Nicholas Olivares is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in San Antonio, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been with Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2021 and has also worked at MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2020. Mass Mutual Investors Services operates as a subsidiary of MassMutual, providing financial planning and investment services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm uses firm-approved software to support planning and offers various programs including asset management and educational seminars.

Oscar Balderrama is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones in Shavano Park, TX, where he has worked since 2017. He has eight years of industry experience, including prior service at Bank of San Antonio from 2009 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Balderrama is involved in several real estate ventures as a managing member or member of multiple LLCs focused on property acquisition and rehabilitation in the San Antonio area. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of more than 23,000 financial advisors and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separate managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Heather Walsh is a financial advisor with Merrill in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 1997 and with Bank of America, N.A. since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is the sole owner of a rental property in Naples, Florida. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities.

Kinnan Seamster is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently advising at Ameriprise Financial Services LLC. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, Assured Benefit Administrators, Principal Life Insurance Company, and Princor Financial Services Corporation. He is also engaged in independent insurance brokering related to health and universal life products. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services targeted at individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to produce written recommendation reports. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated entities.

Norman Wright is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked with PFS Investments Inc. and Primerica Financial Services since 2008 and is currently affiliated with Clifton ISD. His other business activities include the sale of loan products and home-related services through affiliates of PFS Investments Inc. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed accounts. The firm’s approach includes curated third-party asset managers and a tiered wrap-fee structure.

Matthew Trapp is a financial advisor with Merrill in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch for a combined 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Chief Financial Officer of White Oak Barn Inc., a retail clothing and gift boutique. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through its Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and other institutional investors.

Nicolas Mcnabb is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in San Antonio, TX, holding a Series 66 license and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2011. Mcnabb serves as a board member for Junior Achievement of South Texas, focusing on motivating youth toward career success and financial literacy. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, offering comprehensive, goal-based financial analyses without discretionary trading authority. The firm allows clients to integrate planning with managed-account services through a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan,” maintaining separate planning and portfolio management functions.

Anahi Marcos Salvador is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Salvador worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and State Farm Insurance Companies. She has also held roles with Catholic Charities Fort Worth and Oportun Inc. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. Their approach involves structured discovery conversations and firm-approved planning tools, supporting clients in implementing and updating their plans.

Stephen Walker is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 56 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at Securities America Advisors, Securities America Inc., WFG Advisors, LP, and Williams Financial Group. Outside of advising, he is involved as a co-owner and business owner in several entities unrelated to investment advisory. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with access to model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and technologies including machine learning.

Jiexiong Liu is a financial advisor at World Choice Securities, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles at multiple firms, including Benefit Mall, Life Marketers, and Humana Health Insurance, where he is involved in selling health and life insurance products. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president of JMW Technologies, Inc., managing IT client relationships. World Choice Securities, Inc. serves individual investors across a range of wealth levels, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party investment solutions. The firm emphasizes globally diversified portfolios aligned with client risk profiles and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Michael Knuffke is a financial advisor with The Von Dohlen Knuffke Financial Group, LLC in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2015 and serves as a board member of the Allied Women Center, a non-profit organization in San Antonio. The Von Dohlen Knuffke Financial Group provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, corporations, and small businesses. The firm’s advisory process uses documented Financial Road Map® plans and Investment Policy Statements, incorporating morally responsible investing, tactical asset allocation, and cyclical analysis, while working with subadvisors and third-party managers to implement client portfolios.

Patrick Vondohlen is a financial advisor with The Von Dohlen Knuffke Financial Group, LLC in San Antonio, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Next Financial Group Inc and Von Dahlen Consulting GP, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in mortgage financing and consulting through The Practice Solutions Group and holds ownership interests in related business ventures, as well as participation in the San Antonio Family Association. The Von Dohlen Knuffke Financial Group provides financial planning and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, corporations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes comprehensive financial planning using its Financial Road Map® and Investment Policy Statements, often implementing strategies through third-party money managers and subadvisors with a planning-centric approach that can include morally-responsible investing and tactical asset allocation.