Emily Smeltz is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at Lee Financial Company, LLC, located in Dallas, TX. Prior to joining Lee Financial, she worked at The Michael's Organization and in the hospitality industry. Lee Financial Company provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates a team-based model centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and manages tailored portfolios that include a variety of investment types.

Kevin Adkins is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Level Four Advisory Services since 2021. He has been involved with Level Four Financial, LLC since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains a non-investment entity related to personal health insurance management. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across 115 advisors and approximately 13,865 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base, offering fee-only financial planning, asset management, third-party manager referrals, and retirement plan advisory services through tailored strategies and a range of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

James Mars is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving at Balefire, LLC. He has held positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and LPL Financial LLC, and is the CEO of Fuse Partners, LLC dba VisionPoint Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in the sale of fixed and traditional insurance products and manages a personal LLC for business-related expenses. Balefire, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and business entities, providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA-focused corporate solutions. The firm employs a team-based investment approach centered on an Investment Committee that develops model portfolios using a core-plus-tactical philosophy and licensed third-party research.

Colton Shields is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. and Professional Wealth Management Group, where he has worked since 2021. Colton also operates as an independent representative for various insurance carriers in fixed insurance sales. Geneos Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, institutions, and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, portfolio management, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical strategies and offers customized accounts, model-based allocations, and advisor-managed platforms.

Luke Tolson is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Grapevine, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney before joining Prospera in 2018. In addition to his advisory role, he provides accounting and business consulting services for DOT Compliance Group. 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 businesses, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory platforms, including both discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.

Sean Murphy is a financial advisor with Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Maxim Group LLC and Newbridge Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Team Enterprises, representing liquor brands at Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars games and managing VIP customer relations. Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, utilizing a combination of cyclical, technical, and fundamental analysis alongside long- and short-term trading strategies. The firm manages approximately $212.1 million in discretionary assets and operates with affiliations that include an in-house broker-dealer and private equity ventures.

Charles Loretto is a financial advisor with Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Cain, Watters & Associates, P.L.L.C. since 2001. Mr. Loretto has a minority ownership interest in Tectonic Financial, Inc., a publicly traded company with financial industry affiliates, and holds ownership interests in entities related to client business services at Cain, Watters & Associates. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and trustees or plan sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and donor-advised fund services, utilizing multiple investment programs including pooled collective investment funds and unified managed accounts, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Nicholas Yokley is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC, based in Fort Worth, TX, with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Signal Advisors Wealth, he worked at Legacy Retirement Solutions and American Senior Benefits. He also maintains activities as an insurance agent, selling various insurance products. Signal Advisors Wealth operates a turnkey asset management platform serving independent RIAs, co-branded IARs, and their retail clients. The firm uses a primarily top-down, tactical asset allocation process with sector rotation and supplements it with fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Robert Morales is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hilltop Securities Inc. since 2020 and was previously with Transamerica for six years. Morales served as president of DRAG Ventures, a Velofix Dallas franchise, which is currently closing operations. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and municipal bond strategies, combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities.

Caleb Brian is a Certified Financial Planner® with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at True North Advisors, LLC since 2019 and previously spent six years at Tolleson Private Wealth Management. True North Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and other institutions with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach with a focus on value-oriented strategies, complemented by passive indexed ETFs, separately managed accounts, and alternative or private investments.

Scott Coya is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Barclays Capital Inc., The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and D.A. Davidson & Co. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients with investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity-based solutions, combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities on an open-architecture platform.

Chrystal Badillo is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 36 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Westwood Management Corp. and Foreside Fund Services, LLC. She serves as a board member for Reading Partners North Texas, a nonprofit organization focused on improving children's reading skills. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion for individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through a mix of model portfolios and wrap platforms.

Michele Bergeron is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently with LEE Financial Company, LLC since 2020. She previously worked at Lake Point Wealth Management and JP Morgan Securities. Outside of finance, she teaches spin cycling classes at LA Fitness. 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 within its WholeVision™ planning framework and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios tailored to clients’ needs, while also serving as a general partner and investment manager for several private partnerships.

Aaron Lang is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He has worked at True North Advisors, LLC since 2024 and previously held positions at Clear Rock Advisors, LLC, BOK, and Waddell and Reed. True North Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $5.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves very high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, foundations, and other business entities, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management with a value-oriented, bottom-up investment approach.

Charles Mays is a financial advisor with Mariner Independent in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mays Wealth Management Group LLC since 2020, serving as managing partner and providing investment advisory services through Mariner Platform Solutions. His prior experience includes roles at Sloan Investment Management and Smith Anglin Financial, LLC. Mariner Independent offers investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm combines independent adviser expertise with model portfolios, third-party managers, and institutional resources, supporting both discretionary management and retirement plan services.

Charles Elhoff Jr. is a CFP® and ChFC® with 52 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC and has previous experience at Good Life Advisors, LLC, LPL Financial, and Level Four Advisory Services, LLC. Elhoff also serves as a FINRA arbitrator and is a licensed life insurance counselor and agent. Great Valley Advisor Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and platforms to tailor portfolios to client objectives.

Sherry Echart is a financial advisor with HUB Investment Partners, LLC in Arlington, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including TCG Advisors, LP, National Life Group, Chase Investment Services Corp., BBVA Compass Investment Solutions, Inc., and Wells Fargo Investments, LLC. HUB Investment Partners serves a diverse range of clients, including institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals, offering portfolio management, retirement and financial planning, and specialty services for banking and municipal clients. The firm uses a combination of active and passive strategies and employs quantitative and qualitative analyses to guide investment decisions.

Michael Elias is a financial advisor with Thurston Springer Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 39 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, Elias owns Elias Innovations, LLC, a company producing drinkware for bottles. Thurston Springer Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as corporations, foundations, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, fee-based consulting, and ERISA fiduciary services, employing a range of investment strategies from buy-and-hold to active momentum models.

Mark Jameson is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Robinhood Markets, Inc. and Robinhood Securities, LLC. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and annuity-based solutions on an open-architecture platform that incorporates third-party and firm-sponsored strategies. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities alongside its brokerage and advisory functions.

Brian Marlar is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. since 2008. He is based in Big Spring, TX. Outside of his advisory role, Marlar serves on the board of the Shane Kemper Foundation, which awards scholarships to local students pursuing medical careers, and is active with Gideons International as a camp treasurer and speaker. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charities, corporations, institutions, and banks. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services, utilizing third-party managers and Envestnet for investment models, trading, and rebalancing, with notable integration of Hilltop affiliates and specialized municipal bond strategies.