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.

Haiyu Qi is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 15 years of industry experience. Qi has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also engaged with Legacy Shield, Community Health Choice, and BlueCross BlueShield in various roles related to health insurance and estate planning. Outside of financial advising, Qi has experience as a referral agent focusing on estate planning. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment models, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

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.

Philip Merrifield is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and Transamerica Life Insurance Company. Merrifield’s background also includes four years at Wheaton College. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, providing managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and model portfolios to guide asset allocation and retirement planning, primarily focusing on non-discretionary investment solutions.

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 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.

Benjamin Holden is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He also works as an aeronautical engineer at Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

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.

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.

Jeanette Hilton is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Integrated Trust Systems, WealthWave, and Fannie Mae, among others. Hilton is also involved in several entrepreneurial ventures, including ownership of a publishing business producing books for royalty income and participation in an oil and gas royalty enterprise. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory and broker-dealer services, featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

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.

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.

Shawn Foster is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 35 years of industry experience and has been associated with multiple firms including Ameritas Investment Corp and Canvas Financial. He is also the owner of Shawn Foster Financial Group, LLC, where he manages business operations and taxes. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers varied managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and multiple custodial platforms.