Valentin Lukasik is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Advisor Resource Council, he worked at Societe Generale and Financiere Tiepolo and has a background as a full-time student. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises, offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm’s investment approach integrates artificial intelligence tools with traditional fundamental analysis across various model portfolios and separately managed accounts.

Laura Young is a Series 66 registered advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, Texas, where she has worked since 2019. She has three years of industry experience and prior work history includes positions at Costco, Allen Public Library, Party City, and ToysRUs. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through advisory and broker-dealer services on an open-architecture platform. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities, offering managed accounts, retirement-plan consulting, and municipal bond strategies.

Denise Clifton is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, USCA Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Edward Jones. She serves as a past president and board member of the Grand Prairie ISD Education Foundation and is a board member of the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth management firm with over 230 advisors that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of internal and third-party portfolio management and emphasizes tailored asset allocation, including performance-based fee arrangements and private fund management.

Tara Howey is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Advisor Resource Council (360 Wealth Management, LLC) since 2018 and also maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial since 2016. Outside of advisory work, she is involved as a co-owner of an insurance agency, Harvest Concepts LLC dba Paragon Insurance Agency. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers and advisory programs. The firm employs AIQ model portfolios combined with fundamental analysis and coordinates estate-planning services through independent attorneys, providing options tailored to various client asset levels.

Jack Barker is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently with The Mather Group, LLC in Dallas, TX. His prior roles include positions at EQ Wealth Advisors, FSC, BFS Advisory Group, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Northwestern Mutual, and North Star Resource Group. Barker also worked at the University of Texas at Austin from 2015 to 2018. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, providing financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning, and family office services. The firm uses an evidence-based investment approach with risk-based allocation models and tax-synchronized portfolio construction, offering customization options including direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.

Billy Jenkins is a financial advisor with Momentum Independent Network Inc. in Dallas, TX. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 26 years of industry experience, including 17 years at SWS Financial Services. Momentum Independent Network Inc. serves individual, corporate, institutional, and retirement plan clients with advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm integrates broker-dealer operations with banking and municipal advisory capabilities, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions across various managed account programs.

Britt Woods is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Wealth Management, Lone Star National Bank, LPL Financial, Cetera Investment Services, and Fifth Third Securities. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, asset and portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, multiple custodians, and unaffiliated sub-advisors, with a notable corporate structure that includes affiliated broker-dealer and trust/banking entities.

Matthew Jarvis is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Integrity Advisory Solutions since 2024. His prior experience includes 12 years at Crown Capital Securities and founding Jarvis Financial Services, Inc., where he remains active. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in consulting, authoring, and coaching through his roles with Deliver Massive Value LLC, Retirement Tax Services, and The Perfect RIA. Integrity Advisory Solutions is a multi-team firm managing approximately $1.1 billion in client assets through about 100 independent advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and sub-advisory services using a variety of asset-allocation strategies and third-party platforms.

James Webb is a CFP® professional with 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Edward Jones from 2003 to 2017 and has been with Advisor Resource Council and LPL Financial since 2017. Webb holds the Series 63 license and operates out of Dallas, TX. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by providing asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with traditional fundamental analysis across various asset classes.

Matthew Craig is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2012 to 2021. Craig is based in Dallas, Texas. Level Four Advisory Services is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion through 115 advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base, offering fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, with an emphasis on tailored client solutions supported by internal and external investment resources.

John Surenkamp is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2026. He has five years of industry experience, including six years as an Investment Adviser Representative and six years with Spirit Halloween Superstores, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the president and owner of Sage Annuities LLC, a company that sells fixed and indexed annuities. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines centrally managed model strategies with locally managed portfolios and offers a wide range of investment solutions including ESG models, direct indexing, and sub-advisory services.

Jeffrey Keene is a financial advisor with Momentum Independent Network Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Hilltop Securities Inc. and Edward Jones. Outside of finance, he is also a contract musician and has performed drums and percussion for various churches, musicals, and nonprofit organizations since 2002. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking clients. The firm offers investment advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing a platform model with third-party managers and integration with Hilltop affiliates.

Linda Mills is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Trophy Club, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 48 years of industry experience. She has been with LPL Financial since 2009 and also provides investment advisory services through Advisor Resource Council, operating under the DBA 360 Wealth Management. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm supports its advisors with in-house research and a range of investment solutions, combining large-scale advisory operations with various non-advisory financial products.

James Ryan is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience, currently at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Ryan also has a rental property business in Leawood, KS, which contributes a minor portion of his annual income. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. 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 business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory platforms.

Shei Unger is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience, currently with Simon Quick Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Simon Quick Advisors in 2025, Unger worked at Northern Trust Securities and Northern Trust Bank from 2020 to 2025, and at BNY Mellon from 2013 to 2020. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, and foundations by offering wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, tax planning and compliance, and various administrative services. The firm employs a combination of proprietary quantitative analysis and in-person due diligence to allocate client assets among independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and private investment funds.

Janet Broyles is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. She has been with Advisor Resource Council since 2013 and has also been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2005. Outside of her advisory roles, she manages the Mamie Whitehurst Humphrey Trust in a fiduciary capacity. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with traditional fundamental analysis across a range of portfolio types, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based techniques.

Matthew Frost is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC and has previously worked at Astoria Strategic Wealth and held roles related to legal and health sciences at Texas Tech University. Quotient Wealth Partners advises individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, serving a wide range of clients from non-high-net-worth to high-net-worth. The firm offers tailored financial planning, consulting, and investment management services, employing diversified strategies and technology to manage client portfolios.

Melina Trevino is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Granite Financial Group, and Fidelity Investments. Trevino is also an insurance license holder, though she is not currently active in that capacity. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across more than 13,000 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base with fee-only financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios and both affiliated and third-party sub-advisers.

Richard Knocke is a financial advisor at Turtle Creek Trust in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Enceladus Investment Management, LLC since 2007. Turtle Creek Trust provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based, multi-capitalization equity strategy supplemented by fixed income and balanced approaches, managing approximately $3.66 billion in assets across about 105 client relationships.

Daniel Garcia is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors in Southlake, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses with six years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and Travelex. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors serving over 20,000 clients across 66 offices and managing approximately $23.9 billion in assets. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using centrally managed portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Management team.