Meghan Railey is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Optas, LLC since 2019. Prior to joining Optas, she worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2010 to 2019. Outside of her advisory role, she manages bill pay operations for real estate holdings through her position as manager at Parhelion, LLC. Optas, LLC provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan consulting, tax preparation, and estate-planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate plans. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach tailored to client needs, incorporating discretionary portfolio management and access to independent and private investment managers.

Stuart Brown is a financial advisor at Hampton Rock Wealth Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at KAL Capital Market LLC and BV Investment Partners, L.P. He is also affiliated with HamptonRock Partners. Hampton Rock Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm with a six-advisor team managing approximately $192 million for about 50 clients. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, small businesses, and charitable entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, estate-planning support, pension consulting, and family-office administrative services. Portfolios are constructed using proprietary models and a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory analyses.

Brent Beesley is a financial advisor at Eltekon Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Eltekon Financial, LLC and Eltekon Advisors, LLC since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder of El Toro Carmesi, LLC, operating under the name Fit4U. Eltekon Advisors provides investment advice and planning to individuals, employee benefit plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and a range of services, including financial planning, family-office support, retirement-plan consulting, and real estate advisory, using a team-based approach and a mix of public and private market investments.

Charles Novy is a financial advisor with Eltekon Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He has been with Eltekon Advisors since 2024 and previously was a student. Eltekon Advisors provides investment advice and planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, employee benefit plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm employs a team approach to portfolio construction using fundamental and technical analysis alongside a mix of public and private market allocations, and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management, family-office support, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized real estate advisory and finance.

Laura Redfern is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Shadowridge Asset Management, LLC since 2013 and holds a Series 66 license. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and manages Lotus Tribe Studios, LLC, which produces podcasts, videos, and workshops focused on the empowerment of women. Shadowridge Asset Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of strategies combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers third-party managed solutions as well as an affiliated private fund for qualified clients.

Blake Broussard is a financial advisor at Optas, LLC with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. Outside of finance, he is involved in music education as a vocal coach at Hudson's on Mercer Street, a music school and venue in Dripping Springs, TX. Optas, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and combines investment management with in-house tax preparation and estate-planning support.

Meredith Mcdaniel is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Terry McDaniel & Company in Austin, TX. She has been with the firm since 1998, which has a team of seven advisors. Terry McDaniel & Company provides discretionary investment management for individuals, IRAs, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes bottom-up fundamental research conducted by CFA-qualified staff, managing portfolios tailored to individual client circumstances with a focus on low turnover equity holdings and investment-grade fixed income.

Bryan Shuda is a financial advisor at Hampton Rock Wealth Management in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Truist Investment Services and BB&T over a span of more than a decade. Hampton Rock Wealth Management is a six-advisor team managing approximately $192 million for around 50 clients, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, small businesses, and charitable entities. The firm uses proprietary model portfolios combining equity, fixed-income, and ETF strategies, applying fundamental, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory analyses to tailor investment solutions and provide consultative financial planning and family-office administrative services.

Whitney Barker is a financial advisor at IronBridge Private Wealth, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining IronBridge in 2022, Barker worked at Texas Partners Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, NA. IronBridge Private Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes investment strategies based on each client’s Financial Profile and Investment Plan, offering negotiable performance-based fee arrangements for eligible clients.

Ericka Koenigsberg is a financial advisor at Hampton Rock Wealth Management with experience that includes roles at KPMG and Southern Methodist University. She joined Hampton Rock in 2024 and holds relevant industry credentials. The firm, consisting of six advisors and managing approximately $192 million, serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, small businesses, and charitable entities. Hampton Rock Wealth Management offers a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, estate-planning support, pension consulting, and family-office administrative services, utilizing proprietary portfolio models and a consultative planning approach.

Sean Scruggs is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Alongside, LLC and previously worked at Thrivent Investment Management Inc., Thrivent Advisor Network (Abiding Wealth Partners), Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Ridgemont 1C110, LLC, an entity established to support the business operations of Abiding Wealth Partners. Alongside, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to institutional clients, plan sponsors, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation strategy grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and is notable for its role in selecting and overseeing other advisers and model providers, including partnerships for outsourced CIO and model services.

Shannon Pitcher is a financial advisor at Terry McDaniel & Company in Austin, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Terry McDaniel & Company since 2019, following a decade at Integra Asset Advisors, LLC. Terry McDaniel & Company provides discretionary investment management for individuals, IRAs, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $1.78 billion in assets across seven advisors. The firm emphasizes bottom-up fundamental research, with equity portfolios typically holding about 25 individual positions and fixed income allocations tailored to clients’ tax status and risk tolerance.

Loren Arzayus is a financial advisor at Maslow Wealth Advisors in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Maslow Wealth Advisors, Loren worked at Brookstone Capital Management and has had roles outside of finance, including with the Houston Swim Club and LPC Personnel. Loren attended Carleton College from 2021 to 2025. Maslow Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, trusts, foundations, pension plans, and other entities. The firm employs a top-down investment approach based on customized Investment Policy Statements, combining passive and active strategies, and is noted for its role as a sub-advisor to private and insurance-dedicated funds.

Ashley Kilgust is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Maslow Wealth Advisors since 2017 and previously took a year for extended travel. She is a passive investor in a software company based in Austin, Texas. Maslow Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, foundations, and institutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm employs a top-down investment approach centered on customized Investment Policy Statements, combining passive and active strategies with a focus on rebalancing, tax awareness, and after-cost returns.

William Keenan is a financial advisor with IronBridge Private Wealth, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. He co-owns a rental property in Horseshoe Bay, TX, with his spouse. IronBridge Private Wealth offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes investment strategies based on each client’s Financial Profile and Investment Plan, utilizing a range of vehicles including separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternatives, and is notable for its negotiable performance-based fee arrangements.

Aaron Buckholtz is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Van Den Berg Management I, Inc., doing business as Century Management, since 1990. Based in Austin, TX, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Century Management Financial Advisors provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages separate accounts and a mutual fund family, using tailored investment approaches across defined risk profiles and a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds.

Heather Johnson is a financial advisor at Shadowridge Asset Management, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Shadowridge, she was involved with Houses2Homes and worked at Louisiana Christian School. Outside of finance, she is the owner and executive director of CleanR, LLC, a professional cleaning services company. Shadowridge Asset Management provides fee-based investment advisory services primarily to individual and retirement-plan clients, offering discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a variety of investment strategies, including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative approaches.

Kathryn Brown is a financial advisor at Maslow Wealth Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co., Vida Capital, and Maslow Wealth from 2012 to the present. Maslow Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, trusts, foundations, pension plans, corporations, and other advisers. The firm employs a top-down investment process with a core-satellite approach and offers access to private deals and pooled vehicles, including acting as a sub-advisor to certain private funds.

Matthew Sims is a financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience, currently with 49 Financial in Austin, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including AXA Advisors, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Thrivent Advisor Network. Outside of his advisory role, he consults part-time for 25 Giving, a nonprofit consulting organization that assists charitable planning for nonprofits. 49 Financial serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, consulting, and family office services. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term diversified asset allocation strategy using proprietary and platform model portfolios, primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Stuart Huckin is a financial advisor at Waterloo Capital with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Truist Investment Services, BB&T Securities, and SWH Investments LLC. Outside of advisory roles, he is a passive investor in oil and gas minerals, private wine storage, and a financial market application. Waterloo Capital is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a predominantly long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach, offering customized portfolios as well as access to third-party sub-advisers and a broad range of investment tools.