Shelley Johnson is a financial advisor with Financial Gravity Family Office Services, LLC in Carmel, Indiana. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has five years of industry experience. Shelley is also the managing member of Allman Johnson Company, LLC DBA Jayd Advisors, where she provides client accounting, tax, and consulting services. Financial Gravity Family Office Services, LLC offers comprehensive financial planning, investment supervisory and management services, and pension consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, often incorporating third-party sub-advisors and model portfolios.

Denis Toth is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Herbert J. Sims & Co. Inc., Northern Trust Bank, and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is the creator of a YouTube channel focused on product reviews and life hacks. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services while providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

John Boyle is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Texas Capital Wealth Private Advisors. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory solutions to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, employing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Eric Elek is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network and Wealth Management Partners, LLC since 2001. He is president and owner of Elek Wealth Management, LLC, which facilitates securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support while offering advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside proprietary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Shannon Mckeehan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2014. Mckeehan is the author of two books, *Retirement Test Run* and *Retiring on Purpose*. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Jeremy Self is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones from 2019 to 2022 and has been involved with The Church at Lake Travis from 2007 to 2019. He is also co-owner of Cedarwood Financial Partners, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Michael Rhodes is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He currently works at NewEdge Advisors and previously spent nineteen years at HUB Investment Partners. Rhodes conducts advisory services under the Everplan Wealth name within NewEdge Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing a variety of program structures and centralized due diligence supported by technology tools.

Douglas Hunt is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and PFS™ designations and has held managing member roles at WHA CPAs and Heartland Wealth Advisors, firms that were acquired by Creative Planning. He remains involved in transitioning clients from these entities. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by tax-efficient and private market strategies.

Ruben Benavides is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions with BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, BBVA Securities Inc., and COMPASS Bank from 2015 to 2021. Outside of his advisory work, he is an owner and landlord of a rental property unrelated to his investment activities. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and invests via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

James Wolslager is a financial advisor at &Partners with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked with firms including Merrill, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Outside of finance, he is involved in managing several full-service restaurants in Austin, Texas. &Partners serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm offers investment management and advisory services through a mix of proprietary and third-party strategies, utilizing the Envestnet platform and NFS brokerage infrastructure.

Steven Sutton is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Sanctuary Advisors since 2021 and previously worked at Sanctuary Securities, Inc. and World Equity Group. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as executor for a family estate. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charities through a nationwide network of more than 400 independent adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a range of investment approaches and a fiduciary standard when advisory agreements are in place.

Querube Mena is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Lakeway, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. Mena has worked at GWFS Equities, Inc., MML Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Charles Schwab. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within integrated recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Ezra Lagan is a financial advisor at &Partners with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors, Foreside Fund Services, and Morgan Stanley among others. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partial owner and operator of BB’s, a food truck business in Austin, Texas. &Partners serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and private businesses, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis implemented through proprietary and third-party strategies, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Chia You Tsai is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Austin, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth and Allfluent Wealth Management in 2020, he worked at IBM for twelve years. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support including operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice management. The firm offers various portfolio management solutions and operates under a platform model that supports advisors in delivering customized investment advice.

Nadim Eldahdah is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, based in Leander, TX. He has six years with Valic and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Spring Smiles Dental Group and Orthodontics and Houston Methodist Hospital. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as an agent with AGIA, offering non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and third-party model managers supported by a centralized technology platform.

Shannon Simar is a financial advisor with \u0026PARTNERS in Austin, TX, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining \u0026PARTNERS in 2025, Simar worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc, and Raymond James & Associates. She serves as a board member of Pat's Legacy, a family nonprofit foundation that donates annually to various 501(c)(3) organizations. \u0026PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies with oversight through its Envestnet platform and NFS brokerage infrastructure.

Randy Oehrlein is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Lincoln Investment in 2017, he worked at Legend Equities Corporation for 15 years and has operated his own insurance and investment business since 2000. He is also affiliated with health and life insurance sales through multiple related businesses. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and various advisory programs, employing both strategic and tactical investment approaches overseen by an in-house Investment Management & Research team.

Matthew Anderson is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He is affiliated with NewEdge Advisors and has previously worked at HUB International, TCG Advisors, and 1st Global Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is an adjunct professor at the University of California San Diego and owns a tax preparation business, Everplan Tax, LLC. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Michael Janak is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Sanctuary Securities, Inc. and World Equity Group. Janak is also the Managing Director of Northview Asset Management (NVAM) LLC in Austin, TX. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives and offers portfolio management through multiple platforms, employing a range of analytical approaches and maintaining fiduciary standards.

Kenneth Banks is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Leander, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Farmers Insurance, Allstate Insurance, Equitable Advisors LLC, Citibank, and USAA in various financial services capacities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, with an emphasis on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.