Robert Bachalo Jr. is a financial advisor at USAA Investment Services Company with seven years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. His career includes various roles within USAA-affiliated firms since 2014. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members and individual investors through phone and digital channels. The firm offers a Retirement Income Strategy Report and facilitates referrals to third-party advisers without managing client assets directly.

Patsy Mandola is a financial advisor at Retirement Planners of America with 20 years of industry experience. She has held a position at MMWKM Advisors, LLC since 2013 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Mandola also works as an independent insurance agent for various independent insurance companies. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and institutions. The firm employs an "Invest and Protect" strategy that uses model portfolios combined with tactical adjustments based on market indicators to manage multi-billion-dollar client assets.

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 at Retirement Planners of America with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and MMWKM Management, Inc., where he also serves as an insurance agent through Moraif Insurance Group. Retirement Planners of America offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions. The firm employs an “Invest and Protect” strategy that combines model portfolios with tactical adjustments to manage market risk and serves clients through multi-billion-dollar assets under management.

Gary Schmidt is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services in Minnetonka, MN. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at LPL Financial from 2014 to 2021. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across 115 advisors and a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, with an investment approach that utilizes model portfolios and a combination of internal and third-party management.

Peyton Campbell is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has two years of experience in the industry and previously worked at Huselton Morgan & Maultsby and held roles at the University of Texas at Dallas and Texas State University. Cain, Watters & Associates specializes in financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management for individuals, trustees, and plan sponsors, with a particular focus on dental healthcare professionals. The firm offers comprehensive services including ERISA plan advisory, pooled trust offerings, and unified managed accounts, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple platforms.

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.

Scott Winstead is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including AE Wealth Management, LLC, and Compass Retirement, Inc. He is the founder of RetireSimply, where he sells various insurance products such as disability, fixed indexed annuities, life, and long-term care insurance. Foundations Investment Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.1 billion for over 29,000 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan support, and sub-advisory services through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Daniel Peters is a financial advisor at Lee Financial Company, LLC in Dallas, TX, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Lee Financial Corporation since 2009. Lee Financial Company provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals and high net worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a team-based model with an Investment Committee and a WholeVision™ planning framework, offering a range of services including retirement plan consulting and foundation management.

Alan Tipton Jr. is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial and Level Four Financial, LLC. Outside of advising, he is a managing member of Tipton Restaurant, LLC, a food service business in Shreveport, LA. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across 115 advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base with fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, employing model portfolios and both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Emily Smeltz is a CFP® affiliated with Lee Financial Company, LLC in Dallas, TX, where she has worked since 2019. She has prior experience at The Michael's Organization and in the hospitality industry at Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar. 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 manages both traditional portfolios and private pooled investment vehicles.

Kevin Adkins is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Level Four Advisory Services since 2021. He has been involved with Level Four Financial, LLC since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains a non-investment entity related to personal health insurance management. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across 115 advisors and approximately 13,865 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base, offering fee-only financial planning, asset management, third-party manager referrals, and retirement plan advisory services through tailored strategies and a range of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Frederick Mowery is a financial advisor with Compass Financial Management LLC based in Allen, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. He has been the owner and partner of Mowery Capital Management LLC since 1999. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance agent involved in marketing and sales of traditional life insurance, long-term care, and fixed annuities. Compass Financial Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting, combining fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to implement both long- and short-term investment strategies.

John Saalfield is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services and Raymond James Financial Services. Saalfield is also owner of Varsity Ventures LLC and Wealth Partners Alliance LLC. Concurrent Investment Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $9.9 billion in assets across discretionary and non-discretionary mandates. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

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.

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.

Charles Loretto is a financial advisor with Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Cain, Watters & Associates, P.L.L.C. since 2001. Mr. Loretto has a minority ownership interest in Tectonic Financial, Inc., a publicly traded company with financial industry affiliates, and holds ownership interests in entities related to client business services at Cain, Watters & Associates. 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 donor-advised fund services, utilizing multiple investment programs including pooled collective investment funds and unified managed accounts, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.