HilltopSecurities HilltopSecurities
About Us | Leadership | John R. Muschalek
John R. Muschalek
President, Momentum Independent Network

John Muschalek is Senior Managing Director, Head of HilltopSecurities Wealth Management and President of Momentum Independent Network. He oversees the firm’s wealth management business, including the private client group and independent advisor network.

Career Highlights

  • Mr. Muschalek has been with the firm since 1992
  • Previously Chief Administrative Officer at HilltopSecurities
  • Joined HilltopSecurities’ legacy firm, First Southwest Company, in 1992, serving as Chief Financial Officer, Financial and Operations Principal, and Head of Correspondent Clearing and Securities Lending, among other roles

Education

  • BBA in Accounting, Texas A&M University

Current Affiliations

  • American Institute of CPAs
  • Texas Society of CPAs
  • FINRA registered representative
  • Trinity Christian Academy Foundation Investment Committee
  • Northwest Bible Church Defined Beneft Plan trustee

Past Affiliations

  • SIFMA Clearing Firms Committee (Chairman, 2020, Vice Chairman, 2019)
  • FINRA National Adjudicatory Council (Vice Chair, 2016, Statutory Disqualification Committee Chairman)
  • Northwest Bible Church Finance Committee
  • FINRA UPC
  • FINRA District 6 committee
  • FINRA Financial Responsibility Committee
  • Dallas YMCA Foundation Board secretary
  • Texas A&M University Finance Advisory Council

Registration & Qualifications

  • Series 7, 24, 27, and 63

Get to Know John

36
years of financial industry experience
32
years at this firm
1
outstanding family
“Who you are speaks so loudly, I can’t hear what you are saying.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Scott Coya
Scott Coya
Chief Compliance Officer
Jeff Stewart
Jeff Stewart
Head of Business Development, Wealth Management
Todd Owen
Todd Owen
Head of Advisor Transitions