Megan Poore is a financial advisor with Watercolor Financial in Austin, TX, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Northwest Asset Management and Lucien, Stirling & Gray Advisory Group, Inc. Poore serves as a congregational treasurer for Covenant Presbyterian Church and is a board member at a nonprofit organization, HopeAustin, where she engages with donors. Watercolor Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $185 million across about 142 client relationships using a strategic asset allocation framework and employs fundamental and cyclical analysis to monitor and rebalance portfolios.

Anthony Buzbee Jr. is a financial advisor with Somos Financial Partners LLC in Austin, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and began his advisory career in 2026. Prior to joining Somos Financial Partners, he worked at Cresa and New Regional Planning. Somos Financial Partners LLC is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and selection-of-adviser services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches, focusing on long-term trading strategies and maintaining client-specific investment policy statements.

Itay Vinik is a financial advisor with Vectis Capital in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 license and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Equilibrium Ventures, LLC and Ace of Swords, LP, among other firms. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Vinik manages multi-family real estate properties in Texas under his personal capacity with a Texas real estate license. Vectis Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning primarily for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, with additional family office services. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach incorporating quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, and actively participates in private fund activities.

Susan Faykus is a financial advisor with Faykus Financial, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Faykus Broughton, Integrated Financial, and New York Life. Outside of finance, she is involved in farming and ranching as a sole proprietor and serves as treasurer for a nonprofit apprenticeship program focused on training students in trades. Faykus Financial provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, small businesses, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs diversified asset-class allocation strategies, typically working with institutional third-party managers, and offers specialized services such as U.S. Treasury liquidity management and family-oriented legacy planning.

Finance has been an interest and passion of mine for as long as I can remember. As a child, my dad would teach me about investing and I was fascinated that I could earn a little bit of money and then it could grow on its own. Those simple principles were built on throughout my childhood and studying finance in college was a natural fit. I graduated from Texas A&M University with Bachelor degrees in both accounting and finance. Upon graduating, I limited my job search to my beloved hometown (Austin) where the woman I love (Kaimey) was living. I accepted an auditor position with the state government and traveled around Texas performing financial and compliance audits. Even though it wasn’t my dream job because everyone hates auditors, I took a lot of pride in working with my clients instead of against them. In those years while auditing, Kaimey and I were married, I obtained my CPA (Certified Public Accountant) and CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) designations, and we added twins to our family, Hudson and Harper. When life settled down a bit after the twin infant/toddler years, I decided to shift careers and focus on my passion of personal financial planning. I was fortunate to join a fee-only financial planning company where I advised high net-worth clients and managed other planners. This was a good home to me for several years, and during that time I added my CFP® (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™) certification to my other credentials. In 2018 we felt God calling us to something new for our family. I took a leap of faith to leave my comfortable job and start my own business. And Avant Financial Advisors was born! We are excited to use this company to help others and make our clients’ dreams become financially possible. Hudson and Harper graduated from Dripping Springs High School in 2026 and are both attending Baylor University in Waco, so Kaimey and I have entered our empty-nest era of life! We love spending as much time with the kids as we can and also spend alot of time outside: hiking, biking, being on the lake, and exploring around Austin. We love to travel and discover new-to-us places in this big, beautiful world, but coming home always feels great too.

Christopher Miller is a financial advisor at Elitegate Wealth, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for 18 years and Valic Financial Advisors for 2 years. Outside of his advisory role, Miller is involved in corporate business consulting focused on change management and project management through CJM Ashton, LLC, and holds a minority ownership in an automotive service business. Elitegate Wealth, LLC provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using model portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and bonds, and also operates as a licensed insurance agency with affiliated private equity opportunities.

Cathryn Grange is a financial advisor at Watercolor Financial in Austin, TX, with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Northwest Asset Management and Lucien, Stirling & Gray Financial Corporation. Watercolor Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $184.8 million across about 142 clients, using a strategic asset allocation framework with diversified mutual funds and ETFs, and offers ERISA 3(38) investment manager services for employer plans.

Scott Bussy is a financial advisor with Bearing Financial Advisors, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bearing Financial Advisors since 2002 and previously spent three years at Calton & Associates, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is an insurance agent involved in managing general agency activities. Bearing Financial Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, family partnerships, trusts, and small-business retirement plans. The firm employs multiple factor-driven equity models and integrates both fundamental and technical analysis in its diversified investment approach.

James Karnes is a financial advisor with Texas Asset Management in Lakeway, TX, holding the PFS™ designation and 24 years of industry experience. He is also a CPA at the accounting firm Brodnax & Karnes, P.C., where he has worked since 2000. Karnes has been with Texas Asset Management and its predecessor firms since 1999. Texas Asset Management is an independent, single-adviser registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, qualified retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on diversified portfolios constructed mainly with institutional-class, passively managed mutual funds tailored to each client’s investment policy.

Mark Abraham is a financial advisor at II Technology, LLC in Austin, TX, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at II Technology since 2015. Prior to that, he was involved with Abraham Trading Company for over two decades. II Technology serves individuals, registered investment advisors, institutional investors, and investment companies by providing systematic asset management, discretionary sub-advisory services for the ARMOR Core Risk-Managed ETF, and subscription-based data licensing. The firm employs a proprietary research methodology called Inductive Inference Technology™ to support its quantitative, rules-based strategies focused on systematic risk management and diversification.

Sreekanth Nagarajan is a financial advisor at AyurAsset LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and beginning his industry experience in 2025. He previously worked at Affinity Answers Corporation for 20 years. He is also involved with Ayur Impact LLC. AyurAsset LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with a discretionary investment management approach focused on a single, defined strategy called “Global Hidden Compounders,” which targets undervalued small- and micro-cap companies for long-term, concentrated portfolios.

Dallan Maas is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with ATX Financial Planning, LLC and previously worked at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Austin Financial Partners. Maas is also involved in family farming through Maas Farming Corporation and operates a related sole proprietorship that manages agricultural leasing and marketing. ATX Financial Planning provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients, including ERISA plan services as fiduciary. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes a range of strategies including structured-outcome ETFs, commodities, and selective use of leveraged and inverse funds for qualified clients.

Jennifer Failla is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Strada Wealth Management, LLC in Austin, TX since 2008. Strada Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and a specialized marital-matters practice. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, combining charting, fundamental, and technical analysis, and emphasizes client education and flexible fee arrangements.

Hariharan Jayakumar is a financial advisor at Silo Financial LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Silo Financial since 2022. Outside of financial advising, Jayakumar operates a YouTube channel called "Logically Answered," which features business and technology content and has garnered 500,000 subscribers. Silo Financial provides online, algorithm-driven portfolio management services to individual investors through a self-directed platform that offers suitability scores and allows clients to trade NASDAQ/NYSE equities, ETFs, and fixed income instruments. The firm supports a large client base with a non-discretionary robo-advisory model that does not rely on traditional percentage-of-assets fees.

Spencer Wright is a financial advisor at Halbert Wealth Management, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Halbert Wealth Management since 1999 and previously spent three years at Pensionmark Financial Group. Halbert Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, IRAs, trusts, retirement plans, and certain institutional entities, while also supporting other investment advisers through strategy evaluation and referrals. The firm emphasizes active money management and risk management, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, including a proprietary long/short strategy known as HWM Alpha Advantage.

Andrew Rexroat is a financial advisor at Redbud Advisors in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Redbud Advisors, he worked five years at Zelis / Payer Compass and two years at EY LLP. He currently serves as a senior manager of accounting at a healthcare technology company. Redbud Advisors is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $368 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes a planning-first approach with low-cost, passive index investments, tax efficiency, and integrated wealth advisory services that include financial planning, trust advisory, and philanthropy coordination.

Mark Tracy is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at KM Capital Management, Ltd. in Austin, TX. He has been with the firm since 2005. KM Capital Management serves a select group of primarily high-net-worth individuals through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and also acts as sub-advisor to a private investment fund. The firm focuses on wealth preservation and risk management using diversified, cost-efficient strategies and provides additional administrative services such as bill-pay and bookkeeping.

Benedict Johnson is a CFP® and ChFC® with 29 years of industry experience. He currently works at Gap Financial Services and has held previous roles at Morgan Stanley, First Command Financial Services, and USAA over the course of his career. Gap Financial Services serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and third-party manager selection. The firm combines a passive core investment approach with an active options overlay and maintains an ongoing planning retainer offering.

Nicholas Carlin is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of industry experience. He is the founder of Carlin Wealth Management Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2023, following an 18-year tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advising, Carlin is the president and CEO of Monaco Car Club, an exotic car share business, and serves as treasurer for the Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas as well as a board member for Parkside Mueller. Carlin Wealth Management Group, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning consulting, focusing on ETF and equity exposure using third-party model portfolios. The firm employs asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and both long- and short-term strategies, and utilizes borrowing and derivatives within separately managed accounts, practices that are uncommon among similar firms.

Christopher Vasquez is a financial advisor with Lucien Stirling & Gray Advisory Group Inc in Austin, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 14 years of industry experience. Vasquez has been with Lucien Stirling & Gray Advisory Group since 2014, including prior service at Lucien Stirling & Gray Financial Corporation. Lucien Stirling & Gray Advisory Group provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes mutual-fund-based asset allocation models with an intermediate- to long-term buy-and-hold approach, offering clients discretionary options to maintain alignment with these models while focusing on minimizing mutual fund share class costs.