Angela Raley is a financial advisor with BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Hilltop Securities Inc., BBVA Securities Inc., and JPMorgan Securities LLC. BOK Financial Securities, operating as BOK Financial Advisors, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, retirement plans, government agencies, and institutional clients. The firm offers non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, with investment research provided by an affiliated advisory firm.

Andrew Seale is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at PwC and studied at Texas A&M University. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion across 144 advisors and serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm applies a long-term, diversified investment approach through customizable model portfolios and offers specialized services such as independent fiduciary and ESOP trustee work.

Paul Benge is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 40 years of industry experience. Since 2016, he has been associated with both Advisor Resource Council and LPL Financial. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs AI-driven model portfolios combined with fundamental analysis and offers a range of investment strategies tailored to different account sizes and client needs.

Cole Staton is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Virtue Capital Management and C&M Financial Group, where he also serves as owner of an advisory and insurance business. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating as Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform with tailored investment strategies and a broad range of investment tools, managing over $1 billion in client assets.

Christopher Wigington is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Manarin Investment Counsel Ltd, and Securities America Advisors, Inc. He has been with Prospera Financial Services since 2014. 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.

Justin Davis is a financial advisor with Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 25 years of industry experience, including roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Clearing. He is also the CEO of Impact Financial Strategies, LLC, which offers disability insurance and related services. Ascentis Independent Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm provides asset management and financial planning using diversified portfolios that include public and private securities, with discretionary management and a Private Direct Investments program for select clients.

Marc Liberman is a financial advisor at Aegis Capital Corp. with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and B. Riley Wealth Advisors. Aegis Capital Corp. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual investors, retirement and benefit plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account options across multiple managed account programs and provides trade execution, clearing, custody, and reporting services.

Aidan Bonner is a financial advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined the firm in 2024 and has experience working in various roles including positions at Lazy Dog and Miami University. Quotient Wealth Partners advises individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans across both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides tailored financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services using diversified investment strategies implemented primarily through ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers.

Alexandra Smith is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at KPMG LLP for five years. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management services primarily to individuals, trustees, and plan sponsors, with a focus on dental healthcare professionals. The firm offers a range of solutions including comprehensive financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and managed account strategies, supported by affiliations with a bank and related investment and accounting entities.

Donald Viergever is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and United Capital Financial Advisers. Viergever also has a background that includes roles at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Rec Sports. Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC provides investment advisory services through a network of independent advisors and multi-advisor teams, serving individual and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of investment products and offers discretionary and non-discretionary account options along with specialized services such as annuity subaccount and 529 plan management.

Bret Hackett is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Merit Financial Advisors since 2019. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investment, LPL Financial, H.D. Vest Advisory Services, Fidelity, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for Glory to God Baseball Inc., a charitable nonprofit organization. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers comprehensive wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach with customizable models overseen by an internal Investment Management team and committee.

Craig Damico is a financial advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and United Capital Financial Advisors. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm utilizes tailored investment programs incorporating ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers, with a focus on diversified, factor-tilted allocations and tax-aware strategies.

Leslie Benge is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Advisor Resource Council (formerly 360 Wealth Management, LLC) and LPL Financial since 2016. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in real estate brokerage through Homes In Sync Realty Services. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of artificial intelligence tools and fundamental analysis in its investment strategies, providing a range of model portfolios and separately managed accounts tailored to different client needs.

Aidan Wright is a financial advisor at SageSpring Wealth Partners with a Series 65 designation. He has recently started his career in the industry, joining SageSpring in 2026. Prior to this, he held positions at various firms including Fisher SMB and Bright Mosaic. SageSpring Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base ranging from individual households to institutional investors, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach includes tailored portfolios that utilize a variety of asset classes and manager relationships, supported by fundamental and technical analysis and ongoing oversight.

Lucas Baker is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Quotient Wealth Partners in 2023, he worked at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management from 2021 to 2023. Quotient Wealth Partners advises individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and wealth management for both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach includes tailored strategies using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers, with a focus on diversified, factor-tilted allocations and tools to manage held-away accounts.

Kellee Harrigan is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Cain, Watters & Associates in two separate periods totaling over 11 years, with an interim position at Privus Financial, LLC. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors. The firm also offers CPA, accounting, tax services, and donor-advised fund services, combining multiple investment programs and a significant non-discretionary asset base.

Scott Lyle is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has held his current position since 2017 and previously worked at Price Waterhouse Cooper from 2015 to 2017. Lyle holds a Series 65 designation. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and trustees or plan sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm combines accounting and tax services with multiple investment programs, managing a larger amount of client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Kevin Carswell is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Tyler, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at Advisor Resource Council (formerly 360 Wealth Management, LLC) since 2015 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2008. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in providing disability and indexed universal life insurance. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers and LPL advisory programs. The firm uses actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis across a variety of portfolio types, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based techniques.

Charles Dyer Jr. is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Retirement Planners of America. He has worked at MMWKM Advisors, LLC for 15 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent for various independent insurance companies. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants through a wrap-fee investment program. The firm employs an "Invest and Protect" approach focusing on capital preservation and tactical rebalancing using model portfolios composed mainly of ETFs and mutual funds.

Karen Ferrell is a financial advisor with Verity Asset Management in Carrollton, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Verity, she worked in family services and foster care, including roles as a foster home assessor and contractor providing individual and family services. She also serves as operations director and volunteer board member for the ReUp Foundation, a charitable organization focused on mentorship programs. Verity Asset Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm employs a model-driven investment process that emphasizes tactical asset allocation across multiple asset classes and provides both internally managed and third-party manager models.