Andrew Schwartz III is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and 30 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner for tax matters at Landpoor Ltd. and operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in long-term care and life/accident/health insurance through Hart Financial Group. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers and proprietary research to construct diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Steven Cox is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for LPL Financial from 2006 to 2023 before joining Kestra in 2023. Cox is the managing member and 50% owner of SHC Financial, LLC, where he oversees financial operations and tax compliance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design and compliance, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Aaron Connolly is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo and Stifel. &PARTNERS serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis and provides services under dual registration as a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Elizabeth St Paul is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. Her work history includes tenure at New York Life and NYLife Securities before joining Empower. She serves as an unpaid member of the State Board of Directors for Texas CASA, a nonprofit focused on mentoring children in the foster care system. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients, using an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Brian Hart is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and eight years of industry experience. He has worked with Inspire Financial Group and US Retirement & Benefits Partners DBA Inspire Financial Group since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Hart serves as an elder of the Saginaw Church of Christ. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary and offering participant-level investment options through asset allocation portfolios. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, supported by education and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

Mireya Jimenez is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 registrations and has worked at Penwell Treta Wealth Management and as a self-employed agent providing sales and services of Medicare, life, and healthcare insurance. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services for employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation process and manages unitized, risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support services such as seminars and personalized retirement planning.

Matthew Baldeck is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 4 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Hightower Securities, Securities America, Arbor Point Advisors, and experience in academic environments at Western Kentucky University and the University of Michigan. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional clients such as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and portfolio construction strategies.

Noah Lee is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Charles Schwab & Co., Elkwood Capital, and work in both legal and academic settings. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting through multiple program structures, emphasizing recommendation-based advice and maintaining a hybrid registration as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Nicole Granger is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX. She has been with CIBC Private Wealth Management since 2015 and has four years of industry experience. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and coordinated Family Office services, utilizing a combination of proprietary offerings and external managers within a structured governance framework.

John Burmeister II is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC in Austin, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrity Alliance in 2025, he worked at Lion Street Advisors and Lion Street Financial, LLC for 12 years and Kestra Investment Services, LLC for 8 years. Integrity Alliance is a large advisory and brokerage firm serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm’s network includes over 300 independent advisors managing approximately $5.4 billion in client assets, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party manager referrals through a variety of discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Timothy Cors is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for a combined total of 18 years. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutions, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across discretionary and non-discretionary management platforms.

Robert Borham is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services, as well as extended tenure at TIAA and TIAA-CREF. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a soccer referee for youth and adult leagues and is a voting member of the board of trustees at The Griffin School College Prep. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals and institutions, often those affiliated with TIAA retirement plans. The firm operates a vertically integrated advisory model that includes both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through customized and model-based approaches.

Stephen Muro is an investment advisor at Kestra Advisory with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he owns an insurance business focused on assisting clients with obtaining coverage. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, pooled plan solutions, and advisor-managed accounts, serving clients such as large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Nora Rocha is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial in 2024, she worked for UBS Financial Services for 11 years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Michael Carter is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors in Austin, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Agia, Angi Services, Equitable Advisors, and Quest Trust Company. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for Agia. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts using Envestnet’s platform and third-party UMA model managers.

Gordon Willoughby is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. His work history includes long-term roles at both Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2010. In addition to his advisory duties, he is licensed in property and casualty insurance and occasionally reviews and sells auto and home coverage. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and advisory programs, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management through proprietary and third-party models.

Lily Ku is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Pillar Pacific Capital Management and PACWEST Financial Management. She operates out of Austin, TX. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Dayton Smith is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at ML&R Wealth Management, Kestra Investment Services, Charles Schwab, and H-E-B. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing, supplemented by strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Corey Burkhart is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at State Farm and Charles Schwab Bank. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews and investment recommendations based on standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and primarily serves individual clients without discretionary trading authority.

Sarah Schoeplein is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Principal, she worked at 6Pillars Financial Services and has experience in the sales and service of outside fixed insurance products. Outside of finance, she has been involved with Infernos Wood Fired Oven and Spirits. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.