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 experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with GAP Financial Services, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley, First Command Financial Services, and USAA Financial Advisors. GAP Financial Services offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals and plan sponsors. The firm employs primarily passive asset-allocation strategies supplemented by an active options-writing program and provides multiple planning delivery models, including fixed-fee and ongoing retainer arrangements.

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 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Vasquez has been with Lucien, Stirling & Gray since 2014, including a prior role 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 employs mutual-fund-based asset allocation models with a focus on intermediate- to long-term buy-and-hold strategies and emphasizes selecting the least expensive mutual fund share classes available to clients.

David Pizzi is a financial advisor at EliteGate Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at First Republic Bank and involvement in entrepreneurial ventures such as Modern Remedy Homes LLC and Zipper Integrated Marketing LLC. EliteGate Wealth provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high net worth clients. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with occasional use of alternative investments for qualified clients and manages model portfolios that incorporate fundamental and cyclical analysis.

Benjamin Yeung is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Seaborn Financial, LLC. He previously worked at Fai Wealth Management and has been self-employed since 2009. Outside of advising, Yeung founded BZY, LLC, which provides STEM tutoring services to high school and college students. Seaborn Financial primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a largely passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, combined with comprehensive financial planning and pension consulting.

George Duff is a financial advisor with Grace Capital Management, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Grace Capital Management since 2009 and has prior experience with Triad Advisors, Inc., DAI Securities, LLC, and Concorde Investment Services. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a volunteer on the University of Texas Scholarship Finance Committees. Grace Capital Management provides advisory and planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, along with trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management and financial consulting, employing a variety of investment strategies and tools, and is notable for sponsoring a wrap fee program and offering performance-based fees to qualified clients.

Mark Coffelt is an advisor at Empiric Advisors, Inc. in Austin, TX, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with Texas Capital, Inc. since 2001 and First Austin Capital Management, Inc. since 1987. He is also president of Empiric Advisors, Inc., which manages the Empiric Core Equity Funds. Empiric Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management primarily through separately managed accounts, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with long-only equity strategies. The firm employs a proprietary, quantitatively driven investment process focused on Earnings Quality, Capital Efficiency, and Valuation metrics, investing mainly in U.S. equities across small-to-mid and large-cap segments.

Brinley Le Donne is a Certified Financial Planner® at Portfolio Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She has been with Portfolio Management, LLC since 2016. The firm provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutions, offering custom portfolios and model portfolios while managing approximately $151.9 million across about 111 client relationships.

Rebecca Whites is a financial advisor at Real Wealth Planning with eight years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. Her previous roles include positions at Dimensional Fund Advisors and Ark Wealth Management, LLC. She is also affiliated with The Well Community Church. Real Wealth Planning serves individuals, employer plan sponsors, nonprofit organizations, and business owners, focusing on comprehensive financial planning and integrated investment management. The firm employs a passive, systematic investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, and offers specialized services including employee benefit plan consulting and nonprofit advisory work.

Cary Laudadio is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at GoalFusion Wealth Management since 2020. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in Austin, TX. GoalFusion Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $199 million across nearly 300 client relationships, employing a blend of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside asset-allocation and rebalancing strategies.

Sharon Lear is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Guideway Financial, LLC since 2013. She also provides advice on various insurance products, although she does not sell insurance. Guideway Financial is a fee-only firm serving individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach using diversified, low-cost funds and emphasizes client education through newsletters, seminars, and workshops.