Daniel Oconnell is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. in Dallas, TX. He has worked at Wells Fargo Private Bank since 2015 and joined Wells Fargo Investment Institute in 2021. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses as well as select external clients. The firm focuses on delivering research and model guidance rather than exercising investment discretion or holding custody of client assets.

Sital Rahman is a financial advisor at Corient with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. His prior work includes roles at UBS, Stavis & Cohen Private Wealth, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. 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 uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates internal strategies with third-party manager solutions and employs continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Rhyan Young is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Frontier Investment Management Co and TIAA-CREF. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory and planning services. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research to construct portfolios across a range of investment vehicles.

Stephanie Walsh is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in financial advisory. She is currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Howard Swanfeldt II is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 16 years at Comerica Securities Inc and time at Ameriprise Financial Services in various roles. Outside of his primary advisory duties, he coordinates with banking centers and money market products as a financial advisor affiliated with Comerica Bank. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers a range of managed account programs via the Passageway platform, combining mutual fund, ETF, SMA, tax-overlay, and direct-indexing strategies, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank.

Blake Maday is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Lilium Aviation, Mahalo Capital Partners, DoorDash, Inc., and Michigan State University. His background also includes six years with the United States Soccer Federation and nine years with the Novi Community School District. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate and institutional clients. The firm offers specialized programs such as Private Family Office services and Executive Wealth programs, utilizing strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Lyanne Magriz Cortes is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America - Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, and Texas Instruments Inc. before joining Equity Services in 2023. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, often utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Casey Spraberry is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2022, Casey worked at Advantage xPO and held roles in hospitality and education. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients, utilizing centralized investment resources and integrated financial group capabilities.

Manuel Esparza Jr. is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 36 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been affiliated with Guardian since 2014 and Park Avenue Securities since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer of the South Texas chapter of NAIFA and is involved with charitable organizations such as Coyote Cooks and local parish finance councils. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a range of brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services.

Burke Rogers is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining NewEdge, he worked at Iqeq and has experience in both corporate and academic environments. 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 representatives. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and consulting services, combining in-house manager selection with third-party models and uses technology tools and AI in its operations.

Melanie Rahilly is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at EPIQ Capital Group, LLC, Cornerstone, WelK Resort Group, Inc., and European Wax Center. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes separately managed accounts and family-office services, employing a centralized investment process that includes access to liquid and private alternative investments through platforms like iCapital.

Judson Arrington is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also involved with Arrington Family Holdings, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CEO and proprietor of Arrington Financial and acts as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and high-net-worth clients, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting. The firm provides advice through various programs, mostly on a non-discretionary basis, and operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer.

Shay Nolan is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC. Nolan’s background includes roles outside finance, such as work with the Boys and Girls Club and East Carolina University. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants. The firm uses an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Christina Gumm is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She currently works at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., having previously been employed at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC and Northern Trust. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm provides customized portfolio management and financial planning supported by an internal investment team and governance committees, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets with a focus on delivering tailored solutions including options strategies and Family Office services.

Charles Wedemeyer is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently advising at Allworth Financial, L.P. in Addison, TX. His prior roles include positions at Mercer Global Advisors, Fisher Investments, The Vanguard Group, and Fidelity Investments. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides customized portfolio management using a variety of strategies and employs third-party sub-advisers when appropriate.

Angela Gordon is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, Penn Mutual Life Insurance, and Lincoln Investment. She serves as president and board member of a homeowner's association in Arlington, TX, and works part-time as a self-employed grocery delivery provider. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs.

Michael Mc Clinton is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Addison, TX. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has experience at Principal Financial Group and Collin College prior to joining Eagle Strategies. Eagle Strategies serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers advice through multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Smith is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC in Addison, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor Townsend And Kent, Inc. since 2008. In addition to advisory services, he is involved in insurance brokerage through Penn Mutual Wealth Strategies and Wealth Coordination Partners. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, combining custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities with investment advice.

Colin Kirkpatrick is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Fidelity Investments, Citizens Securities, Inc., and Total Benefit Communications. Outside of his advisory role, he is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models in portfolio construction.

Thomas Altimont is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Creative Planning since 2021. Prior to that, he was employed for four years at Lockton Investment Advisors and affiliated entities, and for two years at First Financial Bank. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and private market exposure.