Samuel Mark Malchar

Johnny Salinas Jr. is a financial advisor at Salinas Asset Management, LLC in Texas City, TX, with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Equitable Advisors, LLC and the Texas State Securities Board. Outside of advisory services, he operates Financial Adviser Exam Tutors, LLC, where he provides tutoring during non-trading hours. Salinas Asset Management, LLC is an independent investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with a small portfolio base. The firm employs a diversified investment process that includes technical, fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, offering multiple model objectives and access to a range of higher-risk instruments and strategies.

Alfredo Felicella is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment advisor with three years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Cypress Lane Advisors in Galveston, TX, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he was self-employed and worked at Imaging Brands, Inc. from 2018 to 2021. Cypress Lane Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small business owners. The firm uses an asset-allocation framework with a macroeconomic overlay, primarily investing in ETFs and no-load mutual funds, while employing leverage, derivatives, and limited cryptocurrency exposure in client portfolios.

Jason Hardcastle is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, where he has worked for nine years, he was employed at the University of Texas Medical Branch for seven years. Outside of advising, Hardcastle serves on several boards in Galveston, including as board president of Galveston Urban Ministries and trustee roles with Knights of Momus, the Rosenberg Library, Galveston Park Board of Trustees, and Galveston College. He also holds passive ownership in a local business, Empouria, LLC, and is a candidate for Galveston City Council District 6. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports its independent investment adviser representatives with diverse portfolio management options, various analytical approaches, and fiduciary services through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Gabriel Gulotta is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Galveston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at BBVA Wealth Solutions, BBVA Securities, Compass Bank, and BBVA Compass Insurance Agency. He also worked with the International Longshoremen's Association for ten years. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary, invitation-only digital portfolio solution that uses algorithmic risk assessment and primarily invests in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Chali Hachtel is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is a rental property owner. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals and various entities, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including model-based and customized portfolio management, and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Marcia Brassieur is a financial advisor with Merrill based in Galveston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. She has worked at Merrill since 1986 and has been associated with Bank of America, N.A. since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a director and board member of J-Tech, LLC, a family-held consulting business in Santa Fe, Texas. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to fiduciary clients of Bank of America through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors, supported by internal and third-party portfolio management teams.