James Justus is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Dallas, TX. His prior roles include positions at INDESOVI de PR and Objective Planning, LLC. He is involved as a general partner and co-owner in a real estate investment company, The Madison Project, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, families, small business owners, and non-profits, providing investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach utilizing low-cost ETFs, index funds, and specialized portfolios, alongside various advisory and client education offerings.

Case Lawhon is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Principal, Lawhon worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC, and has held various roles outside the financial services industry, including four years at DoorDash. He also holds a position as an insurance agent involved in the sales and service of fixed insurance products such as life, annuities, disability income, long-term care, health, and group insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel stationed abroad. The firm’s advisory services include financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs offered under both adviser and promoter arrangements.

Mary Kathryn Fitzpatrick is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Iberia Bank, and spent 15 years at Louise S. McGehee School. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and provides access to a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Matthew Fuller is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fuller Holbrook Investments, XO Wealth Management, and Cabot Lodge Securities LLC. He is also an author and participates in nonprofit activities with organizations such as the Dallas Stars Foundation, A Light in Dark Places, and the National Kidney Foundation Texas. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting services.

Adam Sheer is a financial advisor at Corient with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. His prior work includes roles at Roosevelt Investments and CIPW Service Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an advisor to Memoria, a company that guides families through funeral planning, and as a director on the board of Cedar Park Cemetery. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and specialized offerings through affiliates, focusing on continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Richard Sowden Jr. is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors since 2020 and previously worked at Frontier Investment Management Co. for 23 years. Based in Dallas, TX, his career spans a combination of advisory and investment management roles. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions through both affiliated and third-party managers, delivering services that include discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized strategies such as tax-managed investments and international exposure.

Jose Rubio Marquez is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Dallas, TX. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he worked at Charles Schwab and has service experience in the United States Marine Corps. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored investment strategies through its integrated advisory teams and affiliated entities, delivering services such as Private Family Office support, Specialized Executive Wealth programs, and access to Alternative Investments.

Konnor Hoerman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Innovative Wealth Strategies LLC and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Outside of financial advising, he has experience working with Gordon Spring Track Camp. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through various programs, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis, and operates within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Gregory Bone is a financial advisor at Corient with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes long-term service at Rgt Wealth Advisors, LLC, lasting over two decades. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates individual security selection, fixed-income strategies, and third-party manager solutions with ongoing portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Christopher Lott is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2025. He has a longstanding career including roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Smith Anglin Financial, and Heritage Financial dating back to 1993. Outside of advising, he is the managing member of ALP Air, LLC, a holding company that owns an aircraft. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles.

Burt Snover is a ChFC® with 37 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Integrity Alliance, LLC. He has held roles at Brokers International Financial Services, Fund Architects, and Foresight Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, he serves as president of Comp Edge Financial, a wholesaling and insurance marketing firm. Integrity Alliance is a large advisor network serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing discretionary accounts, model portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers.

Zachary Egbert is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at GWN Securities Inc. since 2012. He is also the managing partner of Egbert Wealth Management, which is noted as an investment-related side business maintained for tax purposes. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs, incorporating both discretionary portfolio management and financial planning with a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Bradley Mickelson is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at Spectrum Advisors, Fisher Investments, and Barrow Hanley Global Investors. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory, with a focus on multi-factor tilts, low-cost index vehicles, and tax management.

Ann Mcclain is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She worked at Merrill from 1997 to 2025 before joining Rockefeller Capital Management and Rockefeller Financial LLC in 2025. 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 combines discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning with broker-dealer capabilities, providing a range of investment solutions through its Private Advisor model and consolidated investment platform.

William Diehl is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for 14 years before joining Beacon Pointe in 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for family trusts and is an officer of a family-owned investment LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a manager-focused, asset-allocation approach supported by proprietary due diligence and offers a range of services from discretionary wealth management to outsourced CIO solutions.

Leticia Perrine is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as the managing member of Texas Kraft Post LLC, a non-investment-related business. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients through various wealth management segments and offers a wide range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large-scale institutional capabilities, including in-house research and derivative services.

Philip Strunk is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2016. He is also co-owner of MPACT Financial Group, LLC, which operates MPACT Financial and Insurance Services. Prior to Commonwealth, he worked at WFG Investments, Inc. from 2012 to 2016. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Kevin Kurtz is a CFP® and CFA® with 25 years of industry experience. He currently works at Rockefeller Financial LLC and previously spent 11 years at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating uniquely as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with a broad investment platform that includes equities, fixed income, alternatives, and customized managed accounts.

Emma Salzman is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and JP Morgan. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad client base, including both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management tailored to client objectives, utilizing strategic allocation models and a range of services such as Private Family Office and Specialized Executive Wealth programs.

Parichart Arredondo is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 license and 21 years of industry experience. She has worked with MPACT Financial Group since 2013 and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2016. Outside of her advisory work, she hosts the Whine Time Forum podcast and co-owns Jatem International, LLC, a business selling beauty products. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and extensive back-office services.