Andre Guerin is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 credential. He joined Arete Wealth Advisors in 2025 and has prior experience at Dupre Carrier Godchaux and a long tenure at Tri-City Physical Therapy. Outside of advising, he is a shareholder and franchisee in several businesses, including a physical therapy clinic and a StretchZone franchise. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, utilizes third-party sub-advisers, and acts as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable.

Scott Peyton is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network holding the Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cornerstone Advisors LLC and Actus Wealth Strategies, among other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of the Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center and is involved in a family LLC focused on advocacy for sexual abuse survivors. He also owns a collectibles resale business on eBay. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, managing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets.

Joseph Godchaux Jr. is a Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC, and has been involved with DCG Agency Inc. since 2005. Outside of advising, he has ownership interests in several insurance agencies and holds shareholder positions in Investar Bank and Evangeline Hospitality. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it incorporates affiliated financial businesses and third-party managers into its service offerings.

Mark Buller is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 35 years of industry experience and has been with NYLIFE Securities Inc. since 1990. Outside of his advisory role, Buller serves on several local boards, including Cabot Corporation of Ville Platte and Ville Platte Medical Center, and is actively involved with Sacred Heart Catholic School through fundraising and leadership positions. Eagle Strategies LLC provides financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes client-directed solutions using third-party managers and model portfolios, operating as a fiduciary for retirement clients and coordinating investment advice with affiliated insurance and broker-dealer entities.

Jonathan Lewis is a financial advisor at SPC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Parkland Securities, LLC, Sigma Planning Corporation, and Acadiana Insurance Agency Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a minister for a local church and occasionally speaks at church functions. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, delivering strategies through discretionary and nondiscretionary arrangements tailored to client needs.

Jennifer Varga is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Pruco Securities, LLC and has a background that includes roles in dental and healthcare settings. Outside of her advisory role, she is also licensed as an insurance agent, focusing on the sales and service of fixed insurance products. Principal Financial Services provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Frank Finchum is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Opelousas, LA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. since 1988. Outside of advising, he manages a commercial rental property in Opelousas. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions, supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors and 15,000 branch offices.

Tracey Joubert is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones, based in Opelousas, LA. She has two years of industry experience, all with Edward Jones. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies and operates under a fiduciary standard.

Peter Strawitz III is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Ville Platte, LA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2012. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs, discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, and affiliated investment products. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and is notable for its extensive advisor and branch network along with affiliated capabilities such as a trust company and securities-based lending.

Maggie Bihm is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Raymond James since 2022, following six years at Wells Fargo Clearing and three years at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. Raymond James & Associates provides financial planning and investment consulting through its Wealth Advisory Services Program to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable entities, and government clients. The firm also offers institutional consulting and sponsors wrap fee advisory programs.

Christopher Hoyt is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently with Wells Fargo Advisors since 2023. He has also operated Hoyt Investment Services Inc. since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for non-family trusts. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network offers investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients, providing a broad range of planning options that include retirement, education, and niche areas such as business-owner transition and special-needs analysis. The firm combines proprietary research and planning tools to develop tailored recommendations delivered through meetings and written summaries, with clients choosing how to implement those strategies.

Thomas Banks is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with a Series 66 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. since 1999 and with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage and investment management capabilities, delivering recommendations on a non-discretionary basis supported by an in-house manager solutions team and centralized due diligence.

Fritzie Fine is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Edward Jones with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, Fine serves as a board member at Weil Company Incorporated, a property management firm, and handles accounting tasks there. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies, supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Malana Helton is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Edward Jones since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of Smithland Farm LLC, an agricultural business involving inherited farmland in Ville Platte, LA. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million clients, including individual, institutional, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment options, operating under a fiduciary standard and supported by a large network of advisors and branch offices.

Scott Pitre is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones, based in Opelousas, LA. He has eight years of industry experience, including roles at National General Insurance and Gulf States Underwriters prior to joining Edward Jones in 2017. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Casey Ardoin is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds a Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He is also a partner at Kolder, Slaven & Company, where he manages the Ville Platte office and provides tax and audit services. Ardoin serves as a referring advisor with KCS Wealth Advisors, LLC dba Kore Financial Group. Cetera Investment Advisers serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and retirement-plan clients through a large network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services supported by multiple program structures and affiliated investment management resources.

Brandy Fontenot is a financial advisor with LPL Financial and Mayeux Wealth Partners, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing eight years of industry experience. She operates out of Ville Platte, Louisiana. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a variety of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Frank Finchum is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Edward Jones since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and held positions at the University of Texas, LSU Athletic Ticket Office, and Louisiana State University. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Cortney Wagner is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities since 2019, and previously spent 16 years at Hancock Investment Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is a co-owner of NCW2, LLC, a passive investment entity. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm combines large institutional advisory capabilities with brokerage and investment management services, delivering recommendations on a non-discretionary basis while clients retain final decision authority.

Sayde Smith is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 22 years of industry experience, including ten years at Edward Jones and four years at Hancock Bank and Hancock Investment Services, Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation. Outside of her advisory role, she is an associate with Tranont, a supplements multi-level marketing business, primarily for personal use discounts. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, managed strategies, and affiliated investment products, supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Beau Wilson is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones since 2021. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked in various roles including positions at Louisiana Valve Source and Cameron, A Schlumberger Company. In addition to his advisory work, Wilson has served as a councilman for the Town of Washington, Louisiana since 2015. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs and investment solutions, operating under a fiduciary standard with a nationwide network of more than 23,000 financial advisors.

Paul Aragona is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2008 and concurrently at Home Bank since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate development and flipping through Rue Seven Properties. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team, combining large-scale advisory operations with various non-advisory financial products.

Lisa Trahan is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Opelousas, Louisiana, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 34 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2016, following five years at Hancock Investment Services and a two-decade period co-running The Magnolia Sisters/Lisa Trahan et l'Esprit Cadien. Outside of her advisory role, she is a bass player and performs periodically at festivals and concerts. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment options, managing approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a network of over 23,000 financial advisors nationwide.