Michael Womble is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience and has been with Moss, Luse & Womble, LLC since 2010. He is based in Plano, TX, and holds a Series 65 license. Moss, Luse & Womble, LLC advises a range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using proprietary risk models and combines investment advisory services with accounting, tax preparation, payroll, and retirement plan administration.

Elizabeth Allie is a financial advisor with CFO4Life, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at CFO4Life Group, LLC since 2017 and has been affiliated with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she provides tax preparation and business consulting services through LMBC II and serves as a notary public in Texas. CFO4Life offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to affluent individuals, business executives, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs diversified asset allocation models and combines mutual funds, ETFs, direct indexing, and third-party separate account managers to tailor portfolios to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Michael Crawford is a financial advisor at TFR Capital with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at SCF Investment Advisors, Inc. and Texas Financial Resources. Outside of his advisory role, Crawford officiates youth baseball games and serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the Princeton Economic Development Corporation. TFR Capital is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and entities such as family offices and trusts. The firm offers personalized financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, focusing on long-term strategies supported by fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Brandon Gibson is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Apeiron RIA, LLC since 2022. He previously worked for First Financial Equity Corporation from 2009 to 2022. Outside of financial advising, he is a classical singer affiliated with The Dallas Opera. Apeiron RIA manages approximately $730 million for about 746 clients through a team of 11 advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, small businesses, churches, and other institutional clients with a holistic investment approach that integrates multiple analytical methods and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Laura Ragsdale is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Insight Wealth Partners in Plano, TX. Her prior roles include positions at Texas Tech University and Fox Sports Southwest. Insight Wealth Partners manages assets for individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, using a multi-advisor team to provide portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a combined strategic and tactical asset allocation approach, integrating Modern Portfolio Theory with fundamental and technical analysis.

Mickey Lea is a financial advisor with ISC Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 51 years of industry experience. He has been with Institutional Securities Corporation since 1989. He is also an independent agent authorized to sell life insurance and fixed annuities, though he is not currently active in that capacity. ISC Advisors, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, foundations, and other institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, pension consulting, participant education, and limited-scope advisory services. The firm manages approximately $1.54 billion in assets, primarily in non-discretionary arrangements, and provides a proprietary managed-account program alongside model portfolios overseen by an investment committee.

Kyle Laney is a financial advisor with MSH Capital Advisors LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill and Bank of America N.A., where he spent 17 years, as well as positions at firms like NewEdge Advisors, Trifecta Capital Management, and Delos Digital Asset Management. MSH Capital Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, foundations, and government entities. The firm offers portfolio management through various programs and works with independent Investment Advisor Representatives who tailor recommendations based on client goals and risk tolerances.

Clifford Brott Jr. is a CFP® with 54 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Capital Ideas since 1995 and also worked at Alliance Financial Group, Inc. and Rhodes Securities, Inc. Brott serves as a board member for the Network of Community Ministries, a social services organization in Richardson, Texas. Capital Ideas provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with proprietary trading models. The firm also offers third-party manager selection, model portfolios, and subadvisory services to other registered investment advisers.

Ryan Blair is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at SFMG Wealth Advisors since 2006. He is based in Plano, Texas, and is a part-owner of Confidence Period, LLC, an investment-related entity focused on private investments. He does not have active duties with this entity. SFMG Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth families, pension, and trust clients with personalized wealth management that integrates financial planning and investment management. The firm emphasizes a planning-first process supported by a centralized Investment Committee and employs advanced tools to model retirement scenarios and investment outcomes.

Paul Nolte is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Murphy & Sylvest, where he has worked since 2023, following nine years at Kingsview Asset Management, LLC. Located in Dallas, TX, Nolte holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Murphy & Sylvest provides portfolio management, financial planning, and project-based consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a disciplined investment process that combines strategic asset allocation with fundamental and quantitative analysis, typically using a long-term, buy-and-hold approach supported by written Investment Policy Statements.

Reem Hussein is a CFP® with six years of industry experience currently serving at Azzad Asset Management, Inc. She has previously worked at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, MML Investors Services, and MassMutual/Spectrum Financial Group. In addition to her advisory role, she teaches an online course on Financial Literacy and Well-Being as an adjunct professor at Shepherd University. Azzad Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, registered mutual funds, trusts, and small businesses. The firm focuses on socially responsible Islamic investing, using proprietary screening tools to exclude certain industries and offering multiple asset-allocation strategies through a combination of its investment team and independent model managers.

Earl Castleman is a financial advisor at Signal Securities, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding a Series 63 designation with 50 years of industry experience. He has been with Signal Securities since 2005. Signal Securities, Inc. provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes risk management through diversification and a consultative process to tailor model portfolios or investment mixes, primarily implementing strategies on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on long-term asset allocation and periodic rebalancing.

James Pacholek is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with CMG Wealth Management and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president and pastor of the First Pentecostal Church of Dallas and leads The Apothecary, a preaching ministry. CMG Wealth Management provides asset management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, non-profits, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to tailor strategies across various asset classes.

Ryan Dilworth is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Requisite Capital Management LLC since 2017 and previously held roles at Fallline Securities, LLC and UBS Financial Services Inc. Based in Dallas, TX, he is part of a six-advisor team at Requisite Capital Management. Requisite Capital Management provides wealth and investment management, as well as financial planning services, to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and insurance company clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term orientation, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets across a diverse investable universe that includes ETFs, private equity, private credit funds, and other instruments.

Joshua Wardle is a financial advisor with Parkway Wealth Management Group, LLC in Plano, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has two years of industry experience and has worked previously at firms including Raymond James Financial Services and Cabot Lodge Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he operates Wardle Wisdom LLC as an independent contractor. Parkway Wealth Management Group, LLC manages approximately $1.22 billion in discretionary assets, serving individuals, families, business owners, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable entities, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a holistic, personalized investment approach and offers portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, 401(k) advisory, and financial consulting services.

Gary Bradshaw is a financial advisor with First Dallas Securities Incorporated in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with Hodges Capital Management Inc. since 2001 and with First Dallas Securities since 1990. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of a cattle ranch in Cayuga, TX, and serves on the board of the Soaring Eagle Center, a nonprofit organization in DeSoto, TX. First Dallas Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing domestic equity securities with small- to mid-cap and focused strategies. The firm employs a commission-based advisory model and integrates both fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach.

Jackson Mc Daniel is a financial advisor at Moss, Luse & Womble, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Moss, Luse & Womble since 2015. Moss, Luse & Womble serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach with proprietary investment models and also provides accounting, tax preparation, payroll, and third-party administrator services to business clients and retirement plans.

Olivia Kriscunas is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of experience at Paratus Financial, Inc., where she has been advising clients since 2014. Based in Dallas, TX, she works within a two-advisor team at the firm. Paratus Financial, Inc. provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, endowments, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment strategy focused on mutual funds and ETFs, with a fee model based on annual contracts rather than percentage-of-assets under management.

James Howard is a PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with over 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Howard Financial Services, Ltd. since 1994 and also serves as president of Howard, LLP, a CPA firm he founded in 1981. Howard Financial Services, Ltd. is a fee-only wealth management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers personalized investment management and financial planning through its Wealth Management and Capital Partners divisions, typically implementing strategic asset allocation with discretionary portfolio management.

Gail Carrion is a financial advisor at Astra Wealth Management Group with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of her advisory role, she owns GLC Legacy LLC, a related investment entity. Astra Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $1.3 billion in assets. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combined with fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to tailor portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, options, and structured products.