Pepe Perea is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 14 years of industry experience. He worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF for ten years before joining Empower Financial Services and Empower Advisory Group. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a member of COLLAB BUILDERS LLC, a business focused on buying and flipping homes. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. Its services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and include point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Matthew Cashel is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2021, he worked at Fidelity Investments, Equitable Advisors, and AXA Advisors. His career background also includes roles outside finance such as positions at Mama's Pizzeria and Lexus of Northborough. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a variety of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research, swap dealing, and futures commission merchant services.

Kristopher Cawthon is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and J.P. Morgan Securities for 11 years. Mr. Cawthon founded Fortis Wealth Advisors, an independent registered investment advisor based in Dallas, where he is involved in operations, finance, and investment management. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of services, including portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and offers multiple program structures that combine in-house and third-party manager strategies with technology-supported tools.

Kathryn Banis is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Creative Planning with nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Adviser Investments LLC and Goldman Sachs, as well as a teaching role at The Carroll School at Boston College. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse clientele, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tailored active management and access to private market investments.

Philip Merrifield is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and PMU, LLC, as well as time spent in educational settings including Wheaton College. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners by offering managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management for portfolio construction and oversight, focusing on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance.

Natalie Harwell is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following 14 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Based in Dallas, TX, she provides advisory services within a large integrated financial firm. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers to deliver tailored wealth solutions.

James Norman is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer in Dallas, TX, with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously retired for 18 years before joining Oppenheimer in 2026. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans with a range of advisory programs including portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs various investment approaches tailored to its programs and advisors, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of the end of 2025.

James Justus is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Dallas, TX. His prior roles include positions at INDESOVI de PR and Objective Planning, LLC. He is involved as a general partner and co-owner in a real estate investment company, The Madison Project, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, families, small business owners, and non-profits, providing investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach utilizing low-cost ETFs, index funds, and specialized portfolios, alongside various advisory and client education offerings.

Case Lawhon is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Principal, Lawhon worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC, and has held various roles outside the financial services industry, including four years at DoorDash. He also holds a position as an insurance agent involved in the sales and service of fixed insurance products such as life, annuities, disability income, long-term care, health, and group insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel stationed abroad. The firm’s advisory services include financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs offered under both adviser and promoter arrangements.

Mary Kathryn Fitzpatrick is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Iberia Bank, and spent 15 years at Louise S. McGehee School. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and provides access to a consolidated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Adam Sheer is a financial advisor at Corient with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. His prior work includes roles at Roosevelt Investments and CIPW Service Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an advisor to Memoria, a company that guides families through funeral planning, and as a director on the board of Cedar Park Cemetery. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and specialized offerings through affiliates, focusing on continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Richard Sowden Jr. is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors since 2020 and previously worked at Frontier Investment Management Co. for 23 years. Based in Dallas, TX, his career spans a combination of advisory and investment management roles. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions through both affiliated and third-party managers, delivering services that include discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized strategies such as tax-managed investments and international exposure.

Jose Rubio Marquez is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Dallas, TX. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he worked at Charles Schwab and has service experience in the United States Marine Corps. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored investment strategies through its integrated advisory teams and affiliated entities, delivering services such as Private Family Office support, Specialized Executive Wealth programs, and access to Alternative Investments.

Konnor Hoerman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Innovative Wealth Strategies LLC and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Outside of financial advising, he has experience working with Gordon Spring Track Camp. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through various programs, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis, and operates within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Gregory Bone is a financial advisor at Corient with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes long-term service at Rgt Wealth Advisors, LLC, lasting over two decades. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates individual security selection, fixed-income strategies, and third-party manager solutions with ongoing portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Christopher Lott is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2025. He has a longstanding career including roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Smith Anglin Financial, and Heritage Financial dating back to 1993. Outside of advising, he is the managing member of ALP Air, LLC, a holding company that owns an aircraft. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles.

Burt Snover is a ChFC® with 37 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Integrity Alliance, LLC. He has held roles at Brokers International Financial Services, Fund Architects, and Foresight Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, he serves as president of Comp Edge Financial, a wholesaling and insurance marketing firm. Integrity Alliance is a large advisor network serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing discretionary accounts, model portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers.

Zachary Egbert is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at GWN Securities Inc. since 2012. He is also the managing partner of Egbert Wealth Management, which is noted as an investment-related side business maintained for tax purposes. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs, incorporating both discretionary portfolio management and financial planning with a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Bradley Mickelson is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at Spectrum Advisors, Fisher Investments, and Barrow Hanley Global Investors. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory, with a focus on multi-factor tilts, low-cost index vehicles, and tax management.

Ann Mcclain is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She worked at Merrill from 1997 to 2025 before joining Rockefeller Capital Management and Rockefeller Financial LLC in 2025. 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 combines discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning with broker-dealer capabilities, providing a range of investment solutions through its Private Advisor model and consolidated investment platform.