Linda Young is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners in Dallas, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. Outside of advising, she serves on the Methodist Dallas Medical Center Advisory Board and operates a small antiques and collectibles business via eBay. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation, and is notable for its use of performance-based fee arrangements and carried interest structures for certain qualified investors and private funds.

Nickolas Moes is a financial advisor with Verity Asset Management in Southlake, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Verity in 2022, he worked at Aversin Financial Associates and National Financial Services LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several consulting and business ventures, including serving as CEO of Structured Pension, LLC and Structured Financial Group, LP, which provide insurance and tax services. Verity Asset Management is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $1.15 billion for individuals, retirement plan sponsors, institutional clients, and registered investment advisers. The firm emphasizes a model-based investment process with tactical asset allocation and offers both internally managed and third-party strategies, as well as sub-advisory and retirement consulting services.

Gayle Terry is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners in Dallas, TX, with 41 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including RBC Capital Markets Corporation and U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC. Arax Advisory Partners is an SEC-registered, multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans through a range of services including financial planning and portfolio management, utilizing both internal and third-party investment strategies.

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.

Joshua Perry is a financial advisor with Brighton Jones LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Compass Group, as well as periods focused on full-time education. Brighton Jones provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple brands. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, tax preparation, real estate consulting, and family office administrative support.

Dennis Ashby is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at IMS Financial Advisors, Inc. and IMS Securities, Inc. Ashby serves as a volunteer on the Board of Directors Finance Committee for Eagle Lake Recreation Center. Momentum Independent Network serves individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients through advisory and brokerage relationships. The firm offers investment advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing a platform model that integrates third-party managers and affiliated municipal bond strategies.

James Shafer is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Momentum Independent Network Inc. He has been with SWS Financial Services since 2011. Shafer serves on the board of the Amarillo Area Estate Planning Council, a nonprofit organization. Momentum Independent Network (MIN) serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients through advisory and brokerage relationships. The firm uses a platform model with third-party managers and Envestnet for investment advice, account management, and offers a range of managed accounts, financial planning, and custody services.

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.

Matthew Deno is a financial advisor with John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC since 2012 and has been affiliated with John Hancock and its related entities since 2002. John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC provides financial planning and consultative services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and business entities. The firm uses a technology-assisted model with third-party financial planning software to deliver generally framed written recommendations, serving a high client load per advisor.

Donald Johnson is a financial advisor at BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Coppell, TX, with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Fidelity Investments. BOK Financial Advisors serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional investors, offering non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, as well as financial planning and consulting. The firm blends advisor-led client contact with firm-provided investment research and manager selection.

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, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Prospera since 2008, following a one-year tenure at Citigroup Global Markets. Pascuzzi is also the owner and advisor of PSE Wealth Management, an independent financial planning and investment services firm. Prospera Financial Services 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 other business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and platforms.

Katie McMahon is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hilltop Securities since 2016. Hilltop Securities serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services including managed accounts, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities, providing clients access to diverse investment strategies and open-architecture platforms.

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.

Ronald Staton is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 11 years of industry experience and has previously worked at Virtue Capital Management, LLC. He is also president of Staton Financial Group, where he sells life insurance, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuities. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses an open-architecture platform and combines tailor-made asset allocation models with fundamental and technical analysis to implement strategies consistent with client objectives.

Casey Waits is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Prospera since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for a nonprofit organization supporting the Frisco Mayor, with no involvement in financial control or compensation. Prospera Financial Services 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 programs and platforms.

Ari Baum is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Prospera Financial Services 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. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and platforms.

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 worked at firms including Avantax and 1st Global Advisors before joining Apollon in 2025. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, sub-advisory, and consulting, employing a combination of centrally managed models and locally managed portfolios.

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.