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 holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with three years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Cypress Lane Advisors in Galveston, TX, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes self-employment and a role at Imaging Brands, Inc. 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 employs an asset-allocation framework with a top-down macroeconomic overlay, using primarily ETFs and no-load mutual funds, and incorporates 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 Sanctuary, he worked five years at Edward Jones and spent seven years at the University of Texas Medical Branch. He also has a longstanding role at HH Design House. Outside of his advisory work, Hardcastle serves on several boards in Galveston, including as Board President of Galveston Urban Ministries and Trustee of Rosenberg Library, and he is an owner of a neighborhood wine and general store business. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, through a network of over 400 independent advisers. The firm offers various portfolio management programs and employs multiple analytical approaches while acting as a fiduciary when under written advisory agreements.

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.