Kamilu Alli is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Dallas, TX, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked with New York Life and its affiliates since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the Union of Nigerian Friends, Inc., and as an officer with the Ibadan Descendant Union Dallas/Fort Worth and director of the Nigerian Muslim Association DFW. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers tailored advice and multiple program types, emphasizing non-discretionary asset management and integrated services within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Roger Meadors is a CFP® professional at Hightower Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Smith Anglin Financial, LLC, LPL Financial, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. He is based in Dallas, TX. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering investment advisory and planning services through a network of Advisor Practices. The firm emphasizes multi-manager solutions incorporating affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Gregory Mykytyn is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe Advisors in 2025, he worked for Commerce Street Investment Management and Commerce Street Capital LLC from 2016 to 2025. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to 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.

Todd Laluzerne is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. based in Dallas, TX, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Amerivest Investment Management LLC, TD AMERITRADE Inc., Rockgate Financial Partners, and Royal Alliance. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and a variety of implementation options such as ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

Kade Merrill is a financial advisor with IEQ Capital, LLC in Dallas, TX. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining IEQ Capital, Merrill worked for Charles Schwab from 2023 to 2025. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and non-profit organizations. The firm’s investment process is based on centralized macroeconomic research and client-specific Investment Policy Statements, utilizing a mix of liquid strategies, third-party independent managers, and private alternative investments.

Walter Collins is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 15 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2021 and operates Truevision Financial Services, LLC, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Nicole Mosley is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Dallas, TX. Her prior experience includes seven years at Marc Hill, CPA, before joining Mercer in 2018. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory approach with globally diversified portfolios, using low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor tilts, and offers various implementation options alongside financial and retirement planning, tax support, and estate-planning coordination.

Jesse Marroquin is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has worked previously at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Texas Capital Bank, and Valor Intelligence Processing. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program that combines discretionary and non-discretionary solutions.

Jonathan Keen is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience, currently with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Dallas, TX. His prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise and Comerica Securities. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities through both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types on its Passageway platform, providing access to mutual fund, ETF, SMA strategies, and direct indexing options.

Samantha Hoover is a CFP® professional with experience at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2024 and prior roles including positions at AGIS Network and Northwestern Mutual. She is based in Dallas, TX. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies.

Erick Dahl is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Smith Anglin Financial, LLC and Mulvihill Asset Management, LLC prior to 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 advisory model focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Ted Snow is a Certified Financial Planner® with 39 years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory since 2016. He also leads Snow Financial Group, which he founded in 2006. Outside of his advisory work, Snow is co-owner of Snow Educational Resources Associates, LLC, which provides biblically based learning materials internationally, and he is an author. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Madelyn Murphy is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Goldman Sachs, Chick-fil-A, Edge Realty Partners, and Baylor University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm integrates resources across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem and employs strategic allocation models, tax-aware techniques, and proprietary analytics to tailor investment solutions.

Kevin Tehan is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at WhiteRock Wealth Management for eight years before joining Beacon Pointe in 2024. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, 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.

Pepe Perea is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 14 years of industry experience. He worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF for ten years before joining Empower Financial Services and Empower Advisory Group. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a member of COLLAB BUILDERS LLC, a business focused on buying and flipping homes. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. Its services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and include point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Matthew Cashel is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2021, he worked at Fidelity Investments, Equitable Advisors, and AXA Advisors. His career background also includes roles outside finance such as positions at Mama's Pizzeria and Lexus of Northborough. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a variety of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research, swap dealing, and futures commission merchant services.

Kristopher Cawthon is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and J.P. Morgan Securities for 11 years. Mr. Cawthon founded Fortis Wealth Advisors, an independent registered investment advisor based in Dallas, where he is involved in operations, finance, and investment management. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of services, including portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and offers multiple program structures that combine in-house and third-party manager strategies with technology-supported tools.

Kathryn Banis is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Creative Planning with nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Adviser Investments LLC and Goldman Sachs, as well as a teaching role at The Carroll School at Boston College. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse clientele, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tailored active management and access to private market investments.

Natalie Harwell is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following 14 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Based in Dallas, TX, she provides advisory services within a large integrated financial firm. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers to deliver tailored wealth solutions.

James Norman is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer in Dallas, TX, with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously retired for 18 years before joining Oppenheimer in 2026. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans with a range of advisory programs including portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs various investment approaches tailored to its programs and advisors, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of the end of 2025.