Gabriel Blancarte is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Fletching Capital and the University of Missouri. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund services.

Stephen Trousdale is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Buckingham Asset Management, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a combination of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Robert Northcut is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has been involved in the financial and insurance sectors through Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Ameritas Investment Corp., and his own firm, Northcut Financial LLC, for over 20 years. Outside of finance, he serves as the Mayor of Melissa, Texas. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and integrates multiple custodial platforms, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships through a combination of internal resources and third-party partners.

Rusty Hood is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 21 years of industry experience. He has held positions at multiple firms and ventures, including roles with Avalanche Ventures, NetLaw, and LifeLock, and has experience referring clients for services such as trust and wills, identity theft protection, college loan consulting, and tax mitigation. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Nathan Dufresne is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2022, he worked at Fisher Investments for four years and held positions at Wells Fargo and Graphic Products Inc. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, operates a donor-advised fund, and emphasizes a fiduciary standard across its advisory services.

Kevin Jackson is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. His prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Charles Schwab. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment team and integrates in-house research with third-party managers across a range of asset classes and strategies.

Daveona Harris is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and JP Morgan Securities LLC from 2016 to 2024. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning as well as ongoing managed account services under a fiduciary standard.

Nathan Durfee is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Savannah, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Arvest Wealth Management and Empower Financial Services, Inc. Outside of financial services, he has experience in the retail and healthcare sectors, including positions at JL Beers and Avera Heart Hospital. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm combines proprietary and third-party methodologies in its planning services and operates within an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Stephen Harris is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Fisher Investments in 2023, he worked for Fiba Basketball and East Stroudsburg University. Fisher Investments serves institutional and private clients worldwide, offering discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm utilizes a centralized investment process combining quantitative and qualitative research to construct diversified portfolios and provides sub-advisory and retirement plan services.

Giovanni Gutierrez is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Fisher Investments, he held roles at Oliva Partners Management, Woodforest National Bank, and several other firms across finance and technology sectors. Fisher Investments serves institutional and private clients globally, offering discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm employs a centralized investment process combining quantitative and qualitative research to construct diversified portfolios and provides sub-advisory and retirement plan services.

Julio Bejarano is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities in Plano, TX, holding a Series 66 designation. He began his career with J.P. Morgan Securities in 2025 and has prior experience with JPMORGAN Chase Bank, American Fidelity, and several other companies. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with broker-dealer and investment adviser registrations, delivering services through a centralized due-diligence framework.

Jose Oseguera is a financial advisor with Merrill in Frisco, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and six years of industry experience. His background includes roles at JPMorgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as well as involvement with entrepreneurial ventures such as Rowtex Remodeling, LLC and JJP Dream Homes LLC. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party managers, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Theodore Parks is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Fisher Investments since 2019 and previously worked at Woodruff Sawyer & Co and TARGET. Fisher Investments serves institutional and private clients worldwide, managing discretionary portfolios across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm uses a centralized investment process combining quantitative and qualitative research and offers tax-aware risk management strategies.

Tyler Bohannan is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA and JPMorgan Securities LLC since 2023, and previously at Bok Financial from 2017 to 2019. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized manager due diligence and applying an ESG eligibility framework in its recommendations.

Nicholas Heath is a financial advisor with Fisher Investments in Plano, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at PE Solar, Skips Western Outfitters, and PWC, LLC. Outside of finance, Heath is the founder and CEO of Medusa Filtration Systems LLC, a wastewater filtration research startup. Fisher Investments serves institutional and private clients globally, offering discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm utilizes a centralized investment process combining quantitative and qualitative research and employs tax-aware strategies and risk management techniques in its portfolio management.

Paulinda Lee is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Fisher Investments since 2016, with a two-year break serving as a homemaker. Fisher Investments serves a global mix of institutional and private clients, including pension plans, foundations, investment companies, and high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm uses a centralized investment process combining quantitative screening and qualitative research to construct globally diversified portfolios, incorporating tax-aware strategies and risk management techniques.

Philip Hammitt is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets based in Frisco, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 32 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at City National Bank since 2016 and RBC Capital Markets since 2013. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs and tailors investment strategies to each client’s risk profile, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party managers.

Dylan Moore is a financial advisor at Vanguard Advisers with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments and has experience outside finance with the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Vanguard Advisers provides automated and human-supported investment advice primarily to retail investors and participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans, using a goal-based, algorithm-driven approach with portfolios constructed mostly from Vanguard funds and ETFs.

Chad Baker is a financial advisor with Fisher Investments in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, NA before joining Fisher Investments in 2019. Fisher Investments serves a global mix of institutional and private clients, offering discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm employs a centralized investment approach using both quantitative and qualitative methods and provides tax-aware strategies along with risk management techniques.

Ryan Edwards is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Plano, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at UrbanFootprint, Ekata, and Unearth Technologies, as well as academic positions at Princeton University and the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. LPL Financial is a national investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a extensive network of representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing model portfolios and research to provide both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.