Matthew Parkman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Dallas, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has one year of industry experience and has worked with Eagle Strategies, NYLife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance since 2025. Outside of finance, he is involved with Pax Pest Control. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides multiple program types tailored to client and plan sponsor objectives, with a majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Gregery Odell is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with the designations ChFC® and Series 63, and 35 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at New York Life Insurance Co., Guardian Life Insurance Company, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. He serves as Vice Chair for the Lone Star Chapter of the Precision Metalforming Association, supporting membership growth and board activities. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

Wyatt Coleman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Frisco, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. Coleman also operates A Tailored Method, LLC, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Robert Cox is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2021. He previously worked at Quest Capital Management Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Cox is also licensed as an agent in non-variable insurance and holds roles related to insurance sales and estate administration. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing various portfolio management strategies and offering comprehensive financial planning and consulting services.

Kevin Grant is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has held roles at Higginbotham and its affiliates since 1998. In addition to his advisory work, he owns INCOME.FIT, a business focused on retirement income planning for individual participants in retirement plans. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Dimitry Prophete is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs & Co and Osaic Wealth. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Clean Casa Miami LLC, a home cleaning service, and Prophete Risk Management LLC, a consulting business supporting athlete enterprises. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and access to both affiliated and third-party managers.

Steven Baaden is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2013. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside various investment vehicles to meet client objectives.

Karina Brunson is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2018. Prior to joining Creative Planning, she worked at Rgt Capital Management, Ltd. from 2014 to 2017 and spent a year as a caregiver. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and utilizes a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low‑cost indexing and buy‑and‑hold strategies, supported by a broad range of supplemental investment and retirement plan services.

John Mcqueen is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2002. Mcqueen also has power of attorney over a family member’s IRA and retail account, managing these as needed. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Race Chong is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. His prior experience includes roles in education and construction before joining Hightower Advisors in 2025. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and various investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Michael Welch is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Kalos Capital, Inc. and D.R. Saur Financial, Inc. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Jason Braswell is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and its affiliate TIAA since 2006. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning services with ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Brandon Parsons is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and its affiliated entities since 2016. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered retirement relationships. The firm’s advisory approach combines one-time financial planning with ongoing discretionary portfolio management using both model and customized portfolios.

Tyler Brubaker is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2022, he worked at Florida Financial Advisors and F4 Wealth Advisors and has experience in non-financial roles including AirTech of Pensacola. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and small corporate retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated investment platform.

Eric Porsch is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and its related entities since 2005. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates its planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated group.

Deborah Duckworth is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has held roles at related Transamerica entities and other firms since 2005. Her activities include the sale of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, offering investment advisory and brokerage services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms that utilize model portfolios and third-party managers.

Juan Guerra is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates a vertically integrated advisory model that includes both one-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management.

Kenneth Williams Jr. is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2011. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and offers customized portfolio management alongside model portfolio options.

Griffin Rea is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Plano, TX, with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has prior experience at 49 Wealth Management, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Thrivent Advisor Network d/b/a 49 Financial. Before entering the financial industry, he worked in education and camp leadership roles. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, families, retirement plans, and institutions, offering investment management, financial counseling, and integrated wealth services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and provides both discretionary and nondiscretionary advice across a broad array of asset classes and investment strategies.

Guy Wayman is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Frontier Investment Management Co and Steele Capital Management, Inc. before joining Hightower in 2020. Hightower provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.