Adrian Podsednik is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including Avantax Advisory Services, LPL Financial, and Cetera Wealth Services. In addition to his advisory role, he provides accounting, tax, and consulting services through his accounting firm, Podsednik & Company, P.C. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, wrap platforms, and unaffiliated sub-advisors.

Stephen Luby is a financial advisor with Retirement Planners of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 16 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Eagle Strategies and New York Life Insurance Company. 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 employs an “Invest and Protect” approach focused on capital preservation and tactical rebalancing using model portfolios with ETFs and mutual funds.

Shailesh Negandhi is a financial advisor at FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at UBS Financial Services and Bridgeway Wealth Partners. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis, tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon.

Michael Lloyd is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Hilltop Securities, Trademark Property Co., Texas Christian University, and involvement with Tassajara Valley Little League. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients through advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm provides an open-architecture platform featuring third-party and proprietary strategies, combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities.

Adrienne Anthony is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at LEE Financial Company, LLC since 2022. She previously worked at Murphy & Sylvest from 2014 to 2022. LEE Financial Company provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a team-based approach centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and also serves as investment adviser to private pooled investment vehicles.

Christopher Habib is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Abacus Wealth Partners since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney and Monument Wealth Management. Abacus Wealth Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and institutions. The firm uses an asset-class investing approach grounded in academic research, incorporating ESG screening and private investments alongside traditional funds.

Taylor Heifetz is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and Principal Securities, among others. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity-based solutions on an open-architecture platform that includes third-party managers and firm-sponsored municipal bond strategies. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities, operating as a qualified custodian and affiliated banking institution.

Todd Simmons is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Mansfield, TX, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has served as an investment advisor through Advisor Resource Council since 2015. Simmons is also a member of the City Council in Mansfield, TX. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Anil Kumar is a financial advisor with USAA Investment Services Company, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NYLife Securities LLC and Fisher Investments. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members and individual investors, delivering Retirement Income Strategy Reports and facilitating referrals to third-party advisers rather than managing client assets directly.

Christopher Bredeson is a financial advisor at CX Institutional, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Fisher Investments for 12 years before joining CX Institutional in 2024. CX Institutional serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analysis across a range of asset classes and offers specialized strategy portfolios including ESG and blockchain options.

Gerald Dietz is a financial advisor at Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including American Global Wealth Management and Cape Securities. Dietz is also an adjunct instructor at Richland College. Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party and affiliated asset managers. The firm emphasizes personalized asset allocation strategies based on clients’ financial situations and risk tolerance.

Gregory Dvorocsik is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock Investments since 2006, with a career at Merrill Lynch dating back to 2000. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary overlay and portfolio management services to institutional and wealth-management clients, utilizing a rules-based, systematic approach that combines quantitative and fundamental inputs. The firm is known for its focus on listed derivatives and dynamic option overlays, serving a diverse client base including asset managers, registered investment advisors, banks, family offices, pension funds, and high-net-worth individuals.

Richard Feild is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 49 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2016. Outside of finance, Feild is involved in film production, serving as co-writer, co-producer, and executive producer for several independent film projects. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutions, managing approximately $2.25 billion in assets. The firm offers a range of managed account programs through an open-architecture platform, combining adviser-managed and model-based investment solutions with custody and specialized municipal bond strategies.

Pankaj Udeshi is a financial advisor at Advisor Resource Council with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his primary role, he maintains a non-variable insurance business. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm utilizes AI-driven model portfolios alongside traditional fundamental analysis, providing customized investment strategies tailored to various account sizes and client needs.

Christina Williams is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in financial planning. She has been with Lee Financial Company, LLC since 2004, serving in various capacities over that time. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans with fee-only financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. Lee Financial uses a team-based model centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and offers customized portfolios that include a range of investment types.

Saul Lico is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank NA. Outside of finance, he has worked as a model and actor, occasionally serving as an extra in films. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to a diverse client base, managing approximately $2.25 billion in assets. The firm offers an open-architecture investment platform with a range of managed account programs and distinctive operational features, including custody services and co-advised municipal bond strategies.

Steven Cain is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with the firm since 2008. Cain has minority ownership interests in Tectonic Financial, Inc., a publicly traded entity with several financial industry affiliates, as well as ownership stakes in three related service entities focused on client business referrals, all based within the firm’s Plano headquarters. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension plan sponsors. The firm combines multiple investment programs with accounting and tax services, operating a distinctive model through its affiliation with a banking institution and related financial entities.

Kathleen Gerhardt is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Prospera since 2008. Gerhardt has also been self-employed since 1994. 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 other business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and platforms.

Francisco Sanchez is a financial advisor at Krilogy with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Phlox Capital Management, LLC for seven years and at The University of Texas at Dallas for three years. Krilogy Financial serves individuals and families, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning and consulting, corporate retirement plan consulting, family office services, and sub-advisory and separately managed account model delivery, using a long-term investment approach combined with tactical overlays and advisor-led risk profiling.

Thomas Allred is a financial advisor with Momentum Independent Network Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hilltop Securities Inc. since 2017 and previously held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Momentum Independent Network Inc. serves individual, corporate, institutional, and retirement plan clients with investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, brokerage, execution, clearing, and custody services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio solutions, utilizing a range of asset-allocation and analytical strategies, and distinguishes itself by integrating broker-dealer operations with banking and municipal advisory services within the Hilltop group.