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 licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, based in Leander, TX. He has six years with Valic and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Spring Smiles Dental Group and Orthodontics and Houston Methodist Hospital. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as an agent with AGIA, offering non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and third-party model managers supported by a centralized technology platform.

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 at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America. He is based in Austin, TX. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice within the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations across various asset classes. The firm uses standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools, with final trading decisions made by clients rather than discretionary management.

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.

Mark Soderquist is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and Capitol Wealth Strategies. Outside of advising, he has worked as a delivery driver for Inspired Delivery LLC and as an agent for non-securities insurance products at AGIA. Voya Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers services like financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting, and often provides non-discretionary advice through multiple program structures.

Thomas Sibley Jr. is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2012 and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he moderates an insurance class at Hutson-Tillotson University. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple platforms.

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.

Francis Abbey is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with PlanMember Securities Corporation since 2018. He has held roles at several firms, including Taylor & Sons Insurance & Financial Services and PRUCO Securities, LLC. Abbey is also self-employed as an independent insurance agent. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, serving as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options through risk-based mutual fund portfolios. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with education and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

Brian Kamin is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC. He previously worked at Rockefeller & Co. and Whitnell & Co. He is also the president of the Landmark Village HOA Association board in Chicago. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across equities, fixed income, and alternatives, as well as brokerage and placement services.

Lani Lanfear is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. She has worked at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company, and is the owner of CapriCare, LLC, a home care agency. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Louis Mangene Jr. is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. He has 14 years of industry experience, including over a decade at Voya and additional tenure at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through various program structures, primarily focusing on non-discretionary, recommendation-based relationships.

Daniel Byrnes is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Austin, TX, holding two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Dimensional Fund Advisors and Barclays. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, using a variety of investment vehicles and platforms.

Christopher Stolte is a CFP® and ChFC® with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Independent Financial Partners and has held roles at IFP Securities, LLC and LPL Financial. Stolte serves on the Austin chapter board of the Financial Planning Association. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm is notable for its decentralized advisory model and its specialized retirement-plan and pension consulting services.

Wesley Young is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple firms, including Savagen Strategy, Silas Parker & Associates LLC, and Mahoney Financial Organization, and has operated his own advisory business, Wes Young & Associates, since 2009. Outside of financial advising, Young is an author of Christian leadership books and serves as a pastor, and he is involved in several business ventures including software development for small businesses and empowerment coaching. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored solutions through various program types and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management, working extensively within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Brandon Sarlls is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Charles Schwab Bank, SSB and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. since 2011. He joined Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2026. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations. The firm uses Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools while leaving final trading decisions to clients, and it operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem.

Noah Boriack is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab Premier Bank, Charles Schwab Trust Bank, and Charles Schwab Bank. Outside of finance, he has worked in diverse roles including at Grimaldis Pizzeria and The Container Store. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, utilizing Charles Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm serves individual clients by recommending investments while leaving final trading decisions to clients and does not exercise discretionary trading authority.