Jacob Kinder Brown

I’m a CFP® (fiduciary financial advisor) and CDFA® who helps busy professionals, pre‑retirees, and retirees simplify complex financial lives. My work focuses on tax‑savvy wealth management, including equity compensation strategies and retirement income planning, so clients can grow and use their wealth in ways that support the life they want to build. I pay close attention to how career decisions, benefits, and family responsibilities intersect, especially for clients balancing their own retirement goals with support for aging parents or children. Clients often come to me with multiple accounts, company stock, and big questions about “what’s next,” and we work together to create a clear plan, regular check‑ins, and a decision‑making framework that feels calm, collaborative, and easy to maintain. Maia Wealth is an an independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).

Michel Klus is a financial advisor at Synergos Capital Management with a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and the Texas Permanent School Fund. Synergos Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis. The firm employs long-term trading alongside options strategies and maintains a focused, derivative-oriented approach supported by custodial platforms that facilitate margin and derivatives execution.

Wyatt Guggisberg is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of Gratus Wealth Strategies LLC in Austin, Texas, and has previously worked at firms including Merrill Lynch, State Street Advisors, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he manages WGMS Investments, LLC, which holds private equity interests. Gratus Wealth Strategies LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, using a mix of passive and active strategies across various asset classes, and may include alternative investments such as private equity.

Brian Ziarnick is the owner and president of Ziarnick Financial LLC, a state-registered investment adviser based in Wimberley, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he provides bookkeeping services for two small businesses. Ziarnick Financial LLC primarily operates as a solicitor for Austin Wealth Management and as a life insurance agency. The firm employs a top-down investment process using fundamental, quantitative, charting, and cyclical analysis but does not currently exercise investment discretion or hold client assets.

Yogesh Modak is a financial advisor at Semper Sursum Investments LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with one year of industry experience. He previously worked for Clearbridge Investments from 2011 to 2022 and was self-employed from 2023 to 2025. Semper Sursum Investments LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily through separately managed accounts, using a fundamental, bottom-up process with multi-year time horizons and scenario analysis. The firm serves clients with global strategies that may include equities, fixed income, derivatives, and alternative instruments such as Bitcoin ETFs and distressed securities, while also offering no-cost educational seminars on general financial topics.

James McGrath is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, operating through Financial Strategies, Inc. in Dripping Springs, TX. He has been associated with Financial Strategies, Inc. and Financial Management Group, Inc. since 1984. In addition to advisory services, he provides tax planning and preparation at the same location as his advisory business. Financial Strategies, Inc. serves individuals, trusts, estates, charities, retirement plans, and businesses, managing approximately $19.4 million in client assets. The firm employs a Core+Satellite investment approach combining passive core holdings with selected active managers and individual securities, and offers financial planning alongside investment management.