Patrick Freeland is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He currently works at Hilltop Securities Inc. and has previously been employed at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, Salem Managed Services, and Envestnet Asset Management. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement-plan sponsors, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through an open-architecture platform featuring third-party and firm-sponsored strategies. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities and provides municipal bond strategies alongside specialty programs.

Michael Bless is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and maintains an Arabian horse farm. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise-scale adviser and dually registered broker-dealer managing approximately $12.4 billion across 207 advisors. The firm serves individuals, corporate and charitable clients, and retirement plans, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through multiple platforms and customizable portfolio management.

Kelly Kunst is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at BFC Planning, Inc. since 2015. Prior to and alongside this role, Kunst has been associated with Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advisory work, Kunst is a member of the Living Word Lutheran Church council and is authoring a book aimed at supporting the entrepreneurial community. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing multiple platform arrangements and investment strategies tailored by individual advisers.

Rosilyn Overton is a CFP® with 50 years of industry experience, currently serving at Level Four Advisory Services. She previously worked for Mid-Atlantic Securities, Inc. for 25 years. Outside of advisory roles, she operates a sole proprietorship insurance agency and is a partner in Brown and Overton Partnership. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofits. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios and a combination of internal and third-party management.

Balin Smith is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Equitable Advisors and in roles outside finance including at Savage Tavern and The Gaylord Texan. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients through both investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and annuity-based solutions. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities with access to third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

Courtney Watson is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Arax in 2026, she worked at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors for five years and has been associated with USCA Securities and related entities since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee for family trusts and manages a non-investment-related LLC. Arax Advisory Partners is an SEC-registered, multi-team wealth manager with over 200 advisors overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement consulting through a combination of internal management and third-party relationships. Arax is notable for its use of performance-based fees and carried-interest arrangements for qualified investors and private funds, as well as its consolidation of affiliated firms to expand its institutional and operational capabilities.

Anthony Apollaro Jr. is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 18 years of industry experience, including roles at Varsity Asset Management, LLC and Fusion Investment Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of GET IN THE BOX, Inc., where he oversees operations. Fusion Investment Advisors, doing business as Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm uses an open-architecture platform and combines internally developed and independent asset allocation models with fundamental and technical analysis to manage client portfolios.

Wassana Ford is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has six years of industry experience. She has worked with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services since 2018 and has been with Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company since 2016. In addition to her advisory role, she is licensed as an insurance agent specializing in health and life insurance products. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning and managed account programs primarily through Envestnet. The firm operates alongside broker-dealer and insurance businesses within the Mutual of Omaha group, serving clients with a range of investment and insurance solutions.

Jacob Hood is a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Keller Williams and Connor's Steak & Seafood. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management with asset-allocation models, offers portfolio customization for ESG and faith-based preferences, and supports clients with technology and reporting tools.

Brandon Day is a CFP® professional with over 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with LPL Financial and has been associated with Advisor Resource Council since 2012. In addition to his advisory work, he teaches financial and retirement planning seminars at local colleges and has been involved as an associate producer for a production company. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a wide range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and delivers services through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

James Walley II is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding the CFP® and Series 66 designations with 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities from 2012 to 2023. He serves on the Board of Management for the YMCA in Moody, Dallas. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity solutions. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities and provides clients access to both third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

Jonathan Williams is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Ameriprise and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer on the board of a nonprofit organization. Concurrent Investment Advisors provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm serves over 10,000 clients with approximately $9.9 billion in assets under management, employing a long-term approach with customized portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Leonard Laub is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Monterey, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2008. Outside of his advisory work, he is a limited partner in family-owned theater partnerships in Los Angeles that generate regular income distributions. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment programs through an open-architecture platform and features municipal bond strategies co-advised with Franklin Templeton, along with custody capabilities uncommon among enterprise advisers.

Alexandra Evans is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Concurrent, she worked in various roles at Abbott, CramCrew, Crossover Health, and Kroger. She is also involved with Wealth Partners Alliance as a client associate. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm providing wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $15.7 billion in assets and employs a long-term, portfolio-driven investment approach utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and selected individual securities tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

William Purvis is a financial advisor with Sowell Management in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LGT Financial Advisors LLC, The Vanguard Group, Inc., and PriorityOne Bank. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm operates an independent-contractor model with over 100 IARs and offers a range of investment strategies including strategic and tactical allocation, equity selection, and model portfolios developed with firms such as Goldman Sachs.

Royce Medlin is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at True North Advisors, LLC since 2024 and previously spent eight years at Clear Rock Advisors, LLC. Based in Dallas, TX, he holds the Series 66 license. True North Advisors, LLC 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 focused on value-oriented strategies while incorporating passive indexed ETFs, SMAs, and alternative or private investments as appropriate.

Richard Mc Coy is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Level Four Financial and its affiliated entities since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner involved in office management at GHMYS Group, LLP. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofits. The firm offers fee-only financial planning and asset management, employing model portfolios developed internally or through sub-advisers, and features vertically integrated financial capabilities including affiliated trust services.

Stephen Mendel is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He currently works at Integrity Advisory Solutions and has been involved with Vested Legacy Wealth Management, L.P. since 2014. In addition to his advisory roles, Mendel is the owner and managing partner of The Mendel Law Firm, focusing on estate and trust planning, probate administration, and elder law. Integrity Advisory Solutions is a multi-team firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors. The firm manages about $1.1 billion in client assets, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and sub-advisory services with a focus on tailored investment strategies and integrated retirement-plan advisory capabilities.

David Geschke is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. His prior work includes roles at The Mather Group, Lincoln Investment, Capital Analysts, Avantax Investment Services, and Hilltop Securities. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through model portfolios and various wrap platforms.

John Bryan is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Level Four Advisory Services since 2021, also associated with Level Four Financial, LLC since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president and team manager of the Evanston Adult Hockey Association, a sports club he started in 2023. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion across 115 advisors and serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios and a combination of direct management, affiliated sub-advisers, and third-party managers.