Robert Heintz is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Planning Associates Wealth Management, LLC since 2020 and was self-employed from 2011 to 2019. Planning Associates Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities by providing asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a range of analytical methods to construct and monitor tailored portfolios and offers broad planning services including corporate tax planning and cost-segregation studies.

William Hoover is a financial advisor with SCP Steward Capital Advisers LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including Steward Securities Group LLC and Republic Consulting Group LLC. Outside of investment advising, he serves as chairman and CEO of Steward Capital Partners LLC and is a sole proprietor of Republic Consulting Group LLC, both non-investment-related business consulting ventures. SCP Steward Capital Advisers LLC provides discretionary investment management and general consulting services primarily for institutional clients and pooled vehicles, implementing strategies that incorporate fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a wide range of securities. The firm operates on a fee-only basis and emphasizes tailored investment approaches aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Will Oliver is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Founders Capital Management Inc in Houston, TX, where he has worked since 2018. He has seven years of industry experience and previously worked at Booz Allen Hamilton from 2011 to 2018. Founders Capital Management provides customized investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based approach with diversified allocations and offers growth, balanced, or conservative investment profiles tailored to multi-quarter to multi-year horizons.

Sami Shbeeb is a financial advisor at Terraform Wealth, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He has been with Terraform Wealth since 2023 and also owns and operates various small business entities. Outside of financial advising, Shbeeb is a licensed Texas real estate agent working with Meridian Real Estate, handling both residential and commercial transactions. Terraform Wealth, LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, offering customized Investment Policy Statements and discretionary management across diversified holdings including mutual funds, ETFs, real estate funds, private equity, hedge funds, and other alternatives. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and investment strategies tailored to clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerance.

Jamie Tulip is a financial advisor at Forth Capital (USA), LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with Forth Capital Group Limited since 2020, where he serves as a Chartered Financial Planner and Pension Transfer Specialist. His prior experience includes roles at WI Investment Group, Skybound Wealth Management, and London & Country Mortgages. Forth Capital (USA), LLC primarily serves UK expatriates in the United States who hold UK-based pensions, providing financial planning, pension transfer advice, portfolio management, and investment consulting. The firm offers non-discretionary advisory services with an emphasis on transatlantic retirement solutions and coordination with FCA-regulated pension-transfer specialists across multiple jurisdictions.

Isabella Ramon is a financial advisor with Axia Wealth Management Inc in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Vanguard and Worth Winning, LLC, along with several years dedicated to full-time education. Axia Wealth Management Inc is a small supported advisory firm managing approximately $148 million in assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm follows a long-term, evidence-based investment approach using no-load mutual funds and passively managed ETFs, and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, estate-planning coordination, and retirement-plan fiduciary services.

Michael Smurl is a financial advisor at Integrity Financial Planning, LLC in Houston, TX, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Prior to joining Integrity Financial Planning in 2020, he worked at Consilium Wealth Consulting, LLC, The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied, and City National Rochdale. Outside of his advisory role, Smurl provides WealthTech consulting through an affiliation with F2 Strategy and works as a specialist with Apple Inc. Integrity Financial Planning serves individual investors and operating business owners, offering financial planning, discretionary investment management, and targeted tax and transaction advisory services. The firm manages a small client roster using sub-advisory relationships and employs a five-step investment process focused on personalized, ultra-low-cost index portfolios enhanced by active tax management and customized for client preferences.

Justin Gunn is a financial advisor at Virtuevian Ventures in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Virtuevian, he worked in various roles including real estate and hospitality. Outside of advisory work, he is a licensed realtor with Better Homes and Gardens Gary Greene and also works as a freelance bartender and cook. Virtuevian Ventures serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business accounts by providing discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement guidance. The firm’s investment approach combines long-term strategies with multiple research methods and may include tactical reallocations and the use of derivatives within separately managed accounts, supporting personalized portfolio management and client contact.

Minh Vo is a financial advisor with Verus Financial Group in Sugar Land, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he owns a gym business and participates in a CPA team-based consultation model. Verus Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and access to private equity and alternative investments. The firm employs a strategy combining modern portfolio theory, automated rebalancing, tax-loss harvesting, and exposure to digital assets.

Darin Womble is a financial advisor at ARK Alliance Financial LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at institutions including JP Morgan Chase, TD Ameritrade, and TIAA-CREF. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of Next Generation Academy, a pre-school in Pearland, Texas. ARK Alliance Financial is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and customized consulting, with portfolios constructed using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities based on clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Daniel Blum is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Evan Capital with 10 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Caneel Consulting, TRE Lodging Investors, and QUAI Ventures, and currently manages Glenhaven Capital LLC and Blum Realty Ventures LLC. Blum serves on the Board of Directors of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, where he chairs the Investment Committee. Evan Capital provides discretionary investment advice and portfolio management primarily to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and charitable funds. The firm uses a data-driven, quantitative, and rules-based approach focusing on ETFs and equities, offering tactical allocations across various asset classes and managing client accounts on a discretionary basis.

Samir Sinha is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he held positions at Franklin Templeton, Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors, and Sinsonte Capital Management. Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions specializes in integrated wealth transfer, financial and estate planning, and asset management for high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, and foundations. The firm focuses on coordinating estate and trust services with other professional advisors and offers tailored, goals-based planning and supervisory oversight of investment subaccounts within various insurance structures.

Haya Naaz Ukani is a financial advisor at Amijag Advisors LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with no prior industry experience. She has worked at Pendulum Watches Inc. since 2020 and was affiliated with the University of Houston from 2015 to 2023. Amijag Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services primarily to institutional and corporate clients, including hedge funds, retirement plans, foundations, and endowments. The firm also offers financial planning, bookkeeping, and tax-preparation services, managing personalized, model-based portfolios with active allocation management and periodic rebalancing.

Mohammad Hussaini is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Thales Investment Services, Inc. in Houston, TX, bringing six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Thales in 2019, he worked as a consultant and was self-employed. Outside of his advisory role, Hussaini holds leadership positions in several businesses, including serving as Chairman of Purity Foods Group, a protein-focused foodservice distributor, and Vice President of the American Halal Foundation, a halal consulting agency. Thales Investment Services provides discretionary portfolio management for individual clients and pension/profit-sharing plans, using a proprietary fundamental-value approach that integrates both fundamental and technical analysis and considers domestic and global macroeconomic and geopolitical factors.

John Geralt is a financial advisor at EBQuant, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Tong Management Group, Juniper Networks, Wolters Kluwer, and Hewlett Packard Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an executive recruiter for Juniper Networks and provides bookkeeping and tax consulting services through Tong Management Group. EBQuant offers portfolio management and financial planning services to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and others. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Dell Thomason is a financial advisor at Joyce Wealth Management, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at J.D. Joyce Investment Management Group, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC. He has been with Joyce Wealth Management since 2023. Joyce Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios across various investment vehicles, focusing on client-specific factors such as risk tolerance and cash-flow needs.

Samuel Goodfriend is a financial advisor with WealthValues, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining WealthValues in 2021, he worked at Edward Jones from 2019 to 2021. WealthValues serves individual and high-net-worth clients with wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and tax-aware strategies that combine passive and active management. The firm manages approximately $466.5 million in client assets with a notably high assets-under-advisor ratio given its small client base and staff.

Sebastian Eccles is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Factory Capital LLC and has prior experience at Kayne Anderson Rudnick, Life Line Wealth Management LLC, BLISK FINANCIAL GROUP/Spire Investment Partners, and Morgan Stanley. Factory Capital LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and OCIO-style investment management to institutional and other clients. The firm uses a platform-centric model leveraging outsourced managers and employs both active and passive strategies across liquid and alternative asset classes.

Bradley Grasl is a financial advisor at Tiercel Capital Texas LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Virteom LLC, Sinai Capital, and in community college roles prior to joining Tiercel Capital Texas. Tiercel Capital Texas LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts. The firm employs a value-oriented equity approach supplemented by short-term special situations and uses fundamental analysis across a broad range of instruments.

Lynn Elliott is a financial advisor at Fortiter Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Fortiter since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he owns an entity formed to purchase an airplane for personal use. Fortiter Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a process grounded in fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to create diversified portfolios, utilizing model portfolios, independent managers, and sub-advisors while monitoring accounts regularly to align with client objectives and risk tolerances.