Stephen Trousdale is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at Buckingham Asset Management, LLC and The Colony Group, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that integrates both active and passive strategies within a tax- and fee-sensitive framework.

Robert Northcut is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has longstanding roles with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. and Ameritas Investment Corp. dating back 20 years. Outside of his advisory work, Northcut serves as the mayor of the City of Melissa, Texas, a position he has held since 2016. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm delivers a range of services including fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and utilizes model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

Rusty Hood is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 21 years of industry experience. He has held positions at multiple firms and ventures, including roles with Avalanche Ventures, NetLaw, and LifeLock, and has experience referring clients for services such as trust and wills, identity theft protection, college loan consulting, and tax mitigation. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Nathan Dufresne is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2022, he worked at Fisher Investments for four years and held positions at Wells Fargo and Graphic Products Inc. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers 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 provides both point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, operates a donor-advised fund, and emphasizes a fiduciary standard across its advisory services.

Kevin Jackson is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. His prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Charles Schwab. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment team and integrates in-house research with third-party managers across a range of asset classes and strategies.

Erin Cook is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 14 years of industry experience and has worked with Eagle Strategies and affiliated firms since 2014. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple program types, including fee-based advice and retirement plan consulting, and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Daveona Harris is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., JP Morgan Securities LLC, and PNC Bank. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals and various institutional clients, often those connected through employer retirement plans. The firm provides a fiduciary standard for its RIA services and manages portfolios through model-based and customized approaches.

Nathan Durfee is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Savannah, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Arvest Wealth Management and Empower Financial Services, Inc. Outside of financial services, he has experience in the retail and healthcare sectors, including positions at JL Beers and Avera Heart Hospital. 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 clients. The firm combines proprietary and third-party methodologies in its planning services and operates within an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

James Friendly is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Addison, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience. Friendly has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2008 and with New York Life and NYLIFE Securities since 2007. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides a range of advisory solutions, emphasizing tailored recommendations and managing a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Stephen Harris is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Fisher Investments in 2023, he worked for Fiba Basketball and East Stroudsburg University. Fisher Investments serves institutional and private clients worldwide, offering discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm utilizes a centralized investment process combining quantitative and qualitative research to construct diversified portfolios and provides sub-advisory and retirement plan services.

Giovanni Gutierrez is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Fisher Investments, he held roles at Oliva Partners Management, Woodforest National Bank, and several other firms across finance and technology sectors. Fisher Investments serves institutional and private clients globally, offering discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm employs a centralized investment process combining quantitative and qualitative research to construct diversified portfolios and provides sub-advisory and retirement plan services.

Julio Bejarano is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities in Plano, TX, holding a Series 66 designation. He began his career with J.P. Morgan Securities in 2025 and has prior experience with JPMORGAN Chase Bank, American Fidelity, and several other companies. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with broker-dealer and investment adviser registrations, delivering services through a centralized due-diligence framework.

Jose Oseguera is a financial advisor with Merrill in Frisco, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and six years of industry experience. His background includes roles at JPMorgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as well as involvement with entrepreneurial ventures such as Rowtex Remodeling, LLC and JJP Dream Homes LLC. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party managers, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Theodore Parks is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Fisher Investments since 2019 and previously worked at Woodruff Sawyer & Co and TARGET. Fisher Investments serves institutional and private clients worldwide, managing discretionary portfolios across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm uses a centralized investment process combining quantitative and qualitative research and offers tax-aware risk management strategies.

Tyler Bohannan is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA and JPMorgan Securities LLC since 2023, and previously at Bok Financial from 2017 to 2019. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized manager due diligence and applying an ESG eligibility framework in its recommendations.

Nicholas Heath is a financial advisor with Fisher Investments in Plano, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at PE Solar, Skips Western Outfitters, and PWC, LLC. Outside of finance, Heath is the founder and CEO of Medusa Filtration Systems LLC, a wastewater filtration research startup. Fisher Investments serves institutional and private clients globally, offering discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm utilizes a centralized investment process combining quantitative and qualitative research and employs tax-aware strategies and risk management techniques in its portfolio management.

Paulinda Lee is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Fisher Investments since 2016, with a two-year break serving as a homemaker. Fisher Investments serves a global mix of institutional and private clients, including pension plans, foundations, investment companies, and high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm uses a centralized investment process combining quantitative screening and qualitative research to construct globally diversified portfolios, incorporating tax-aware strategies and risk management techniques.

Philip Hammitt is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets based in Frisco, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 32 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at City National Bank since 2016 and RBC Capital Markets since 2013. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs and tailors investment strategies to each client’s risk profile, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party managers.

Dylan Moore is a financial advisor at Vanguard Advisers with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments and has experience outside finance with the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Vanguard Advisers provides automated and human-supported investment advice primarily to retail investors and participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans, using a goal-based, algorithm-driven approach with portfolios constructed mostly from Vanguard funds and ETFs.

Chad Baker is a financial advisor with Fisher Investments in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, NA before joining Fisher Investments in 2019. Fisher Investments serves a global mix of institutional and private clients, offering discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm employs a centralized investment approach using both quantitative and qualitative methods and provides tax-aware strategies along with risk management techniques.