John Nuckel is the sole advisor at John Nuckel LLC in Hermosa Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 25 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2020, he spent nine years at Coastal Investment Advisors and Coastal Equities, Inc. John Nuckel LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, tailoring portfolios around insurance products, equities, and ETFs. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with charting, fundamental and technical analysis to implement long-term trading and model allocations based on documented risk tolerance.

Stephen Trojan is the founder and president of Flatiron Wealth Advisors, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Henrico, VA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Flatiron Wealth Advisors in 2021, he worked at H.D. Vest Advisory Services and H.D. Vest Investment Services for over a decade. He also leads Flatiron Advisors Tax & Accounting, a separate tax and accounting practice he founded in 2002. Flatiron Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, as well as corporations and businesses. The firm emphasizes a Modern Portfolio Theory approach using passive index mutual funds and ETFs, and it offers educational seminars for groups.

Craig Mckee is the principal of XLM Capital Management, an independent advisory firm based in Dexter, MI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 15 years of industry experience. Mckee has led XLM Capital Management since its founding in 2003. XLM Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, estates, and businesses. The firm focuses on direct equity and options strategies, constructing concentrated portfolios tailored to each client's objectives and risk tolerance without using pooled vehicles or mutual funds.

John Anderson is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at AFP Group, LLC. He has led Anderson Financial Planning Group, LLC since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he works as a traditional insurance agent. AFP Group, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, and small businesses, with a specialization in packaged retirement-plan services for employers. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach and offers employer-focused financial education, including no-cost workshops and individual employee counseling.

Thomas Bates is a financial advisor with Oakwater Financial Advisors LLC in Ruston, Louisiana. He holds a Series 65 license and has three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he was a CPA and partner at Oakwater Financial Group LLC, a tax and accounting firm he co-owns with his father. He also provides contract CFO and management consulting services through Oakwater Financial LLC. Oakwater Financial Advisors LLC offers investment portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a range of strategies including options and short-selling, and advises across various investment vehicles, combining pension consulting with alternative investments and insurance products.

Michael Dinich is the managing member of Your Money Matters Wealth Management, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 19 years of experience in the financial industry and has been involved with Your Money Matters since 1990. Outside of financial services, he owns Heritage Beef and Cattle Co., a cattle breeding and sales business. Your Money Matters Wealth Management, LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals and trusts. The firm maintains a small client base, offering tailored investment strategies and coordinating third-party money manager relationships as appropriate.

Shayan Mozaffar is a financial advisor at 10x10y LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Parian Global, Woodson Capital, and Solomon Global Management. Mozaffar is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, where he teaches a course on Advanced Investment Research. 10x10y LLC provides discretionary investment management and portfolio oversight for individual and institutional clients across multiple asset classes. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to construct concentrated long and short positions, utilizing tools such as ETFs, options, and leverage.

Chad Thompson is a financial advisor at AlgoTech Financial LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at JP Morgan Chase & Co. for eight years and Verizon for five years. AlgoTech Financial LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory and Monte Carlo techniques to construct portfolios aligned with client goals, and it offers public educational seminars and workshops.

Nancy Siegel is a financial advisor at CitiWest Capital Corporation in Denver, CO, with 39 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Securities America, Inc. for 32 years before joining Osaic Wealth, Inc. and leading CitiWest Capital Corporation, a firm she has been associated with since 1979. Siegel serves as a volunteer on the Jewish National Fund Mountain States Board, contributing leadership and advisory roles. CitiWest Capital Corporation provides financial planning services focused on estate planning, business transfer and continuity planning, and investment planning for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes consultative relationships with a focus on higher-net-worth clients, delivering personalized advice through periodic reviews rather than discretionary portfolio management.

Archer Gillespie is the sole advisor at Gillespie Wealth Management Inc in Naples, FL, holding a Series 66 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has led his firm since 2013 and is also a licensed life and health insurance agent. Gillespie Wealth Management provides comprehensive financial planning, individualized portfolio management, and family office services including estate planning, tax coordination, philanthropic planning, and concierge support. The firm emphasizes an investment approach focused on value, safety, quality, and risk control, and is notable for combining traditional advisory services with family office offerings such as aircraft and yacht consulting alongside insurance product recommendations.

Richard Harig is the sole advisor at Legacy Resources NC, LLC, an independent firm based in Lenoir, NC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 40 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at firms such as MacArthur Strategic Capital, Signet Private Wealth, and Great Point Capital. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in philanthropy consulting and serves as Board Chair of a nonprofit organization. Legacy Resources NC, LLC provides comprehensive financial and legacy planning focused on estate design, family governance, philanthropy, and related areas. The firm typically refers clients to unaffiliated portfolio managers rather than directly managing assets, emphasizing planning and coordination with outside investment managers.

Chad Kobes is a financial advisor at BRK Wealth Management LLC in Lexington, KY, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Wallace Hart Capital Management and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services. BRK Wealth Management LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, using tailored strategies that incorporate asset allocation, technical analysis, and both long- and short-term investment approaches. The firm primarily delivers one-time financial plans and manages accounts on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Ziad Wehbe is a financial advisor at Balfour Capital Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Balfour Capital since 2017, with prior experience at Royal Alliance and Principal Life Insurance Company. Balfour Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and business owners by providing financial planning and investment management services. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio construction using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by REITs, equities, bonds, and options, and offers business consulting services including retirement plan review and succession planning.

Zachary Willie is a financial advisor at Oakridge Financial Planning LLC in San Antonio, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Oakridge Financial Planning in 2025, his work history includes roles at Lithia Motors Inc and various other positions outside the financial advisory field. Oakridge Financial Planning LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, small businesses, other business entities, and trusts. The firm offers non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to client goals and reviews accounts monthly and financial plans annually.

Johnathan Krueger is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed advisor at Krueger Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Jag Capital Management, Cornerstone Business Services, and KPMG, as well as academic appointments at the University of Arkansas. Krueger Asset Management, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser providing wealth management services that combine discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm focuses on a “Select Value” equity strategy complemented by asset allocation and uses both active and passive investment vehicles across equities and fixed income while also offering specialized consulting and educational seminars.

James Byrd is the sole advisor at Midwest Asset Management, Inc. in Middleton, WI, holding a Series 63 designation with 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Midwest Asset Management since 1987. Outside of his advisory work, he has been employed part-time in the stocking department at a hardware store since 2018. Midwest Asset Management serves institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and other financial institutions as a sub-advisor. The firm uses a quantitative, systematic approach across equity and fixed-income strategies and offers both discretionary portfolio management and project-based consulting services.

Brian Anderson is the sole advisor at Anderson Asset Management in Birmingham, AL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 25 years of industry experience. He has managed Anderson Asset Management since 2011 and has served as investment manager for Weybridge Capital Partners GP, LLC since 2013. Anderson Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities, and manages a private pooled investment vehicle. The firm creates customized portfolios based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, employing fundamental analysis and a combination of long- and short-term strategies, with portfolio rebalancing as market conditions change.

Mark Schmerge is the president of Schmerge Executive Planning Services, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license with 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Fortune Financial Services, Inc. since 2012 and has led his own firm since 1989. Schmerge is also an independent insurance agent. Schmerge Executive Planning Services provides wealth management and financial planning for individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and company retirement plans. The firm employs model-driven investment strategies sourced from third-party research and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis with an emphasis on downside risk control.

Elizabeth Hendrich is the principal of E.A. Hendrich Financial Planning, LLC in Alpharetta, GA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. Since founding her firm in 2012, she has provided financial planning and investment advice primarily to individual clients. E.A. Hendrich Financial Planning, LLC offers fee-only, hourly financial planning and investment advice focused on clients typically in their 40s through 70s. The firm follows a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment philosophy, favoring low-cost index ETFs and mutual funds, and emphasizes asset allocation as the primary driver of returns.

Michael Domingo is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at Cadence Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Allen, TX. His career includes over 20 years with Cadence Financial Advisors and a brief tenure at Farther Finance Advisors, LLC. Cadence Financial Advisors provides wealth management, financial planning, and limited-scope investment consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term investment approach primarily focused on institutional mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, tailoring portfolios to clients' objectives and risk tolerance while maintaining ongoing monitoring and due diligence.