Lance Lipoufski is the principal advisor at Noble Advisory Group LLC in Waco, TX, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and also operates Family Financial Services, where he works as an insurance agent. Noble Advisory Group primarily serves individual clients by providing financial planning, consulting, qualified plan consulting, and public educational seminars, acting mainly as a solicitor that refers client assets to third-party investment managers. The firm does not custody client assets and focuses on administrative and liaison services while selected managers handle portfolio management.

Thomas Flowers is a CFP® professional with 35 years of industry experience, serving as the sole advisor at eCapital Advisors, Inc. since 2000. He is also a track official, a role he has held since 1979. eCapital Advisors, Inc. provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, institutions, and various entities. The firm emphasizes a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using passively managed mutual funds and conservative fixed-income securities.

Trevor Wardlaw is the sole advisor at Wardlaw Wealth Management LLC in Waco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. Before founding his independent firm in 2021, he worked at Securities America Advisory and Securities America, Inc. from 2007 to 2021. Outside of advising, he is an author and publisher, having created a children's book and published works on Texas history and the Civil War. Wardlaw Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, plan sponsors, institutional accounts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, technical charting, and modern portfolio theory to construct diversified portfolios managed on a discretionary basis, and it also offers pension consulting and 3(21) advisory services for employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Raymond Bennett is a financial advisor at Adam Doty Company in Waco, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Adam Doty Company, he worked for five years at Home Depot. He owns an educational website, Retirement Plan Market Adaptive Portfolios, which provides informational aid to retirement plan participants with limited knowledge of financial market dynamics. Adam Doty Company is a solo-registered advisory practice managing discretionary asset portfolios for individual clients. The firm employs technical analysis and an income-oriented strategy tailored to each client’s Investment Policy Statement, incorporating a proprietary Retirement Plan M.A.P. Safety First System to determine allocations based on market conditions.

Jeremy Mccurdy is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience, serving as the sole advisor at 3T Advisors LLC since 2009. He is also a licensed CPA who provides tax preparation services and outsourced CFO consulting to nonprofit organizations. 3T Advisors LLC offers customized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and private business entities. The firm employs a long-term, risk-adjusted investment approach tailored to each client’s cash flow, risk tolerance, and objectives, with additional services including insurance, retirement, education, tax planning, and coordinated estate planning.

Lorenz Wessler is a financial advisor at John Wessler & Associates with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with several firms including Zimmerman, Cotner, Ressetar, Bennett & Lane, P.C. and Cherry Johnson Siegmund James. In addition to his advisory role, he is president of The Wessler Insurance Agency Group, a life and health insurance sales business he has operated since 1987, and works as a paralegal at an elder-law firm focused on Medicaid long-term care benefits. John Wessler & Associates provides personalized financial planning and consulting services specializing in Medicaid and veterans benefits, long-term care funding, retirement, tax, and estate planning. The firm serves individual clients and law firms through consultations and written plans, focusing on analyses and implementation recommendations without managing client assets or accepting discretionary trading authority.

Robert Cluck is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at The Aspen Equity Group since 1992. He holds a Series 63 license and serves as a portfolio manager for an investment fund through AEG Fund Advisors, Inc. The Aspen Equity Group provides investment supervisory services, financial planning, and strategic development to individuals, institutional, and fiduciary clients. The firm employs an active “Value + Momentum” investment approach across multiple portfolio types and also sponsors a private long/short hedge fund, managing pooled investment vehicles alongside model-based discretionary portfolios.

William Heiser is the sole advisor at Heiser Investment Advisers in Robinson, Texas, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has led his independent firm since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, Heiser is involved in the hospitality industry as a bartender at a pub in Waco, Texas. Heiser Investment Advisers provides customized investment management to individual clients, focusing on domestic and international stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis, employing a research-driven approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and occasionally uses derivatives in separately managed accounts.

Clode Moradi is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Brilliant Financial Strategies LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Eagle Strategies LLC, NYLife Securities Inc., and New York Life Insurance Company. He is also a member of ISMART, LLC, a consulting role related to life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Brilliant Financial Strategies LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals and business clients. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach with a long-term horizon, emphasizes documented risk tolerances, and offers specialized tax-oriented and pension consulting services alongside standard portfolio management.

Amy Fields is the sole advisor at Investments Plus LLC in Waco, Texas, with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Disciplined Investors, L.L.C. from 2016 to 2019. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a rental property business. Investments Plus LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and pension consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and regular portfolio monitoring using a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis.

Rishi Sriram is the sole advisor at Broken Investing, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Beane Wealth Management Group and has been an associate professor at Baylor University since 2001, teaching and researching in the field of education. Broken Investing, LLC is an independent advisory firm serving a small client base with discretionary portfolio management focused on an active, high-risk trading strategy using technical analysis based on the CMT curriculum. The firm emphasizes client suitability, limited account acceptance, and implements a fee-free trial period along with advisory fee waivers during negative return quarters.

Thomas Stevenson is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Avant Financial Advisors since 2022 and previously spent several years at Austin Asset. Avant Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary wealth management and financial planning services. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory with a focus on long-term, diversified asset allocation using primarily low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while managing nearly $200 million in client assets across multiple offices.

Kale Hanson is a financial advisor with Open Range Financial Group, LLC in Waco, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and over 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Open Range Financial Group since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing member and owner of V-5 Holdings LLC, an entity established to manage his registered investment advisor practice and related business activities. Open Range Financial Group advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes a broad range of investment instruments, while also maintaining an affiliated insurance agency licensed to sell commissionable insurance products.

Garret Hanson is a financial advisor with Open Range Financial Group, LLC in Waco, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. He has been with Open Range Financial Group since 2016, following prior work at Wake Nation Houston. Hanson is also involved with Open Range Insurance Group, LLC, where he works as an insurance agent selling insurance products. Open Range Financial Group advises individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm manages discretionary portfolios and employs both fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing a variety of investment instruments, while maintaining custodial relationships with Charles Schwab and Altruist.

Nicolas Sudderth is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Open Range Financial Group, LLC since 2021. He previously worked at Edward Jones and has a background that includes a six-year tenure at Clear Creek Golf Club. Sudderth is also active as an insurance agent through Open Range Insurance Group, LLC. Open Range Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of individualized planning and portfolio monitoring, utilizing various investment instruments and third-party sub-advisors, and manages approximately $77 million in regulatory assets across about 71 client relationships.

Phillip Castle is a financial advisor with Winnacle Wealth, LLC in Waco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Brookstone Wealth Advisors, The Momentous Group, and Regal Investment Advisors. He is also a partner at Simplicity Group Inc., where he recruits and trains insurance agents. Winnacle Wealth provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a long-term investment approach driven by fundamental and cyclical analysis. The firm employs a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and options, and integrates third-party tools for portfolio construction and client reporting.

Terra Penner is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at Disciplined Investors, L.L.C. in Waco, TX, with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Disciplined Investors in 2023, Terra worked with Discover Durham and Visit Anchorage and spent time in homemaking. Disciplined Investors, L.L.C. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, municipalities, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $941.6 million in client assets and emphasizes diversification, long-term perspectives, and customized portfolios tailored to target asset allocations.

Kyle Lewie is a financial advisor with Optivise Advisory Services LLC in Waco, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Blue Duck Wealth Management and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Optivise Advisory Services provides portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other advisers. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, utilizes internally developed model portfolios and third-party sub-advisors, and integrates technology tools such as LifeArcPlan® in its client solutions.

Kendell Adler is a Certified Financial Planner® with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Capital Square, LLC since 2020 and previously held roles at Standard Retirement Services, Inc., Stancorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and StanCorp Equities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Capital Square provides investment advice and financial planning to individuals, trusts, businesses, non-profits, foundations, and endowments. The firm offers retirement planning and portfolio management services, managing approximately $393 million in client assets as of December 2024, with portfolios tailored through diversified asset allocation and reviewed quarterly.

Andrew Spross is a financial advisor at Academy Capital Management in Waco, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He worked at Spross Insurance Agency from 2014 to 2019 before joining Academy Capital Management in 2019. Academy Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm manages approximately $1.16 billion in discretionary assets through a six-advisor team, utilizing an Investment Committee framework and individualized Investment Policy Statements to guide portfolio management.