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Andrew Oskoui is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensee with 12 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Blue Tower Asset Management, LLC since 2014, based in Austin, TX. Blue Tower Asset Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, endowments, corporations, and other institutions, and also acts as a sub-adviser for other investment firms. The firm employs a value-oriented investment process focused on high-quality businesses and operates a flagship Global Value strategy that is unconstrained by market-cap or sector limits and typically concentrated in 15–25 holdings.

Romy Pickron is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Asset Achievers in Austin, TX. Prior to founding Asset Achievers in 2022, Romy worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2014 to 2021. Romy is also co-owner and co-founder of Reducify LLC, an organization focused on personal finance education and helping borrowers accelerate student loan repayment. Asset Achievers provides comprehensive financial planning combined with discretionary investment management services, tailored to individual client circumstances. The firm serves individuals, small businesses, and educational institutions, employing a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and incorporating educational courses and coaching.

Theodore Barac is the principal and sole advisor at Barac Capital Management, LLC in Austin, TX, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has led his independent firm since 2012. Outside of advisory work, Mr. Barac contributes articles to the financial research platform Seeking Alpha and teaches classes for Moody’s Analytics on a contract basis. Barac Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management through separately managed accounts, serving accredited investors, family offices, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a research-driven, long-term value investing approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis to identify securities trading below intrinsic value and selectively targets options with event-driven upside.

Michel Klus is a financial advisor at Synergos Capital Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. since 2024. His prior roles include positions at the Texas Permanent School Fund and entrepreneurial ventures such as Transcendent Roofing and Rated To Roll. Synergos Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing a diverse range of securities including equities, fixed income, ETFs, real estate funds, commodities, private placements, and venture capital. The firm employs a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analyses, using both long-term trading and options strategies under written investment policies.

"At DESMO, we are passionate about building the foundation of your life pursuits through financial planning and coaching." Massi is a Ph.D. economist and a CFP® professional specializing in financial planning and behavioral economics. Massi has over 18 years of experience in solving complex financial problems for individuals, financial advisors, and endowments and foundations. Before founding DESMO Wealth, Massi held senior investment strategy positions at Dimensional Fund Advisors in Austin and Stone Ridge Asset Management in New York. Prior to moving to the financial services industry, Massi was an assistant professor at Dartmouth College, where he taught finance and macroeconomics. Massi’s accomplishments include the development of award-winning strategies at Dimensional Fund Advisors and, with S&P Dow Jones, the development of the first set of indices that track retirement readiness (the S&P STRIDE indices). Massi has written numerous papers on financial planning, retirement, risk management, and portfolio selection, and has been featured in Barron's, MarketWatch, S&P Dow Jones, USA Today, and many others. Schedule a call here: https://desmowealth.com/contact/

Paul Nixon is the sole advisor at Quillpen Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Bee Cave, TX. He holds a Series 65 credential and has five years of experience in financial advising. Prior to founding Quillpen Advisors in 2020, Nixon worked at NXP Semiconductors and has operated Nixon Technology Consulting since 2017. Outside of advisory work, he serves on the board of a quantum photonics cybersecurity startup and is involved with a family publishing LLC. Quillpen Advisors serves individual clients, offering portfolio management and financial planning services with a small client roster and approximately $12.8 million in assets under management. The firm emphasizes direct access to its managing member and leverages Nixon’s extensive technology and executive background.