Jeffrey Fritts is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held roles at firms including Evoke Advisors and Service Academy Capital Management, as well as senior positions at Marsh & McLennan Companies and Willis Towers Watson. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as CEO of Senior Planning & Eldercare Services, Inc., a non-investment-related eldercare business. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of customized portfolio strategies and serves as an investment adviser to mutual funds and private investment vehicles.

Connor Nutt is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. He has worked with Maus and Associates and New York Life Insurance Company among other firms. Nutt is also a partner involved in insurance brokering, operating under Maus and Associates to sell New York Life products and broker non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Krista Bowen is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Truist Advisory Services, Truist Investment Services, BB&T Securities, LPL Financial, and Monarch Advisory Group. She is based in Dallas, TX. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm combines a Private Advisor model with a consolidated investment platform offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services, including access to alternative investment vehicles and integrated trust and insurance services.

Dennis Serio is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 37 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise, Comerica Securities, and Wells Fargo Securities. He is involved with Maestro/FO2, a cash management platform for corporate and institutional clients. Fifth Third Securities serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services, offering a range of managed account programs and portfolio management options. The firm operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank and maintains municipal-advisor and broker-dealer functions.

Brian Schmidt is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently with Cetera Planning Partners. His career includes prior roles at Fidelity and Avantax, with a tenure spanning various affiliated Cetera entities since 2025. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, Social Security optimization, and retirement-related advice. The firm offers additional services such as tax planning and preparation, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate planning through a third-party provider, employing a diversified investment approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Cord Adams is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Sageview Advisory Group, Capital One Investing, United Income, and Shamrock Asset Management. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach with an emphasis on low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and uses a variety of specialized strategies and services to meet clients’ long-term and liquidity needs.

Lucas Trammell is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Group and its related entities since 2006. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, employing a multi-manager approach through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and access to private-equity and alternative strategy funds.

Timothy Hoffman is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Fisher Investments, David A. Noyes & Company, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, standalone financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Eric Witte is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Ironmark Advisors, LLC and various entities within the Beacon Pointe organization dating back to 2016. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and health insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing third-party independent managers selected through a formal due-diligence process, and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles including private funds and a registered interval fund.

Austin Mason is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at International Bank of Commerce, Global Payments, and several positions at Oklahoma State University. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its AMC Advantage manager-selection program.

Brady Bell is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Simmons Bank. His earlier career includes roles at several country clubs and Texas A&M University. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, utilizing a discretionary investment approach supported by an in-house Investment Committee and a range of third-party resources.

Keith Ferguson is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Dallas, TX, holding CFP® and Series 66 designations with 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Simplicity Investments, Benchmark Private Wealth Management, Innovation Partners LLC, Raymond James Financial Services, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, and retirement-plan platform services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employs both active and passive strategies, and offers proprietary private funds alongside comprehensive reporting and plan-level analytics.

Tristan King is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cantella & Co., Inc., UBS Financial Services Inc., and Morgan Stanley. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional plans. The firm utilizes both firm- and third-party investment models across discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, combining active and passive strategies with ongoing manager due diligence.

Barbara Harger is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Fisher Investments, United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC, and Valuteachers Inc. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and incorporates proprietary research and a variety of investment strategies.

Stephen Robinson is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2021 and previously worked at BB&T Securities from 2016 to 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platform arrangements and an Equity Research team that incorporates AI-enabled tools.

Brett Thomas is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mariner Platform Solutions, Mariner Wealth Advisors, AdvicePeriod, LLC, and James Capital Advisors, among others. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with globally diversified portfolios, utilizing low-cost ETFs, index funds, direct indexing, and specialized managers.

Jordan Sieben is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience currently serving at Corient in Dallas, TX. Prior to joining Corient, he worked at Tolleson Wealth Management and gained experience at Robinhood Markets, Edward Jones, and Merrill Edge. Outside of his financial career, Sieben has held roles at Watermark Community Church and the Northshore YMCA. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and employs continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Kyndal Andrews is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2021. Prior to joining Mercer, Kyndal worked at Quest Capital Management and held a position at Texas Christian University. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing a range of investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers various portfolio management options, including low-cost ETFs, separate account managers, and private funds.

Jarrod Leisure is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Plano, TX, holding ChFC® and securities licenses Series 63, 65, and 66. He has 26 years of industry experience, including seven years at BBVA in various roles and five years with PNC Investments. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services primarily through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary account using algorithmic risk assessments and managed portfolios composed of mutual funds and ETFs.

Daniel Oconnell is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Addison, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Principal Securities, Principal Life Insurance Company, and Next Level Insurance LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, Oconnell serves as a board member for Texas CASA, volunteers as an assistant scout master, speaks at industry events on leadership and entrepreneurship, and serves as a trustee for the MDRT Foundation. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charities. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.