Molly Phelps is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2018. Prior to this, she spent 10 years with Jackson National Life and its distributors. 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. The firm serves clients often connected through TIAA-administered retirement plans and operates within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.

Brandon Falkquay is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience, including roles at Fidelity Investments, Robinhood Markets, and National Life Group. His background also includes academic affiliations with Southern Methodist University and Morehouse College. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, offering a mix of long-term investment strategies and options for shorter-term trading.

Michael Tannery is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Richardson, Texas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 38 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Independent Financial Group in 2013, he worked at LPL Financial for 12 years. He is the owner of a tax preparation and accounting firm and serves as a volunteer board member at the Richardson YMCA. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional plans. The firm employs a range of portfolio management strategies and third-party asset managers, combining passive and active investments to create customized client solutions.

Richard Winters is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2023, he worked at Allworth Financial, L.P. and Raa. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Varsity Tutors, a tutoring service. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning-led investment approach with a focus on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of affiliated non-investment businesses such as an affiliated law firm and trust company.

Weidong Li is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 19 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at LSPN Pro, LLC, Eclat Star Financial Services, The Brokerage Inc, and Value Audio Connexion, where he serves as president coordinating international audio import-export operations. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in sales of healthcare insurance and estate planning services through related entities. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a broad client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory model primarily uses model portfolios and third-party managers, delivering services through multiple platforms and a large advisor network.

Casey Vogel is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2025, Casey worked at Smith Anglin Financial, Fisher Investments, and Fidelity. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager investment approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Nicholas Smith is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having three years of industry experience. He has held roles at multiple firms including Ameritas Investment Company, Foster Financial Group, and Canvas Financial. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in business management and property renovations through Smith Aviation, LLC. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory across a variety of programs, utilizing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Sean Coplen is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Richardson, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Investments LLC, he worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Fidelity Investments. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital, discretionary model account available by invitation only to PNC Bank employees. The program uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and invests primarily in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing, relying on third-party strategists and delegates for portfolio execution.

Ramon Vargas is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Fidelity Investments and TD Ameritrade. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals with existing TIAA retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, offering both model and customized investment strategies.

Clovis Morrison is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus since 1996 and has a nearly four-decade tenure at A.L. Williams. Morrison serves on the board of advisors for EQIS Capital Management and is an adjunct professor teaching retirement classes at Brookhaven College. He is also the author of a book managed through Foresight Education LLC. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analysis, with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Alexander Valerio is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF based in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has nine years of industry experience, including four years in the hospitality sector prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2017. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model that separates planning services from ongoing portfolio management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Annie Shah is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management with a fiduciary standard applied to its registered investment adviser services.

Steven Vander Velde is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and Lawing Financial Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Vander Velde serves as a precinct chair, engaging with the community to encourage voter participation. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a wide range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan services, and family office offerings, managing accounts using both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies with various investment approaches.

Jarred Johnson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a short-term rental property. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated group that uses affiliated funds.

John Snider is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He worked at Smith Anglin Financial, LLC for nine years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2025. 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 emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to a range of investment strategies through affiliated and third-party managers.

Rafael Alfaro is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF based in Frisco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. for five years and American Income Life for two years. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary 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 both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary account management using model or customized portfolios.

John Henifin is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and Tiaa since 2010, based in Frisco, TX. 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 to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized strategies guided by fiduciary standards.

Arrin Simpson is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Trajan Wealth, Fisher Investments, and First Command Financial Planning. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates multiple investment strategies and technology platforms, often implementing advice through third-party managers and model portfolios.

Hugo Azpeitia Pedroza is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Frisco, TX. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, having been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental property independently. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management, utilizing model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Anita Pring is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at firms including LPL Enterprise LLC, Prudential Advisors, and Fidelity. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers distinct point-in-time planning services alongside ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.