Alexis Buchholz is a financial advisor with BFG Wealth Management LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining BFG Wealth Management, Buchholz worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2019. Outside of advisory services, Buchholz is involved in insurance brokering through Buchholz Financial Group LLC and business consulting with BFG Capital Partners LLC. BFG Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, and business entities, managing approximately $32.8 million across about 56 client relationships. The firm employs fundamental analysis, quantitative methods, and modern portfolio theory to construct portfolios primarily from common stocks, ETFs/ETPs, and cash equivalents, offering a range of thematic strategies implemented on a discretionary basis.

Richard Corse is the principal of Westmont Capital Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Westmont Capital Advisors since 2012 and also leads Corse Consulting, Inc., a management consulting, investment banking, and litigation support firm he has operated since 1989. Westmont Capital Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, and estates. The firm offers customized, goal-based portfolio management and financial planning, using a range of investment vehicles and providing both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

William Baxter is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Baxter Capital Group in Dallas, TX. He has experience working at Braiins, Ernst & Young, and KB Lone Star Mining prior to his current role. Baxter Capital Group provides investment advisory services primarily focused on bitcoin to individuals and high net worth clients, emphasizing concentrated, long-term holdings tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance. The firm operates on a discretionary basis using independent qualified custodians and serves both retail and high-net-worth investors.

Karen Ehmke is the principal of Springwood Financial Advisors, an independent firm based in Dallas, TX. She holds the PFS™ designation and a Series 65 license, with 22 years of industry experience. Since 2004, she has led Springwood Financial Advisors, which she operates as a single-advisor firm. Springwood Financial Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, small businesses, and corporate pension plans. The firm emphasizes a long-term, evidence-based investment approach using low-turnover passive funds and model portfolios, and offers additional services including accounting-affiliated tax support and employee benefit plan consulting.

Eric Hudson Jr. is the sole advisor at Hudson Wealth Management, LLC in Dallas, TX, with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at GAF Materials Corporation since 2016. Hudson Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services primarily to employee benefit plans, institutional clients, and other entities. The firm customizes portfolios using fundamental and cyclical analysis and offers plan-level services including fund selection advice, investment performance monitoring, and participant education seminars.

Lance Riddle is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience and the sole advisor at Optimal Wealth Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX. He has led the firm since 2009 and also works as an independent insurance agent. Optimal Wealth Advisors serves individual investors, including many high-net-worth clients, providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a relatively conservative investment approach focused on asset allocation frameworks and tailors strategies based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Fadi Boury is a financial advisor at Investor’s Advantage with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Investor’s Advantage since 1991, with a two-year period at Per Stirling Capital Management from 2019 to 2021. Investor’s Advantage is a fee-only registered investment adviser offering discretionary investment management and tailored advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and a range of institutional clients including insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. The firm employs a fiduciary investment approach that combines low-cost, market-cap-weighted index funds for equity exposure with active fixed-income management, operating without commissions and using institutional-quality custodial platforms.

James Crank is the managing partner of J C Texas Investment Advisors, Ltd., an independent firm based in Dallas, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of experience in investment advisory services. Prior to founding his firm in 2003, Mr. Crank has been involved in multiple business ventures, including real estate and oil and gas partnerships, and serves as co-trustee for several family trusts. J C Texas Investment Advisors, Ltd. provides discretionary investment advisory services primarily through separately managed accounts to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional accounts. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis and typically involves concentrated equity and fixed-income portfolios designed to align with each client’s objectives and risk profile.

Janet Mac Innis is a financial advisor at WhiteStone Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. She has over 11 years of prior experience at Globe Life, Inc and currently holds concurrent roles with WhiteStone Wealth Advisors and Gmac Family Financial. WhiteStone Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with long- and short-term strategies, offering personalized managed accounts supported by sub-advisory relationships and a wrap-fee platform.

Kathy Stewart is a financial advisor at Kurtin Financial Advisers, LLC in Dallas, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Kurtin Financial Advisers since 2007. Kurtin Financial Advisers is an independent, single-advisor firm serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and charitable entities. The firm provides customized investment portfolios and strategic wealth planning, often incorporating direct investments and cash-flow-oriented positions, and works with an unaffiliated sub-advisor for tactical trading.

Weston Haaf is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Vantage Wealth Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Vantage Wealth Management in 2023, he worked at Fidelity Investments in various roles from 2013 to 2023. Outside of his advisory work, Haaf is involved with Living Life Properties LLC, a residential real estate rental property management business in Dallas, TX. Vantage Wealth Management LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides tailored investment management and financial planning, implementing diversified, risk-based portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options, and frequently utilizes third-party advisers and custodians for execution and support.

Connor Davis is a financial advisor at Lake Highlands Capital Management in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Sands Capital Management and PhysAssist Scribes. Lake Highlands Capital Management provides discretionary investment management through separately managed accounts and bespoke advisory projects. The firm serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals to institutional investors, employing a concentrated investment approach that combines fundamental research with technical analysis across various geographies and sectors.

John Canada is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC and holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 19 years of industry experience and has worked at Fusion Investment Advisors, LLC since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he works as an insurance agent, enrolled agent, and mortgage broker, offering Medicare and elder care planning products as part of his services. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a customized investment approach combining internally developed and third-party asset allocation models, implementing strategies with ongoing supervision and periodic rebalancing.

Kyle French is the sole advisor at FLB Capital Management, LLC in Rowlett, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at FLB Capital Management since 2008 and at ProMark Securities Inc. since 2003. In addition to advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent selling fixed annuities, life insurance, and health insurance. FLB Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs multiple security analysis methods and generally pursues a long-term investment strategy, while offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning consultations.

Lawrence Oliver is a financial advisor at Prosperity First Wealth Management with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Superior Industries. Oliver also serves as Vice President of Operations for First Co, an HVAC equipment manufacturer. Prosperity First Wealth Management offers portfolio management and integrated financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, self-employed individuals, and family trusts. The firm emphasizes custom portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, bond funds, U.S. Treasury securities, and select individual securities, managing only non-discretionary accounts without custody of client assets.

Evan Mcdaniel is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Eastlake Planning LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he held roles at MML Investors Services, LLC and Spectrum Financial Group. He is also an independent licensed insurance agent. Eastlake Planning LLC is an independent registered investment adviser managing approximately $44.6 million in assets for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement-plan fiduciary advice, and financial planning services, utilizing an investment approach focused on asset allocation and modern portfolio theory.

Atul Sethi is a financial advisor at Mooring Bay Capital Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Estrada Hinojosa & Company Inc. and Orix Corp USA. Mooring Bay Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, portfolio analysis, and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, estates, corporations, pension and retirement plans, and endowments. The firm specializes in actively managed fixed income portfolios, focusing on municipal and infrastructure debt across a range of credit qualities, and serves both institutional and high-net-worth clients.

Robert Wood is a financial advisor with Wood Wealth Management LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Questar Asset Management and Woodbury Financial Services. Wood is also a licensed insurance agent offering fixed annuities and life and annuity sales. Wood Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis with a long-term trading orientation. The firm manages client assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis and performs regular portfolio reviews and reporting.

Keith Chapman is the principal of Think818, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include time at Cetera Advisor Networks and Summit Financial Group. Outside of financial advising, Chapman is involved in insurance sales and training through Chapman Wealth Management and Leap Systems, focusing on life insurance and advanced financial planning. Think818 serves individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plan sponsors by providing retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and investment advisory services. The firm connects clients with third-party money managers using a quantitative and qualitative selection process and offers educational workshops and newsletters at no additional cost.

Shannon Carson is the president and sole owner of Alliance Wealth Management, LLC in Dallas, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC and has served as president of Capital Security Financial Services LLC since 1999, where he markets fixed and fixed indexed annuities to 403b and 457 plan participants. Outside of financial services, he is involved in roofing sales through a business in Plano, TX. Alliance Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and 403b retirement plan participants. The firm employs proprietary tactical asset allocation portfolios driven by a rules-based quantitative algorithm, combining quantitative, technical, and fundamental analysis to manage risk and tailor portfolios to different risk profiles.