Vijay Duraipalam is a financial advisor at Auri with a Series 65 designation and experience beginning in 2025. Prior to joining Auri, he worked at Charles Schwab and several other companies across various industries. Auri is a Texas-registered investment adviser serving individual investors and small businesses with model portfolios mainly composed of ETFs and mutual funds. The firm emphasizes long-term strategic asset allocation and passive, diversified exposure, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside digital tools and financial planning support.

Christopher Swan is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Retire With Swan, an independent firm he founded in 2020. Prior to this, he worked at Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, & Edward Jones. Retire With Swan focuses on retirement-centered financial planning and discretionary investment management for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a goals-based, long-term investment approach emphasizing strategic asset allocation, diversification, and regular portfolio monitoring.

Dominic Hilario Javier is the principal of DEAJ Insurance and Investments Consulting, holding a Series 65 license and entering his first year in the financial advisory industry. He has prior experience with DEAJ Investments LLC and SGC Investments Limited. Outside of advisory services, he is involved with DEAJ Oil and Gas Consulting. DEAJ Insurance and Investments Consulting provides financial planning and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm combines licensed insurance brokerage and risk-management services with investment advice, offering portfolio approaches that include both third-party managed accounts and actively managed investments across a broad range of asset classes.

Joseph Rugger is the sole advisor at Bridge to Wealth LLC in Corinth, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has six years of industry experience. Prior to founding Bridge to Wealth, he worked with Aquire Wealth Advisors and has maintained a CPA accounting practice specializing in dental practice accounting and tax services. Bridge to Wealth LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with primarily passive investment management, offering diversified portfolios tailored to client needs, along with retirement-plan consulting and educational seminars.

Charles Fox is a financial advisor at Avenue Retirement Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Avenue Retirement Services since 2012. Avenue Retirement Services provides financial planning, investment consultation, and ongoing supervisory services for individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs an active asset-management approach that incorporates multiple analytical methods and offers educational workshops on retirement strategies, college funding, and estate planning.

John Mckeel is a financial advisor at Mckeel Capital Management in Flower Mound, TX, holding a Series 63 designation with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Mckeel Capital Management since 2009. Mckeel Capital Management is a fee-only, independent investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management, implementing customized investment policies with a focus on both third-party managers and a variety of securities, typically managing client assets on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Russell Wallace is a financial advisor at Boggs Wallace Wealth Partners LLC in Denton, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He also serves as the CFO of Altius Healthcare Management LLC and operates an accounting practice. Boggs Wallace Wealth Partners LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning services for individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW accounts, with no minimum account size. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to implement long- and short-term investment strategies across diverse asset classes.

Richard Omobogie is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has been the owner and principal advisor at Zuwa Financial LLC since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as the owner and CEO of Zuwa Tax Consulting LLC, dedicating half of his time to this concurrent accounting and tax practice. Zuwa Financial LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business clients. The firm uses primarily passive, asset-allocation strategies and integrates its tax consulting expertise to support coordinated tax planning alongside investment management.

Steven Bloch is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He has led Bloch Private Wealth, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at MHB Financial Group, LLC for 12 years. His other business activities include tax compliance and consulting alongside financial planning. Bloch Private Wealth, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients and trusts. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management with a focus on tax compliance, written financial planning, and discretionary investment management using ETF-heavy strategies and proprietary model portfolios.

Ross Heath is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor based in Flower Mound, TX, currently serving as the sole advisor at AI Investor 360. He has been associated with SAS since 2014 and joined AI Investor 360 in 2025. AI Investor 360 is a state-registered investment manager specializing in discretionary portfolio management and custom model construction for pooled vehicles and institutional clients. The firm integrates traditional investment analysis with AI-based optimization techniques grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory to tailor portfolios toward specific objectives such as low volatility, dividend income, or high growth.

Michael Allison is the sole advisor at Red Tree Investments with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and previously worked at MDX Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, Allison owns Texas Investment Training LLC, which provides training to Texas municipalities on public funds investment regulations and related topics. Red Tree Investments offers fee-based advisory and portfolio management services to individuals and various institutional clients, including retirement plans and local governments. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on U.S. equities, REITs, and ETFs, and provides pension consulting and municipal services, including fiduciary roles under ERISA, within a single-advisor structure.

Christopher Phillips is a financial advisor with Frontstage Financial LLC in Lewisville, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to founding Frontstage Financial, Phillips worked at MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Goldman Sachs, and Fidelity Investments. Frontstage Financial provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals and high net worth clients, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management across mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, and retirement accounts. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary approach based on fundamental analysis and a long-term investment horizon, using low-cost diversified funds and outside managers selected through due diligence and oversight.

Dale Mcmullen Jr. is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at Financial Advantage since 2003. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 securities registrations. Financial Advantage serves individual clients by providing financial planning and investment advice, including retirement, college, and insurance planning, alongside ongoing portfolio management. The firm emphasizes diversification through mutual funds and ETFs, uses a primarily non-discretionary model, and maintains a small client roster with a focus on individualized account oversight.

Mark Stoecker is the principal advisor at Stoecker Financial, Inc. in Lantana, TX, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been involved in financial planning and insurance services through affiliated entities since 1991. Stoecker also operates On The Mark Money, Inc., which provides financial planning services and marketing support for his advisory firm. Stoecker Financial offers asset-allocation investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and business entities. The firm uses a formula-driven, rules-based approach with institutional money managers and co-advisors, incorporating insurance products and educational resources as part of its offerings.

Duane Francis is the sole advisor at Francis Capital Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Flower Mound, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience, having led his firm since 2005. Francis Capital Management provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages discretionary, customized portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, focusing on long-term investments in individual equities, fixed-income securities, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Niels Buksik is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal advisor at Anchory, LLC, where he has worked since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Anchory, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, combining financial planning services at no additional charge. The firm utilizes a blend of passive and active investment strategies with a focus on personalized portfolio management for a small client base.

Emory Hoover is the sole advisor at Hoover Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Flower Mound, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience, having founded the firm in 2015. Hoover Capital Management provides asset management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a Global Value Opportunities strategy that integrates quantitative screening with fundamental analysis and offers institutional portfolio management alongside typical individual and trust services.

Wheeler Pulliam is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal at Xponify, Inc., an independent firm, and has prior experience with Cetera and Edward Jones. He is also an independent insurance agent. Xponify, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, using a modern portfolio theory approach and preparing written Investment Policy Statements for each client. The firm manages portfolios of mutual funds, fixed income, equities, ETFs, and insurance products, and offers fixed-fee financial planning engagements.

Quinn Sowell is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in financial advising and has operated P38 Enterprises, Inc. in Denton, TX since 2002. He also prepares tax returns and represents clients before the IRS as part of his work at P38 Enterprises. P38 Enterprises provides continuous asset management and portfolio supervision for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term buy-and-hold investment approach with fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, while also offering tax preparation, IRS representation, and insurance services.

Corey Winten is a financial advisor at Winten Investment Partners, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with his firm since its founding in 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as a licensed independent insurance agent, focusing on term life and long-term care insurance. Winten Investment Partners provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm follows a long-term, income-focused investment approach based on the Random Walk Hypothesis, managing client assets directly with diversified portfolios designed to generate and manage cash flow over multi-year horizons.