Nicholas Rodriguez is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience. He currently works at Merit Financial Advisors in San Antonio, TX, and has previously been employed at several firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of financial advising, he operates a pressure washing business. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach overseen by an internal Investment Management team and Investment Committee.

Lara Sterns is a financial advisor at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC with 38 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Snowden Lane Partners, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Based in San Antonio, TX, she has worked in the financial services industry since 1986. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, third-party manager selection, and financial and estate planning, utilizing a range of investment tools and programs while maintaining oversight of both internal and external assets.

Camden Elliott is a financial advisor at Titleist Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several organizations including Badlands Big Sticks and the University of Houston Athletic Department. Elliott is also involved with Vision Based Planning LLC as an associate advisor. Titleist Asset Management provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, employee plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a Rules Based Investing Total Return System and offers a range of portfolio strategies overseen by an investment committee.

Christopher Bingham is a financial advisor at Advisory Services Network with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. since 2000. Bingham also works as an independent insurance agent offering products through unaffiliated insurance companies. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm’s network of independent advisers provides portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, overseeing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets.

Frank Bullinger Jr. is a financial advisor with Titleist Asset Management, LLC in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for 19 years and Prospera Financial Services Inc. for 5 years. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Bullinger serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including St. Michaels Cemetery Association, Clay County Outreach, and Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Titleist Asset Management provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, qualified employee plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and employs a rules-based investing system overseen by an investment committee.

Melvin Mccullough is a financial advisor with Cary Street Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Cary Street Partners since 2014. Outside of advising, he serves as president of McCasey, LLC, a non-investment-related business in San Antonio, TX. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, and access to alternative investments, utilizing both third-party and proprietary strategies across a range of asset classes.

Jason Madero is a financial advisor at Wealth Watch Advisors, Inc with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC from 2014 to 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in Cavalry Air Care, a business focused on HVAC and indoor air quality services. Wealth Watch Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and financial institutions. The firm utilizes a variety of investment strategies through third-party model managers and provides both portfolio management and financial planning services.

Katrena Shipp is a financial advisor at Maridea Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, TIAA-CREF, and Advice and Planning Services. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent with Maridea Insurance Company, where she dedicates a portion of her time to insurance sales and implementation. Maridea Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and business-oriented services including outsourced CFO support. The firm operates as a fiduciary, employing a long-term portfolio construction approach that incorporates fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, and maintains continuous account monitoring with formal annual reviews.

Scott Rader is a financial advisor at Dynamic with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Oxford Asset Management LLC before joining Dynamic in 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Rader is a certified Ridercoach in Texas, conducting motorcycle safety and licensing courses, and serves as a consultant to a manufacturing facility. Dynamic serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and other registered investment advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement services, and practice-support, with a focus on client-specific portfolio construction and notable support for other advisers through technology, compliance, and research services.

James Sanders is a financial advisor at Wealth Watch Advisors, Inc. based in San Antonio, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. His prior experience includes seven years at Edward Jones. In addition to advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent offering life insurance and annuities. Wealth Watch Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a range of investment strategies vetted by its Investment Committee, utilizing third-party model managers and offering access to approved alternative private placements for accredited investors.

Christopher Powers is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Merit Financial Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling and has previously worked at Global Wealth Advisors, Empower Wealth Advisors, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Powers serves as the Board Chairman of Real4Christ Ministries, a nonprofit organization in San Antonio. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion for a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach with customizable model portfolios overseen by a central Investment Management team and Investment Committee.

James Bullock is a financial advisor with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Fidelity Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he is the sole proprietor of Burn and Bull LLC, a property management business based in Park City, Utah. Snowden Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning services, leveraging multi-team scale and institutional capabilities with a focus on customized model portfolios and third-party manager oversight.

Scott Portlock is a CFP® professional based in San Antonio, TX, with 23 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Merit Financial Advisors and has previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network, Global Wealth Advisors, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $10.6 billion with 144 advisors and over 14,000 clients. The firm serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, using a long-term, diversified investment approach with customizable model portfolios and specialized services such as fiduciary and ESOP trustee work.

Chris Benson is a financial advisor at Wealth Watch Advisors, Inc with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and previously worked at Valor Wealth Strategies and NYLIFE Securities, LLC. Prior to his financial services career, he spent six years at Rackspace. Wealth Watch Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and financial institutions. The firm offers portfolio management primarily through third-party model managers, along with financial planning and consulting services, employing a combination of quantitative, qualitative, and technical investment methods.

Penny Jones is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. She is currently with Titleist Asset Management, LLC and has prior experience at Illumination Wealth Management, McHenry Capital, LLC, and operated her own firm, Pennyshield Financial, LLC. She also served on the faculty at Texas A&M University for eight years. Outside of her advisory work, Penny holds a vice president/director role in Prewitt Management, a family limited partnership. Titleist Asset Management provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and institutional entities. The firm uses a Rules Based Investing Total Return system and offers a range of allocation strategies overseen by an investment committee, along with integrated tax and accounting services through an affiliated provider.

Neil Kalb is a financial advisor at Titleist Asset Management, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Titleist Capital, LLC since 2011 before joining Titleist Asset Management in 2023. Titleist Asset Management provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, qualified employee plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes a Rules Based Investing Total Return System and offers customized portfolios overseen by an investment committee, combining advisory services with affiliated brokerage and insurance activities.

Alexys Serchay is a financial advisor at Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Trajan Wealth since 2024, previously serving at Charles Schwab and USAA Group. In addition to his advisory role, he acts as an insurance agent related to his investment business. Trajan Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as foundations, endowments, and institutional investors. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, with an investment process tailored to client objectives and documented in investment policy statements.

John Eaton is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently a financial advisor at Avior Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC, and Cypress Wealth Advisors, LLC. Avior Wealth Management is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser managing approximately $5.08 billion in client assets across about 120 financial professionals. The firm serves individuals, pension and retirement plans, charitable and corporate entities, and banking or thrift institutions, employing a fundamental analysis-based investment process that includes both long- and short-term strategies with continuous portfolio supervision.

Christopher King is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at MML Investors Services LLC and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. King has also been involved with Pinnacle Strategic Wealth, Inc. in an advisory role. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, focusing on a largely non-discretionary model where clients approve transactions and portfolio decisions utilize fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Lisa Alvarado is a financial advisor with Titleist Asset Management, LLC, holding the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes 13 years at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. She is also an angel investor and partner in Zephyr Technologies, a company that develops software to analyze game videos and recommend strategies. Titleist Asset Management provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, qualified plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a Rules Based Investing (RBI) Total Return System with customized portfolios overseen by an investment committee, offering a range of allocation strategies and integrating affiliated brokerage, insurance, tax, and accounting services.