David Durham is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Denton, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Foundations, he worked at Stander Financial and held various roles in technology and real estate firms from 2016 to 2024. He is also involved in managing client investment accounts and insurance sales through Stander Financial. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services 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, offering tailored advice through model portfolios and employs third-party sub-advisers and custodians.

Clifton Higgs is a financial advisor with BFC Planning, Inc. in Denton, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research and Securities Management and Research. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in independent insurance agencies, focusing on health, property, and casualty insurance. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional plans through a network of approximately 200 advisors. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management services with a range of investment platforms and strategies, emphasizing client-specific approaches and operational features such as a formal review process for 12b-1 fees.

John Shea is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC in Denton, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has operated Shea Wealthcare since 2012. Outside of advising, Shea is an independent insurance agent through TriQuest USA and is involved in a tax referral business in West Palm Beach, FL. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual clients, including high-net-worth households, focusing on investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment process emphasizes selecting and monitoring outside money managers and supplementing with individual securities analysis.

Daniel Lancaster is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of industry experience. He currently works at Advisors Capital Management, LLC and has previous experience at Fisher Investments and Ameriprise Financial Services. He is also involved with Lancity Enterprises, LLC, operating as The Wealth Expedition. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized accounts and model strategies. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection across equity, fixed-income, and tactical approaches, managing over $8 billion in assets for approximately 17,800 clients.

Adam Lucart is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Principal Advised Services in Corinth, TX, and has prior experience at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC. Principal Advised Services provides investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, offering both non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary wrap-fee investment management program called SimpleInvest. As part of the Principal Financial Group family, the firm combines proprietary models and third-party methodologies to deliver advice supported by dedicated governance and supervision teams.

Matthew Huddleston is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Fisher Retirement Solutions LLC and Fisher Investments. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and institutional clients, while also serving as portfolio manager to mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management across a variety of strategies and offers retail wealth management, alternative investments, and model portfolios.

Jamie Conlon is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at firms including John Hancock, Fidelity & Guaranty, and AIG Capital Services before joining Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. in 2026. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, third-party money manager relationships, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm primarily delivers managed solutions through Envestnet and uses Pershing as custodian, with advisors recommending model portfolios and serving as client contacts for third-party managers.

Guy Jones is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at BFC PLANNING, Inc. since 2012. He has a long tenure in financial services, including roles at Securities Management & Research, Inc. and American National Insurance dating back to the early 1980s. Outside of advisory work, he is president of G&L Concepts, managing sales representatives and personal insurance. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients through approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and sub-advisory services, utilizing various platforms and strategies tailored by individual advisers.

Ryan Mcenerney is a financial advisor with The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc. in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group since 2014. The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managers and platform solutions.

Gary Bilyeu is a financial advisor at Independent Wealth Network, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Investment Advisors Corp and Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp. Outside of his advisory role, Bilyeu serves as a councilman on the Sanger City Council, is a member of the Sanger Education Foundation administrative committee, instructs leadership classes through Tribe & Trust Leadership, and serves on the board of Cowtown Warriors, a nonprofit supporting veterans. Independent Wealth Network, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, ongoing financial planning, access to third-party managers, and advisory support for held-away accounts, tailoring strategies to client goals with a range of investment approaches and ongoing portfolio oversight.

Sydney Katzmark is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and has worked at several firms, including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Global Wealth Advisors, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and HFS Wealth Management. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, ESOPs, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach managed through centrally constructed portfolios and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Alexander Johnston is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Johnston works as a sales assistant and analyst at Morrison Financial, where he prepares analysis and due diligence of financial products. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services through a variety of platforms and investment strategies.

Daniel Sciantarelli is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with First Command Advisory Services since 2015 and also holds roles at First Command Insurance Services, Inc. and First Command Financial Planning, Inc. Additionally, he is the owner of Sweet Water Financial LLC. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Susannah Thomas is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. She joined Allworth Financial, L.P. in 2026 after five years at Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc., where she also worked from 2013 to 2021. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis through an Investment Committee to create customized investment strategies across various asset classes.

Dimitry Prophete is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs & Co and Osaic Wealth. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Clean Casa Miami LLC, a home cleaning service, and Prophete Risk Management LLC, a consulting business supporting athlete enterprises. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and access to both affiliated and third-party managers.

Jeffrey Self is a financial advisor at SPC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Parkland Securities, LLC since 2014 and SPC since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed health insurance agent focusing on individual and group health insurance, primarily maintaining existing client relationships. SPC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, delivering discretionary and nondiscretionary management through a network of over 460 advisers managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets.

Duncan Gates is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera Planning Partners. His career includes roles at Avantax Advisory Services and its related entities, as well as leadership in tax and accounting at Five Star Advisor Partners and Joseph Hancock Tax and Financial Service, where he prepares tax returns for individuals and businesses. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees through investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-related advice. The firm integrates tax planning, bookkeeping, and estate-planning services, utilizing a diversified investment approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

William Burks II is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2000. Burks also serves as a consultant for fintech firms involved in platform development and branding. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, and specialized services such as retirement-plan consulting and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Robert Thomas is a CFP® professional with two years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Allworth Financial, L.P., having joined the firm in 2026 after four years at Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc. Prior to his advisory career, he worked in education with the Denton and Van Independent School Districts. Allworth Financial serves individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to offer customized investment strategies across a wide range of asset classes and model portfolios.

Callie Rainwater is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc., bringing four years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank, SSB and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Rainwater is also a co-owner of Rainwater Geospatial LLC, where she manages accounting and legal compliance. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning based on internal research tools and standard asset-allocation models.