Katia Palza is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. She previously worked for Silicon Hills Wealth Management for ten years before joining Waverly Advisors in 2023. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, serving a range of client types including both non‑HNW and high net worth individuals.

Paul Hunt is a financial advisor at HUB Investment Partners, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Millennium Capital, LLC and Millennium Advisory Services, Inc. He was a member of Millennium Capital, LLC, a non-investment related entity that was dissolved in 2025. HUB Investment Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm employs a combination of internally managed model portfolios and customized strategies, utilizing technical and cyclical analysis to align investments with client goals and risk tolerances.

Julie Lane is a financial advisor at HUB Investment Partners, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. from 2015 to 2022 before joining TCG Advisors, LLC, a HUB International company, in 2022. HUB Investment Partners provides investment management and retirement planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporate pension plans, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm combines internally managed model portfolios with customized allocations, employing technical and cyclical analysis and regular portfolio reviews to align investments with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Donald Kuhs Jr. is a financial advisor with Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 44 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. for 32 years before joining Integrated Financial Planning Center LLC, where he has been active since 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in conducting educational seminars on financial planning and is a sales agent for prepaid legal services. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, nonprofits, and institutional investors. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach that customizes strategies based on client goals and risk tolerance, while providing ongoing due diligence and monitoring of third-party managers.

Louis Aquino is a financial advisor with 49 Financial in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including Oakwood Capital Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Northwestern Mutual. Aquino also serves as a trustee of a living trust for an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust for his family. 49 Financial serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, consulting, and tiered fractional family office services. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation strategy based on a derivative of Modern Portfolio Theory and uses proprietary and platform model portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, and selected third-party managers.

Gretchen Saurage is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving at The Wealth Consulting Group in Austin, TX. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Intrua Financial, SunPro Solar, Texas A&M University, and Edward Jones. She also provides administrative and investment advisory services through WCG Wealth Advisors, LLC, an independent investment advisor firm. The Wealth Consulting Group offers fee-based wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporate and plan sponsors, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a tailored investment approach combining fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis across multiple custodial platforms and integrates legal-service pathways alongside its advisory offerings.

Robert Phipps is a financial advisor with Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Per Stirling Capital Management since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as managing member for several commercial real estate entities. Per Stirling Capital Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $1.39 billion for nearly 1,000 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and select institutions. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services, employing a multi-advisor team that uses a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and statistical analysis to construct portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Adam Steen is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 24 years before joining Kestra in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, Steen manages a working farm and oversees agricultural operations. Kestra Private Wealth Services manages approximately $10.2 billion in client assets through a network of nearly 200 independent advisors, serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to both in-house and third-party managed solutions.

Marcel Miu is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Core Planning in Austin, TX, where he has worked since 2026, following roles at Simplify Wealth Planning LLC and Cohen & Steers. Marcel also provides project-based consulting and serves as a subject matter expert advisor to a start-up technology company. Core Planning offers fee-only financial planning and wealth management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, along with ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses third-party model portfolios and automated rebalancing tools to tailor investment strategies based on client objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizons.

David Maigret is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2011 to 2023. Outside of advisory work, he is the founder and chairman of Avagear USA, a company focused on snow safety equipment, and is CEO of Thriving Asset Management. Kestra Private Wealth Services serves a diverse clientele including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional entities, offering a range of advisory services and investment platforms that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments.

Megan Rahmes is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Merrill and Scottrade before joining Hilltop Securities in 2021. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement-plan sponsors, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through an open-architecture platform that incorporates both third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

Carl Huntley is a financial advisor at TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Thornhill Securities, Newchip Capital, MML Investors Services, and multiple prior engagements with TCFG entities. Outside of financial services, Huntley is involved in basketball coaching and player development through his personal training business, Nex Level, LLC. TCFG Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $639 million in client assets across a team of 29 advisors. The firm serves individuals, profit-sharing plans, charities, and businesses by providing portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and access to third-party money managers using diverse analytical strategies.

Christopher Fullbright is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at New York Life Insurance Company and Eagle Strategies, among other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in a tax and bookkeeping services firm and consults on special needs community admittance. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of over 200 independent advisors. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, managing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets.

Kevin Novak is a financial advisor at HUB Investment Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has a background that includes roles at HUB Investment Advisors, Inc., M Holdings Securities, Inc., and HUB International. HUB Investment Partners serves a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors such as corporate pension plans, municipal retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies across multiple asset types and offers specialized services for banking and municipal clients.

Kenneth Price is a CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® with 23 years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Per Stirling Capital Management, LLC since 2015. He has been teaching the CFP Capstone class at the University of Texas since 2004 and is an author who updates educational materials on insurance planning and risk management. He is also affiliated with House of the Lord Fellowship Church. Per Stirling Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and select business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.566 billion across multiple proprietary portfolios through a team of 31 advisors.

Benji Mcleod Jr. is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes nine years at Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of financial advising, he owns a local meat market grocery store in Perry, GA. Kestra Private Wealth Services manages approximately $10.2 billion in client assets through nearly 200 independent advisors, serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of advisory and retirement plan services while supporting independent advisor decision-making with access to both in-house and third-party managed solutions.

Michael Scarpati is a financial advisor at McAdam LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been associated with McAdam LLC and its affiliated entities since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as chairman of the board for a charitable organization and is CEO of a technology platform focused on financial wellness. McAdam LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis with a range of traditional and alternative investments, and provides unique services such as a tiered subscription planning product and integration of AI tools in its advisory process.

Dillon Farrell is a financial advisor at Victory Financial with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and TBK Bank, SSB. His background includes involvement with the Eddie Ary Student Investment Fund at Ouachita Baptist University. Victory Financial Group offers financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs diversified, asset-allocation model portfolios combined with fundamental, cyclical, and behavioral analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework.

Glenda Molina is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Waverly Advisors, LLC since 2023 and previously spent 10 years at Silicon Hills Wealth Management. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-markets allocations and offers services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and multi-family office solutions.

Sara Seely is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Waterloo Capital since 2022 and previously worked at Equistar Wealth Management for nine years. She serves on the investment committees of Hospice Austin Fund, Austin Committee Foundation, and Planned Parenthood Greater Texas. Waterloo Capital is a multi-team SEC-registered adviser serving entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach with customized portfolios and offers a range of services including direct investment management, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers.