Richard Megica Jr. is a CFP® and ChFC® with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at The Mather Group, LLC since 2016 and previously held roles at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab from 2012 to 2016. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering integrated financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with risk-based allocation models and customized portfolio options, combining technology tools with human oversight.

Trey Waite is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently with LEE Financial Company, LLC since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Sullivan Bruyette Speros & Blayney, LLC and Texas Tech University. LEE Financial Company provides fee-only financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a team-based model centered on its WholeVision™ planning framework and manages tailored portfolios that may include a variety of investment vehicles, while also serving as General Partner and Investment Manager for several affiliated private partnerships.

William Skelton is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, where he has worked since 2009. He has 25 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Finance Chair on the Board of Directors for Friends of the University Park Library and is Chairman of the City of University Parks Parks Committee. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management programs on an open-architecture platform and sponsors municipal bond strategies co-advised by Franklin Templeton Group, LLC.

Gregory Williams is a financial advisor with Level Four Advisory Services in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Level Four Advisory Services since 2021 and Harbor Financial Services since 2007. Additionally, he owns and operates Personalized Service Insurance Agency, where he provides senior insurance products including Medicare supplements and fixed annuities. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion in assets for a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers fee-only financial planning and asset management, utilizing model portfolios and both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Richard Bennett is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Advisor Resource Council since 2013 and has worked with LPL Financial since 2008. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved in non-variable insurance sales and tax preparation on a limited basis. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm utilizes actively managed strategies combining artificial intelligence with fundamental analysis across diversified portfolios, including equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based techniques.

Thomas Clark is a financial advisor at Grimes & Company with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at JP Morgan Securities LLC and TD Ameritrade. Outside of his advisory role, Clark serves as President and Pastor of Oak Stone Christian Church. Grimes & Company provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm offers customized investment strategies through proprietary research and manages portfolios using a range of assets, including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and allocations to independent managers.

Steven Etoch is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked primarily at Stephens in various roles since 2016, including a period at Morgan Stanley and Direct Access Capital. He also held a position at SMU during 2017–2018. Stephens provides investment advisory and wealth-management services to individuals, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored portfolio programs overseen by multiple investment committees and combines advisory services with broker-dealer and investment banking activities.

Stephen Schindler is a financial advisor at Momentum Independent Network Inc. He holds the ChFC® and Series 66 designations and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his financial advisory career, he worked in law enforcement with the Meridian and El Cajon Police Departments and was involved in the hospitality industry at Janet's Montana Cafe. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking clients. The firm offers investment advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing a platform model with third-party managers and integrated solutions from Hilltop affiliates.

Carol Garza is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has been with Hilltop Securities since 2009. Outside of her advisory work, she owns a monogram and craft business and also distributes essential oils and represents a nail polish strip company. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and advisory solutions on an open-architecture platform, combining custody, banking, and market-making capabilities with firm-sponsored and third-party investment strategies.

Harold Wright is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Hilltop Securities since 2014. Hilltop Securities Inc. offers brokerage, execution, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $2.25 billion in assets and provides a range of portfolio management programs, financial planning, and fiduciary retirement-plan services through an open-architecture platform.

Joseph Eichmann is a financial advisor with INTELLICENTS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS INC in Southlake, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Virtus LLC, Triad Advisors, Alera Investment Advisors, Securian Financial Services, Minnesota Life Insurance Company, and GCG Financial. Eichmann is also a licensed agent assisting clients with life, accident, and health insurance options as part of the financial planning process. Intellicents Investment Solutions serves retirement plan sponsors, third-party administrators, and individual clients among others, offering ERISA consulting, HSA consulting, wealth management, and a wrap fee program. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold strategies with oversight by a CFA-designated Chief Investment Officer.

Karen Spence is a financial advisor with Good Life Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at Good Life Advisors since 2021 and previously spent five years at Level Four Advisory Services and has been associated with LPL Financial for 12 years. Outside of her advisory work, she manages Team Spence, Inc., a business entity used for tax and investment purposes. Good Life Advisors is a registered investment adviser with approximately 95 advisors and $4.35 billion in assets under management, serving individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers, using a combination of direct management, model portfolios, and sponsored advisory platforms.

John Wilkinson is a financial advisor with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 50 years of industry experience. He has been with Wedbush Securities since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Wilkinson serves as a director of the Ted Nash Long Life Foundation, a private foundation based in Waco, TX. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients, offering brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services across multiple asset classes and account structures. The firm combines broker-dealer, capital markets, custody, and clearing services, with particular activity in commodities and derivatives.

John James II is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously been associated with Wealth Partners Alliance. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm providing wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages about $15.7 billion in assets and employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-driven investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and selected individual securities.

Ashley Hodge is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Advisor Resource Council since 2019. Prior to this, she worked at FWPAM, L.L.C. and LPL Financial, LLC, with over two decades at LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory work, she operates a Baylor fan website, sicem365.com. Advisor Resource Council serves individuals, families, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business enterprises, offering a range of asset management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of artificial intelligence tools and fundamental analysis in its investment approach, providing tailored portfolio strategies and coordinating estate-planning document preparation through independent legal professionals.

Catherine Sagarsee is a financial advisor with BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She has worked across several roles within BOK Financial entities since 2021 and has prior experience at Chipotle and Benedictine College. BOK Financial Securities, operating as BOK Financial Advisors, serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, retirement plans, government agencies, municipalities, and institutional clients. The firm offers non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, combining proprietary research and model strategies, and benefits from its affiliation with a bank holding company and related investment entities.

Natwian Vanderveer is a financial advisor with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Robinhood Markets, Primerica, First Command Financial Services, and TD Ameritrade. Hilltop Securities serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and annuity-based solutions on an open-architecture platform that integrates third-party managers alongside firm-sponsored strategies. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities and sponsors municipal bond strategies co-advised by prominent asset managers.

Maritess Bott is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has served as president and attorney at Bott & Associates, LTD since 2007, providing estate planning, probate, trust administration, and elder law services. Prior to her current role, she operated Abundance Financial Coaching, LLC for seven years. Integrity Advisory Solutions is a large multi-team firm that manages approximately $1.1 billion in client assets through a network of about 100 independent advisors. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services using a variety of investment approaches and third-party platforms.

Caleb Barnett is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Strategic Wealth Designers and Fidelity Investments prior to joining Hilltop Securities. Outside of finance, Caleb performs as a drummer on weekends through his music business, Caleb Barnett Music. Hilltop Securities serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients with investment advisory and broker-dealer services, offering managed accounts, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm combines custody, banking, and market-making capabilities and provides access to both firm-sponsored and third-party investment strategies.

Allie Jones is a financial advisor at Cain, Watters & Associates, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at KPMG LLP for six years. Cain, Watters & Associates provides financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and investment management services primarily to dental healthcare professionals, individual investors, and pension or profit-sharing plan trustees and sponsors. The firm also offers accounting and tax services as a Certified Public Accountancy and manages donor-advised funds through Schwab Charitable.