Eswar Menon is a financial advisor at Empiric Institutional in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 license with 18 years of industry experience. He worked at Harper Capital Management, LLC from 2018 to 2024 and was self-employed from 2016 to 2018. He serves as Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee for the San Jose Police & Fire Retirement Fund and advises India-based Sameeksha Capital in a research and recommendation capacity. Empiric Institutional provides discretionary portfolio management through separately managed accounts to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional clients. The firm employs proprietary, quantitatively driven equity strategies incorporating fundamental analysis, a QEV scoring process, and a qualitative overlay, typically managing concentrated portfolios with long expected holding periods.

Faith Vincent is a financial advisor at LBJ Family Wealth Advisors, Ltd. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. She has been with LBJ Family Wealth Advisors and its predecessor firm since 2003. Vincent also serves as vice president of various investment and non-investment related limited partnerships and limited liability companies through management agreements. LBJ Family Wealth Advisors provides investment supervisory and asset-management services to high-net-worth families, individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, estates, and certain public entities. The firm develops personalized investment policies and target allocations, combining core market exposures with management of private equity, real estate, and alternative investments, while acting in uncommon roles such as general partner in limited partnerships.

Max Dean is a financial advisor with Dean Wealth Partners, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 13 years and has been with Dean Wealth Partners and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2018. Dean also works as an insurance agent on a limited basis. Dean Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and business entities, offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses proprietary asset allocation models that integrate quantitative, fundamental, technical, and Modern Portfolio Theory methods to tailor and monitor discretionary accounts.

Andrew Kerai is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Bearing Financial Advisors, LLC and Capital Ideas, with prior experience at RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a managing partner at Alpha Capital Dallas LLC, a member of the Forbes Finance Council, and a CFA instructor. Bearing Financial Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family partnerships, trusts, and small-business retirement plans. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis across multiple asset classes, managing over $89 million in discretionary assets with a range of factor-driven equity models and tax-aware portfolio strategies.

Nicolas Montgomery is a financial advisor at Park Walk Investments LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Seaport Global Securities, Seaport Global Holdings, and related affiliated firms from 2010 through 2019. Montgomery is also a director of Park Walk Europe LLP, a registered affiliated broker/dealer. Park Walk Investments LLC provides portfolio management primarily for institutional and high-net-worth clients, focusing on fixed-income securities and employing a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis. The firm utilizes various trading strategies and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Brian Halbert is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is the managing partner of Brian Halbert & Associates, LLC, a separate business where he provides managerial duties. Halbert previously worked at Merrill and Pensionmark Financial Group before joining Halbert Wealth Management, Inc. in 2025. Halbert Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, IRAs, trusts, retirement plans, and certain institutional entities. The firm supports other advisers by identifying and referring investment strategies and emphasizes active money management and risk management through various tactical approaches and proprietary strategies.

Clayton Ripley is a financial advisor at Town Lake Capital Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held management roles at Holt Wind Resources and BGCP Holdings I GP, LLC, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a manager at Holt Wind Resources and oversees family investment activities through Ripley Family Investments LLC. Town Lake Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to foundations, endowments, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and individual clients. The firm employs a modern endowment model focused on bottom-up fundamental research and manages portfolios primarily in publicly traded equities, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Shane Morrow is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal at IronBridge Wealth Counsel, LLC, where he has worked since 2016, and has prior experience with firms including Lincoln Financial Advisors and SagePoint Financial, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he consults on technology products for Helicon Capital Partners. IronBridge Wealth Counsel provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, non-profit organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm focuses on fee-for-service planning and paraplanning, employing methods such as fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, and operates without managing client investment accounts or exercising investment discretion.

James Lear is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Guideway Financial, LLC since 2013. He is also the managing member and software developer for Guideway Financial Sciences, LLC, where he develops financial planning software. Guideway Financial, LLC is a fee-only advisory firm offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, families, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach focused on diversified, low-cost funds, systematic rebalancing, and portfolio optimization, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Michelle Deal is a financial advisor at White River Investments in Austin, TX, with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at US Capital Wealth Advisors LLC and Fidelity Investments. White River Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm combines tailored investment strategies with behavioral financial counseling, ESG screening, and digital asset advisory.

Quinc Pearcy is a financial advisor at Fort Advisors Inc with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Fort Advisors since 2019, following three years at CoreCap Advisors, as well as owning Pearcy Retirement Solutions. Outside of financial advising, he is a partial owner of HCAA, LLC, a physical therapy company where he manages payments and payroll. Fort Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning, utilizing multiple investment methods and commonly recommending third-party money managers while maintaining oversight and personalized investment policies.

Jonathan Billiot is a CFP® with 10 years of experience currently serving at Ark Wealth Management in Austin, TX. He is a co-founder and COO of Snazze Boutique, an online clothing business. Billiot also holds leadership roles in related entities including Ark Insurance Group and Ark Family Office, LLC. Ark Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans, utilizing a combination of quantitative, fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches. The firm offers an online Ark Academy program that aligns clients with model portfolios managed and rebalanced by the firm.

Debi Halbert is a financial advisor with Halbert Wealth Management, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has worked at Pensionmark Financial Group and ProFutures, Inc. dba Vector Signals, in addition to her long tenure at Halbert Wealth Management since 1995. Outside of advisory activities, she manages Theta Research, LLC, an online subscription service providing accounting and bookkeeping services. Halbert Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, IRAs, trusts, retirement plans, and certain institutional entities, while supporting other investment advisers through strategy evaluation and referrals. The firm emphasizes active money management and risk management, employing tactical allocations, sector rotation, and an actively managed, long/short proprietary strategy known as HWM Alpha Advantage.

Elvin Miller is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Texas Asset Management, formerly known as Texas Invest Wisely and Lake Travis Financial Advisors, since 2006. Miller operates as the sole advisor at the independent firm based in Lakeway, TX. Texas Asset Management provides discretionary investment management, written financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on diversified portfolios constructed mainly with passively managed, institutional-class mutual funds tailored to each client’s investment policy statement.

Herbert Boyd is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience and is currently with Beacon Advisors in Austin, TX. His prior experience includes roles at Custos Family Office and J.P. Morgan Private Bank. He serves as a board member for One Chapel, providing financial advice and reviewing financial information. Beacon Advisors offers investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes risk management, asset allocation, and diversification, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and conducting regular account reviews.

Jason Clevlen is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Lake Hills Wealth Management, LLC since 2017. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 14 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and member of Lake Hills Masterminds, a professional development organization focused on finance and group facilitation. Lake Hills Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs an active risk-management approach using quantitative and technical methods, and it is notable for its rules-based use of derivatives within client accounts.

Steven Aycock is a CFP® certificant with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Austin Money Management Corporation since 2018 and previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Metlife Securities Inc. Outside of financial advising, he serves as an analyst for NBC Sports Golf Channel, providing scoring and commentary support. Austin Money Management Corporation offers fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a tactical asset-allocation approach using fundamental and technical analysis, primarily recommending exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, and provides both wrap and non-wrap account arrangements along with retirement-plan consulting.

Craig Larson is the principal of Larson Financial Advisors in Bloomington, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. He has operated Larson Financial Services, Inc., doing business as Larson Financial Advisors, since 1996. Larson is also an independent insurance agent through Tax Advantaged Retirement Consultants, LLC, holding the CLU and LUTCF designations. Larson Financial Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm serves both individual investors and plan sponsors, using technical analysis alongside fundamental and cyclical strategies, managing approximately $99 million in assets for around 155 households.

Michael Hostick II is a financial advisor at Live Oak Investment Partners with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior firms include Raymond James & Associates, Cantella & Co., Inc., and Kovack Securities, Inc. Outside of advising, he is an owner of M3C Happy Place, LLC, a real estate venture. Live Oak Investment Partners serves individual investors, families, trusts, family offices, charitable foundations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multifaceted investment process combining qualitative and quantitative research with an emphasis on risk management, tailoring allocations and advice to client objectives, and is notable for advising other investment-adviser clients and providing participant-level educational services.

Lauren Fischer is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Grace Capital Management, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Financial Gravity Family Office Services, Ark Financial, Artemis Capital Management, and SALI Fund Services. Outside of her advisory work, she provides independent financial coaching through Huntress Wealth, offering non-advisory coaching sessions. Grace Capital Management, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs both fundamental and technical investment analysis, offers discretionary and non-discretionary management, and utilizes various strategies including options and margin, while managing approximately $142 million in client assets.