Mohanad Abdan is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF, he worked at Merrill and Robinhood Financial, LLC, and served in the U.S. Army from 2014 to 2018. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected through employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, operating within a vertically integrated model that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.

Tobias Bond is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2016. He is based in Plano, TX. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services, combining in-house research with third-party managers to implement customized portfolios.

Bill Henry is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, OSAIC, The Retirement Group, LLC, and FSC Securities Corporation. He also has a longstanding involvement with F.R.E.E., Inc., a business he has been associated with since 1979. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, utilizing a combination of passive and active investment strategies guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Wayne Worthington is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Hightower in 2025, he worked at Smith Anglin Financial, LLC for six years and held positions at several other firms. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers with a range of investment vehicles and portfolio construction strategies.

Patrick Kapiamba is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF based in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Principal Life Insurance Co, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and Guidestone Financial Resources. He has also served as a Retirement Consultant for Principal Advised Services, providing one-on-one investment advice to retirement plan participants. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm applies a fiduciary standard to its advisory services and manages accounts through model portfolios and customized portfolios aligned with client-approved investment policies.

Julie Petty is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and having 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Oppenheimer since 2005. Outside of her advisory work, she operates a small home business creating custom gifts and personalized items, and also offers occasional dog sitting services. Oppenheimer serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services. The firm manages equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios using strategic and tactical asset allocation, and it maintains custody of client assets while operating both broker-dealer and advisory businesses.

David Lo is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC in Allen, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brookstone Capital Management since 2018 and Gold Coast Securities, Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory roles, he operates under the DBA Dave Lowe Financial Services and participates in a semi-captive arrangement with Turtle Creek Financial Group to sell various insurance products, including fixed and indexed life insurance, annuities, and limited long-term care, disability, and health insurance. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser serving a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions. The firm offers fee-based asset management primarily through discretionary model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts, with a platform-oriented approach supporting a large advisor network and integrating insurance and banking referral channels.

Aileen Dizon is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked with CHRISTUS Health and Voluntary Benefits @ Work, and serves as a college consultant at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Additionally, she is involved with the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, where she may conduct public workshops on Social Security. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver its advisory services through multiple platform programs.

Zaineb Subhe is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill for two years. Her background includes roles outside finance, such as nutritionist and work in various other sectors. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with previous TIAA-administered retirement plan relationships. The firm offers model-based and customized portfolio management within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Michael Baer is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He currently works at Corient and previously held roles at Capital Advisors, Fluent Financial, Private Client Services, Fisher Investments, and SEI Investments. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines proprietary strategies with third-party solutions and incorporates risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Nathan Osuna is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2024, he served in the U.S. Army for ten years and worked at Texas Tech University for two years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with an emphasis on manager selection and customized portfolio construction.

Todd Amacher is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Corient in Dallas, TX. His career includes nearly two decades at Rgt Wealth Advisors, LLC, followed by roles at CIPW Service Company, LLC and Corient Services LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs advanced risk management tools and alternative investment options.

Michael Peschel is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of advising, he is a partner in MPM Interests, LLC, a holding company, and a passive investor in a trampoline park business. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered firm that serves individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term investment portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors managing over 13,000 clients.

Howell Florence is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Dallas, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2022, he worked at Fisher Investments, USAA Investment Management Company, and USAA Financial Planning Services. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and custom portfolio construction.

Christopher Patton is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and 16 years of industry experience. His prior work experience includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., USAA, and Sullivan Financial Partners. Outside of advising, he has been involved with AdvoCare, a sports nutrition company, since 2011. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory services including model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Hollis Stuckert is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including Brennan Financial Services and FSC Securities Corporation. Outside of advising, he owns a home restoration business, Corporate Discounts LLC. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a wide range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and centralized due diligence to support clients and advisors.

Gary Wallace is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has two years of industry experience, including prior roles at Cain Watters & Associates, LLC and Bland Garvey PC. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through a broad network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across various program types and manages a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Edward Peterson is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles in insurance and tax-related services alongside his advisory work, including positions at J.Grant Insurance and involvement with student loan forgiveness programs. He also has experience in tax preparation assistance through QRS Business Solutions. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Melissa Trask is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and 10 years of industry experience. She has worked with TIAA and its related entities since 2018 and was previously employed at TD Ameritrade from 2016 to 2018. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides model-based and customized portfolio management within a vertically integrated group that also advises a donor-advised fund.

Brent Anderson is a CFA® charterholder based in Dallas, TX, with 11 years of industry experience. He currently works at Corient and has previously been with RGT Wealth Advisors. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and incorporates various risk management tools and alternative investment options.