Sergio Garcia is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at BFS Advisory Group, DBT Wealth Consultants, and Quest Capital Management, among others. He is a council member of The Dallas Foundation's Professional Advisor Advisory Council. 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, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Stacey Kirkpatrick is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Farther since 2025. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and Cetera, among others. Outside of finance, she was previously involved in operating SDK Desserts LLC. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a digital platform combined with in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, using proprietary model portfolios with algorithmic rebalancing, and incorporates exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and AI tools in portfolio management.

Corey Orthengren is a CFP® professional with experience at Corient and related entities since 2021, as well as prior roles at SFMG Wealth Advisors, Amarillo National Bank, and West Texas A&M University. He is based in Dallas, TX. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining proprietary strategies and third-party managers, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Matthew Donahoe is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Kestra Investment Services, and Avantax Investment Services. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm serves clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Randi Howard is an advisor at Kestra Advisory with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Thrivent Financial, Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Bank of America, and Merrill. She is also registered as a Client Service Specialist with CD Wealth Management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, serving clients such as large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Jeffrey Grizzard is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, Texas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2008. 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 with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model that distinguishes between point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, utilizing both model and customized portfolios.

Collin Dufrane is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity and various non-financial businesses such as Revel Kitchen and Bar and Zachary's Chicago Pizza. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through employer retirement plans administered by TIAA. The firm combines point-in-time planning with ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

Jakub Kulenty is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His career includes two lengthy tenures at TIAA-CREF, from 2006 to 2020 and from 2022 to the present, with a brief period at Fisher Investment in 2021. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides planning services as well as ongoing portfolio management, applying a fiduciary standard to its advisory services while utilizing asset-based and wrap-fee structures.

Michael Beck is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2021, following tenures at Wealthstreet Investment Advisors, LLC and Gerald L. Ray & Associates, Ltd. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other 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.

Jared Kuzma is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at TIAA and Spirit of '76 Fireworks. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary management through model and customized portfolios, acting as adviser to a donor-advised fund and operating within an integrated group that utilizes affiliated funds.

Imani Hosseini is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and experience beginning in 2024. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Hosseini worked at Ernst & Young and held legal roles at Le Brocq Law Firm and the Law Office of Dorothy Hyde. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized programs such as Private Family Office services and Executive Wealth solutions, leveraging strategic allocation models and both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio implementations.

Elizabeth Gonzales is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing management using model and customized portfolios, serving clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans.

Mason Matos is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at SATX Pest Control and the Texas A&M Recreational Center. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing retirement plan relationships, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory services including both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management using model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Christopher Cervantes is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC since 2022. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill, where he spent over two decades combined. He is a member of the Baylor University Board of Advocates and serves on the advisory board for Baylor's Hankamer School of Business. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate and institutional investors, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports independent advisers with a range of portfolio management options and fiduciary services through a platform known for its strategic affiliations and innovative fee arrangements.

Samip Thaker is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with prior relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, including customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Mary Chastain is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously served as Chief Compliance Officer at Heritage Financial Planning. Her prior work includes five years at Barnett & Company. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a proprietary manager due-diligence process and offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Sean Phillips is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently advising at CWM, LLC since 2019. His prior roles include positions at Chessman Wealth Strategies, 1st Global Advisors Inc, CPF Texas, LPL Financial, and UBS Financial Services. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser operating an enterprise platform with over 650 advisors and approximately $50.6 billion in assets under management. The firm offers services including discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan solutions, guided by an Investment Committee that manages model portfolios using fundamental and technical analyses.

Bryan Jackson is a CFP® professional based in Dallas, TX, with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently a senior wealth advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and has held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, VisionPoint Advisory Group, LPL Financial, and has been owner of Ellison Christopher, LLC, an employee benefits consulting firm, since 2004. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and offers both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Kayla Samuel is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has prior experience at Goldman Sachs and AW Securities. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with a range of investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm utilizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles.

Teodora Ibrahim is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2024. Outside of her advisory role, she works as an independent contractor delivering packages for Amazon Flex. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, utilizing centralized investment resources and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary managers.