Jack Kelley is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Austin, TX, having previously worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors, Edward Jones, and several other firms. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and uses a range of implementation options such as ETFs, DFA mutual funds, and separate accounts.

Patricia Goodrich is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with a Series 65 credential and six years of prior experience in orthodontics. She joined Mercer Global Advisors in 2024 and has been with the firm since. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using a mix of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles.

Ryan Kiley is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. and AGIA, where he is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products. His prior experience includes roles at Spire Wealth Management, Spire Securities, and Cupbearer Financial Services. VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. 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 through a large network of advisors, managing roughly $29.2 billion across approximately 300,000 clients.

Paul Schreiber is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, Schreiber serves on the Board of Directors for the Rocky Creek Municipal Utility District in Travis County and holds a bank officer position with Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through various adviser and promoter arrangements.

Steven Worrel is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently with TIAA-CREF in Austin, TX, where he has worked since 2025 and was previously employed by Tiaa starting in 2007. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing TIAA retirement plan relationships, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised funds.

Shanti Ponce is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Ponce has one year of industry experience and previously worked at BOLT Company and Trellis Company. Outside of advisory roles, Ponce has been involved with World Financial Group Insurance Agency since 2017. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Scott Kuharski is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2005 and also has a longstanding role at Quantum Pension Services since 1995. Outside of his advisory work, Kuharski owns a business involved in selling life insurance and fixed annuities. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients with discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm operates a large network of advisors and offers a range of investment programs, including legacy market-timing and momentum-based strategies.

Philip Scrofani Jr. is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Sanctuary Advisors in 2020, he worked at MML Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company from 2018 to 2020. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account platforms, employing multiple investment approaches and acting as a fiduciary when an advisory agreement is in place.

Jennie Sanders is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Austin, TX. Her prior experience includes roles at Ellevest and WealthEdge. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans.

Jennifer Hope is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Kestra Advisory Services, Kestra Investment Services, CUSO Financial Services, and Amplify Federal Credit Union. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors, with services that include fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Stuart Smith is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2024, he worked at ML & R Wealth Management LLC and Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing member of A'Moose Bouche, LLC, a real estate holding partnership. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning–led investment process with low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tactical approaches and comprehensive retirement plan services.

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.