James Hopson is a financial advisor at Capital Advisory Group, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience and a Series 63 designation. He has worked at World Choice Securities, Inc. since 2001 and has been involved with Capital Advisory Group, Inc. since 1990. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and founder of Hopson & Associates, a CPA firm. Capital Advisory Group serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, providing discretionary investment management alongside comprehensive financial, retirement, estate, tax, and insurance planning services. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation approach with diversified model portfolios, managing roughly $210–216 million for about 72 client households.

Jeffrey Bentley is a financial advisor with LGT Financial Advisors LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Investment Security Corporation. LGT Financial Advisors serves primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension plans and charitable organizations, managing approximately $456 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, using a range of investment strategies and products tailored to client objectives.

Jeffrey Guella is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience, currently with Trinity Financial Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX. He has held roles at Mutual Securities, Inc. and Trinity Wealth Management, Inc., among others. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers with Saint Vincent de Paul Charity and mentors young professionals through Young Catholic Professionals. Trinity Financial Services serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-product management. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis combined with systematic rebalancing and tax-efficient liquidity management and offers both fee-based and commissioned products, managing approximately $91.5 million for about 125 clients.

Bradford Heiss is a financial advisor at NexAdvisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, L.P. since 2013 and previously at Highland Capital Management, L.P. from 2013 to 2021. NexAdvisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals and families, and business or trust entities. The firm offers specialized advice for investing proceeds from the sale of appreciated real estate into Delaware Statutory Trusts as part of 1031 exchanges and manages approximately $26.1 million in discretionary assets using a diversified, long-biased investment approach.

Craig Hausz is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at CMH Wealth Management in Dallas, TX. His prior roles include positions at Ameritas Advisory Services, Ameritas Investment Company, XO Wealth Management, and Principal Securities. He is also the CEO and a shareholder of the accounting firm CMH Advisors, PLLC, and is affiliated with his spouse’s consulting firm, InHausz Solutions, LLC. CMH Wealth Management is a small, supported advisory firm serving primarily high-net-worth individuals and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, employing a variety of analytical methods and trading strategies, and sponsors a wrap fee program uncommon for firms of its size.

Ian Richards is a financial advisor at CMH Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including Beaird Harris and Service Academy Capital Management. Richards is based in Dallas, TX. CMH Wealth Management serves a concentrated client base primarily composed of high-net-worth individuals and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management using various analytical methods and implements both long- and short-term trading strategies, including options and margin transactions.

Howard Montfort Jr. is a financial advisor at Scherer Financial Advisory Services, LLC in Dallas, TX, with 50 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. from 2016 to 2022. He also sells variable annuities as part of his other business activities. Scherer Financial Advisory Services provides portfolio management, limited financial planning, and consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory framework and offers various investment options, including options strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, annuities, and IPO participation.

Lawrence Messina is a financial advisor with Messina Wealth Management, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Hilltop Securities Inc. and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he is the sole member of Pacific Corridor, LLC, a real estate investment entity. Messina Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers asset management across a broad range of securities and employs a variety of analytical and strategic approaches, including the use of third-party sub-advisors for specialized mandates.

Anthony Lara is a financial advisor with DHL Wealth Management LLC in Richardson, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Peak American Investment Advisors, Inc. for six years. Lara is also a licensed insurance agent with American Senior Benefits. DHL Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering estate-planning referrals and educational seminars. The firm follows a long-term, risk-based investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, with discretionary management and quarterly reviews.

Kristie Messina is a financial advisor at Messina Wealth Management, LLC in Dallas, TX, with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Hilltop Securities Inc. and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as Managing Partner and Chief Compliance Officer at Messina Wealth Management and is licensed to sell fixed insurance products. Messina Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a range of analytical strategies and offers specialized services such as fee-based annuity contract advisory and ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advice.

Ryan Langberg is a financial advisor at Upspring Capital LLC in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been associated with Upspring Capital LLC since 2006. Prior to this, he was a student for ten years. Upspring Capital LLC is an independent registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $99.5 million across 27 client relationships and employs a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical and cyclical analysis in portfolio construction and rebalancing.

Michelle Krick is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with Miller Global Investments, LLC in Dallas, TX. She has 14 years of experience at the firm, which she joined in 2012. Miller Global Investments provides discretionary investment management and financial planning for individuals, trusts, privately held corporations, retirement accounts, and investment funds. The firm combines bottom-up fundamental security selection with top-down technical and macro analysis across multiple strategy categories, and it employs institutional-style capabilities including specialized fixed-income positions, alternative exposures, and block trading.

Richard Diamond is a financial advisor at MB Advisors LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at MB Advisors since 2013 and previously at Straight Lane Capital from 2009 to 2017. MB Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary, customized investment management and financial consulting. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research process with two core strategies that include equity opportunities and intrinsic value investments, using concentrated, benchmark-agnostic portfolios and active derivatives for portfolio management.

Robert Ryan is the principal advisor at RWR Investments LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has led RWR Investments since 2010. RWR Investments LLC provides full-service asset management, Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) services, and family office solutions to family offices, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm customizes investment programs to client goals and risk tolerance, employing bottom-up fundamental analysis and managing portfolios across public securities and alternative investments.

Jaime Galvan is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Spectrum Strategies, L.L.C. since 1999 and also worked with MML Investor Services, LLC and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. during the same period. He provides pro-bono financial guidance to military personnel and their families. Spectrum Strategies primarily serves individual clients through comprehensive financial planning and consulting, focusing on retirement, education funding, risk management, estate and tax analysis, and business succession. The firm offers non-discretionary investment advice without managing client assets, operating on engagement-specific fees and coordinating with third-party managers for implementation.

Andreas Lawson is a financial advisor with Freshfield Capital, LLC in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Freshfield Capital since 2009 and also operates Andrew Lawson & Associates, which he has been involved with since 1992. Freshfield Capital manages approximately $67 million across about 80 client relationships, providing portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an investment process with internal restrictions and periodic reviews to align portfolios with client objectives and sponsors a wrap fee program that integrates management and transaction services under a single fee arrangement.

Tyler Shelton is a financial advisor at Glynn Capital Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Third Coast Bank, Woodforest National Bank, AFV Partners, AT&T, and HSBC. Glynn Capital Advisors is a small advisory firm serving primarily family offices, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach and operates on a non-discretionary basis, providing portfolio management, investment consulting, and family-office consulting services through an affiliated entity.

Brian Rahlfs is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Rahlfs Capital, LLC in Carrollton, TX, with 22 years of industry experience. He has led Rahlfs Capital since its founding in 2003. Rahlfs Capital provides discretionary and nondiscretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporations, and charitable portfolios, as well as sub-advisory services to another investment adviser. The firm constructs customized portfolios primarily investing in equities and fixed income, with occasional exposure to private equity, real property, digital assets, and commodities, applying a multifaceted investment process that incorporates macroeconomic and microeconomic analysis, credit and duration assessment, technical and behavioral finance.

David Portnoy is a CFP® and CFA® with 22 years of industry experience. He is the founder and principal of Upspring Capital LLC, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to that, he held roles at Calton & Associates, IMS Securities, and IMS Financial Advisors. Outside of financial advising, he owns and operates businesses in metal fabrication and material handling equipment sales. Upspring Capital provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, as well as pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and technical and cyclical analysis in its investment approach, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with retirement plan consulting and fiduciary support.

Anna Rice is a financial advisor with Brokaw Rice Investment Advisors, Incorporated, holding a Series 65 credential and 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Frontier Communications, Hilton, Keurig Dr. Pepper, AT&T Corporation, and currently Servicenow, where she serves as a Talent Solutions Director responsible for human resources talent acquisition. Rice has been affiliated with Brokaw Rice Investment Advisors since 2016. Brokaw Rice Investment Advisors, Incorporated is a small registered investment adviser managing discretionary portfolios primarily for individual brokerage, trust accounts, and IRAs. The firm employs a value-based investment approach focused on dividend-paying companies and utilizes valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings and free cash flow yield to guide portfolio construction.