Cannon Glass is an advisor at W&S Brokerage Services, Inc. with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles across various sectors such as banking, retail, and food service before joining W&S Brokerage Services and Western & Southern Life in 2026. W&S Brokerage Services, Inc. is a dually-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with Western & Southern Financial Group. The firm offers a model-driven, discretionary allocation process through its W&S Wealth Solutions wrap fee program, serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities with investment options including affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds and ETFs.

Dexter Lyons is a financial advisor at Horizon Capital Management, Inc. with 7 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Horizon Capital Management since 1990 as well as Lyons Capital Management since 1997. Horizon Capital Management provides discretionary separately managed account investment management to individuals and small-business clients, including IRAs, trusts, and small-business retirement plans. The firm employs an active, multi-method investment process that combines fundamental, technical, and chart analysis to tailor strategies, adjusting allocations among mutual funds, ETFs, and individual stocks based on market conditions.

Alajahwon Ridgeway is a financial advisor at A.B. Ridgeway Wealth Management LLC in Lafayette, LA, with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Ridgeway holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. A.B. Ridgeway Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a strategy that combines passive and active investments based on Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm offers comprehensive planning, estate planning support, and values-based investment options, including ESG and Biblically Responsible Investing.

Brent Abshire is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has served as the sole advisor at Vermilion Asset Management, LLC since 2005 in Lafayette, LA. Vermilion Asset Management provides investment management and supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified portfolios using individual securities, mutual funds, and ETFs, operating primarily on a nondiscretionary basis while avoiding market timing and complex trading strategies.

Milton Kidd is a financial advisor at Kidd Vision Capital LLC in Lafayette, LA, with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Avant Capital, LLC, Ellendale Energy LLC, and Danos LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with family businesses related to rental properties and timber land and considers investment opportunities in a variety of private businesses. Kidd Vision Capital manages approximately $22.7 million across 33 client accounts, providing portfolio management, financial consulting, and planning services to individuals, corporations, and business entities. The firm combines formal Investment Policy Statements with a blend of cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis, employing both traditional and higher-risk trading strategies, and offers subscription content including free newsletters and blog posts.

Gus Godchaux is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensee with 10 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Lailaps Capital, L.L.C. since 2015 and serves as an analyst at Abbeville Family Partnership. He is also a partner at Gulf Land Structures and a co-executor of his grandfather's estate. Lailaps Capital provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporate/business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $42 million in assets and offers access to a broad range of investment vehicles, including private placements, hedge funds, and venture capital, using a multi-method analytical approach tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Amie Varnado is a financial advisor at Capital Financial Planners, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Capital Financial Planners since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is a half owner of an electrical service company and spends part of her time on accounting and insurance sales. Capital Financial Planners is an independent firm serving individual clients, businesses, charities, and small pension plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management with a primarily passive, asset-allocation approach tailored to client goals.

Justin Marcantel is a financial advisor at Marcantel Wealth Management in Lafayette, LA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has worked at PFS Investments Inc. since 2018 and Primerica Financial Services since 2017. Prior to his financial services career, he was employed at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 2012 to 2017. Marcantel Wealth Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual clients and legal entities, focusing on low-cost index funds and passive strategies. The firm employs a long-term, passive investment approach based on Vanguard research, emphasizing low costs, broad diversification, and tax-aware asset allocation, with options for active, value-oriented strategies upon request.

Tyler Leblanc is a financial advisor at Marcantel Wealth Management in Lafayette, LA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has been associated with Na since 2014. Marcantel Wealth Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual clients and legal entities, focusing primarily on low-cost index funds and passive strategies with an emphasis on tax-aware asset allocation and long-term investment horizons. The firm serves around 128 clients with two advisors and offers tailored active strategies upon request.

Robert Morella is a financial advisor at Apex Capital Management, L.L.C. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 66 designations and has worked with firms including Morella & Morella, LLC, Apex Capital Management, LLC, and Arsement, Redd & Morella, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in toy manufacturing through membership in Sparo Toy Enterprises, LLC. Apex Capital Management provides written financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—and plan sponsors. The firm uses fundamental analysis to guide asset allocation and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary fiduciary services with approximately $225 million in assets under management across a four-advisor team.

Austin Schutz is a financial advisor at Meche and Associates LLC in Lafayette, LA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Capital Analysts, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and TD Ameritrade. Schutz is also an independent agent involved in life insurance sales. Meche and Associates provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients. The firm employs a flexible investment approach incorporating asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and both technical and long- and short-term strategies to align portfolios with client risk tolerance and time horizon.

Bradley Ortego is a financial advisor at SOW Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Narrow Way Equity Partners, Adventure Vehicle Concepts, and IPT Global. SOW Advisors is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and project-based financial planning. The firm employs a combination of quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis using sector-specific factor models and offers access to alternative investments, pooled vehicles, and educational seminars.

Edward Shea is a financial advisor at Final Ascent Wealth Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ahrens Investment Partners, LLC for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, Shea is a member of Developing Louisiana, LLC, a digital media advertising firm, where he dedicates several hours monthly. Final Ascent Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis, focusing on long-term trading and asset allocation through mutual funds and ETFs.

Chase Kenner is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Final Ascent Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments, RainCatcher, LLC, CETERA Advisor Networks LLC, and Summit Financial Wealth Advisors. Kenner is also the sole owner of Kenner Capital, L.L.C., an equity owner of Final Ascent entities, and serves as Vice President of Business Development for Final Ascent, LLC, a business exit planning and M&A advisory firm. Final Ascent Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach integrates cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis with an emphasis on long-term asset allocation, typically using mutual funds and ETFs, and operates under discretionary authority guided by client-specific Investment Policy Statements.

Theresa Aguillard is a financial advisor at Advantage Wealth Management, L.L.C. in Lafayette, Louisiana, with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Advantage Wealth Management since 2006. Advantage Wealth Management provides personalized portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals and various institutional clients, including employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to clients’ objectives, employing a customized investment process that uses fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Logan Bowers is a financial advisor at SOW Advisors LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. He is also the owner and managing member of H&L Investments LLC, where he oversees operations and strategy for a real estate investment business focused on multifamily, single-family, and mobile home park assets, and serves as a general partner for private real estate and private credit investment funds. SOW Advisors is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis within a modern-portfolio framework and offers clients educational seminars and investment advice that includes alternative and pooled investment vehicles.

Lana Dauterive is a financial advisor with Parish Investment Advisors LLC in Lafayette, LA, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at First Horizon Advisors, infinex Investments, Inc., and Iberia Bank. She has been with Parish Investment Advisors since 2021. Parish Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, employee benefit plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $75.7 million in discretionary assets for about 111 clients, using tailored investment approaches based on modern portfolio theory, fundamental analysis, and other strategies, while also offering retirement plan participant education and employer plan seminars.

Mark Avant is a financial advisor at Avant Capital, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been involved with Avant Capital since 2014. Avant is also the owner of L And M Avant Holdings, LLC, a commercial property management company. Avant Capital provides investment advisory and retirement plan services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm offers discretionary, customized portfolio management focused on long-term strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual stocks or bonds as appropriate.

Frederick Miller is a financial advisor at Family Legacy Planning with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms, including AE Wealth Management, LLC and Global Financial Private Capital, LLC. Outside of financial advising, he serves as secretary and property manager for The Gingerbread House of New Iberia, a children’s daycare facility. Family Legacy Planning serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm emphasizes a value-oriented, primarily long-only investment approach combined with tactical and strategic asset allocation, and provides educational seminars and workshops to the public and various groups.

Gary Mcgee is a financial advisor at Advantage Wealth Management, L.L.C. in Lafayette, LA, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Advantage Wealth Management since 2006. Advantage Wealth Management provides personalized portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals and institutional clients, including employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes its investment approach using a variety of analytical methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.