George Carlson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Savant Wealth Management in Plano, TX, where he has worked since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Exencial Wealth Advisors, Beacon Pointe Advisors, Morgan Stanley, E*Trade, TD Ameritrade, MassMutual, and Northwestern Mutual. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation alongside actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by a broad platform of affiliated accounting, legal, and trust services.

Yun Tong is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Allen, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Investments in 2025, Yun worked at Thrivent Investment Management and Thrivent Financial from 2023 to 2025, and held roles at Bank of America and Merrill from 2017 to 2023. Yun also founded Hello Yuki LLC, operating from 2012 to 2017. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering for employees that uses algorithmic risk assessment and discretionary model portfolios managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Marcus Arnold is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses, and has 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and Strategic Advisers LLC. He is based in Frisco, TX. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management, including customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Brett Wood is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF and Tiaa in 2024, he worked at CoreCap Advisors and operated Wood Financial for 20 years. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing TIAA retirement plan relationships. The firm offers a fiduciary standard within its RIA services and manages portfolios through model and customized approaches.

Mark Elder is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with NYLife Securities and New York Life since 2012 and is the owner of Clearpath Wealth Strategies, LLC, which sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Additionally, he volunteers on The VET SOS Show, a podcast supporting veterans and military community members with career transition resources. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional sponsors, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Clinton Wolfe is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2018 and previously worked at GWFS Equities Inc. from 2016 to 2018. Outside of advising, he is self-employed as a food delivery driver for DoorDash and rents out his vehicle through Turo. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, frequently serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including model-based and customized portfolio management, and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Charles Kuketz is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2007. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, including customized portfolios through its Private Asset Management program, and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Chris Wogbeh is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Valic Financial Advisors, LLC. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios or customized strategies within a fiduciary framework.

Bri Anna Franklin is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at GEICO and entrepreneurial ventures such as 4Thriteen Kitchen and Sports Lounge. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through various managed account options.

Benjamin Crofford is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP, USAA Investment Services Company, Charles Schwab, J.P. Morgan Securities, Avantax, and TD Ameritrade. Outside of financial advising, he has worked as an Uber driver. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm distinguishes point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated group that uses affiliated funds.

Crystal Roseman is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF based in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Nationwide Investment Advisors, LINCOLN FINANCIAL ADVISORS Corporation, Capitalwize, LLC, Fisher Investments, and Peak American Investment Advisors, Inc. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management under a fiduciary standard, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes advisory services for donor-advised funds.

Amer Alzoubi is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Merrill, Charles Schwab, and Altruist Financial LLC. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and includes management of donor-advised funds.

Saul Renteria is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model that separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Nicholas Blaine is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with Series 66 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fisher Investments for two years and spent nine years with Plano ISD. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm uses a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

Sarah Jones is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC for eight years. Outside of finance, she is a co-founder of Jones & Stahl LLC, a concierge fertility and wellness service providing in-home care and patient support. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates planning services from ongoing portfolio management, utilizing model portfolios or customized strategies managed by dedicated portfolio managers.

Sean Mcalister is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of a retail business selling goods on eBay, with most operations managed by his wife. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and corporate entities, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, using model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Patrisha Lee is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Lee is also an instructor at Southern Methodist University, where she teaches continuing education classes in financial education. Additionally, she is the director and owner of PLSH, LLC, doing business as Capital Financial Architects, providing insurance products and services. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides a range of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners.

Tyler Downing is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2016. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-owner of Comanche Street Properties, LLC, a company involved in commercial real estate management in Texas. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients through a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to offer personalized portfolio solutions under Commonwealth’s oversight.

Jessie Cervantes is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF, Jessie worked at AGIA and Valic Financial Advisors. Jessie also holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm provides a range of investment advisory services, including customized portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Charles Wright is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 40 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2001 and has operated Lone Star Wealth Strategies since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Wright serves as a Commissioner on the Texas Veterans Commission and is involved in publishing a book about a military figure through Gunny Publishing LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and delivers solutions through various program types, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.