Michael Charles is a financial advisor at Live Oak Investment Partners in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kovack Securities, Cantella & Co., and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as an independent official for high school swimming and diving meets and holds several community roles in Georgetown, TX, including vice chair of the Housing Advisory Board and secretary for the Planning and Zoning Commission. Live Oak Investment Partners serves individual investors, families, trusts, family offices, charitable foundations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm combines qualitative and quantitative research with internal analysis, emphasizing risk management and net-of-costs return measurement, and it is known for advising other investment advisers and providing participant-level educational services for retirement plans.

Jack Marino is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Lake Hills Wealth Management, LLC since 2017 and previously held roles at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of advising, Marino is the founder and CEO of Fin & Forest, LLC, where he serves as a fractional CFO, and he also founded Lake Hills Masterminds, LLC, a professional development organization focused on general management and group facilitation. Lake Hills Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs an active risk-management process using model portfolios and a systematic overlay driven by economic and technical indicators, including the use of derivatives in certain accounts.

Nicholas Duggan is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He has been with Town Lake Capital Management since 2020 and previously worked at Rice University for one year. Town Lake Capital Management provides discretionary investment management primarily to foundations, endowments, family offices, high-net-worth, and individual clients. The firm employs a modern endowment model focused on bottom-up fundamental research, managing portfolios mainly in publicly traded equities, mutual funds, and ETFs, and also offers unbundled 401(k) consulting including fund recommendations and participant education.

Justin Garcia is a financial advisor at Larson Financial Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Before joining Larson Financial Advisors in 2026, he worked at Amazon Web Services for seven years and Velocity Electronics for four years. Larson Financial Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and participant education. The firm uses a combination of in-house model portfolios, third-party managers, and technical analysis techniques to tailor advice for its clients.

Leslie Conklin Jr. is a financial advisor with Park Walk Investments LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Seaport Global Securities LLC and Amias Berman & Co. LLP. Conklin serves as a director of Park Walk Europe LLP, a broker-dealer registered in the UK. Park Walk Investments LLC provides portfolio management primarily for institutional clients and high-net-worth investors, focusing on fixed-income securities and employing a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis. The firm utilizes various trading strategies, including long-term and short-term trading, margin, and options, and emphasizes best execution and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Alexander Goodwin is a Series 65–licensed advisor at Turner Capital Investments, LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Legacy Wealth Management, LLC and has been involved with Turner Capital Investments since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Goodwin serves as a manager for ARX BTC, LLC, a company providing Bitcoin services. Turner Capital Investments offers discretionary investment management to affluent individuals and business entities through a range of actively managed, rule-based strategies focused on stocks and exchange-traded funds. The firm utilizes technical algorithms and momentum signals, including leveraged and inverse ETFs, with an emphasis on documented risk controls and volatility monitoring.

Christopher Angelo is a financial advisor at S Squared Advisors LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at S Squared Advisors since 2016 and previously spent four years at Kappa Asset Management LLC. S Squared Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management through tailored managed accounts for individuals, trusts, and family office entities. The firm employs a bottom-up, multi-factor ranking methodology to construct portfolios and offers various strategies, including long-only, hedged, small-cap, macro, and dynamic approaches that utilize derivatives and leverage.

Teresa Jammal is a financial advisor with Carlin Wealth Management Group, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Principal Life Insurance Company, and Principal Securities Inc. Prior to her financial services work, she was involved with Pubcrawler of Austin, Emler Swim School, and Top Shelf Events. Carlin Wealth Management Group, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes ETF and equity exposure through third-party model portfolios, employs various investment strategies including borrowing and derivatives within separately managed accounts, and executes most trades via block trading.

Ryan Maas is a financial advisor at ATX Financial Planning, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at NetApp and IBM. Outside of his financial career, he is involved with the Lone Star Curling Club. ATX Financial Planning provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering ERISA plan services as a fiduciary. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis and uses structured-outcome ETFs, commodities, and selective international exposure, alongside proprietary strategies for qualified clients managed under performance-based fee arrangements.

Jon Lo Presti is a financial advisor with Decca Private Wealth Management, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, JPMorgan Securities, and independent insurance agency work spanning 15 years. He also serves as president of a family holding company, Decca Group LLC. Decca Private Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored portfolio management, retirement plan services, and managed held-away accounts. The firm employs conventional portfolio construction techniques and may use independent sub-advisors, offering personalized client relationship management and quarterly account reviews.

Marla Mcclain is a financial advisor at Kentor Financial in Austin, TX, holding a ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license, with 29 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Integrity Alliance, Lion Street Advisors, and M Holdings Securities. She is also the owner of The Michael Kentor Company, through which she conducts investment advisory activities and sells non-variable life insurance and annuities. Kentor Financial provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and various organizations. The firm emphasizes advisor-led planning and third-party manager selection, offering non-discretionary advice and monitoring outside money managers rather than managing client assets directly.

Satyadeep Tummala is a financial advisor at Deep Think Investments with a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at the University of Oregon for seven years. He is a passive partner in Bright Feather Holdings, LLC, which manages family assets. Deep Think Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and project-based financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a combination of technical analysis, fundamental analysis, and Modern Portfolio Theory to implement tailored long- and short-term investment strategies.

Barbara Johnson is a financial advisor at Capstar Financial Services LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. She has been with Capstar Financial Services since 2015. Capstar Financial Services offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as small businesses, managing approximately $208 million across 376 client relationships. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with technical analysis and employs both long-term and short-term trading strategies, while also providing periodic educational seminars and workshops for clients.

David Traff is a financial advisor at Bisonwood Financial Management in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Bisonwood since 2006. One of the firm’s principals is involved in angel investing and holds a corporate role related to that activity. Bisonwood Financial Management is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and uses low-cost ETFs alongside fundamental and technical analysis, with flexibility for short-term trading strategies under discretionary authority.

Suzette Porter is a financial advisor with Capstar Financial Services LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and 16 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Fidelity Bank and Global Financial Private Capital, LLC. She serves as a finance committee member and volunteer at Live Austin Church. Capstar Financial Services LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party manager selection for individual, high-net-worth, and small business clients. The firm uses both modern portfolio theory and technical analysis to construct portfolios and offers client education through seminars and workshops.

Timothy Sittler is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Planning Works Advisory, Inc. in Austin, TX. His prior experience includes roles at UBS Financial Services Inc., P1 Capital LLC, Waterloo Capital Management, LLC, and Calton & Associates, Inc. He is also a self-employed independent insurance agent. Planning Works Advisory serves individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, global diversification, and fundamental security analysis, managing approximately $178.5 million for around 122 clients.

Roger Brooks is a financial advisor with Strategic Investment Management in Round Rock, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Strategic Investment Management since 2014. Strategic Investment Management serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial advice. The firm employs active asset management with a focus on fundamental analysis, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis within the parameters set by an affiliated investment committee.

Justin Fort is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and is affiliated with Fort Advisors Inc in Austin, TX. He has held advisory roles at Fort Advisors since 2019 and at Fort Wealth Management since 2014. In addition to his advisory work, he is a principal and agent at Amicord LLC, a non-investment-related insurance agency. Fort Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning, while also conducting due diligence and monitoring for private investment fund opportunities. The firm employs multiple investment methods and commonly recommends third-party money managers, acting as the primary adviser for clients’ portfolios.

Vicki Aycock is an advisor at Austin Money Management Corporation with one year of industry experience. She has been involved with Tarrytown United Methodist Church for over 30 years. Austin Money Management Corporation provides fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans and trusts. The firm uses a tactical asset-allocation approach with customized portfolio management, primarily recommending exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, and offers a range of retirement-plan services and advisory products.

Clay Carter is a financial advisor with Blue Waters Advisory Group, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Blue Waters since 2012. Outside of advisory services, he is appointed with various insurance carriers to broker life, health disability, and non-registered group annuities. Blue Waters Advisory Group provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified, tax-aware portfolios with a focus on consistency of returns and drawdown risk.