Steven Etoch is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stephens in Dallas, TX. His career includes roles at Stephens and Morgan Stanley, as well as a position at Direct Access Capital. Stephens provides investment advisory and wealth management services to a broad client base, including individual investors, pension plans, foundations, and government entities. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies and offers access to institutional equity research and integrated broker-dealer and investment banking services.

Stephen Schindler is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. He holds the ChFC® and Series 66 designations and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his financial advisory career, he worked in law enforcement with the Meridian and El Cajon Police Departments and was involved in the hospitality industry at Janet's Montana Cafe. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking clients. The firm offers investment advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing a platform model with third-party managers and integrated solutions from Hilltop affiliates.

Daniel Hornbaker is a financial advisor at Howard Capital Management, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Guggenheim Investments for 28 years and Northern Lights Distributors, LLC. Howard Capital Management serves a diverse range of clients, including retail and high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional investors. The firm employs proprietary tactical indicators and model portfolios, mainly using its own mutual funds and ETFs, and provides discretionary portfolio management and related services.

Carol Garza is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has been with Hilltop Securities since 2009. Outside of her advisory work, she owns a monogram and craft business and also distributes essential oils and represents a nail polish strip company. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and advisory solutions on an open-architecture platform, combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities with firm-sponsored and third-party investment strategies.

Harold Wright is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2014. Hilltop Securities Inc. offers brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $2.25 billion in assets and provides a range of portfolio management programs, financial planning, and fiduciary retirement-plan services through an open-architecture platform.

Joseph Eichmann is a financial advisor with INTELLICENTS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS INC in Southlake, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Virtus LLC, Triad Advisors, Alera Investment Advisors, Securian Financial Services, Minnesota Life Insurance Company, and GCG Financial. Eichmann is also a licensed agent assisting clients with life, accident, and health insurance options as part of the financial planning process. Intellicents Investment Solutions serves retirement plan sponsors, third-party administrators, and individual clients among others, offering ERISA consulting, HSA consulting, wealth management, and a wrap fee program. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold strategies with oversight by a CFA-designated Chief Investment Officer.

Karen Spence is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Good Life Advisors, LLC, Level Four Advisory Services, LPL Financial, and VSR Financial Services, Inc. She is also involved with Good Life Advisors, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm separate from LPL Financial. Great Valley Advisor Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, emphasizing individualized portfolio construction and ongoing oversight through a combination of in-house strategies and third-party managers.

John Wilkinson is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 51 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Ameriprise, Morgan Keegan & Company, LLC, and Wells Fargo Clearing. He serves as a director on the board of the Ted Nash Long Life Foundation, a private foundation in Waco, TX. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of services including wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and institutional research, with customized portfolio management and operational capabilities such as custodial, clearing, and prime services.

John James II is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Wealth Partners Alliance and other organizations, including P2 Pathway Public Affairs and the London School of Economics. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, bonds, alternative investments, and sub-advisers, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Ashley Hodge is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Advisor Resource Council since 2019. Prior to this, she worked at FWPAM, L.L.C. and LPL Financial, LLC, with over two decades at LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory work, she operates a Baylor fan website, sicem365.com. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises, offering a range of asset management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of artificial intelligence tools and fundamental analysis in its investment approach, providing tailored portfolio strategies and coordinating estate-planning document preparation through independent legal professionals.

Natwian Vanderveer is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Robinhood Markets, Primerica, First Command Financial Services, and TD Ameritrade. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and annuity-based solutions on an open-architecture platform that integrates third-party managers alongside firm-sponsored strategies. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities and sponsors municipal bond strategies co-advised by prominent asset managers.

Maritess Bott is a financial advisor at Integrity Advisory Solutions with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked previously at Abundance Financial Coaching, LLC and Panache Financial, Ltd. Bott is also president and attorney at Bott & Associates, LTD, providing estate planning, probate, trust administration, and elder law services. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business clients through a network of about 100 independent advisors, managing approximately $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and sub-advisory services, employing various investment strategies and leveraging third-party platforms.

Caleb Barnett is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Strategic Wealth Designers and Fidelity Investments prior to joining Hilltop Securities. Outside of finance, Caleb performs as a drummer on weekends through his music business, Caleb Barnett Music. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients with investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities and provides access to both firm-sponsored and third-party investment strategies.

Douglas Heagren is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advisory roles. He has worked with Advisor Resource Council since 2014 and LPL Financial from 2011 to 2025. Heagren is involved in several educational and consulting ventures related to financial planning and college advising. Mergent Wealth, LLC is a state-registered investment adviser operating solely as a solicitor, referring clients to third-party registered advisers without directly managing portfolios. The firm combines referral-based advisory services with insurance product sales and does not charge clients percentage-of-assets fees.

Scott Proctor is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and LPL Financial. Outside of advisory work, he serves as president of the M.E.S Team Foundation, a nonprofit focused on children’s charity. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across a diverse client base that includes individuals, 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 mix of internal and third-party management options.

Mason Carrico is a financial advisor with Stephens in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His entire professional career has been with Stephens, aside from brief roles at Tulane University and Cyber Coders, Inc. Stephens provides investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and government entities. The firm offers various investment programs and strategies, combining bottom-up security selection with top-down fixed-income management, supported by an integrated broker-dealer and investment banking platform.

Adam Dowlen is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at HBW Advisory Services and Williams & Kunkel CPA. Outside of advisory work, he operates Add Em Up Taxes, providing tax return preparation and tax savings advice. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses tailor-made asset allocation models combined with fundamental and technical analysis, implementing strategies on a discretionary basis aligned with client objectives.

David Martin is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Advisor Resource Council (formerly 360 WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC) since 2012 and has also been associated with LPL Financial since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with an internet business, Temojo, LLC. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises by offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines actively managed strategies with AI tools and traditional analysis, delivering discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management through its network of investment adviser representatives.

Steven Balaban is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Hilltop Securities since 2017. Prior to that, he was with WFG Advisors, LP and WFG Investments Inc. from 2011 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Balaban serves as a board member for the Metro Area Development Corporation and acts as a notary for the State of Oklahoma. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and uses an open-architecture platform to deliver diversified investment solutions.

Jennifer Huber is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with 15 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Her work history includes multiple tenures at Hilltop Securities as well as positions at Redbridge Finance and Redbridge Securities. Outside of her advisory role, she operates an online clothing resale business through Poshmark. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm uses an open-architecture platform with third-party and firm-sponsored strategies, and it is distinguished by its combination of custody, banking, and market-making capabilities.