Jason Adams is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Gradient Advisors in 2020, he worked at SagePoint Financial, Inc. and NYLIFE Securities LLC, with additional experience as a sole proprietor since 2002. Outside of advising, Adams is a partner in a shipping and logistics business. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through third-party money managers and investment advisor representatives, employing a largely non-discretionary model that integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis while documenting client objectives and risk tolerance.

John Rivera is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked for J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, each for 11 years, and managed The Finishing Touch Painting Co. for 20 years. Hilltop Securities Inc. serves individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients by providing brokerage, advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services. The firm uses an open-architecture platform offering multiple managed account programs and distinctive capabilities such as municipal bond strategies co-advised by Franklin Templeton and custody services uncommon among enterprise advisers.

Daniel Peters is a financial advisor at LEE Financial Company, LLC in Dallas, Texas, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has been with Lee Financial Corporation since 2009. LEE Financial Company provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a team-based approach using its WholeVision™ planning framework and also serves as general partner and investment manager for several affiliated private partnerships and pooled investment vehicles.

Alan Tipton Jr. is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial and Level Four Financial, LLC. Outside of advising, he is a managing member of Tipton Restaurant, LLC, a food service business in Shreveport, LA. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across 115 advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base with fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, employing model portfolios and both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Emily Smeltz is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at Lee Financial Company, LLC, located in Dallas, TX. Prior to joining Lee Financial, she worked at The Michael's Organization and in the hospitality industry. Lee Financial Company provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates a team-based model centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and manages tailored portfolios that include a variety of investment types.

Kevin Adkins is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Level Four Advisory Services since 2021. He has been involved with Level Four Financial, LLC since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains a non-investment entity related to personal health insurance management. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across 115 advisors and approximately 13,865 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base, offering fee-only financial planning, asset management, third-party manager referrals, and retirement plan advisory services through tailored strategies and a range of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Derrick Same is a financial advisor at Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC in Fort Worth, TX, with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has previously worked at Legacy Retirement Solutions, Gradient Securities, Advocate Financial Partners, MWA Financial Services Inc, Modern Woodmen of America, and Orkin Pest Control. Signal Advisors Wealth operates a turnkey asset management platform serving independent RIAs, co-branded investment adviser representatives, and their retail clients. The firm employs a primarily top-down, tactical asset allocation approach combined with fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis while supporting several thousand retail accounts.

James Mars is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving at Balefire, LLC. He has held positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and LPL Financial LLC, and is the CEO of Fuse Partners, LLC dba VisionPoint Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in the sale of fixed and traditional insurance products and manages a personal LLC for business-related expenses. Balefire, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities, providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA-focused corporate solutions. The firm employs a team-based investment approach centered on an Investment Committee that develops model portfolios using a core-plus-tactical philosophy and licensed third-party research.

Luke Tolson is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Grapevine, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney before joining Prospera in 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he provides accounting and business consulting services for DOT Compliance Group. Prospera Financial Services 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 businesses, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory platforms, including both discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.

Tyler Kastner is a financial advisor at ISC Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining ISC Advisors, he worked at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. ISC Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and other U.S. and international institutions. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, managing approximately $1.6 billion in assets through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Sean Murphy is a financial advisor at Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Maxim Group LLC and Newbridge Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Team Enterprises, where he manages VIP customer relations for liquor brands at Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars games. Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC provides investment advisory services to individual, high-net-worth, institutional clients, and issuers, combining proprietary technical analysis with fundamental review to manage portfolios using discretionary management, sub-advisers, and model portfolios. The firm also offers capital markets and M&A advisory work alongside wrap-fee programs and third-party money manager recommendations.

Nicholas Yokley is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC, based in Fort Worth, TX, with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Signal Advisors Wealth, he worked at Legacy Retirement Solutions and American Senior Benefits. He also maintains activities as an insurance agent, selling various insurance products. Signal Advisors Wealth operates a turnkey asset management platform serving independent RIAs, co-branded IARs, and their retail clients. The firm uses a primarily top-down, tactical asset allocation process with sector rotation and supplements it with fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Norman Gunn is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC. He has held roles at Lane Gorman Trubitt, LLC and Lido Advisors, LLC among others. Outside of his advisory work, Gunn serves as President of Operations at LGT Insurance Services, where he is involved in long-term care, disability, and life insurance. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive asset management and financial planning services. The firm utilizes various portfolio management strategies and technology platforms to support client wealth and estate planning.

Robert Morales is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX. His prior experience includes roles at Transamerica, USAA Investment Services Company, USAA Financial Planning Services, MissionSquare Retirement, and Strategic Wealth Management Inc. He is in the process of closing a non-investment-related business venture, DRAG Ventures. Hilltop Securities serves a diverse client base that includes individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform with third-party and proprietary strategies and combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities.

Caleb Brian is a Certified Financial Planner® with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at True North Advisors, LLC since 2019 and previously spent six years at Tolleson Private Wealth Management. True North Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and other institutions with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach with a focus on value-oriented strategies, complemented by passive indexed ETFs, separately managed accounts, and alternative or private investments.

Scott Coya is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Barclays Capital Inc., The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and D.A. Davidson & Co. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients with investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity-based solutions, combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities on an open-architecture platform.

Chrystal Badillo is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 36 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Westwood Management Corp. and Foreside Fund Services, LLC. She serves as a board member for Reading Partners North Texas, a nonprofit organization focused on improving children's reading skills. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion for individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through a mix of model portfolios and wrap platforms.

Michele Bergeron is a CFP® certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently with LEE Financial Company, LLC since 2020. Prior to joining Lee Financial, she held positions at Lake Point Wealth Management, JP Morgan Securities, and Ameriprise. Outside of her advisory work, she teaches spin cycling classes at LA Fitness. LEE Financial Company provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a team-based model centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and acts as investment adviser to private pooled investment vehicles and family office clients.

Charles Elhoff Jr. is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 52 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial and Good Life Advisors, LLC. Outside of advisory roles, he is a licensed life and health insurance agent and serves as a FINRA arbitrator. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered multi-team investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a combination of in-house strategies and third-party managers to tailor portfolios to client objectives.

Sherry Echart is a financial advisor with HUB Investment Partners, LLC in Arlington, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including TCG Advisors, LP, National Life Group, Chase Investment Services Corp., BBVA Compass Investment Solutions, Inc., and Wells Fargo Investments, LLC. HUB Investment Partners serves a diverse range of clients, including institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals, offering portfolio management, retirement and financial planning, and specialty services for banking and municipal clients. The firm uses a combination of active and passive strategies and employs quantitative and qualitative analyses to guide investment decisions.