Michael Ritchie

Alex Bridges is a Wealth Advisor and the founder of Tiverton Wealth. He established the firm after serving as Chief Strategy Officer for a Houston-based investment management firm, bringing with him a foundation in comprehensive financial planning and a client-centered approach. Alex began his career in January 2017 with Northwestern Mutual, where he developed core planning and advisory skills that continue to inform his work today. Alex holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®), Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®), and Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®) designations. These credentials reflect his commitment to professional standards, continuing education, and thoughtful financial planning across areas such as wealth accumulation, retirement income planning, risk management, estate planning, and tax efficiency. In his role as an investment adviser representative of a registered investment adviser, Alex acts as a fiduciary to clients. Alex founded Tiverton Wealth to provide advice that is aligned with clients’ best interests and structured on a fee-only basis, without commission-based compensation. His approach emphasizes clarity, education, and long-term planning tailored to each client’s circumstances and priorities. Alex earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, with a specialization in Personal Financial Planning, from the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. He resides in The Heights with his wife, Andrea, their daughter, Zoe, and their dogs. Alex values time with family and community and believes those relationships help shape the care, responsibility, and perspective he brings to his work with clients.

David Charlaff is the sole advisor and managing member of Core Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in The Woodlands, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 17 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Charlaff manages CorePortfolio, LLC, which publishes an investment-related newsletter that he may recommend to clients. Core Capital Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm customizes portfolios primarily using individual equities and fixed-income securities, employing a proprietary research process and typically operating on a non-discretionary basis.

Kenton Braun is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 65 license, with five years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Personal Prosperity LLC and previously worked at MitchellClark & Company. Personal Prosperity LLC is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a portfolio construction approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, combining passive and active strategies, and is notable for its use of borrowing and derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Brian Lively is a financial advisor at B. Lively Financial, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of experience at the firm. He has worked at United Surgical Partners Incorporated since 2015 and maintains a full-time clinical nursing role outside of his advisory work. B. Lively Financial, LLC offers discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals and small businesses, focusing on equity securities, debt instruments, options, and retirement accounts under ERISA fiduciary standards. The firm employs an equity-focused investment approach using growth, momentum, and concentrated-equity strategies supported by charting, fundamental, and technical analysis, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing client communication.

As a financial planner, I am truly passionate about guiding families to make smart financial choices today that will create your legacy later on. I am here to support you and your family as you achieve the financial freedom you desire—so you can live out your dreams without stressing over your finances. Before founding Legacy Financial Designs, I gained six years of specialized experience working with families in the wealth accumulation phase of life. I am a graduate of the Texas A&M Financial Planning program. Outside of the office, I can be found woodworking, cheering on Aggie Athletics, attending the Woodlands United Methodist Church, working out, taking road trips, or on a beach.

Shaun Taylor is the principal of Taylor Williams Private Wealth Management LLC in Tomball, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, Centric Advisors LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of financial services, he is involved in sports and entertainment activities through Taylor Williams Worldwide, coaching youth in basketball, golf, track & field, and baseball, as well as DJing events. Taylor Williams Private Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, ERISA retirement-plan advisory services, and financial planning to retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm integrates security analysis techniques with client-specific objectives and offers pension consulting and plan services, including acting in a limited-scope 3(21) fiduciary capacity.