Ricardo Lima is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at firms such as Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Raymond James Financial Services, UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of advising, he is the owner of L5 Capital Partners, LLC, an investment vehicle focusing on private investment opportunities. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory services, and a wrap fee program, with a focus on customized, long-term portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Jacob Wilsie is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at USCA Securities LLC, Oklahoma Central Credit Union, LPL Financial LLC, Bank of America, Merrill, and Fidelity Investments. He is based in Dallas, TX. Arax Advisory Partners is an SEC-registered multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services using a combination of internal management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation.

Michael Mikeska is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 35 years of industry experience, currently with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX. His prior experience includes positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Raymond James Financial Services. He serves on the boards and finance committees of several non-profit organizations including C. C. Young, Dickinsons Place, and the YMCA of Metro Dallas Foundation. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, bonds, alternative investments, and independent sub-advisers, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

William Thomas is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial, LLC since 2002 and joined Advisor Resource Council in 2024. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved with Sulphur Bend Land Partners, focusing on tax preparation and accounting. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by providing asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs actively managed strategies that combine artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis across various portfolio types, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based techniques.

Cailey Bracken is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including LPL, Charles Schwab, and United Capital. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients through advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and annuity-based solutions. The firm is notable for combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities, and it provides an open-architecture platform featuring third-party and firm-sponsored investment strategies.

Trevor Staubach is a financial advisor at Retirement Planners of America with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Texas Heritage National Bank, PNC, BBVA, Breezeway Veterinary Care, and GameStop. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants through a wrap-fee investment program. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and tactical rebalancing using model portfolios and a mathematically based long-term market signal while maintaining discretionary trading authority.

Daniel Vandergriff is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Northwest Asset Management, Vandergriff worked at CS Planning Corp., Noble Private Wealth, Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, and held multiple roles at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Strategic Advisers LLC. Northwest Asset Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm employs investment strategies based on strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and fixed-income instruments, complemented by fiduciary oversight and a range of financial planning and back-office services.

Larry Jackson is a financial advisor at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management, Mercer Allied Company, and Cetera Advisor Networks. Jackson is based in Dallas, TX. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and investment management services. The firm tailors investment programs to client risk profiles using diversified, factor-tilted allocations and employs technology for managing held-away accounts.

Daniel Mcguire is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Retirement Planners of America and has previously worked at MMWKM Advisors, LLC, Quadcap Wealth Management, LLC, and BKD Wealth Advisors. He is also an Independent Insurance Agent. Retirement Planners of America provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants through a wrap-fee investment program. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and tactical rebalancing using model portfolios consisting mainly of ETFs and mutual funds, supported by a mathematically based long-term market signal.

Terrence Fergen is a financial advisor at BFC PLANNING, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with BFC PLANNING since 2016. Prior to that, he worked at Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. starting in 2012. BFC PLANNING, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, banks, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates through a network of approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and access to various sub-advisory and third-party management programs, with strategies that typically include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

John Dunn is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with SWS Financial Services since 2010. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients. The firm offers investment advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing a platform model supported by third-party managers and integrated with Hilltop affiliates.

Jordan Stefanov is a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Girard Securities and Farther Financial Advisors. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to individual investors, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using asset-allocation models and offers portfolio customization for ESG and faith-based preferences, supported by proprietary technology and access to third-party managers.

Sarah Beattie is a financial advisor with LEE Financial Company, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding two years of industry experience. She has been with Lee Financial Company since 2007, where she is part of a multi-team firm structure. Lee Financial Company provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a team-based model centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and serves as General Partner and Investment Manager for several affiliated private partnerships while offering customized portfolios that include a range of investment vehicles.

Michael Ware is a financial advisor with Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. in Addison, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hornor Townsend And Kent, Inc for 16 years before joining Geneos Wealth Management and operating Weaver, Ware & Martin Wealth Management and Advisory Services. Geneos Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment advisory, and brokerage services. The firm’s investment process includes continuous account monitoring, discretionary trading, and a variety of analytic approaches and strategies tailored to client needs.

Joy Deanda is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc. for 18 years and has been with Charles Schwab since 2019. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, managing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets.

Matthew Bennett is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently advising clients at Quotient Wealth Partners, LLC since 2023. Prior to joining Quotient, he spent 11 years with Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management. Quotient Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and investment management for a range of client types. The firm employs tailored investment programs using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers, emphasizing diversified, factor-tilted allocations and tax-aware strategies.

Kim Sams is a financial advisor at Ethos Financial Group, LLC in Plano, TX, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with Chapwood CustomHedge Portfolio Advisory Services, LLC, Waterford Capital LLC, and Chapwood Capital Investment Management LLC. Ethos Financial Group provides investment management and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, municipal entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model-portfolio approach that integrates diversified, risk-conscious allocations using a range of investment vehicles, supplemented by third-party research and optional tax-overlay management.

Jill Zacha is a financial advisor at Level Four Capital Management with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and Capital One Advisors. Zacha has served as a FINRA arbitrator since 2004. Level Four Capital Management provides discretionary asset management and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional entities. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach overseen by an investment committee, offering a range of equity, fixed income, alternative private credit, private equity, and crypto ETF portfolios.

William Swearingen II is a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including Lion Street Financial, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, and Girard Securities, Inc. Since 2007, he has served as Managing Director at United Capital, focusing on client retention and new client relationships. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using asset-allocation models, access to third-party managers, customized portfolios including ESG and faith-based options, and client-facing technology and reporting tools.

Andrew Greenawalt is a financial advisor at Sowell Management with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Barrow Hanley Global Investors, MML Investors Services LLC, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Greenawalt is based in Dallas, TX. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm operates through an independent-contractor model with over 100 investment adviser representatives and offers a range of management styles and solutions, including strategic and tactical allocation, model portfolios, third-party manager selection, and unified managed account platforms.