Joy Kirsch is a financial advisor with Merit Financial Advisors in Southlake, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 40 years of industry experience. Her prior career includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of her advisory work, she is a limited partner in a business that owns a cell phone tower. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, retirement plans, ESOPs, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, diversified asset allocation strategy managed by an internal investment team and committee, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account services through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Brian Deja is a financial advisor with USAA Investment Services Company, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments, Morgan Stanley, and Allstate Insurance Company. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members and individual investors through phone and digital channels, offering a Retirement Income Strategy Report and facilitating referrals rather than managing client assets directly.

Steven Watkins is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC since 2025. He previously worked at Merrill from 2020 to 2025 and spent 18 years at H.D. Vest Investment Services and H.D. Vest Advisory Services. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating as Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an open-architecture platform with internally and externally developed asset allocation models, employing both fundamental and technical analysis across a broad range of investment vehicles.

Kevin Wilson is a financial advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management and ID Solutions. Quotient Wealth Partners advises individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans across a broad wealth spectrum. The firm offers customized financial planning and investment management using diversified, factor-tilted allocations primarily implemented through ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers.

Trevor Bates is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Grant Thornton, LLP from 2015 to 2018. Bates has been with Cain, Watters & Associates since 2018. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management primarily for individuals, trustees, and plan sponsors, with a focus on dental healthcare professionals. The firm offers a range of services including comprehensive financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, pooled trust offerings, and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions through multiple platforms.

Thomas Gates is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2002. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and trustees or plan sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and provides donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable.

Robert Bachalo Jr. is a financial advisor with USAA Investment Services Company in Plano, TX, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 65 and 63 licenses, with eight years of industry experience. His career includes multiple roles within USAA-affiliated entities from 2014 to the present, spanning financial planning, investment management, and life insurance services. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members through phone and digital channels, delivering Retirement Income Strategy Reports and facilitating referrals rather than managing client assets.

Patsy Mandola is a financial advisor with Retirement Planners of America in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at MMWKM Advisors, LLC since 2013. In addition to her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent for various insurance companies. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily through a wrap-fee investment program for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and tactical rebalancing using model portfolios, maintaining discretionary trading authority and incorporating a mathematically-based long-term market signal.

James Ruberto is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. based in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Robert W. Baird for 13 years before joining Hilltop Securities in 2024. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofit, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management programs and retirement-plan fiduciary services through an open-architecture platform with approximately $2.25 billion in assets under management.

Cody Dyer is a financial advisor with Retirement Planners of America in Plano, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and is also involved in management and insurance through MMWKM Management, Inc. and Moraif Insurance Group. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants primarily through a wrap-fee investment program. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and tactical rebalancing using model portfolios and a mathematically based long-term market signal while maintaining discretionary trading authority.

Peyton Campbell is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Huselton Morgan & Maultsby as well as in academic roles at the University of Texas at Dallas and Texas State University. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management services primarily to individuals, trustees, and plan sponsors, with a particular focus on dental healthcare professionals. The firm offers a range of solutions including ERISA plan advisory, pooled trust offerings, and model-based unified managed accounts.

Mitchell Zaelit is a financial advisor with Ally Invest Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and TD Ameritrade. He also serves as a digital product director focused on wealth management and robo-advice products. Ally Invest Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through automated and advisor-led services. The firm employs ETF-based portfolios aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory and delivers investment management at scale through digital and automated processes.

Laura Fleites Rodriguez is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience, currently with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Plano, TX. She has previously worked at Munn Gray & Associates and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Hilltop Securities serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services on an open-architecture platform that combines third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

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.

Travis Doyle is a financial advisor with USAA Investment Services Company, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at USAA Life Insurance Company and USAA financial planning services. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members and the general public, delivering a Retirement Income Strategy Report and referring clients to Charles Schwab for investment products and account services.

Charles Bingham is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Sunbelt Securities, Inc. since 2010. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been involved in fixed life insurance sales on a limited basis outside of his advisory role. Sunbelt Securities manages approximately $2.0 billion across a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through a network of independent advisory representatives.

Jennifer Klein is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Cain, Watters & Associates since 2017 and previously worked at Barre3 PLANO from 2016 to 2019. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management services primarily to individuals, trustees, and plan sponsors, with a specialized focus on dental healthcare professionals. The firm offers a range of solutions including discretionary and non-discretionary account management, ERISA plan advisory, and donor-advised fund management, supported by affiliations with a bank and related financial entities.

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.

Kaitlin Mitchell is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC in Frisco, TX, where she has worked since 2011. She has 10 years of industry experience. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management to individuals, trustees, and plan sponsors, with a particular focus on dental healthcare professionals. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple platforms and includes specialized services for practice transition and dental service organization matters.

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.