Kevin Motley is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Ameriprise, Comerica Securities, Bank of America, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory role, he is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily 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 to construct client portfolios.

Kelly Knight is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2022, following prior roles at First Command Financial Services and Wells Fargo. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with a notable combination of large institutional scale and unique market roles.

Darios Powers II is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC based in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation. He has experience working at Morgan Stanley and has been with Rockefeller Financial since 2025. Outside of his financial career, he has been involved with Jo's Famous Pizza since 2021. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm operates a broker-dealer and provides a consolidated investment platform with discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Grantham Akerly is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Allworth Financial, L.P. He previously worked at Ausdal Financial Partners and CFO4Life, and has experience dating back to EY and Baylor University. Allworth Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional investors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates quantitative and qualitative analysis to create customized investment strategies and provides educational resources such as newsletters and seminars.

Katherine Robertson is a Series 66-credentialed advisor at Corient with 23 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Smith, Frank & Partners and Kestra Advisory, with a longstanding connection to Kestra Investment Services, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, employing a goals-based, team investment approach with continual portfolio monitoring and risk management tools. The firm offers specialized services through affiliates, including private fund capabilities and corporate trustee services.

Scot Jackson is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hightower Advisors since 2020. Prior to joining Hightower, he worked five years at Frontier Investment Management Co. He is also a 50% owner of Barefeet Photography and Design LLC, a family-owned business in Richardson, Texas, and serves as the Track and Field Commissioner for the Home School Athletic Association. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers with a range of portfolio strategies.

James Maher is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Calamos Wealth Management, Mai Capital Management, Fisher Investments, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Edward Jones. He also served in the United States Air Force Reserve for 21 years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering multi-manager solutions and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm’s approach includes the use of proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles, serving both domestic and international clients with an emphasis on manager selection and customized portfolio construction.

John Bazan is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. Bazan is based in Dallas, TX. 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, and consulting, and also operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

William Bowling is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at THE Vanguard Group, Charles Schwab, USAA, and Ameriprise. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

David Catron is a CFA® charterholder and Series 66 registrant with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Hightower Advisors, where he has worked since 2020. Prior to joining Hightower, he held roles at Frontier Investment Management Co and USAA Financial Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes a multi-manager approach with manager selection, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services.

Trevor Dinh is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management and Wells Fargo. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from non‑high-net-worth individuals to institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized services such as Private Family Office and Executive Wealth programs. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models, manager selections, and a range of platforms and fee arrangements, leveraging proprietary analytics and integration across Goldman Sachs affiliates.

Jason Abbamonte is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with PNC Wealth Management and has previously worked at Charles Schwab and other firms. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account for employees that relies on algorithmic risk assessment and uses mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Jesse Hill is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Mesquite, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities in 2020, he worked at Axcent Networks and held academic positions at Tarleton State University and Florida Atlantic University. Hill also engages in life insurance sales and financial services through a separate business activity. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, with a distinctive history of incorporating market-timing and momentum-based strategies within its program suite.

Luke Roe is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services based in Irving, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he had brief employment in the country club and trailer leasing sectors. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models and offers a range of specialized wealth and wellness programs, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs platform and its affiliated entities.

Allison Patella is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors. She has worked at Hightower since 2023 and previously spent seven years with Dimensional Fund Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she was involved with the Lone Star Field Hockey Club for two years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager strategies, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Kylee Whitton is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, Kylee worked at Chase Bank for four years and has experience in retail and hospitality sectors. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients, delivering services through an integrated model aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

David Hoppess is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC based in Dallas, TX. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 32 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Ameriprise Financial Services, Wells Fargo Clearing, A. G. Edwards & Sons, and Citigroup Global Markets. He is the owner of Thoppess Ventures LLC, a personal operating company for an independent contractor business. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through a network of approximately 286 advisors and utilizes a customized, primarily long-term investment approach involving ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities.

Kalita Blessing is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience, currently at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. She previously worked at Quest Capital Management Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Kalita is based in Dallas, TX. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory services that include financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory to build globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios through a range of investment vehicles and offers specialized services such as retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Leslie Reynoso is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2021 and previously held roles at Wealthstreet Investment Advisors, LLC and Gerald L. Ray & Associates, Ltd. She is based in Dallas, TX. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, employing asset-allocation modeling and a formal manager due-diligence process to implement client strategies across third-party independent managers.

Andrew Smith is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC and has previously worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors, Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, and The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Kayne Anderson Rudnick provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services to institutional and individual clients, including pension plans, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s investment process focuses on fundamental research and incorporates proprietary governance and sustainability assessments across a range of active equity and fixed-income strategies.