Lucas Baker is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Quotient Wealth Partners in 2023, he worked at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management from 2021 to 2023. Quotient Wealth Partners advises individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and wealth management for both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach includes tailored strategies using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers, with a focus on diversified, factor-tilted allocations and tools to manage held-away accounts.

Kevin Carswell is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Citigroup Global Markets, and Morgan Keegan & Company. He is also involved in disability and non-variable insurance activities. Advisor Resource Council is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities with asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm combines artificial intelligence tools with traditional fundamental analysis to offer a range of model and separately managed account strategies through its AIQ platform.

Zachary Wagner is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Ameriprise. Wagner is based in Dallas, TX. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with over 270 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 platforms.

Ethan Shaff is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Level Four Capital Management and Texas Capital Bank Private Wealth Advisors. He maintains life insurance licensing, though he is not currently active in selling insurance. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, often implementing client strategies through model portfolios and both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisors.

Charles Dyer Jr. is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently associated with Retirement Planners of America and has previously worked at RFG Advisory LLC dba Trinity Private Wealth, MMWKM Advisors, LLC, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and Eagle Strategies. He also works as an independent insurance agent for various insurance companies. Retirement Planners of America offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily through a wrap-fee investment program to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and tactical rebalancing using model portfolios and employs a mathematically based long-term market signal alongside discretionary trading authority.

Mark Callahan is a financial advisor at Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Aptus since 2019. His prior experience includes working at Esposito Securities, LLC from 2016 to 2018. Aptus Capital Advisors manages approximately $14.47 billion on a discretionary basis and provides services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses primarily ETF-based strategies combining technical and fundamental analysis, manages portfolios on a discretionary, model-driven basis, and offers a variety of advisory and investment services including portfolio management, financial planning, and options overlay solutions.

Stephen Crossman is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2016. 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 investment solutions through an open-architecture platform that includes adviser-managed and model-based programs, along with specialized municipal bond strategies and custody capabilities uncommon among enterprise advisers.

Karen Ferrell is a financial advisor with Verity Asset Management in Carrollton, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Verity, she worked for nearly a decade at UNIFY Child Placing Agency and has been involved with Teacher's Pension since 2007. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as operations director and volunteer board member of the ReUp Foundation, Inc., a charitable organization focused on mentorship programs. Verity Asset Management is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm overseeing approximately $1.15 billion in assets and serving individuals, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers. The firm employs a largely model-based investment process with tactical asset allocation and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Ronald Stolman Jr. is a Series 65-licensed advisor with six years of experience at Advisor Resource Council and over 20 years associated with Stolman & Associates, LLC, a bookkeeping and tax business he owns. He is based in Dallas, TX. Advisor Resource Council is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of artificial intelligence tools and fundamental analysis to offer model and separately managed account strategies, as well as custom solutions, delivered through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Rhys Cooper is a CFP® with seven years of experience in financial advising, currently with Integrity Advisory Solutions since 2024. His prior roles include positions at Jarvis Financial Services, Shilanski & Associates, Financial Insights Wealth Management, and UBS. Outside his main firm, he is also a financial advisor with Silverleaf Wealth Management. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of about 100 independent advisors, managing approximately $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, sub-advisory programs, and fiduciary management, using a variety of investment strategies and third-party platforms.

Douglas Mclemore is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Advisor Resource Council (formerly 360 Wealth Management) since 2012 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2005. Advisor Resource Council is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities with asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses a combination of artificial intelligence tools and fundamental analysis to offer model and separately managed account strategies, as well as custom solutions like option-based strategies.

Christopher Habedank is a financial advisor at Integrity Advisory Solutions with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Integrity Advisory Solutions, Namcoa, Infinite Wealth Advisors, LLC, and T. Rowe Price. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of about 100 independent advisors managing approximately $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside various asset-allocation frameworks.

Wesley Darilek is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, and Equitable Advisors. Hilltop Securities serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through an open-architecture platform that incorporates third-party technology and firm-sponsored strategies. The firm is notable for its combination of custody, banking, and market-making capabilities alongside municipal bond strategies and specialty program services.

Marcus Egiebor is a financial advisor at Integrity Advisory Solutions with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. He has held roles at Trust Access Firm, LLC and Insurance Access, where he manages insurance sales and estate planning activities. Marcus also serves as a managing general agent in the fixed insurance business. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors, managing about $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and sub-advisory services, employing a variety of asset-allocation frameworks and third-party platforms to construct tailored investment portfolios.

Stephen Jones is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities in various capacities since 2000. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers a range of solutions including managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and brokers execution and custody functions, utilizing an open-architecture platform with both third-party and firm-sponsored strategies.

Thad Ortez is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently with Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX. He has worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Ortez serves as a finance and investment committee member and deacon at Calvary Reformed Church and is CEO of Instlo, Inc. Ascentis Independent Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities by providing asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of discretionary management, third-party managers, and platform solutions tailored to client objectives.

Cristina Siles is a financial advisor with CX Institutional, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. She joined CX Institutional in 2025 and has experience in education, having worked at several schools from 2016 to 2025. CX Institutional serves individuals, charitable organizations, business entities, and retirement plan sponsors by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy asset allocation approach using fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across a variety of investment vehicles, supplemented by third-party technology for reporting and tax optimization.

Travis Floyd is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities, Edward Jones, and LPL Financial. Floyd also manages Travis Floyd Financial, LLC, a separate business entity focused on tax and investment matters. Advisor Resource Council is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm integrates artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis to offer model and customized investment strategies through its AIQ platform, and it utilizes various third-party platforms to tailor solutions to client needs.

Ronald Rotthaus is a financial advisor with BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with BOK Financial Securities, Inc. and Bokf, NA since 2006. Rotthaus serves as an unpaid director of LifeBionix, Inc., dedicating limited time during evenings and weekends. BOK Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients, offering non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm combines advisor-led client interaction with research-driven asset allocation and manager selection provided by its Strategic Investment Advisors.

Melissa Cox is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC. She has previously worked at Doucet Asset Management, Institutional Securities Corp, and Fetterman Investments. In addition to her advisory role, Melissa owns Future Focus Wealth, where she manages an independent financial services practice and engages in authoring and public speaking. Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients across various wealth levels. The firm customizes portfolios using both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, employing modern portfolio theory and fundamental and technical analysis, and utilizes a broad range of third-party managers as well as an in-house Growth Opportunities model focusing on micro- and small-cap equities.