Laura Sweeney is a financial advisor with The Mather Group, LLC in Plano, TX. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 23 years of industry experience. Prior to joining The Mather Group in 2021, she worked for Southern Wealth Investment Advisors LLC for 16 years. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm utilizes an evidence-based investment approach with customizable strategies, supported by AI and machine-learning tools under human oversight.

Joseph Martinez Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Krilogy Financial, LLC and previously worked at Phlox Capital Management, LLC for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a consultant on the Retirement Plan Investment Advisory Committee at Parkland Health, providing nondiscretionary advice on investment policy for defined contribution and benefit plans. Krilogy Financial LLC serves individuals and families, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach with tactical overlays, combining quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis, and offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Bret Hackett is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Merit Financial Advisors since 2019. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investment, LPL Financial, H.D. Vest Advisory Services, Fidelity, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for Glory to God Baseball Inc., a charitable nonprofit organization. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers comprehensive wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach with customizable models overseen by an internal Investment Management team and committee.

Carleigh Seesing is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX. She holds the Series 66 designation and has six years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Hilltop Securities, she worked various roles including positions at Missouri State University, Springfield Brewing Co, Platinum Hair Salon, and Circle 7 Ranch. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed account programs, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory. The firm provides an open-architecture platform combining third-party and firm-sponsored strategies, with notable capabilities in custody, banking, and municipal bond offerings.

Christian Yoss is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at firms including JPMorgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks, United Capital Financial Advisers LLC, and TIAA. Yoss is based in Dallas, TX. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and nonprofit entities, endowments, and foundations by offering wealth management, investment consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-manager approach combining proprietary quantitative analysis and due diligence, and distinguishes itself through fund sponsorship, tax-return preparation, and a range of administrative services.

Craig Damico is a financial advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and United Capital Financial Advisors. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm utilizes tailored investment programs incorporating ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers, with a focus on diversified, factor-tilted allocations and tax-aware strategies.

Kenneth Shade is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sunbelt Securities, Inc. and has held positions at multiple firms including Reef Securities and Chapwood Securities Inc. Shade’s work history spans various roles within the financial services sector. Sunbelt Securities, Inc. offers investment advisory and related services to individual and institutional clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides a range of strategies and portfolio management services, including the Sunbelt RD wrap-fee program and standalone financial planning.

Benjamin Poe is a financial advisor at McAdam LLC in Dallas, TX, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski LLC and Walt Disney World. McAdam LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages client portfolios on a discretionary basis, employing fundamental analysis and offering specialized investment options such as direct indexing, private funds, and cryptocurrency exposures.

Belle Harris is a financial advisor at M Holdings Securities, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. M Holdings Securities, Inc. serves a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, through a nationwide network of independent firms. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services such as discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning, supported by ongoing monitoring and use of third-party sub-advisors and platform providers.

Leslie Benge is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Advisor Resource Council (formerly 360 Wealth Management, LLC) and LPL Financial since 2016. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in real estate brokerage through Homes In Sync Realty Services. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of artificial intelligence tools and fundamental analysis in its investment strategies, providing a range of model portfolios and separately managed accounts tailored to different client needs.

Marc Whitehead is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. In addition to his advisory work, Whitehead serves on the advisory board of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting marine research. Level Four Advisory Services is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion across 115 advisors and over 13,800 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base, offering fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services through tailored strategies and a combination of internal and third-party portfolio management.

Deborah Cornes is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Facet. Her prior experience includes roles at Baker Avenue Asset Management, EPIQ Capital Group, and Fidelity Investments. Outside of her finance career, she has worked with organizations such as the YMCA of the Rockies and Camp Mystic for Girls. Facet Wealth provides subscription-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients, serving a broad range of households primarily through phone, video, and a proprietary web platform. The firm emphasizes model-based asset allocations using ETFs and technology-driven processes, and operates under a flat subscription fee model rather than percentage-of-assets fees.

Jonathan Mcclellan is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement-plan sponsors, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and brokerage services through an open-architecture platform that features third-party and firm-sponsored strategies. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities, providing clients with discretionary and non-discretionary management options, tax-aware overlays, and municipal bond-focused investment solutions.

Lucas Baker is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Quotient Wealth Partners in 2023, he worked at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management from 2021 to 2023. Quotient Wealth Partners advises individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and wealth management for both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach includes tailored strategies using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers, with a focus on diversified, factor-tilted allocations and tools to manage held-away accounts.

Kevin Carswell is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Tyler, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at Advisor Resource Council (formerly 360 Wealth Management, LLC) since 2015 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2008. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in providing disability and indexed universal life insurance. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers and LPL advisory programs. The firm uses actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis across a variety of portfolio types, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based techniques.

Zachary Wagner is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Ameriprise. Wagner is based in Dallas, TX. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with over 270 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory platforms.

Ethan Shaff is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Texas Capital Bank Private Wealth Advisors and The Cabana Group. Shaff maintains a life insurance license, though he is not currently active in selling insurance. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through model portfolios and various wrap platforms.

Charles Dyer Jr. is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently associated with Retirement Planners of America and has previously worked at RFG Advisory LLC dba Trinity Private Wealth, MMWKM Advisors, LLC, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and Eagle Strategies. He also works as an independent insurance agent for various insurance companies. Retirement Planners of America offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily through a wrap-fee investment program to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and tactical rebalancing using model portfolios and employs a mathematically based long-term market signal alongside discretionary trading authority.

Mark Callahan is a financial advisor at Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Aptus since 2019. His prior experience includes working at Esposito Securities, LLC from 2016 to 2018. Aptus Capital Advisors manages approximately $14.47 billion on a discretionary basis and provides services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses primarily ETF-based strategies combining technical and fundamental analysis, manages portfolios on a discretionary, model-driven basis, and offers a variety of advisory and investment services including portfolio management, financial planning, and options overlay solutions.

Stephen Crossman is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2016. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $2.25 billion in assets and offers a range of investment solutions through an open-architecture platform that includes adviser-managed and model-based programs, along with specialized municipal bond strategies and custody capabilities uncommon among enterprise advisers.