James Webb is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Advisor Resource Council. Prior to his current role, he worked at LPL Financial LLC and Generations Financial Management. Outside of his financial advisory work, he is involved in a video production business, The Element Wild LLC, which operates a YouTube channel focused on filming and content creation. Advisor Resource Council provides asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises. The firm utilizes AI-driven model portfolios combined with traditional analysis and offers various account tiers and customized strategies for high-net-worth clients.

Eric Lamm is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC in Frisco, TX, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Cain, Watters & Associates since 2018 following six years at Texas Tech University. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Lamm Legacy Company, LLC, which focuses on residential real estate investing. Cain, Watters & Associates 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, tax, and donor-advised fund services, combining multiple investment programs with CPA capabilities and a focus on healthcare-related clients.

Nickolas Parker is a CFP® with seven years of experience in financial advisory services, currently serving at SageSpring Wealth Partners. His prior roles include work at Raymond James Financial Services and involvement with the Omar Tennis Academy. He also provides advisory support as an independent contractor with another financial team in Frisco, TX. SageSpring Wealth Partners manages approximately $8.5 billion across 11,500 clients, serving a diverse clientele that includes individual households, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm offers customized investment management and consulting services, utilizing a variety of asset types and strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Joshua Perry is a financial advisor with Brighton Jones LLC in Dallas, TX. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Brighton Jones, he worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and has a background that includes multiple roles in education. Brighton Jones serves individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, business entities, and trusts. The firm provides comprehensive wealth services including financial planning, discretionary investment management, tax preparation, and access to private investment opportunities, using a holistic, balance-sheet approach to client advice.

Hunter Satterfield is a financial advisor with Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Cain, Watters & Associates, P.L.L.C. since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Satterfield has minority ownership interests in Tectonic Financial, Inc. and several related entities that provide services and referrals specific to clients’ business industries. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension or profit-sharing plan sponsors. The firm combines accounting and tax services with multiple investment programs and a formal affiliation with a banking institution, focusing on a largely non-discretionary asset base.

Christopher Pate is a financial advisor with True North Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at True North Advisors since 2019 and serves as Managing Director of Western Commerce Group, LLC, a holding company of a broker/dealer, where he is involved in private equity. Prior to this, he was with Western Strategic Advisors, LLC and Western Research & Management, LLC from 2011 to 2018. True North Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and other institutions with financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach with a focus on value-oriented strategies, combining manager due diligence and quantitative tools to set client allocations and model outcomes.

John Rutledge Sr. is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has been with Hilltop Securities since 2016. Rutledge is involved in community activities, serving as a board member of the Highland Park High School Alumni Association and participating in the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, including volunteer roles at the Byron Nelson Championship. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm uses an open-architecture platform and offers a range of managed account programs, including municipal bond strategies co-advised by Franklin Templeton Group and sub-advised by Western Asset Management.

Christopher Pascuzzi is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Prospera since 2008. Additionally, he owns PSE Wealth Management and serves as an agent for Prospera Life & Annuity, Inc., both of which provide financial planning, investment-related services, and insurance products. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise-scale adviser and dually registered broker-dealer serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $12.4 billion across 207 advisors and offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through multiple delivery platforms and customizable portfolio strategies.

James Jones is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 50 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2000 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he manages Elan Associates, LLC, which holds intellectual property related to trading software. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $2.25 billion in assets and offers a range of portfolio management programs and retirement-plan fiduciary services through an open-architecture platform.

Casey Waits is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 63 designation with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Prospera since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Waits serves as Treasurer for a local nonprofit affiliated with the Frisco Mayor’s office. Prospera Financial Services is an enterprise-scale firm serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $12.4 billion across about 207 advisors and offers investment advisory and financial planning services through multiple platforms and customizable portfolio solutions.

Hannah Murray is a financial advisor with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having six years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Thrivent Financial, Thrivent Investment Management Inc, National Financial Services LLC, Fidelity Investments, and MML Investors Service, LLC. Prior to her advisory career, she worked at Andrew Associates and Kohl’s. Thrivent Advisor Network serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $6.8 billion in assets. The firm offers customized investment strategies that often emphasize low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supported by discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to independent managers and fee-based investment products.

Ralph De Belle is a financial advisor at SageSpring Wealth Partners with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Hilltop Securities Inc. Outside of finance, he has experience working in the food service industry at Ifratelli Pizza. SageSpring Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including individual households and institutional clients such as retirement plans and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers tailored investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing a mix of individual securities, funds, alternative investments, and third-party manager relationships.

Ari Baum is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Prospera since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Baum serves on the finance committee of Magen David Yeshiva, is a board member and treasurer for the Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush, and coaches track and field at Yeshiva of Flatbush High School. He also consults for Alphasights Consulting on financial planning and industry trends. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise-scale adviser and dually registered broker-dealer managing approximately $12.4 billion across a diverse client base including individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory and financial planning services through multiple delivery platforms, combining firm models, third-party sub-advisers, and customizable allocations.

Jonas Roos is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Capital Investment Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX. He worked for 14 years at Guidestone Advisors and Guidestone Financial Resources before joining Capital Investment Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he holds a 50% ownership in an education consulting business, Tricia Roos Consulting LLC, where he does not participate in daily operations. Capital Investment Advisors, LLC serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm utilizes a centralized investment platform with standardized asset-allocation models, actively managed sleeves, and ETF-based portfolios, supported by specialized in-house estate and tax planning resources.

Gavin Pucciarello is a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked with Avantax Advisory Services and 1st Global Advisors, among others. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, families, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines centrally managed and locally managed investment strategies, using fundamental analysis, ESG risk-based models, and tax management tools, while managing approximately $11.6 billion in client assets.

Mark Oswald is a financial advisor with Balefire, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at B/D Compliance Associates, Bridge Capital Associates, AEGIS Financial, and H. Beck, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a board member of Ozzie's Pitch-22 Foundation, a charitable organization that provides scholarships. Balefire serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities with discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA-focused corporate solutions. The firm uses a team-based investment process featuring core-plus-tactical model portfolios and licensed third-party research to tailor client relationships by risk profile and goals.

Milan Madhani is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Vanderbilt Advisory Services and related entities since 2020 and previously spent several years with HD Vest Insurance Agency and affiliated firms. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Vimlan Tax Services, LLC, providing tax, accounting, and payroll services. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, combining fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions, alongside integrated retirement-plan consulting and administration services.

Mark Gehlbach is a financial advisor at True North Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with True North Advisors since 2000. True North Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and other institutions by providing comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach with a focus on value-oriented strategies and organizes portfolios across four Functional Asset Classes: Equities, Fixed Income, Diversifiers, and Private Investments.

Philip Kistler is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Turtle Creek Trust in Dallas, TX. He has been with Turtle Creek Management since 2006. 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 emphasizes fundamental analysis and a multi-capitalization equity strategy, managing approximately $3.66 billion in assets across about 105 client relationships.

Matthew Sanchez is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Before joining Simplicity Wealth, he held roles at AdvisorEdgeOS LLC and Ascend Financial Group, LLC. Outside of finance, he has been involved with Switchback Coffee Roasters since 2021. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios and a managed account platform with discretionary authority over many investment decisions.