Benjamin Almeda is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He currently works at Hightower Advisors and Hightower Securities, LLC, joining the firm in 2024. His prior experience includes roles at TD Ameritrade Investment Management, Charles Schwab, Wells Fargo Clearing, Valic Financial Advisors, and Ameriprise. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that incorporates affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Jennifer Frazier is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Frontier Investment Management Co from 2015 to 2020. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors such as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory services with an emphasis on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and varied investment vehicles.

Samuel Gagne is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Granite Harbor Advisors, Strategic Advisers LLC, and Fidelity, where he held various capacities from 2015 through 2025. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and customized portfolio construction strategies.

Alexander Ling is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors based in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower, he worked at The Menard Financial Group, LLC and Willis Johnson & Associates, and he operated Sandra Ling Designs for seven years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing proprietary research and offering access to various investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Aurora Barcenas is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Investec Wealth Strategies, PartnersInWealth, Inc., and Morgan Stanley, spanning a total of nine years. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with YogaOne Houston, where she contributes as a yoga instructor and studio partner. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers supported by proprietary research and comprehensive portfolio construction strategies.

Yasmina Rivera is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors based in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Gessner Wealth Strategies and entrepreneurial experience managing Kirby Ice House and Christian's Tailgate Bar & Grill. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers to deliver portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.