Ather Naqi is a financial advisor at Ally Invest Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and has worked at several firms, including USAA Investment Services Company and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Naqi umpires cricket games for the Dallas Cricket League and the North Texas Cricket Association. Ally Invest Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients through largely web-based solutions and virtual interaction. The firm offers ETF-based Robo Portfolios and Financial Advisor-delivered Personal Advice, using model portfolios built on Modern Portfolio Theory and a range of risk tiers.

James Parry Sr. is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Arkadios Wealth Advisors since 2019 and previously worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. and his own firm, Parry Financial Advisors LLC, which he continues to operate. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a licensed settlement broker in life settlements and works as a life insurance agent. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans implemented through various internally managed and third-party strategies, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analyses.

David Geschke is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. His prior work includes roles at The Mather Group, Lincoln Investment, Capital Analysts, Avantax Investment Services, and Hilltop Securities. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.5 billion and serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through model portfolios and various wrap platforms.

John Bryan is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Level Four Advisory Services since 2021, also associated with Level Four Financial, LLC since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president and team manager of the Evanston Adult Hockey Association, a sports club he started in 2023. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion across 115 advisors and serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios and a combination of direct management, affiliated sub-advisers, and third-party managers.

Charles Dix is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 42 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory work, he is a trustee for several family trusts and is a majority owner of ACTFIT LLC, a business providing advice in fitness and nutrition, and serves as a FINRA arbitrator. Arax Advisory Partners delivers wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs in-house portfolio teams, external managers, and model portfolios, offering both traditional and alternative investments while integrating AI tools and third-party analytics into its investment research and operations.

George Pedraza is a financial advisor with BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Merrill, CAPTRUST, Covenant, Wells Fargo, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on several boards including the Keystone School, the UTSA College for Health Community & Policy Advisory Council, and the Riverwalk Education Foundation, a charter school organization. BOK Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and government entities, offering non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, which combines firm-led research and advisor oversight with tailored asset allocations.

Kelly Landen is a financial advisor at BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining BOK Financial Securities, Landen worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs. Outside of financial advising, Landen serves as secretary and board member for McCann Holdings LLC. BOK Financial Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients, including municipalities and government agencies. The firm offers non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, combining quantitative and qualitative research with tailored asset allocations.

Smitha Thomas is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC since 2019 and previously held roles at LPL Financial and Independent Financial Partners. She is also a licensed insurance agent. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets and serves individuals, trusts and estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines goals-based planning supported by proprietary software with an evidence-based investment approach that incorporates behavioral economics and quantitative measures to build long-term portfolios.

Arthur Salmon is a financial advisor with BFC Planning, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with BFC Planning and Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services since 2012. Outside of financial services, he is involved in an e-commerce business distributing automotive parts. BFC Planning, Inc. provides financial planning, asset management, and referral-based outside money manager services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pensions, trusts, and banks. The firm supports over 11,000 client relationships with approximately $3.8 billion in assets under management and offers flexible fee arrangements and a variety of investment program structures through independent advisory representatives.

Hayden Lusk is a financial advisor at Sagespring Wealth Partners with CFP® and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sagespring in 2022, he worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Raytheon Technologies, The Boeing Company, and Best Buy. Sagespring Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base, including individual households across wealth levels and various institutional clients such as retirement plans, banks, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing tailored portfolios that incorporate fundamental and technical analysis alongside multi-team resources and third-party manager relationships.

Sherrie Smith is a financial advisor at Eversource Wealth Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Eventide Asset Management, LLC, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, and Northern Lights Distributors, LLC. She has also been involved with White Rock Rowing and has a background that includes work at Southern Methodist University and Park Cities Presbyterian Church. Eversource Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, estates, trusts, charitable foundations, and other RIAs, providing wealth management, financial planning, investment advisory, and consulting services. The firm offers multiple investment programs and operates a private markets platform, combining advisory services with management of private pooled investments.

Bradley Weddle is a Certified Financial Planner™ with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Advisor Resource Council since 2013 and also maintains a long-standing affiliation with LPL Financial beginning in 2007. Weddle teaches a Retirement Planning Today course for Mesquite Independent School District Community Education. Advisor Resource Council is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis to offer model and custom investment strategies through its AIQ platform, while also utilizing third-party advisory programs to tailor solutions to client needs.

Christina Broyles is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Lincoln Investment since 2015. She is also involved as an educational consultant and tutor for students with learning differences through Lakemere Learning. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, customized model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisors and in-house investment management.

Karen Lessard is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services, Concorde Investment Services, and Woodbury Financial Services. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser managing over $5 billion across 115 advisors and serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofits. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios developed internally or through sub-advisers.

Micah Adams is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC and has previously worked at Strata Wealth Advisors, True North Advisors, Aspiriant, and several other firms. Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and trustees or plan sponsors of pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and provides donor-advised fund services through Schwab Charitable.

Jennifer Lander is a financial advisor at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Titan Securities for nine years. Outside of her advisory role, she operates under the DBA Lonestar Wealth Advisors and is licensed to sell fixed insurance products in Texas. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on individualized advice and employs a wide range of investment strategies, including asset allocation across various asset classes, with institutional resources and third-party manager programs.

Everett Franks is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Capital City Financial Partners and Integrated Advisors Network, LLC. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating as Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients. The firm uses an open-architecture platform with internally developed and independent asset allocation models, employing both fundamental and technical analysis to implement tailored investment strategies.

Jonathan Yeakey is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions and has two years of industry experience. He previously operated as a sole proprietor and serves as Vice President of TNG Life LLC, where he has worked for eight years. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and business clients through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors, managing around $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and utilizes multiple asset-allocation strategies alongside third-party platforms to tailor investment solutions.

Marco Silva is a financial advisor at SageSpring Wealth Partners with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Edward Jones and Voigt-Abernathy. Before entering the financial sector, Silva spent three years at Callaway Golf. SageSpring Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $6.5 billion in discretionary assets and serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers personalized investment management and financial planning through a goals-based approach, utilizing asset allocation, monitoring, and a range of investment strategies, while also providing services to less-common client types such as sovereign wealth funds and banking institutions.

Rodney Jarrell is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Simplicity Wealth in Carrollton, TX. He has owned and operated Lakeview Financial Solutions since 2009, providing insurance services, and is an adjunct professor teaching MBA courses in accounting and finance at the University of Dallas. Jarrell also owns Jarrell Tax Planning and instructs CFP education courses for Zahn Associates, Inc. Simplicity Wealth serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and independent managers, alongside technology and operational services for advisers through its managed account platform.