James Martin is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hilltop Securities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Martin is involved in entertainment through BYO Musicians, where he plays guitar and books music engagements for events. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement-plan sponsors, offering a range of investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities and employs an open-architecture platform with both third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

Jerome Deren is a financial advisor at Summit Trail Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Tiedemann Wealth Management for eight years. He is based in Dallas, TX. Summit Trail Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit‑sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs an open-architecture investment process focused on asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction across multiple asset classes and outcome categories.

Brian Hart is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at SageSpring Wealth Partners and previously spent 11 years with Raymond James Financial Services. Hart operates an independent support company as an independent contractor. SageSpring Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including individual households, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party manager relationships.

Joseph Turek is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently practicing at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Plano, TX. His prior work experience includes roles at RetireSimply, Hilltop Securities, Merrill, Bank of America, Charles Schwab, Fidelity Investments, and Pdq. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, model portfolios, and an asymmetric rebalancing approach, delivering services through a large network of affiliated offices and investment adviser representatives.

Luke Hamblin is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and GM Financial. He is also an insurance agent specializing in life, health, and annuity products. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering a range of financial planning and managed account programs. The firm combines platform-based investment solutions with advisory and brokerage services within the Mutual of Omaha group.

Brittany Strickland is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Level Four firms since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the Finance Committee for Riddles Bend Baptist Church. Level Four Advisory Services manages approximately $6.5 billion and serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm provides financial planning, asset and portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios and multiple custodial platforms.

Dawn Benko is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as a board member for Veterans on the Lake, a nonprofit serving disabled veterans. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser managing over $5 billion across 115 advisors and a diverse client base. The firm provides fee-only financial planning and asset management, utilizing model portfolios developed by an internal committee or sub-advisers, with a range of affiliated financial services supporting custody and trust needs.

Christopher Fasy is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His prior work includes ten years at Valic Financial Advisors and concurrent roles with Advisor Resource Council and LPL Financial since 2020. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm uses actively managed strategies combining artificial intelligence tools with traditional fundamental analysis across various portfolio types, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based techniques.

Rebecca Clauer is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials. Her prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments, AXA Advisors, and TIAA. Outside of financial advising, she owns an online retail and wholesale cabinet business. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, retirement plan consulting, and introduces clients to third-party managers, using model portfolios and multiple custodial platforms.

Joseph Calhoun is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management, LPL Financial LLC, and Victory Capital Advisers. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm employs diversified portfolios using low-cost ETFs, individual securities, mutual funds, options, and alternative investments, along with tax-aware strategies and advanced technology for portfolio oversight.

Thomas Sanders is a financial advisor with Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC in Plano, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Cain, Watters & Associates, P.L.L.C. since 2008. Sanders has minority ownership interests in several affiliated entities, including Tectonic Financial, Inc., and related businesses that provide services to clients' industries, though these are not investment-related. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension or profit-sharing plan sponsors. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and manages various investment programs, combining affiliated model due diligence with third-party managers, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Aaron Suriff is a financial advisor at Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Whimsy Franchising & Distributing, as well as extensive experience with various insurance carriers. Van Clemens Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance, employing methods such as modern portfolio theory and fundamental and technical analysis, and uses both third-party managers and an in-house Growth Opportunities model focused on micro- and small-cap equities.

Grant Finney is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Randstad, as well as involvement with Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management programs and utilizes an open-architecture platform with various investment strategies and operational features that include municipal bond strategies co-advised with Franklin Templeton Group.

Matthew Clynch is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He has held his current position at Cain, Watters & Associates since 2013 and holds a Series 65 designation. 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.

Emily Eisenhauer Freling is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and 11 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and National Asset Management. She serves on the Junior League of Dallas Sustainers Board and participates in several nonprofit organizations focused on women and children. B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $7.03 billion in client assets through about 274 advisors. The firm provides a wide range of services, including advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement solutions, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans.

William Woodard is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with over 31 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Level Four in 2024, Woodard worked for Kovack Securities, Inc. for 10 years and operated Woodard Insurance LLP for 38 years. He serves on the board of managers for the Tarrant County Hospital District and is involved in healthcare services for residents and insured patients in Fort Worth, TX. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion across 115 advisors and serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios and both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Richard Galen Jr. is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2015. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of investment solutions through an open-architecture platform, including adviser-managed and model-based programs, and maintains distinctive operational features such as custody capabilities and municipal bond strategies co-advised by Franklin Templeton Group.

Paul Lyons is a Certified Financial Planner® with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC and has previously worked with Sanders Morris Harris LLC and Tectonic Securities. Lyons also holds a Financial and Operations Principal (FinOp) role at Sanders Morris Harris, dedicating approximately 10% of his time to these responsibilities. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension and profit-sharing plan trustees and sponsors. The firm combines CPA and accounting services with multiple investment programs, focusing on non-discretionary asset management and serving a specialized client base.

Ryan Mullin is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Advisor Resource Council (formerly 360 Wealth Management, LLC) since 2013 and has also been associated with LPL Financial since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Mullin owns a woodworking business that sells items at fairs, community events, and online. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm uses actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis across diverse asset classes and offers estate-planning document preparation in partnership with independent attorneys.

Shawn Miles is a financial advisor at RFG Advisory, LLC with a Series 65 credential and recent industry experience beginning in 2026. He has prior work experience at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC from 2016. RFG Advisory is a multi-team registered investment adviser with around 178 advisors managing approximately $8 billion for more than 17,000 clients. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative investments and annuity management using a blend of actively managed and passive strategies.