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Debra Hartsfield is the sole advisor at DPH Financial, an independent firm based in Pearland, TX. She holds the ChFC® designation and has 21 years of industry experience, having founded DPH Financial LLC in 1998. In addition to her advisory role, she is licensed to sell life and health insurance in Texas. DPH Financial serves individuals, professionals, small business owners, and charitable organizations, focusing on clients with beginning incomes around $65,000 (single) or $130,000 (couple) and those aged 35–72. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, investment advisory services, and financial education, emphasizing a primarily passive investment approach with low-cost, goal-oriented strategies and discretionary portfolio management.

Heriberto Chinea is a financial advisor at Eightone Capital LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and serves as CEO of iACT Holdings LLC, a real estate investment company. His prior experience includes roles at Parsons Corporation, FS Group Architects, and public schools in Pearland, TX. Eightone Capital LLC provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily uses a passive, asset-class-driven investment approach with ETFs and index funds, and offers retirement plan consulting and educational seminars.

Thomas Badgett is a financial advisor at Gulf Coast RIA with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Gulf Coast RIA since 2022. Prior to this, he spent ten years at MoneyBlock and has served as president of Bay Area Asset Management for over two decades. Outside of finance, he is involved in non-investment related sales activities with Gulf Coast Truck & Equipment and Bay Area Firearms, Inc. Gulf Coast RIA is a state-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management to individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and various institutions. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis with systematic tools and actively managed strategies.

Marvin Norman is a financial advisor with Othniel Financial Advisory Services, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with firms under the Othniel name since 2013 and is also a licensed insurance agent who provides business consulting services. Othniel Financial Advisory Services, LLC offers portfolio management, pension consulting, third-party adviser selection, and financial planning to institutional and private clients. The firm uses customized Investment Policy Statements and a variety of analytical methods to tailor portfolios across a broad range of investment instruments and may refer client assets to third-party managers.

Spencer Smith is a financial advisor at US Growth Partners, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Tremont Street Advisors, LLC and Respire Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he provides business consulting services to Northstar Industries in Houston, focusing on product development and growth strategies. US Growth Partners, LLC serves pooled and institutional portfolios as well as individual and fiduciary clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management. The firm employs multiple analysis methods to align investment allocations with client objectives and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis, which is less common in its category.

Angela Johnson is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Worthen Financial Advisors, Inc. She previously worked for Farmers Financial Solutions and Farmers Insurance Group from 2005 to 2021. Outside of her advisory role, Johnson is president of several closely held businesses, including a commercial real estate enterprise and management companies affiliated with insurance agencies. Worthen Financial Advisors provides investment management, subscription-based financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, evidence-based approach using diversified portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income allocations, and offers a distinctive advisor-access digital membership for ongoing planning support.