partners provides financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm employs a blend of Modern Portfolio Theory–based asset allocation and tactical strategies, offers a Synthetic Equity Portfolio approach, and conducts due diligence on third-party managers while maintaining ongoing client engagement.

Paula Allgood is a financial advisor at Beaird Harris with 27 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC since 1996 and Beaird Harris, PLLC since 1993. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as Vice President at Beaird Harris & Co. PC, focusing on tax consulting and preparation. Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with recent expansions into alternative investments and tax-managed strategies.

Max Rockwell is a financial advisor with Ascentis Asset Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Org Partners Asset Management, Golden State Asset Management, WealthShield LLC, and The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. He is involved in overseeing investments related to wealth management businesses through Golden State Asset Management and as a partner at CCDML Ventures Group LLC. Ascentis Asset Management provides investment strategy and portfolio modeling services primarily to other investment advisers, Unified Management Account programs, and third-party platforms. The firm focuses on model portfolio construction using various analytical methods and licenses its investment models and algorithms rather than directly managing retail client accounts.

Christel Walker is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Navigo Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. Ms. Walker participates in a solicitor agreement with Rex Gold Partners, through which she solicits qualified investors for private offerings. Navigo Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and a web-based discretionary portfolio management platform, utilizing model portfolios and periodic rebalancing to maintain target allocations.

Matthew Harwell is a financial advisor at Veracity Capital LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Veracity Capital since 2018, following eleven years at The Ayco Company, LP and a brief tenure at F3 Logic, LLC. He is also a licensed insurance agent at Veracity Capital Risk Management LLC. Veracity Capital LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services mainly to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, customized portfolio approach utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, along with option overlay strategies and discretionary management.

Norbert Butkus is a financial advisor with Generational Wealth Advisors in Richardson, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Talis Advisory Services, LLC since 2017 and previously at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a volunteer board member for the Indian Creek Home Owners Association. Generational Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and risk-management advice to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, foundations, pension plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-team advisory model and emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversification based on Modern Portfolio Theory.

Marques Miles is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Alden Investment Group and has held roles at Brookstone Wealth Advisors, Pathways Retirement Advisors, Elevated Capital Advisors, Gradient Advisors, Pioneer Financial Group, and Puritan Financial. Additionally, he served in the Oklahoma National Guard with the U.S. Air Force for six years. He is also an owner of Pathways Retirement Advisors, focusing on insurance, retirement, and investment planning. Alden Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and fee-based financial planning to individuals, other advisors, retirement plans, and nonprofit and institutional clients. The firm specializes in retirement programs and executive benefits for small and mid-sized employers and uses proprietary technology to integrate and manage client assets, including held-away accounts.

Bethany Ahlquist is a financial advisor at Meristead Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Stansberry Asset Management and Goldman Sachs. Meristead Wealth, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, offering separately managed accounts and third-party asset management programs. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach combining top-down macro analysis with fundamental bottom-up research and manages multiple private credit funds designed for accredited investors and certain retirement accounts.