Sean Hennessey is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in financial advisory services. He currently works at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services and has held previous roles at BB&T Securities, BB&T, Wells Fargo Clearing, Merrill, and Banc of America Investment Services. Outside of advisory work, he owns a rental property in Longview, Texas. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Joshua Hoff is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously spent 17 years at IPI Wealth Management and Investment Planners, Inc. Hoff also works as an independent contractor for Wealth Partners Alliance. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term investment portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

John Gunthorp is a CFA® and CIC credentialed advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2013. Luther King Capital Management Corporation advises a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, foundations, pension plans, government entities, and registered investment companies. The firm employs fundamental, bottom-up analysis across equity, fixed income, and balanced strategies, managing a range of portfolios including mutual funds and private investment partnerships.

Ariel Bollant is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Dallas, TX. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2025, he worked for Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors for six years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chairman of the board for Clarion Inc, a nonprofit organization focused on education to resolve conflict within marriages. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Samir Abdullah is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Addison, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at National Life Group, Mutual of Omaha, Transamerica Agency Network, and Mass Mutual. Outside of advising, he is involved in aircraft ownership and manages several business ventures related to real estate and financial services. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a range of clients including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading, utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Brian James is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at BBVA Securities Inc., BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., and Compass Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Sean Fitzpatrick is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Raymond James & Associates for 21 years before joining Janney Montgomery Scott in 2026. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a broad client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Valerie Marquez is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Her prior work experience includes roles at Ellevest, Tolleson Wealth Management, and JP Morgan Chase. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

B. Voigt is a financial advisor with Corient in Dallas, TX, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 39 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient in 2026, Voigt spent ten years with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services. Outside of advisory work, Voigt is a limited partner in an estate planning-related entity and has been involved as a member and limited partner in other business ventures since the 1980s. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach integrating in-house strategies and third-party managers, with continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Nick Nunu is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at firms including eMoney Advisor LLC, Thimbleberry Financial, and BAM Advisory Group. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and manages privately offered funds, utilizing a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to implement customized investment strategies.

John Kilgallon is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Global Payments and The Garage. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and related advisory support to a broad range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm integrates centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Daniel Baird is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2018, following prior roles at The Ayco Company and BP. He earned an MBA from the University of Oklahoma. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a wide range of clients, including individual investors, executives, and institutional clients, offering financial planning and portfolio management alongside specialized services such as Private Family Office and Executive Wealth programs. The firm utilizes strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to tailor solutions for client objectives.

Braden Howell is a CFP® professional based in Dallas, TX, with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Corient, having joined the firm in 2025. Prior to Corient, Howell worked at MPA Wealth, LLC and Messick Peacock & Associates, among other financial services firms. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and incorporates risk management tools and alternative investments when appropriate.

Scot Hollmann is a CFA® charterholder with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving at Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1983. He is based in Fort Worth, TX, and holds a Series 65 license. Luther King Capital Management Corporation advises a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and government entities. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach across equity, fixed income, and balanced strategies, managing a range of pooled and separate accounts with approximately $31.5 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Stephen Osborne is a financial advisor with &PARTNERS in Colleyville, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining &PARTNERS in 2025, he worked for Guidestone Financial Resources of SBC for 19 years and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. for one year. Outside of advising, he is a silent partner in a business that purchases exotic animals for resale. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis through both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Stephen Mathiason is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including National Life Group and Ameritas Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as commissioner of the Gulf Coast Lacrosse Association, organizing teams and scheduling games. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and utilizes a mix of long-term strategies and specialized instruments through third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Aaron Peck is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Hornor Townsend & Kent LLC, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Mutual of Omaha. Outside of his advisory work, Peck serves as a board member for the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and is a continuing education instructor for Texas state licensing courses. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers advisor-led discretionary management alongside model-based strategies and a digital advisory solution, tailoring client relationships through a broad range of financial planning and consulting services.

Richard Buckland is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Addison, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Key Investment Services and Key Bank. He is also an insurance agent for non-securities insurance products through Agia. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Tara Williams is a ChFC® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Hightower Advisors and has held prior roles at Smith Anglin Financial, Apex Fintech Solutions, and Lincoln Investment, among others. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research to construct customized portfolios.

Mason Goynes is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving with AE Wealth Management, LLC in Fort Worth, TX. His prior experience includes roles at Gregory Ricks & Associates, Inc., Centanni Financial Group, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. He also acts as a presenter for the Association for Financial Education and Advice (AFEA). AE Wealth Management, LLC provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies, managing approximately $49.8 billion across more than 127,000 clients, supported by a robust platform and a large team of advisors.