Adam Gelmon is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and J.P. Morgan Securities. He is also the owner of The Sabin Group, a non-investment-related business based in Dallas, TX. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is a large SEC-registered RIA that manages approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets, serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies through proprietary and third-party solutions.

Daniel Oconnell is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. in Dallas, TX. He has worked at Wells Fargo Private Bank since 2015 and joined Wells Fargo Investment Institute in 2021. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses as well as select external clients. The firm focuses on delivering research and model guidance rather than exercising investment discretion or holding custody of client assets.

Sital Rahman is a financial advisor at Corient with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. His prior work includes roles at UBS, Stavis & Cohen Private Wealth, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates internal strategies with third-party manager solutions and employs continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Rhyan Young is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Frontier Investment Management Co and TIAA-CREF. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory and planning services. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research to construct portfolios across a range of investment vehicles.

Stephanie Walsh is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in financial advisory. She is currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Howard Swanfeldt II is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 16 years at Comerica Securities Inc and time at Ameriprise Financial Services in various roles. Outside of his primary advisory duties, he coordinates with banking centers and money market products as a financial advisor affiliated with Comerica Bank. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers a range of managed account programs via the Passageway platform, combining mutual fund, ETF, SMA, tax-overlay, and direct-indexing strategies, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Blake Maday is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Lilium Aviation, Mahalo Capital Partners, DoorDash, Inc., and Michigan State University. His background also includes six years with the United States Soccer Federation and nine years with the Novi Community School District. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate and institutional clients. The firm offers specialized programs such as Private Family Office services and Executive Wealth programs, utilizing strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Jeannette Maddox is a financial advisor at William Blair with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services and Morgan Stanley. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven management approach across various asset classes and provides proprietary models and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Casey Spraberry is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2022, Casey worked at Advantage xPO and held roles in hospitality and education. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients, utilizing centralized investment resources and integrated financial group capabilities.

Manuel Esparza Jr. is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life and affiliated firms since 2003, including Park Avenue Securities and The Economic Planning Group Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer of the South Texas chapter of NAIFA and as Secretary of Coyote Cooks, a charitable cooking organization. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms, tailoring client relationships with a range of financial planning and consulting services.

Burke Rogers is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining NewEdge, he worked at Iqeq and has experience in both corporate and academic environments. 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 representatives. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and consulting services, combining in-house manager selection with third-party models and uses technology tools and AI in its operations.

Shay Nolan is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Christina Gumm is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She currently works at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., having previously been employed at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC and Northern Trust. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm provides customized portfolio management and financial planning supported by an internal investment team and governance committees, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets with a focus on delivering tailored solutions including options strategies and Family Office services.

Charles Wedemeyer is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently with Allworth Financial, L.P. He has worked at firms including Mercer Global Advisors, Fisher Investments, The Vanguard Group, and Fidelity Investments. Allworth Financial serves a wide range of clients—such as individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations—offering services including financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to implement customized investment strategies and provides education through newsletters, podcasts, and seminars.

Angela Gordon is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, Penn Mutual Life Insurance, and Lincoln Investment. She serves as president and board member of a homeowner's association in Arlington, TX, and works part-time as a self-employed grocery delivery provider. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs.

Hayden Kerns is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Merrill, and Frost Bank. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and offers a consolidated investment platform delivering diverse portfolio solutions across equities, fixed income, and alternatives.

Thomas Altimont is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Lockton Investment Advisors and First Financial Bank. He is based in Dallas, TX. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and long-term strategies, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and selective private market exposure.

Jared Tomsu is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX. His prior experience includes roles at Frontier Investment Management and The Capital Chart Room, LTD. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm integrates asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive investment strategies across various asset classes.

Steven Anglin is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 34 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Smith Anglin & Co. and Smith Anglin Financial, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a managing member or partner in several investment-related LLCs focused on oil and gas properties and family real estate partnerships. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers to deliver diversified portfolios that may include mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Rutledge Gordon is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 26 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Retirement Advisors of America and RAA Wealth Management, LLC before joining Allworth Financial in 2020. Gordon holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as financial and wealth planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and education through newsletters, podcasts, and seminars, using a mix of quantitative and qualitative analysis for customized investment strategies.