Philip Kistler is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Turtle Creek Trust in Dallas, TX. He has been with Turtle Creek Management since 2006, totaling 20 years at the affiliated firm. Turtle Creek Trust provides investment management and separately managed account services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis across equity, fixed income, and balanced strategies and manages most assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Matthew Sanchez is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth based in Allen, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Simplicity Wealth, he has held roles at AdvisorEdgeOS LLC and Ascend Financial Group, LLC. Outside of financial services, he has been involved with Switchback Coffee Roasters since 2021. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and combines advisory services with technology and operational solutions for advisors, including a managed account platform and customizable investment models.

Jordan Schwartz is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Investment Group, LLC in Louisville, KY, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He is the owner of Jean and Jordan, LLC, a virtual success coaching company, and maintains a blog targeted at millennials. His prior experience includes roles at Bass Realty and operating independent leasing and consulting businesses. Strategic Wealth Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and select business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to develop tailored investment plans, which are typically managed on a discretionary basis and may include allocations to private placements and externally managed vehicles.

Duane Roberts is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. since 2008. Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. is an independent investment management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, high-net-worth individuals, banks, insurance companies, and public-sector entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary equity and fixed-income portfolio management with an emphasis on relative-value equity selection and fixed-income strategies focused on income and credit quality, incorporating ESG screening and client-directed social or faith-based exclusions.

Angela Tacco is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services in Fort Worth, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Edward Jones from 2010 to 2019 before joining Level Four Financial, LLC, and Level Four Advisory Services. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as a retirement planning educational seminar facilitator with AARP and serves as an instructor at Tarrant County Community College and Texas Christian University. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion across 115 advisors and 13,865 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services.

Kris Maksimovich is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Global Wealth Advisors and Commonwealth Financial Network from 2008 to 2025 before joining Merit Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, Maksimovich owns KTM Vans, LLC, which holds a sprinter van used for sports-related travel and remote work. Merit Financial Group, LLC manages approximately $10.6 billion and serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach utilizing model portfolios and modular sleeves that advisors can tailor through various investment vehicles, with oversight from a central Investment Management team and committee.

Brendren Austin is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at PriceWaterHouseCoopers from 2014 to 2021. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services 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 provides donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable.

Nelson Kamimura is a financial advisor at USAA Investment Services Company with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles within USAA, including positions at USAA Life Insurance Company and USAA Financial Advisors Inc. USAA Investment Services Company provides retirement-focused advice and referral services primarily to USAA members and individual investors through phone and digital channels. The firm delivers a Retirement Income Strategy Report and facilitates client referrals to third-party broker-dealers and advisers rather than managing client assets directly.

Angela Raley is a financial advisor with BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Hilltop Securities Inc., BBVA Securities Inc., and JPMorgan Securities LLC. BOK Financial Securities, operating as BOK Financial Advisors, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, retirement plans, government agencies, and institutional clients. The firm offers non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, with investment research provided by an affiliated advisory firm.

Andrew Seale is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at PwC and studied at Texas A&M University. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion across 144 advisors and serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm applies a long-term, diversified investment approach through customizable model portfolios and offers specialized services such as independent fiduciary and ESOP trustee work.

Timothy Thurston is a financial advisor with Accelerate Retirement in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Accelerate Retirement in 2023, he was affiliated with firms including NFP Retirement, LPL Financial, Visionpoint Advisory Group, Hub International Investment Advisory Services, and IPS Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Thurston serves as Minister of Music at Community North Baptist Church, where he leads the music program and directs the choir. Accelerate Retirement provides retirement plan consulting, discretionary investment management, and fiduciary services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and corporate plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using customized portfolios and maintains significant retirement plan advisory relationships, integrating insurance services as a distinct offering separate from advisory fees.

Paul Benge is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 40 years of industry experience. Since 2016, he has been associated with both Advisor Resource Council and LPL Financial. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs AI-driven model portfolios combined with fundamental analysis and offers a range of investment strategies tailored to different account sizes and client needs.

Christopher Wigington is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Manarin Investment Counsel Ltd, and Securities America Advisors, Inc. He has been with Prospera Financial Services since 2014. 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.

Allan Peiser is a financial advisor at Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company with 25 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at several firms, including EisnerAmper and Avantax Advisory Services, Inc., and is also a contract partner at Eisner Advisory Group LLC, advising clients on tax transactions. Peiser is involved in theater production as a passive investor in the "Dear Evan Hansen" tours. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $5 billion in assets and focuses on asset allocation and diversification, utilizing third-party Independent Managers and technology platforms to support its services.

Justin Davis is a financial advisor with Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 25 years of industry experience, including roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Clearing. He is also the CEO of Impact Financial Strategies, LLC, which offers disability insurance and related services. Ascentis Independent Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm provides asset management and financial planning using diversified portfolios that include public and private securities, with discretionary management and a Private Direct Investments program for select clients.

Richard Lee Jr. is a CFP® and CFA® with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Lee Financial Corporation since 2010. He serves on the board of directors of Wynne/Jackson Inc., a real estate development firm, although he has not been active in this role for several years. Lee Financial Company, LLC 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 model focusing on tailored portfolios and also acts as investment adviser to private pooled investment vehicles.

Matthew Marcello is a CFP® licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with United Capital Financial Advisors and has previously worked at Apexium Financial LP, Purshe Kaplan Sterling, and owns Soundwatch Capital, LLC and Capstone Wealth Management, LLC. He also holds insurance licenses in life, health, and annuity lines and is involved with M Financial Group as a life insurance producer. United Capital Financial Advisors provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm supports customized investment strategies and operates a technology platform, FinLife Partners, which assists independent advisors while maintaining a broad affiliate network that includes legal and trust services.

Gilbert Herrick Jr. is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Momentum Independent Network since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee of Wilshire Baptist Church. Momentum Independent Network Inc. provides investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services to individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and integrates broker-dealer operations with banking and municipal advisory services within the Hilltop group.

Marc Liberman is a financial advisor at Aegis Capital Corp. with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and B. Riley Wealth Advisors. Aegis Capital Corp. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual investors, retirement and benefit plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account options across multiple managed account programs and provides trade execution, clearing, custody, and reporting services.

Jennifer Armstrong is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Lee Financial Corporation since 1997. Lee Financial Company provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to a range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates with a team-based model centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and manages both traditional portfolios and affiliated private partnerships.