Neal Carlson is the sole advisor at Forthright Family Wealth Advisory LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 20 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Forthright Family Wealth Advisory LLC provides fee-only, discretionary investment management and comprehensive private wealth planning for individuals, families, foundations, and businesses, typically focusing on accounts with a $1 million minimum. The firm creates client-specific investment policy statements and employs a range of analytical methods and investment vehicles to manage approximately $191 million in discretionary assets.

Jeffrey Little is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience and has been with Financial Telesis Company since 1984. He is the sole advisor at the independent firm based in Solvang, CA. Financial Telesis Company provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, endowments, charitable organizations, small businesses, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm’s investment approach relies on proprietary mathematical trend models combined with trend and valuation analysis, adjusting allocations toward capital preservation when signals are weak.

Jesse Eiynck is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Bluprint Financial, LLC in Red Wing, MN. His prior experience includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of his advisory work, he is a limited partner in a technology company and maintains a separate insurance sales practice. Bluprint Financial provides comprehensive wealth management services to individual investors and qualified retirement plan sponsors, including discretionary investment management, financial planning, insurance advice, and estate and education planning. The firm offers tailored advice based on client goals and risk tolerance, coordinates with other professionals, and provides specialized fiduciary services and educational seminars.

Trevor Phibbs is the principal advisor at Phibbs Financial, an independent registered investment adviser based in Draper, Utah. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience spanning multiple firms, including AE Wealth Management and Hornor Townsend & Kent. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in the insurance business through Phibbs Insurance Services. Phibbs Financial serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $27 million across about 83 client accounts. The firm offers discretionary asset management, estate-planning support, and portfolio implementation using model portfolios from the Altruist Model Marketplace, employing various analytical methods and conducting thorough due diligence on third-party managers.

Patrick Burke Jr. is a financial advisor at 133 Legacy in Campobello, SC, with eight years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Merrill Lynch and Empower Advisory Group. He is also involved in roofing contracting through Redemption Solar & Roofing. 133 Legacy provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm uses a tailored investment approach incorporating Monte Carlo planning, fundamental and technical analysis, and derivative strategies, and serves as an ERISA 3(21) fiduciary for retirement plans.

Ryan Lee Young is a financial advisor at Philosophe Financial with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Vynamic LLC for seven years, Putnam Associates for two years, and Johns Hopkins University for three years. Philosophe Financial provides fee-only financial planning and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals and households, focusing on written financial plans, portfolio construction, and asset allocation. The firm operates primarily on an hourly and pre-purchased planning basis and serves as a fiduciary, delivering individualized advice without discretionary trading authority.

Brandon Hinneberg is a CFP® and ChFC® with six years of industry experience. He currently operates as the sole advisor at Off-Trail Works LLC, an independent firm based in Austin, TX. Prior to founding Off-Trail Works, he spent several years with Northwestern Mutual in various investment and wealth management roles. Outside of financial advising, he was involved with Your Vision Video Productions LLC from 2018 to 2021. Off-Trail Works LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, small business owners, trusts, and related entities. The firm emphasizes a planning-first approach, integrating detailed financial projections and tax-efficient investment strategies, and manages approximately $9 million in assets across about 21 households.

Akhilesh Misra is the sole advisor at Kuber Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Johns Creek, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes a role at NCR, where he has been employed for ten years. Kuber Capital Management provides ongoing portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolios guided by individualized Investment Policy Statements. The firm employs a multi-method approach, combining charting, cyclical and fundamental analysis, and modern portfolio theory, and uses both long-term and short-term trading strategies across a range of securities.

Marleen Thudium is a financial advisor at RJ Hill's Financial Services, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been involved in related business activities including managing a business consulting firm and owning an insurance brokerage specializing in health and Medicare-related insurance products. RJ Hill’s Financial Services provides wealth management and integrated tax-planning services primarily to individuals and closely held businesses, with a focus on farmers and clients in blue-collar trades. The firm emphasizes diversification and integrated asset allocation that considers economic outlook, risk tolerance, and tax consequences, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Thomas Foertsch is the principal and sole advisor at Volsurface Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Chicago, IL. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Volsurface Capital Management, he was involved with Dairyfunds, LLC, and since 2009 has served as CEO of Exchange Capital Resources, a consulting firm focused on business strategy and operations. Additionally, Mr. Foertsch holds a Realtor license with Berkshire Hathaway Home Service. Volsurface Capital Management provides separately managed account services employing market-neutral, relative-value volatility strategies using listed index derivatives primarily for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm utilizes proprietary models to identify pricing dislocations in S&P 500 and U.S. 10-year Treasury index options and related futures, maintaining hedged positions to preserve a market-neutral stance with embedded tail-risk protection.

Craig Chartier is a financial advisor at Buoyancy Capital with two years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He has worked at Boeing since 2004 as a Senior Manager in Engineering, overseeing cost, schedule, and technical performance for product development. Buoyancy Capital provides discretionary portfolio management for individual, high-net-worth, charitable, and corporate clients, focusing on a concentrated “Focused Value” equity strategy supported by fundamental analysis and supplemented by long-term trading and options strategies. The firm prepares tailored Investment Policy Statements and offers periodic client communications on market conditions and investment topics.

Jeremy Gassman is the sole advisor at Gassman Financial LLC in Salem, NH, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Madison Avenue Securities, LLC, and Informed Resources, Inc. Besides advisory services, he conducts commission-based insurance and annuity sales. Gassman Financial LLC provides wealth management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, offering discretionary investment management along with financial planning and consulting. The firm pursues a long-term, low-turnover investment approach, building diversified portfolios based on clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

Paul Fair is the principal of Paul Fair Associates, LLC, an independent advisory firm, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 22 years of industry experience and has operated his own firm since 2000. In addition to advisory services, he is licensed to sell fixed insurance and fixed annuity products. Paul Fair Associates, LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering managed accounts and one-time financial planning. The firm customizes asset allocation and investment strategies based on client objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizons, employing various approaches including discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Holistic financial planning for creatives, freelancers, small business owners, and independent thinkers. Indie Financial Planning is a woman-run, fee only financial planning firm with a background in arts and entertainment. We are licensed in Illinois and California. Before becoming a CFP® Professional, I spent over 20 years working in the independent music industry. I have a unique awareness of the challenges facing artists, creatives, or anyone looking to build a career or business not tied to a traditional 9-5 position. IFP caters to self-employed entrepreneurs or anyone looking to plan for a future on their own terms. I founded IFP as an alternative to a financial industry widely viewed as only serving the very wealthy. There are no investment minimums to work with IFP. We are an independent resource ready to partner with you when you are ready to take control of your financial life. Whatever your planning needs – from investments to budgeting – IFP will consider the many moving parts of your situation and work with you to build a plan based on trust. We focus on holistic planning and helping to educate you, so you are better positioned to achieve your goals. We treat planning as a partnership. We provide you with the tools and knowledge to take control of your finances. We offer advice and expertise to answer your questions and pursue your goals. Investment management and ongoing planning allows us to create a roadmap with clients and travel that path with them adjusting to changes along the way. After graduating from Pomona College with degrees in Economics and French, I moved from California to Boston for a change of scenery. There, I began working in a record store and eventually moved into sales and distribution for a small independent record label. I continued working in independent music when I moved to Chicago including 16 years as Head of Sales and Distribution for Touch and Go Records. When I left the music industry in 2009, I saw an opportunity to offer financial planning and investment advice to the many talented and creative folks in my circle of friends and others like them. Outside of work, I have a soft spot for animals including my 2 cats and 2 dogs all rescued from Chicago area rescues. The dogs arrived at the house as 2-week-old puppies along with their mama dog and 7 siblings during the 2020 Covid pandemic. If the pets give me the I still enjoy seeing live music and enjoy the many venues around Chicago.

Karl Hoagland is the principal of Longview Investment Management and holds the CFA® designation along with a Series 63 license. He has six years of industry experience and has been with Longview Investment Management since 2019. Outside of advising, he is the publisher and owner of UltraRunning Magazine. Longview Investment Management is an independent, sole-owner advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis to build concentrated, long-term equity portfolios and emphasizes dividend growth, tax-aware loss harvesting, and monthly account reviews.

Stephen Aust is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with MarketCycle Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2010. He has 15 years of industry experience and operates as the sole advisor at his independent firm based in Free Union, VA. MarketCycle Wealth Management provides ongoing investment supervisory and portfolio management services to individual and corporate clients. The firm employs a broad investment approach, including mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, real estate, hedge funds, private placements, and insurance products, utilizing a mix of charting, technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis.

Tristan Payne is a financial advisor at Sow and Reap Financial LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Finisar Corp for nine years. Sow and Reap Financial LLC provides advisory services to individual clients, including both non‑high‑net‑worth and high‑net‑worth individuals, through discretionary investment management and project‑based financial planning. The firm emphasizes asset-allocation strategies using no‑load mutual funds and ETFs, with a focus on passive management, long-term equity holdings, and tax-aware portfolio rebalancing.

Rachel Sloan is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. She has led Sloan Advisory Group, Inc. since 2009. The firm offers discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $63.6 million in assets. Its investment approach focuses on asset-class allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives, with periodic reviews and discretionary implementation. The firm also provides educational seminars and workshops on general financial topics to organizations and the public.

Brenda Wenning is the sole advisor at Wenning Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in Waban, MA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, including 18 years leading her own firm. Wenning Investments provides portfolio management and investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on personalized investment policy statements and risk-tolerant portfolio management. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and manages diversified portfolios with both long-term and short-term strategies.

Marc Morgan is the sole advisor at Heroic Financial LLC with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. He has served as a public safety officer for Evesham Township since 2008 and is a trustee of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey since 2019. Heroic Financial LLC provides retirement-plan advisory services to qualified ERISA plans and offers financial planning and consulting on an hourly basis to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm typically acts as a limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary and is noted for combining pension consulting, public seminars, and an explicit hourly-fee model.