Charles Evans is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. based in Dallas, TX, with 52 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, RBC Capital Markets, and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. prior to joining Prospera in 2014. Evans holds a Series 63 designation. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory platforms.

Janice Lasley is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Advisor Resource Council, also operating as 360 Wealth Management, LLC, since 2012 and concurrently affiliated with LPL Financial over the same period. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs actively managed strategies using model portfolios and separately managed accounts that combine artificial intelligence tools with traditional fundamental analysis.

Nicholas Gibson is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience, currently serving at LEE Financial Company, LLC since 2004. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and works out of Dallas, TX. LEE Financial Company provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates a team-based model around its WholeVision™ planning framework and offers family office and foundation services, managing portfolios tailored to client-specific financial needs.

Alexis Maloy is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Harbor Financial Services, LLC for seven years before joining her current firm in 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as a stewardship committee member at North Brewton Baptist Church in Alabama. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion in assets across 115 advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base through fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, employing tailored solutions supported by model portfolios and both affiliated and third-party sub-advisers.

Shai Spiegel Brown is a financial advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Quotient Wealth Partners in 2024, Brown worked at Genpro Inc and held positions outside the financial industry, including roles at FIZZ, Jack Daniels Motors, Rutgers University, and Emerson Jr Sr High School. Quotient Wealth Partners advises individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, serving a range of clients from non-high-net-worth to high-net-worth. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary and non-discretionary wealth and investment management, employing diversified, factor-tilted allocations and tax-aware strategies primarily through ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers.

James Pence III is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hilltop Securities, he was employed at the University of Oklahoma and Admiral Roofing, and he also worked in the education sector at Norman Public Schools. Hilltop Securities Inc. offers brokerage, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $2.25 billion in assets and delivers investment solutions through an open-architecture platform that includes adviser-managed and model-based programs, supported by a range of portfolio management and fiduciary services.

Jemilson Pierrelouis is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder of Hedge Consultants LLC, a provider of free point-of-sale software for small retail and restaurant businesses. Hilltop Securities Inc. offers brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutions. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform with multiple managed account programs and distinguishes itself through features such as municipal bond strategies co-advised by Franklin Templeton Group and custody capabilities uncommon among enterprise advisers.

Andrew Richardson is a financial advisor with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Merrill, and TD Ameritrade. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory and asset management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation through model portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs, combining active and passive strategies, and offers integrated planning by coordinating wealth, tax, estate, and insurance professionals.

Ronald Jones is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Lee Financial Corporation since 2006. Based in Dallas, TX, he holds a Series 63 license. Lee Financial Company, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates a team-based model centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and serves as General Partner and Investment Manager for several affiliated private partnerships.

Alfred Holland is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Optimum Investment Advisors, LLC since 2014 and joined VestGen Advisors, LLC in 2025. Based in Chicago, IL, he is currently part of a multi-team advisory firm. VestGen Advisors, LLC manages approximately $3.47 billion for over 9,400 clients through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a diverse analytical approach and utilizes third-party managers and affiliate strategies to implement client portfolios.

Shannon Dugger is a financial advisor at Integrity Advisory Solutions with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at several firms, including AlphaStar Capital Management and Woodbury Financial Services. Dugger is also a Regional Sales Director at The Assurance Group, where she is involved in insurance consulting, planning, sales, recruiting, and business management. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporations, through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services, utilizing various investment approaches and third-party platforms to tailor solutions for its clients.

Connor Vlahos is a financial advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior work history includes roles at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Connectus Wealth, Conti Capital, Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Securities, E*TRADE Capital Management, and Fidelity Investments. NorthCoast Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and intermediary clients. The firm employs a quantitatively based, systematic investment process and offers a range of strategies including equity, fixed income, options-defined outcome approaches, and alternative interval funds.

Robert Steinmetz is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrity Advisory Solutions, he worked at Senior Benefit Services and WR Wealth Planners, LLC, and has 25 years of experience with Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance. He serves as board member and treasurer for Access Arts, a nonprofit providing community art activities. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and business clients through a network of independent advisors managing approximately $1.1 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and uses multiple asset-allocation strategies and third-party platforms to tailor investment solutions.

Porsche Davis is a financial advisor at M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. based in Dallas, TX, holding the Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to entering financial services, Porsche worked at several companies including Prink Made and Pacific Coast Fruit Company. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves a broad range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a nationwide network of independent firms and professionals. The firm offers a mix of advisory and brokerage services, with investment management delivered both directly and through sub-advisors, and provides ongoing client monitoring and reviews.

Richard Drew is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at LEE Financial Company, LLC since 2022. Prior to this, he worked at Comsovereign Holding Corp. for one year and has been involved with Rad Joy, LLC for ten years. 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 and offers family office and foundation services, managing tailored portfolios that include a broad range of investment vehicles and overseeing several affiliated private partnerships.

Grant Podsednik is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cetera Wealth Services, Roadmap Wealth Management, Avantax, and LPL Financial. Podsednik was also involved with Compost Carpool, LLC, a non-investment business venture. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios and multiple custodians and sub-advisors, including affiliated entities, to provide diverse investment solutions.

Ryan Wallace is a financial advisor with Momentum Independent Network Inc. in Colleyville, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with SWS Financial Services since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Wallace is involved as an owner and financial consultant in Wood Waste Solutions LP, a recycling business. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing third-party managers and Envestnet’s platform for investment management and incorporates affiliated banking products within its investment strategies.

Anthony Pampel is a financial advisor with Csenge Advisory Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lion Street Financial, LLC and Lion Street Advisors since 2022, and owns True Life Financial Planning, LLC, a registered investment advisory firm focused on financial planning. Csenge Advisory Group serves charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, and high-net-worth individual clients by offering asset management, asset-allocation advice, financial planning, and corporate retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a top-down investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis with a relative-strength methodology, primarily utilizing mutual funds and ETFs to tailor portfolios to client goals.

Matthew Rogers is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Investment Services, Equitable Advisors, UBS, and Northwestern Mutual. Hilltop Securities Inc. serves individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients by providing brokerage, investment advisory, retirement-plan consulting, and custody services. The firm offers an open-architecture investment platform with a range of adviser-managed and model-based programs, supporting approximately $2.25 billion in assets under management.

John Hoover is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Maia Wealth in Dallas, TX. His prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments and Woodmen Financial Services. He is also a licensed insurance agent representing various carriers in a non-investment capacity. Maia Wealth provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses, utilizing a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within a long-term strategy that incorporates technology and third-party platforms.