Adrian Podsednik is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including Avantax Advisory Services, LPL Financial, and Cetera Wealth Services. In addition to his advisory role, he provides accounting, tax, and consulting services through his accounting firm, Podsednik & Company, P.C. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, wrap platforms, and unaffiliated sub-advisors.

Stephen Luby is a financial advisor with Retirement Planners of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 16 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Eagle Strategies and New York Life Insurance Company. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants, primarily through a wrap-fee investment program. The firm employs an “Invest and Protect” approach focused on capital preservation and tactical rebalancing using model portfolios with ETFs and mutual funds.

Shailesh Negandhi is a financial advisor with FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cape Investment Advisory, Bridgeway Wealth Partners, UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investment portfolios, offering financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting.

Michael Lloyd is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Hilltop Securities, Trademark Property Co., Texas Christian University, and involvement with Tassajara Valley Little League. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients through advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm provides an open-architecture platform featuring third-party and proprietary strategies, combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities.

Adrienne Anthony is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at LEE Financial Company, LLC since 2022. She previously worked at Murphy & Sylvest from 2014 to 2022. LEE Financial Company provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a team-based approach centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and also serves as investment adviser to private pooled investment vehicles.

Christopher Habib is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Abacus Wealth Partners since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney and Monument Wealth Management. Abacus Wealth Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and institutions. The firm uses an asset-class investing approach grounded in academic research, incorporating ESG screening and private investments alongside traditional funds.

Taylor Heifetz is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. based in Dallas, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and multiple other firms. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and annuity-based solutions. The firm provides an open-architecture platform combining third-party and firm-sponsored strategies and is distinguished by its integrated custody, banking, and market-making capabilities.

Todd Simmons is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Edward Jones and Raymond James & Associates. Simmons serves on the City Council of Mansfield, TX. Advisor Resource Council is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a mix of artificial intelligence and fundamental analysis to offer model and separately managed account strategies, as well as customized solutions including option-based strategies.

Anil Kumar is a financial advisor with USAA Investment Services Company in Plano, TX. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at NYLife Securities LLC and Fisher Investments. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services to USAA members and other individual investors, primarily through phone and digital channels. The firm delivers a Retirement Income Strategy Report and facilitates referrals to third-party broker-dealer advisers rather than managing client accounts directly.

Christopher Bredeson is a financial advisor at CX Institutional, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Fisher Investments for 12 years before joining CX Institutional in 2024. CX Institutional serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analysis across a range of asset classes and offers specialized strategy portfolios including ESG and blockchain options.

Gerald Dietz is a financial advisor at Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including American Global Wealth Management and Cape Securities. Dietz is also an adjunct instructor at Richland College. Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party and affiliated asset managers. The firm emphasizes personalized asset allocation strategies based on clients’ financial situations and risk tolerance.

Gregory Dvorocsik is a financial advisor at SpiderRock Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill Lynch and BlackRock Investments, Inc. Prior to joining SpiderRock Advisors, he spent over two decades at Merrill Lynch and BlackRock. SpiderRock Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to institutional and individual clients, including asset managers, registered investment advisers, banks, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs systematic, technical, and rules-based processes combined with quantitative and fundamental analysis to manage option-based hedges and yield-enhancing overlays.

John Bullman is a financial advisor at Balefire, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding the CFA® designation and Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at LGT Financial Advisors LLC for three years and spent fourteen years at Rosewood Management Corporation. Balefire, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charities, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-tactical investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee and offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and ERISA corporate solutions across a multi-advisor platform managing approximately $2 billion in assets.

Richard Feild is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 49 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2016. Outside of finance, Feild is involved in film production, serving as co-writer, co-producer, and executive producer for several independent film projects. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutions, managing approximately $2.25 billion in assets. The firm offers a range of managed account programs through an open-architecture platform, combining adviser-managed and model-based investment solutions with custody and specialized municipal bond strategies.

John Allen Jr. is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Investments, BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, BBVA Securities Inc., Compass Bank, and TD Ameritrade. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofit, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of managed account programs through an open-architecture platform and features custody capabilities and co-advisory municipal bond strategies that distinguish its operational approach.

Pankaj Udeshi is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Guardian Life Insurance, Park Avenue Securities, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Advisor Resource Council is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals—including high net worth clients—retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines artificial intelligence with traditional fundamental analysis to offer a range of model and separately managed account strategies, alongside customized investment solutions.

Christina Williams is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in financial planning. She has been with Lee Financial Company, LLC since 2004, serving in various capacities over that time. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans with fee-only financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. Lee Financial uses a team-based model centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and offers customized portfolios that include a range of investment types.

Saul Lico is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has worked at Hilltop since 2019, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank. Outside of finance, he has worked as a background actor in film productions. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and municipal bond strategies. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities and employs an open-architecture platform with both third-party and firm-sponsored investment solutions.

Steven Cain is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with the firm since 2008. Cain has minority ownership interests in Tectonic Financial, Inc., a publicly traded entity with several financial industry affiliates, as well as ownership stakes in three related service entities focused on client business referrals, all based within the firm’s Plano headquarters. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension plan sponsors. The firm combines multiple investment programs with accounting and tax services, operating a distinctive model through its affiliation with a banking institution and related financial entities.

Kathleen Gerhardt is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Prospera since 2008. Gerhardt has also been self-employed since 1994. 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.