Lal Echterhoff is a CFA® charterholder with 34 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Level Four Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, where he has worked since 2013. Prior to and concurrently, he has been involved with Level Four Capital Management and Harbor Financial Services. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion for individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and state and municipal entities. The firm provides financial planning, asset and portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, multiple custodians, and a mix of firm-sponsored and third-party platforms.

Maggie Robertson is a financial advisor at Advisor Resource Council with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles in education and a position at Texas Leaguer Brewing Company. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses actively managed strategies that integrate artificial intelligence with traditional fundamental analysis and provides both discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management options.

Matthew Mcguire is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Parallel Advisors, LLC since 2019 and previously spent 13 years with Heritage Trust Company and Argent Institutional Services, LLC. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies using fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and integrates technology platforms to manage tax-efficient rebalancing and held-away accounts.

Wesley Shindler is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Prospera since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, Shindler is an owner of two trucking companies involved in leasing cabs and tractors. Prospera Financial Services is an enterprise-scale firm serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans, managing approximately $12.4 billion across 207 advisors. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through multiple platforms and combines firm models, third-party sub-advisers, and customizable allocations to construct and manage portfolios.

Stephen Shelvey III is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments, Mercer Global Advisors, and Prudential Insurance Company of America. Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, disciplined investment approach emphasizing stocks, ETFs, and tailored portfolios that consider clients’ risk tolerances and tax situations.

Philip Sadtler is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Level Four Advisory Services and has prior experience at Cantella & Co., Inc. He also serves on the Finance and Investment Committee of the Heritage Humane Society and occasionally guest lectures on investing and financial services at the College of William & Mary. Level Four Advisory Services is an enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides fee-only financial planning and asset management, utilizing model portfolios and a combination of direct management and sub-adviser relationships.

Thomas Knippa is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at CX Institutional, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Personal Wealth Partners, LLC, CXI Advisors, LLC, Vestpro Financial Partners, Inc., LPL Financial, LLC, and CPF Texas. CX Institutional serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment process combining fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes, offering both model portfolios and custom strategies.

Marcus Ham is a financial advisor with True North Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. He has been with True North Advisors since 2018. Outside the advisory business, he owns rental properties including a condo and a hotel. True North Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and other institutions with financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach focused on value-oriented strategies while incorporating passive indexed ETFs, separately managed accounts, and alternative investments.

Dana Packett is a financial advisor at Lee Financial Company, LLC in Dallas, TX, with one year of industry experience. Dana has been with Lee Financial since 2006. Lee Financial Company provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals and high net worth clients, along with services for trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a team-based model with an Investment Committee overseeing asset allocation and manager selection, and uses a WholeVision™ planning framework to integrate various client needs.

Kellie Crewse is a financial advisor with True North Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining True North Advisors in 2019, she worked at J.P. Morgan Securities for 11 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is employed at Crewse Law Firm, where she works in commercial litigation representation on a limited basis. True North Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and institutions with financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up investment approach focused on value-oriented strategies while incorporating passive indexed ETFs, separately managed accounts, and alternative or private investments as appropriate.

John Peterson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Advisor Resource Council since 2012 and is also affiliated with LPL Financial. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by providing asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis across a variety of portfolio types.

Garrett Herrmann is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management services mainly to individuals, trustees, and plan sponsors, with a focus on dental healthcare professionals. The firm offers a range of solutions including discretionary and non-discretionary management across multiple platforms and specializes in areas such as ERISA plan advisory and practice transition support for dentists.

Samantha Oaks is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with a Series 65 credential. She joined the firm in 2024 and has prior experience working in tax and education roles, including positions at Andersen Tax and the University of San Francisco. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension or profit-sharing plan sponsors. The firm also offers CPA accounting and tax services and donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable.

Edward Daude is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Cain, Watters & Associates since 2004. Cain, Watters & Associates 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 administers donor-advised funds through Schwab Charitable.

David Lynn is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in La Jolla, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2010 to 2019 before joining Prospera in 2019. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $12.4 billion through about 207 advisors and offers investment advisory and financial planning services via multiple platforms and customizable portfolio strategies.

Sandra Sutter is a financial advisor with BCG Securities, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 24 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and LPL Financial. Sandra is currently based in Garland, TX. BCG Securities serves institutional retirement plans and individual clients with accounts above $25,000, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services. The firm emphasizes tailored investment policy statements and predominantly non-discretionary advice, utilizing independent third-party managers and a range of analytical approaches.

Breanne Polonia is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, Surevest Wealth Management, and DFPG Investments. Outside of advisory services, she is involved in managing several real estate entities and provides consultative services related to property management. Kestra Private Wealth Services manages approximately $10.2 billion in client assets through nearly 200 independent advisors, serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of advisory services including discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, financial planning, and retirement plan solutions, supporting advisors with multiple platform options and access to in-house and third-party managed portfolios.

Cynthia Manning Brown is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Level Four Advisory Services since 2012 and previously worked at LPL Financial. In addition to her advisory role, she is president of Manning & Associates, a firm specializing in accounting and tax preparation. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across 115 advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base, offering fee-only financial planning, asset management, third-party manager referrals, and retirement plan advisory services, with investment strategies tailored to individual client needs.

Nathan Nelson is a CFP® with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC and previously worked at Fisher Investments and Goldman Sachs. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management services mainly to individuals, trustees, and plan sponsors, with a focus on dental healthcare professionals. The firm offers a range of solutions including ERISA plan advisory, pooled trust offerings, and donor-advised fund management, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment platforms.

Steven Devlin is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 28 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Good Life Advisors, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. He is also involved with Devlin Financial Consulting, LLC, a business related to his advisory services. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion for individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, wrap platforms, and unaffiliated sub-advisors within a corporate structure affiliated with a broker-dealer and a national trust/banking entity.