Brian Bergman is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Smith Anglin Financial, Fidelity Investments, and TD Ameritrade. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that incorporates affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Carter Street is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Allworth Financial, L.P., where he has worked since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill, and Bank of America, among others. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative analysis to deliver customized investment strategies across various asset classes.

Malia Morales is a Private Wealth Advisor and managing partner of the Tyler, Bybee, Lane, Morales Group within Merrill Private Wealth Management. She has over 20 years of experience advising founders, corporate executives, and business owners. Malia leads a 12-person team and oversees $4 billion in assets as of January 2026. Her client focus includes areas such as college education planning, executive compensation, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, philanthropic planning, and specialized services for women, sports, and entertainment professionals. Malia holds multiple professional designations including Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA), Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), and Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (SE-AWMA). She has been designated as a Senior Portfolio Manager within Merrill's Investment Advisory Program, managing discretionary personalized and defined investment strategies. Malia frequently speaks at industry conferences and has presented at events hosted by Forbes, Barron's, Standard & Poor's/Dow Jones, and State Street Global Advisors. She graduated from Stanford University with dual bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Media Communications with an emphasis in Media Technology and Psychology. Active in her community, Malia supports organizations such as the Child Rescue Coalition, for which she directed and produced a documentary about the abuse, exploitation, and trafficking of young children. She is also involved with Fundacion Social Antorchas de Vida, Funicancer, Operation Underground Railroad, and Thorn. Malia lives in Houston with her husband and two children.

Valarie Wright is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Cabot Lodge Securities LLC, IFS Securities Inc., Fuller Wealth Management, Keller Williams, and Raymond James & Associates. She also serves as a FINRA arbitrator in Dallas, TX. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management supported by quantitative and fundamental research.

Peter Curtis is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Greycourt & Co., INC., and the University of Pittsburgh. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual, corporate, pension, profit-sharing, and institutional clients. The firm employs a mix of active and passive strategies across public and private assets, integrates third-party independent managers via a proprietary “Focus List,” and offers detailed performance reporting and participant education.

James Hall is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Ayco/Goldman Sachs and First Command Financial Services. Allworth Financial serves a broad client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to construct customized investment allocations and provides a variety of model strategies and specialist portfolios.

Stephen Valelly is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Fuller Wealth Management, LLC and Raymond James & Associates. In addition to his advisory role, he is also an insurance agent based in Dallas, TX. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Theresa Gorin is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2023 and previously held positions at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill, with a combined tenure of over two decades. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering placement and investment banking services alongside an integrated investment platform.

Mark Griege is a financial advisor at Corient with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at RGT Wealth Advisors, LLC for 37 years. Griege serves as a director and chair of the Compensation Committee at Veritex Holdings, Inc., a bank holding company based in Dallas. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining internal strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and alternative investment options where appropriate.

Allen Kozel is a CFP® professional at Cerity Partners LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners since 2021 and previously held roles at Envoy Advisory Inc., Odyssey Wealth Management, and First Allied Advisory Services, INC. He holds the Series 66 designation. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and business entities, providing customized wealth management services such as investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm combines quantitative screening and manager selection with direct security selection and offers access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Darrell Delphen is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cornerstone Financial Services, Inc. and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an independent contractor involved in the sale of physical precious metals through Liberty Silver & Gold, LLC and holds an insurance agent representative position. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse clientele including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of firm- and third-party models to develop client strategies, incorporating both passive and active investments across a range of risk profiles.

William Nelson is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Southlake, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 23 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Hilltop Securities Inc., Momentum Independent Network Inc., and currently Park Avenue Securities. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and proprietary as well as third-party platforms.

Christene Dino Hobbs is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at firms such as Bates Wealth Strategies and Paperhouse Financial Group. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a board member for Tackle Tomorrow, a nonprofit focused on improving early childhood literacy in underserved communities. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria while delivering advice through multiple program types.

Ava Overman is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Addison, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and also works as an agent for Agia, a role involving non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S.-based 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 for portfolio construction.

Robert Mitzel is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2006. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs, brokerage execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with a combination of large institutional scale alongside specialized market roles such as security-based swap dealing and futures commission merchant services.

Nishant Mehta is a CFP® professional with experience at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2026. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at Guidehouse for 13 years and was affiliated with Texas Tech University for two years. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s approach utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory to build globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios through a range of investment vehicles, and it offers specialized services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Jayme Russell is a financial advisor at Luther King Capital Management Corporation with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 2011. Luther King Capital Management Corporation advises institutional and individual clients, including trusts, foundations, pension plans, government entities, and registered investment companies. The firm offers separately managed portfolios, sub-advisory and model portfolio services, and manages the LKCM Funds, employing a fundamental, bottom-up approach across equity, fixed income, and balanced strategies.

Lance Murphy is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Raymond James, Edward Jones, Invesco, and Van Kampen Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Spring Tactical Training LLC, a gym in Spring, TX. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, delivering investment advice through multiple advisory programs and in-house portfolio management.

Tim Dowden is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience currently with Prime Capital Financial. He has held positions at several firms, including Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. and Barclays Capital Inc. Dowden is also involved in fixed-insurance product sales and services through his role with Prime Capital Risk Management. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a wide range of services such as asset management, financial planning, and family office solutions, employing a variety of investment strategies and maintaining an affiliated accounting subsidiary.

Angela Bacon is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 34 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2008 to 2020 before joining Rockefeller Financial in 2020. 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 provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and also operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.