Christie Russell is a CFP® and ChFC® with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, with prior experience at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and digital advisory solutions.

Sophie Springs is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF, she worked at Coca-Cola and has experience in hospitality and food service from previous roles. Outside of finance, she was affiliated with Brier Creek Country Club and TRUE Crafted Pizza. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary portfolio management, employing a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure.

Charles Machann is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with seven years of industry experience. He operates Omega Wealth Group LLC, which focuses on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Additionally, he runs DZYNR LLC, a business involved in private-labeling and selling products via Amazon. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages primarily non-discretionary assets, working extensively with defined contribution and benefit plans, charitable and corporate clients, and insurance-related advisory products.

Ignacio Quiroz is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2021 and previously spent seven years at TIAA. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a fitness and nutrition coaching business focused on mindset coaching and personal transformation. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice programs and investment education. The firm uses proprietary portfolio construction tools provided by Morningstar Investment Management and manages a large client base primarily through non-discretionary asset allocations.

Grant Holloschutz is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with five years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at United Capital Financial Advisors, Bank of America, Merrill, Charles Schwab, and Morgan Stanley. Allworth Financial serves individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial and wealth planning, portfolio management, qualified retirement plan consulting, and manages privately offered funds using both quantitative and qualitative investment approaches.

John M Burke is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC since 2018, following four years at Ascende Wealth Advisors, Inc. He is also involved with CHHSZ Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company that owns Prime Capital Investment Advisors. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a broad range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsor and trustee services, and family office offerings, managing accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases using varied investment strategies and platforms.

Matthew Miehe is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab Bank and TD Ameritrade. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing TIAA retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management services through model and customized portfolios, applying a fiduciary standard to its RIA offerings.

Jun Park is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank, JP Morgan Securities, and New York Life Securities. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients who have existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Kejia Wang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. Wang has worked concurrently at Transamerica Financial Advisors and World Financial Group, Inc since 2012 and has been with Globalfoundries since 2015. Outside of advisory work, Wang is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory approach.

Joseph Globensky is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial, Level Four Advisory Services, and Securities America Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Globensky owns Globensky Consulting LLC, used for taxation and business purposes. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and uses a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and technology platforms.

Samir Abdullah is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Addison, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at National Life Group, Mutual of Omaha, Transamerica Agency Network, and Mass Mutual. Outside of advising, he is involved in aircraft ownership and manages several business ventures related to real estate and financial services. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a range of clients including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading, utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Valerie Marquez is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Her prior work experience includes roles at Ellevest, Tolleson Wealth Management, and JP Morgan Chase. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Hudson Roe is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2022, he worked at Velvet Taco for two years and studied at Texas Tech University from 2015 to 2020. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management supported by proprietary research, with integration across Goldman Sachs affiliates offering clients a range of specialized wealth services and investment options.

Nick Nunu is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at firms including eMoney Advisor LLC, Thimbleberry Financial, and BAM Advisory Group. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and manages privately offered funds, utilizing a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to implement customized investment strategies.

Ronald Perry is affiliated with Centaurus Financial, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 24 years of experience working at Texas Health Resources. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Alexandra Shanafelt is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Vanguard Advisers and Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co. Outside of finance, she was involved with Honeybee Facial Studio. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and smaller retirement plans. The firm offers a range of investment models and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Anthony Saltarski Jr. is a financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Savant Wealth Management in 2026, he worked at Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC, Avantax Advisory Services, and Avantax Investment Services. He is also an equity partner of less than 5% at Exencial Wealth Advisors. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.

James Cherry is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2005. Cherry also serves as an advisory board member for The Tamaka Group, a service company specializing in water and wastewater utilities, providing financial guidance without involvement in daily operations. Centaurus Financial, Inc. offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and foundations. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting through platforms like CLASSIC Plus, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis alongside discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Russell Greer is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2010. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers a range of investment management options including model portfolios and customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Alec Rodriguez is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF, he held various roles including positions in education at Lewisville Independent School District and Collin County Community College District. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to employer retirement plans administered by TIAA. The firm operates a vertically integrated advisory model combining one-time planning services with ongoing portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.