Alex Wagner is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC. He previously worked at Austin Private Wealth, LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Wagner serves as treasurer for the board of trustees at Austin Jewish Academy. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets, serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers customized portfolio management emphasizing diversified asset allocation across various asset classes and provides a broad range of services including financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Devin Coffey is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2018, including a prior role at AYCO, a Goldman Sachs company, and has experience at Union College. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm uses strategic allocation models and a range of fee arrangements, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem and affiliated capabilities to deliver tailored wealth management solutions.

Alex Pollard is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2017. Prior to that, he spent one year with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Pollard is involved in property management and construction through ownership of Pollard Enterprises, LLC, and manages additional rental property businesses. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, tax-efficient strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets through a broad network of advisors.

Patricia O’Leary is a Series 66-registered advisor with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. and Fifth Third Bank since 2026. Her prior experience includes roles at Comerica Securities, Inc., Kestra Investment Services, LLC, and Lowenberg Group, LLC. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs on its Passageway Managed Account Platform, featuring advisor-directed models, SMA strategies, tax-overlay services, and direct indexing options.

Nolan Maloney is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Collective Advisors, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Elite Partners, LP. He also serves as Director of Wealth Management Operations at Collective Wealth Austin, LLC. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, corporations, and institutions through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, employing discretionary account management with a mix of fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customized investment tools.

Jennifer Bachino is a financial advisor at SPC with 19 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She has worked previously at JP Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and Frost Bank. She serves on the board of The Rise School of Austin and participates on its Development Committee. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large advisory network and offers tailored, discretionary investment advice through various managed account programs and partnerships.

Robert Neigert is a financial advisor at Mariner with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2018, following prior roles at Callan Capital, LLC and Northern Trust. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and offers integrated tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Jack Kelley is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has previously worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors, Edward Jones, and Accenture, among other firms. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and specialized strategies, supported by a range of affiliated service lines and client education initiatives.

Ryan Kiley is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. and AGIA, where he is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products. His prior experience includes roles at Spire Wealth Management, Spire Securities, and Cupbearer Financial Services. VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, managing roughly $29.2 billion across approximately 300,000 clients.

Paul Schreiber is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, Schreiber serves on the Board of Directors for the Rocky Creek Municipal Utility District in Travis County and holds a bank officer position with Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through various adviser and promoter arrangements.

Steven Worrel is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently with TIAA-CREF in Austin, TX, where he has worked since 2025 and was previously employed by Tiaa starting in 2007. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing TIAA retirement plan relationships, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised funds.

Shanti Ponce is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica, Shanti worked at BOLT Company for five years and Trellis Company for one year. Outside of advisory roles, Shanti has been involved with World Financial Group Insurance Agency since 2017. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, including fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and access to third-party money managers.

Scott Kuharski is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2005 and also has a longstanding role at Quantum Pension Services since 1995. Outside of his advisory work, Kuharski owns a business involved in selling life insurance and fixed annuities. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients with discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm operates a large network of advisors and offers a range of investment programs, including legacy market-timing and momentum-based strategies.

Jennie Sanders is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Austin, TX. Her prior experience includes roles at Ellevest and WealthEdge. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides 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.

Jennifer Hope is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Kestra Advisory Services, Kestra Investment Services, CUSO Financial Services, and Amplify Federal Credit Union. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors, with services that include fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Stuart Smith is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2024, he worked at ML & R Wealth Management LLC and Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing member of A'Moose Bouche, LLC, a real estate holding partnership. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning–led investment process with low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tactical approaches and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Andrew Schwartz III is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and 30 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner for tax matters at Landpoor Ltd. and operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in long-term care and life/accident/health insurance through Hart Financial Group. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers and proprietary research to construct diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Steven Cox is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for LPL Financial from 2006 to 2023 before joining Kestra in 2023. Cox is the managing member and 50% owner of SHC Financial, LLC, where he oversees financial operations and tax compliance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design and compliance, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Matthew Hollosy is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He has held positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and USAA Financial Planning Services, among others. Hollosy is based in Austin, TX. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations primarily for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program or referred by Charles Schwab & Co. The firm utilizes Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and research tools, offering at-least-annual reviews and tailored recommendations without exercising discretionary trading authority.

Elizabeth St Paul is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at New York Life and NYLife Securities LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an unpaid member of the State Board of Directors for Texas CASA, a nonprofit organization that trains volunteers to mentor children in Texas' foster care system. 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 select retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focuses on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.