Steven Lauterbach II is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2017. Prior to that, he was affiliated with the University of Texas from 2015 to 2017. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Nicholas Purgason is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience at Independent Financial Partners. He has worked at Independent Financial Partners since 2018 and also serves as an assistant principal at Grand Prairie Independent School District. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model with options for centralized asset management, supports a formal retirement-plan advisory practice, and serves individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients.

Steven Huynh is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Irving, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company, Nylife Securities LLC, The Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he owns The WASP Group LLC, a commercial property investment entity. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored solutions through various program types, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Phillip Hebert is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including National Agents Alliance and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Outside of advisory services, Hebert is involved in insurance product sales through National Agents Alliance and Freedom Financial Group. Integrity Alliance is an enterprise firm serving a broad client base including individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $5.4 billion in client assets through over 300 independent advisors and offers a range of investment management and financial planning services utilizing discretionary accounts, model portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers.

Ty Chesnut is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisors, Sageview Advisory Group, LPL Financial, and Fidelity Investments. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning-led investment process with low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Shea Byrd is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, Byrd worked at Robinhood Asset Management and Charles Schwab. Outside of finance, Byrd has been involved with Parker County Veterinary Hospital and operated Skipper Supreme Cleaning LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Michael Silverman is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at CH Investment Partners and Crow Holdings Capital Partners. Silverman serves as a board member and chair of the investment committee for multiple organizations, including Children’s Health System of Texas and The Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Cresset Asset Management is a multidisciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in assets for a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a disciplined, risk-aware approach combining strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and both active and passive investment strategies across various asset classes and alternatives.

Jonathan Deweese is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2003. Luther King Capital Management Corporation advises institutional and individual clients, including trusts, foundations, pension plans, government entities, and registered investment companies. The firm offers a range of services such as separately managed portfolios, sub-advisory and model portfolio services, and manages the LKCM Funds, employing a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach across equity, fixed income, and balanced strategies.

Bryan Leake is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Keever Group and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 16 years and has held roles at Wellspring Associates and HighTower Advisors. Leake is also involved with Biltmore Financial Services as a paraplanner, assisting in financial and retirement planning. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and businesses. The firm offers model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, and financial planning through a platform that integrates both internal and third-party managed models.

Stacey Tate is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Brookstone since 2007. Prior to her current role, she worked at American Financial Retirement Insurance. Outside of her advisory work, Tate is a health and wellness coach with Optavia. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, offering discretionary management via model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts.

Michael Scovel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been associated with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of The American College and volunteers as a board member for Mane Gait, an organization providing horse therapy for children and veterans; he is also an author. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides customized advice through multiple program types and works extensively with both retail and institutional clients within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Troy Jackson is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at KeyBank, Paragon One, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, University at Albany Campus Center Management, and Target. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering financial planning and portfolio management along with specialized programs such as Private Family Office and Executive Wealth services. The firm utilizes strategic allocation models, manager selections, and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, supported by proprietary and third-party analytics, and integrates resources across the broader Goldman Sachs platform.

Austin Decker is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Dallas, TX, holding the Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2025, he held roles at NYLife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, Bank of America, Merrill, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and other organizations. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with a focus on predominantly non-discretionary assets and fiduciary responsibility to retirement investors.

Thomas Stone is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2026 and previously held roles at Box Financial Advisors, Box Insurance Agency, and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a variety of investment vehicles and offers specialized services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Jenna Blevins is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Crescent Financial Services, FSC Securities Corporation, The Retirement Group, and LPL Financial. She is also a commissioned notary in Southlake, TX. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a variety of program offerings such as financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement plan consulting.

Nnamaka Nwanegbo is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Avantax Investment Services, TD Ameritrade, and the Dallas County Sheriffs' Department. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a site manager for Carrington Homes SP, overseeing rent collection and mortgage payments. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs along with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains institutional-scale operations with unique market roles, including swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Mike Bui is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Arlington, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and with New York Life Insurance Company and NYLife Securities LLC since 1998. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, with an emphasis on tailoring recommendations to client objectives across multiple program types.

David Mccord is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cornerstone Financial Services, Inc. for 33 years and has served as an operational administrator for Liberty Silver & Gold. Additionally, he is an elder and board member at Dallas North Town Church Ministry Organization. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and pension plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and third-party asset manager programs, employing a mix of passive and active strategies through various platforms and model-based client proposals.

Kenneth Mcclanahan is a CFP® and ChFC® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient in Dallas, TX. His career includes 15 years at RGT Wealth Advisors, LLC prior to joining Corient and its related entities. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining internal strategies with third-party managers and employs advanced risk management tools and alternative investment options.

Wesley Pool is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC for seven years. Outside of finance, he has been involved with #TagMeBro LLC and Fry Street Public House. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.