Connor Castellano is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Castellano Wealth Planning, an independent firm based in Plano, TX. Prior to founding his current firm, he held roles with Arnold Castellano & Associates, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Castellano is also a licensed insurance agent operating as a sole proprietor. Castellano Wealth Planning provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services for individual clients and retirement plans, including limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost index funds, ETFs, direct indexing, and tax-loss harvesting, managing client assets through model portfolios and sub-advisor strategies.

David Caviness is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in financial advisory. He is the principal of Caviness Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2011. Caviness is also involved as a YouTube Partner, producing content related to investments. Caviness Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm manages approximately $59 million in discretionary assets and offers tailored portfolios alongside comprehensive planning services, including retirement, estate, charitable, education, and corporate tax planning.

Craig Turner is the sole advisor at Ranchwood Capital Management in Coppell, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. Prior to founding Ranchwood Capital Management in 2017, he worked at Bell Helicopter - TEXTRON for eight years. He is also involved in Ranchwood Outdoors, a landscaping business serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Ranchwood Capital Management is an independent, single-advisor firm that provides discretionary portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented equity strategy focused on capital preservation and concentrated positions, managing separately tailored accounts rather than broad diversification.

Wheeler Pulliam is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal at Xponify, Inc., an independent firm, and has prior experience with Cetera and Edward Jones. He is also an independent insurance agent. Xponify, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, using a modern portfolio theory approach and preparing written Investment Policy Statements for each client. The firm manages portfolios of mutual funds, fixed income, equities, ETFs, and insurance products, and offers fixed-fee financial planning engagements.

Anthony Tseng is the sole advisor at Caishen Financial, operating under Grand Investment Group LLC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Outside of financial advising, Tseng owns and operates two restaurant businesses, Comfort Foods Group LLC and Mr. Teppan LLC. Caishen Financial serves pooled and institutional clients, as well as individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning services, utilizing a variety of analytical techniques and investment strategies.

Jefferson Wang is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is the principal of Gordon Oak Financial, LLC, an independent firm he has been with since 2020. Prior to that, he worked at Cain Watters & Associates and Price Waterhouse Coopers. He is also an accountant and may provide accounting-related advice in addition to financial planning. Gordon Oak Financial serves individuals and small- to mid-size employers by offering comprehensive private financial planning and an employer program focused on employee planning. The firm operates on a fee-only basis without discretionary portfolio management or AUM-based fees, emphasizing long-term investment guidance, educational seminars, and workshops.

Ashish Shah is the sole advisor at Shah Tax and Financial Planning in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with seven years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2016, he worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise for one year. Outside of investment advising, he operates a tax preparation and filing business. Shah Tax and Financial Planning offers investment management alongside financial planning and tax accounting services for pooled, institutional, and other clients. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-allocation approach with non-discretionary account management and integrates tax-efficiency into its planning, providing clients with written or electronic plans and ongoing updates.

William Wilson is the principal of Wilson Investment Advisory Services, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Plano, Texas. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 license and has 41 years of industry experience. Wilson has worked with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. and Capital Analysts, LLC, in addition to managing his own advisory firm since 2005. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life insurance and fixed annuities and volunteers with the Dallas chapter of Better Investing, assisting in educational programs. Wilson Investment Advisory Services serves individual clients with personalized investment planning and portfolio management, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm bases its portfolios on fundamental analysis and Morningstar analytics, primarily recommending mutual funds and ETFs, and combines related household accounts for fee determination. The managing principal is also a licensed CPA who provides tax preparation services separately from the advisory business.

Jetmir Ahmeti is the principal of Ahmeti Wealth Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Richardson, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains active Property & Casualty and real estate salesperson licenses in Texas and offers those services to clients. Ahmeti Wealth Management provides portfolio management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $3.2 million in client assets and employs a discretionary, customized investment approach that incorporates fundamental analysis and macroeconomic factors.

Wissam Bilal is a financial advisor with Tigris Consulting LLC in Allen, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been with Tigris Consulting since 2015 and previously worked at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon from 2010 to 2021. Tigris Consulting LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term buy-and-hold investment approach supported by various analytical methods and offers services such as retirement account management, estate-planning assistance, and advisory coverage for held-away employer-sponsored accounts.

Paul Streiber is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at PRS Wealth Management in Coppell, TX. He has worked at PRS Wealth Management since 2009, with prior roles at Heritage Financial Planning and Talis Advisory Services. PRS Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on discretionary portfolio management and customized financial plans. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory to build client-specific allocations and uses a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income instruments, and annuities, with an investment approach that includes margin and options trading.

Corey Winten is a financial advisor at Winten Investment Partners, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with his firm since its founding in 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as a licensed independent insurance agent, focusing on term life and long-term care insurance. Winten Investment Partners provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm follows a long-term, income-focused investment approach based on the Random Walk Hypothesis, managing client assets directly with diversified portfolios designed to generate and manage cash flow over multi-year horizons.

Zeta Russell is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at Tuggle & Russell, L.L.C., an independent firm based in Richardson, TX. She has been with Tuggle & Russell since 2003 and previously worked at Advisory Solutions Group. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in licensed insurance sales focused on annuities and life and health insurance. Tuggle & Russell, L.L.C. provides discretionary investment management and financial advice to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes income generation through interest, dividends, royalties, and covered-call strategies, and also offers tax preparation and educational presentations.

Mike Kurz, CIMA®, CFP®, CAIA, CPWA®, RMA® Chief Executive Officer – Financial Planner Mike has spent 25 years in the world of Wealth Management in counselling Investors and Financial Advisors. His professional experience includes coaching on investment advisory programs, private equity, hedging strategies along with formalized Financial Planning and he often speaks at wealth management events, conferences and workshops. Mike shares that, "The greatest pleasure in helping others encompasses using technical knowledge strengthened by creativity and shared experiences to inspire my audience to develop their personal call to action." Education and Certifications Mike completed a Masters in Legal Studies with an emphasis in Wealth Management at Texas A&M University School of Law and is currently a doctoral candidate in the Leadership and Learning in Organizations program at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College. Mike earned his B.B.A in Finance at Midwestern State University and is an Investment Advisory Representative. In addition, he is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER TM designee, Certified Investment Management Analyst® professional, a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designee and a Certified Private Wealth Advisor® professional. Mike previously served as the founder and President of the North Texas Investment Management Consultants Association Chapter. In addition, Mike provides volunteer Financial Literacy Education and Research in group presentation. Outside of the boardroom or classroom, Mike enjoys cycling on both mountain bikes and road bikes along with playing golf often.

Wesley Young is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Oakwood Advisory Group, LLC since 2011. He has also been affiliated with MassMutual since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Young is involved in multiple business ventures, including ownership interests in several management and fund entities, as well as ownership of an entertainment group. Oakwood Advisory Group provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, profit-sharing plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a disciplined, diversification-focused investment process and offers tailored services directly or through recommended sub-advisors.

Michael Aussieker is the sole advisor at OH Cap Asset Management, an independent firm based in Frisco, TX. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 license, with two years of industry experience and seven years managing his own advisory firms. OH Cap Asset Management is a fee-only advisory firm serving primarily individual clients, as well as small businesses, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm integrates fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with risk assessment tools like Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR) and employs proprietary models for portfolio management and consulting services typically found at larger firms.

Murtaza Shahbazker is a CFA charterholder and principal of Astute Consulting, LLC, with over seven years of experience in financial consulting and training. His prior roles include positions at Kaplan Professional Middle East and IFT (Financial Training), as well as experience in research and banking sectors. He is also involved in financial training activities alongside his advisory work. Astute Consulting, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management services tailored to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing technical analysis and primarily exchange-traded funds within customized model portfolios. The firm emphasizes individualized trade execution and offers both performance-based and asset-based fee arrangements.

Ralph Ujano Jr. is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at The Ujano Advisory Group LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2017. Prior to founding his firm, he worked elsewhere for one year. The Ujano Advisory Group LLC provides comprehensive wealth management and life-planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs evidence-based portfolio construction and offers pension consulting and retirement-plan support, combining discretionary portfolio management with tax-aware planning and multigenerational legacy strategies.

Stephen Hill is a financial advisor with Eagle Financial Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Financial Advisors since 2015 and also manages Stephen F. Hill & Associates LLC, an investment advisory firm he founded in 2003. Outside of advisory services, he is involved with an insurance agency affiliated with Eagle Financial Group. Eagle Financial Advisors is an independent advisory firm with a seven-advisor team serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning services, and assists clients in selecting third-party managers, using a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis in its investment approach.

I’m Shar-Né Warren, CFP®, CRPC®, the “excavator” behind Financial Excavation! You could say I’ve always been passionate about helping build more and achieve more. As a former interior design student, I wanted to help people build beautiful homes – and now I get to help them build beautiful lives. My financial story began early at 11 years old, when I witnessed our family lose our house just weeks before Christmas. I still remember the confusion, the stress, the pain, and the worry I felt and saw. From that young age, I’ve had a calling to be a positive difference maker in the lives of others. With over 15 years of experience in financial services, I’ve learned that the journey to financial well-being doesn’t happen overnight. It requires leaving your comfort zone, and it’s more challenging alone. I wanted to create Financial Excavation to help real people, imperfect people, who dream big and sometimes play small…until now! You know where you want to go, you just may not know how to get there. Financial Excavation isn’t another “by-the-numbers” firm. Our approach is more spiritually grounded. Inspired by Bible verse, Jeremiah 1:10, we’re here to help you tear down old beliefs and rebuild a rooted financial life. We know that taking that first step towards digging deep into past beliefs, clearing old patterns, and building a strong financial foundation isn’t easy. But together, we’ve got this! We are committed to helping YOU build the best financial future you can and uncover the beautiful treasure and life that you’ve always desired. Whether you are a new wealth individual, pre-retiree, in transition, or a person of color, we meet you where you are and guide you where you need to go. And we do it with a sprinkle of fun – yes, fun! – in the process.