James Keys Jr. is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2002 and also operates Neal Financial Group, LP, which provides fixed insurance products. In addition to his advisory roles, Keys is a partner in a family business involved in purchasing and renovating homes for resale. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm provides a variety of investment delivery options supported by an in-house research team and combines large-scale advisory operations with a range of non-advisory financial products.

Traci Williams is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with WRWCO, LLC since 2003. WRWCO, LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses, managing approximately $98 million in assets across a client base of about 50–52 relationships. The firm employs a value-oriented, balanced investment approach emphasizing income with growth, with portfolios diversified across equities and fixed-income securities.

Rasool Shaik is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with EMC Capital Management, LLC in Houston, TX, with 18 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Doliver Advisors L.P., EMC Asset Management, LLC, Eagle Global Advisors, LLC, and EMC Wealth Management. Shaik serves as the principal of EMC Asset Management, LLC, which acts as the general partner to the EMC Alpha Fund. EMC Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management and retirement plan advisory services, primarily serving high-net-worth individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm offers passive, asset-class ETF portfolios and manages private pooled funds using quantitative, factor-weighted strategies that may include derivatives and leverage.

William Williams is a financial advisor at WRWCO, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with WRWCO, LLC since 2000 and previously worked at United Planners Financial Services and Tiger Investment Corporation. WRWCO, LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and organizations, focusing on value-oriented, balanced portfolios that emphasize regular and increasing cash payments alongside capital appreciation. The firm manages accounts primarily through Fidelity, employing diversification and complex operational features such as borrowing within separately managed accounts.

Patrick Shinn is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience and has been with Heritage Asset Advisors Ltd., LLP since 2007. He is based in Houston, TX, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Shinn hosts a weekly radio show called Money Matters on KTRH in Houston. Heritage Asset Advisors is an independent firm with a four-advisor team managing approximately $256 million for around 400 clients. The firm provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, employing a tailored investment process that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Concert Financial Planning is built for BigLaw attorneys and their families: the associates, counsel, and newer partners whose careers are taking off while life gets more complicated. New baby, first home, a big bonus, student loans, a lateral move, the partnership question. It’s the moment your life goes “live,” and it’s the right time to get your finances organized. Why “Concert”? I’ve played music since I was nine, so the name fits my personality. More importantly, it describes how a good financial plan works. Your cash flow, workplace retirement plan, investments, student loans, emergency fund, insurance, estate plan (yes, you need one), and tax strategy all have to play together, in concert. When one is out of tune, the whole plan suffers. I understand how BigLaw works: lockstep and bonus-heavy compensation, 2,000+ billable hours, big-city costs, and the financial tradeoffs that come with the partnership track (or stepping off it). You don’t have time for another project. My job is to take the day-to-day work of managing your finances off your plate so you can focus on your career, your family, and the things you actually care about. How I work: • Flat-fee and fee-only. No commissions, no products to sell, and no percentage of your assets. • Fiduciary, always acting in your best interest. • Comprehensive planning plus optional ongoing investment management, coordinated together. • Fully virtual, serving BigLaw families nationwide. My background: I grew up in a family of financial professionals (my grandfather, dad, and brother). I earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and have spent 20+ years in financial services. Along the way, I earned both the CFP® and CFA® designations, which reflect deep training in financial planning and investment management. Before launching Concert, I served financial advisors at large bank brokerages and independent firms across the country. That experience showed me that high-earning young professionals are often underserved, getting little attention until they’re near retirement. I’d rather help you get it right early, avoiding the pitfalls and missed opportunities that quietly add up over a career. If you’re ready to get your financial life playing in harmony, I’d love to hear what prompted your search. Let’s talk about navigating “When Life Goes Live.”

Laura Full is a financial advisor at A3 Capital Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Hourglass Capital, LLC from 2008 to 2026 before joining A3 Capital Partners, LLC. A3 Capital Advisors is a small registered investment adviser serving primarily high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting. The firm emphasizes individualized Investment Policy Statements, fundamental analysis, and long-term trading strategies, managing both traditional asset-based and performance-fee accounts.

Fred Dittman is a financial advisor at Virtuevian Ventures with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in ranch management and works as a hunting guide during the hunting season. Virtuevian Ventures serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and certain business and corporate accounts, providing discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement guidance. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach supplemented by multiple research methods and tactical reallocations, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Jennifer Baker is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at BWS Investment Management, LLC. She has held roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Houston Insurance Group LLC and is the managing member and insurance agent of Baker Wealth Strategies, LLC, an insurance agency. BWS Investment Management provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes customized financial plans followed by the selection and oversight of pre-screened third-party investment managers, serving also as a limited ERISA §3(21) fiduciary for employer-sponsored retirement plans.

James Rush is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience and has been with Signature Financial Advisors since 2016. He also founded Veteran Care Advisors of Texas, which provides education and consulting services to qualified veterans regarding government benefits and planning. Additionally, he is a partner in A-1 PR Management LLC, a firm offering real estate management and consulting services. Signature Financial Advisors serves individuals, closely held businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans by providing investment supervisory services, manager-of-managers selection, pension consulting, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm works on a non-discretionary basis, selecting third-party asset managers and conducting regular reviews to manage client portfolios.

Steven Bates is a financial advisor at Advocates Wealth Planning in Houston, TX, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Bridgeway Capital Management for 16 years before joining Stegent Financial Services and Stegent Equity Advisors in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in higher education consulting as a College Funding Expert with College Aid Pro. Advocates Wealth Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $374.5 million across about 175 client relationships. The firm employs a diversified, global investment approach with customized asset allocation and uses mutual funds and ETFs as primary implementation vehicles.

James Walter is a financial advisor at Founders Capital Management Inc with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Shamrock Equity Advisors, Inc., Quasar Distributors, LLC, Lighthouse Capital Management, and Connecticut General Life Insurance Co since the early 1990s. Founders Capital Management provides customized investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm uses a fundamental analysis approach with external research and committee review to build diversified portfolios across various asset classes, investing with a multi-quarter to multi-year horizon while employing strategies such as short selling and option writing.

Robert Rexford is a financial advisor at Rexford Capital in Bellaire, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with three years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Goldman Sachs, USC, Deloitte, and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Rexford Capital is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $151 million for a diverse client base including affluent individuals, retirees, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm follows a long-term, behaviorally informed investment approach with an emphasis on equity exposure and municipal bonds, employing fundamental analysis supported by enterprise-grade AI tools.

Benjamin O'Brien is a financial advisor with Capital Management Advisors LP in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Management Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2008. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a general partner in private equity energy funds managed by CMA Energy Fund Management LLC. Capital Management Advisors LP provides fiduciary investment consulting and portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and select pooled-vehicle investors. The firm employs a values-based, family-centered consultative approach with long-term, passively oriented asset-class portfolios, supplemented by selected alternative investments and tactical allocation decisions.

Frank Mckinney III is a financial advisor at McKinney Capital Management in Houston, TX, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Cetera and Mutual Securities. He is also an independent insurance agent providing client assessments and recommendations. McKinney Capital Management offers personalized discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individuals and various entities such as family offices, trusts, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based investment process with a generally long-term focus while incorporating shorter-term trades when appropriate.

Sarah Mizell is a financial advisor at Cove Wealth Management in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valued Retirements since 2014 and is also involved with the Julianna Poor Memorial Counseling Center. Cove Wealth Management provides fee-only investment management, financial planning, and wealth coordination services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized Investment Policy Statements, diversified low-cost ETFs and mutual funds, and a long-term holding strategy while coordinating multiple outside professionals for clients with net worths between $20 million and $500 million.

Clark Blackman is a CFP®, CFA®, and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Alpha Wealth Strategies, LLC since 2006. The firm serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and select corporate accounts, providing discretionary portfolio management, manager selection, and segmented financial planning. Alpha Wealth Strategies follows a long-term, mean/variance optimization approach based on modern portfolio theory, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and periodic rebalancing rather than market timing.

Vicki Joern is a financial advisor at BEE Financial Partners Wealth, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at various firms including Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC and Gradient Advisors. Joern is also a member and educator with the Association of Financial Consultants, a nonprofit organization. BEE Financial Partners Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of analytical approaches and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside standalone financial plans, serving a compact client base with a focus beyond high-net-worth households.

William Garwood is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Cypress Asset Management Inc. in Houston, TX, where he has worked since 2012. He has 13 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he manages operations at W2 Development Partners, a land development business. Cypress Asset Management, Inc. is an independent investment adviser providing separately managed portfolios to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term, fundamental equity investing and offers distinct strategies tailored to client objectives, managing a substantial asset base with a small advisory team.

Michael Mann is a financial advisor at Evan Capital with a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He is also a practicing physician in Houston, TX, serving as co-owner and physician at Southampton Medical and Wellness of Houston, PLLC, and working with American Physician Partners. Additionally, Dr. Mann serves as an advisory board member for the University of Houston College of Nursing Nurse Managed Telehealth Clinic. Evan Capital provides discretionary investment advice and portfolio management to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and charitable funds. The firm uses a data-driven, quantitative, and rules-based approach, focusing on ETFs and equities with tactical allocations across various asset classes and manages accounts on a discretionary basis.