Christopher Clark is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2023, he spent 11 years at LPL Financial. Clark is president of C.A. Clark Wealth Management, through which he manages client investment accounts and advisory services under Kestra. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including plan sponsors, institutional investors, and individuals. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms, serving large clients such as sovereign wealth funds and utilizing extensive third-party relationships.

D'onte Cole is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Charles Schwab. In addition to his advisory work, he is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts via Envestnet’s platform and employs model-based and overlay investment strategies.

Benjamin Bowman is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors since 2015. He also holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Bowman is involved with AGIA in a non-investment capacity related to non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer that serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers diversified portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and a technology-driven model investment approach.

Joshua Cromer is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and is currently an advisor at Creative Planning. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2016, with a brief period as self-employed in 2022–2023. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member manager of 1390 Ventures, LLC, a catering business based in Austin, TX. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Nickelle Leist is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. She has nine years of industry experience and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2017. Prior to that, Leist was with Pinney Insurance for seven years. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs.

Scott Drysch is a financial advisor at &Partners with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at &Partners since 2023, following seven years combined at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Drysch serves on the board of Cosway Company, Inc., which focuses on developing and manufacturing skin, hair, and body care products. &Partners serves a broad client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across proprietary and third-party strategies.

Gail Kincannon is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. She has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2006 and has been involved with The Ranier Financial Group, LLC since 2009. Outside of her advisory work, she holds mineral ownership producing minerals in Oklahoma. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored solutions through multiple program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Ryan Mc Coneghy is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC based in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Austin Private Wealth, ENZI Wealth, Ameriprise, and Janus Distributors LLC. Outside of finance, he is active as a musician. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and quantitative screening, offering a range of investment and consulting services including private-market investment programs.

Jayson Wagner is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at VALIC Financial Advisors since 2010 and is also affiliated with Agia. Outside of his advisory role, Wagner occasionally serves as a tour guide for undeveloped land sales with BG Development Group. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Jennifer Harvey is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Co, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Eagle Strategies LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. She is also involved in the sales and service of insurance products outside of Guardian Life. Guardian Life's subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, operates as a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Nadim Eldahdah is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, based in Leander, TX, with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Spring Smiles Dental Group and Orthodontics and Houston Methodist Hospital. Outside of advising, he is involved as an agent with AGIA, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors. The firm manages approximately $29.2 billion across nearly 300,000 clients and utilizes centralized technology and third-party model solutions.

John Blood is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Austin, TX, holding CFP® and CFA® designations and over 19 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, JJCC Financial, and Efficient Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is licensed as a residential real estate sales agent in Austin. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients by providing advisory programs, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support. The firm offers a range of program structures and discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Rey Camacho is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s investment guidance relies on standardized asset-allocation models and internal research tools, offering tailored recommendations reviewed at least annually.

Dena Mcsherry is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently with PlanMember Securities Corporation since 2014. She previously worked at The McGlothlin Group and operates a self-employed investment-related business focused on insurance sales and services. Additionally, she serves as president of Inland Wealth Management, Inc., a banking entity established for tax purposes. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, operating as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation approach to manage risk-based mutual fund portfolios and offers education and support services, including seminars and personalized retirement planning.

Steven Harvey is a CFP® with 23 years of experience in financial advisory, currently serving at Creative Planning since 2024. Prior to this, he worked at Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP and its affiliated wealth management firm from 2000 to 2024. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by specialized portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Jordan Sandfer is a CFP® certificant with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Hightower Advisors and previously worked at Financial Advisors Network, Inc., Insight Wealth Strategies, Sandfer Fikert & Associates, LLP, and Insight Accounting, LLP. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and private funds. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, incorporating both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and diversified investment strategies.

Mark Soderquist is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, and Capitol Wealth Strategies. Outside of financial advising, he has worked as a delivery driver with Inspired Delivery LLC and is an agent authorized to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services. The firm utilizes investment policy statements and model portfolios supported by in-house and external strategists, providing a mix of non-discretionary and limited discretionary management arrangements.

Thomas Sibley Jr. is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2012 and at Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2011, with prior experience at New England Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he moderates an insurance class at Huston-Tillotson University and operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in individual life and health insurance. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and incorporates digital advisory solutions like VestWise™.

Bryce Currier is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2024, he worked at ML&R Wealth Management and Fidelity Investments. Creative Planning provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth and ultra-affluent clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs 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.

James Giliberto is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2016 and New York Life Insurance Co. since 2015. Giliberto is also the owner of WWS Financial, LLC, through which he brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.