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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.

Juanita Finley is a financial advisor at Texas Capital Management with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been affiliated with Clemmons Wealth Management LLC dba Texas Capital Management since 1997. Texas Capital Management provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $53 million in assets across about 200 client relationships, offering customized portfolios through separately managed accounts or strategic asset allocation with a tactical overlay.

Ledell Johnson is a financial advisor at JI Financial Services, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Lincoln Financial Securities and USA Financial Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent and is involved in mineral leasing and real estate activities. JI Financial Services, LLC is an independent investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients through portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a combination of long- and short-term strategies, primarily managing client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Justin Haywood is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Haywood Wealth Management in Houston, TX. His prior roles include positions at Royal Harbor Partners, VALIC Financial Advisors, Bread and Butter Marketing, and Kub Klub. He is also an independent licensed insurance agent. Haywood Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages discretionary assets with an investment approach that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, typically favoring ETFs for portfolio construction.

Henry Vail is the sole advisor at Sucre'-Vail Wealth Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sucre'-Vail Wealth Advisors since 2006 and previously at Vail & Associates from 1991 to 2020. Sucre'-Vail Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, constructing individualized portfolios using bonds, low-cost mutual funds, and ETFs with a primarily long-term approach supported by fundamental analysis and regular monitoring.

Margaret Sucre' Vail is the founder and sole advisor at Sucre'-Vail Wealth Advisors in Houston, TX, with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has led her firm since its inception in 1997. Sucre'-Vail Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, constructing individualized portfolios using individual bonds, low-cost mutual funds, and ETFs, with a focus on fundamental analysis and long-term investment orientation.