James Tardy Jr. is a financial advisor at Corient based in Dallas, TX, with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Corient and its related entities since 2022, including previous experience at RGT Wealth Advisors. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and alternative investment options to align portfolios with client objectives.

Ira Utay is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2020. Prior to joining Hightower, he worked at Frontier Investment Management Co and USAA Investment Management Company. He holds a Series 66 license and is based in Dallas, TX. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and portfolio construction strategies.

Ryan Finnegan is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual and the Finnegan Auto Group. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, providing tailored financial planning and portfolio management supported by strategic allocation models, specialized programs, and a wide range of advisory platforms.

Anastasia Maston is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2020. She previously worked at Stratford Consulting, LLC from 2013 to 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she is also an independent actor based in Dallas, TX. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of affiliated non-investment businesses and private market investment activities.

Matthew Senter is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He currently works at Truist Advisory Services and has previously been employed at WPA Family Office, LLC and Brewer Attorneys & Counselors. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program supported by both discretionary and non-discretionary advisor relationships.

John Tauss is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brokers International Financial Services since 2019 and previously spent eight years at Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of advisory work, he owns an insurance sales business under Capital Group Inc. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers continuous asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios with a variety of investment approaches and custodial platforms.

Nicholas Easby Smith is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Equitable Advisors, United Bank, Legacy National Bank, Goldmedal Autoplex, Firehouse Subs, and the University of Arkansas. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked as an Uber driver. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, employee education, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and large institutional investors.

Samuel Hussein is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with three years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Fisher Investments and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and offers a range of implementation options such as ETFs, mutual funds, and separate account solutions.

Frank Sloan is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He held leadership roles at Sloan Investment Management, L.L.C. for 17 years prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses customized model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides additional services such as tax preparation and estate-document facilitation for qualifying clients.

Johnathan Rankin is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Bank of America and Merrill before joining Sanctuary Advisors in 2019. He is also involved in an educational YouTube channel called Theorem Wealth Management, which focuses on sharing retirement planning ideas. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports independent advisors in delivering tailored investment management and consulting through a variety of account types and analytical approaches.

Kathleen Gibson is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at CH-Investment Partners and the Southwestern Medical Foundation. Gibson serves as a board member of the Dallas College Foundation, participating in an investment advisory group to assist with overseeing the foundation’s investment consultant. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets across a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven approach using active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence process and multiple affiliated entities.

Kevin Harrington is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Dallas, TX. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Co, Frisco Rush LLC, and KSM Consulting LLC. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through multiple program types and manages a significant amount of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

James Schiermeyer is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Investment Services, SunTrust Investment Services, SunTrust Bank, and BB&T Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the advisory board of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and holds board membership at Bent Tree Country Club. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platform arrangements and AI-enabled equity research tools.

Kelly Mills is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient in Dallas, TX. Prior to joining Corient, Mills held roles at RGT Wealth Advisors and CIPW Service Company, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and employs various risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Charles Griege III is a CFP® affiliated with Corient in Dallas, TX. He has been in the financial industry since 2023 with previous experience at CI RGT Wealth Advisors, Triumph Financial, Clemson University, and Highland Park High School. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and continuous portfolio monitoring.

Carl Carlos is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Cabot Lodge Securities, Fuller Wealth Management, Ifs Securities Inc., and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member managing the Lake Ioni Hunting/Fishing Club in Elkhart, TX. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting through a network of advisors, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Lindsay Dreyer is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC based in Dallas, TX, holding the Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill for six years before joining Rockefeller Financial in 2021. 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 combines a Private Advisor model with a consolidated investment platform, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing placement and investment banking services.

Shelia English is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Her career includes eight years at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., followed by positions at Merrill and Citigroup Global Markets. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with distinctive market roles, including acting as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Christopher Poisson is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and Park & Longstreet, PC. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, offering tailored services including Executive Wealth, Personal Wealth, and Private Family Office support, delivered through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers.

Tyler Ressel is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, and operates as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking.