Pratik Shah is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Amijag Investment Managers LLC since 2012 and is also involved as a business research analyst and director at related entities Amijag Inc. and Amijag USA Inc. Amijag Investment Managers LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services primarily to institutional and business clients, including hedge funds, corporations, retirement plans, foundations, and endowments. The firm also offers financial planning, bookkeeping, and tax advisory services to individuals and families, managing a private hedge fund and employing active portfolio management with model strategies and alternative investment allocations.

Liebe Miller is a financial advisor at Signature Financial Advisors with 39 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Miller previously worked at H. Beck, Inc., MassMutual Life, and Ostrow Financial Group. She is the founder of Senior Care Advisors of Texas, a consultation and referral service focused on health, social, and financial issues affecting seniors and their adult children. Signature Financial Advisors serves individual investors, closely held businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans, providing investment supervisory services, manager-of-managers selection, pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm delivers advice on a non-discretionary basis and emphasizes manager selection and monitoring, as well as educational seminars and workshops.

Rory Mackay is a financial advisor with Tiercel Capital Texas LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 12 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Tiercel Capital Managers Limited since 2010, where he serves as CEO. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Mackay owns Saker Capital LLC, an investment company focused on oil wells and oil royalties, and is involved with Merlin Factoring LLC, a factoring business. Tiercel Capital Texas LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing a value-oriented, fundamental analysis approach that includes equities trading below intrinsic value and special situations. The firm manages primarily discretionary accounts and utilizes a broader range of trading instruments than typical peers, with a small advisory team performing both portfolio management and compliance oversight.

Peter Ivanyi is a CFP® and ChFC® with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Guided Capital Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Valic Financial Advisors for 15 years. Ivanyi also holds an agent position at Agia, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Guided Capital Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, focusing on portfolio management through a wrap fee program. The firm uses an Investment Policy Statement and risk-tolerance models to manage discretionary accounts, blending index and actively managed ETFs, individual stocks, and specialty instruments.

Christopher Sternau is a CFP® professional with experience in accounting and financial services. He is currently an advisor at Altere Financial, LLC and a partner at Evans Sternau CPA LLC, an accounting firm based in The Woodlands, TX. His background includes roles at Andersen Tax and SG Business Services. Altere Financial, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a tailored investment approach, combining independent managers and LPL model portfolios across various vehicles, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management.

John Hauser is an advisor with VIE INVEST, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and bringing three years of industry experience. He has been involved in project development through Guyana Global Development LLC. VIE Invest provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting to high-net-worth individuals, families, and various entities, managing over $50 million in client assets. The firm constructs customized portfolios with model allocations and third-party managers, employing active strategies such as margin and options and offering private-equity consulting with performance-based fee structures for qualified clients.

Luis Montero II is a financial advisor at Taursas Investments with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Deloitte LLP and White Star Real Estate. Taursas Investments provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and endowments. The firm emphasizes fundamental business and industry analysis combined with an observational economic outlook while avoiding speculation and predictive models.

Robert Rexford Jr. is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Rexford Capital, where he has worked since 2003. His credentials also include Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Rexford Capital is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $151 million for about 62 clients, including affluent individuals, retirees, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, behaviorally informed investment approach with a focus on equity exposure complemented by municipal bonds and occasional covered-option strategies, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Jason Shrieve is a financial advisor at RNS Wealth Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Shrieve is involved with Guardian Wealth Design Group as an insurance agent. RNS Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, often acting as a co-advisor with third-party managers. The firm uses an American Funds mutual-fund platform and emphasizes tailored financial planning with quarterly account reviews.

Richard Grbac is a CFP® professional with 40 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Strategic Advisory Services, L.L.C. since 2014 and previously worked with Viking 1082, GP, LLC, The Strategic Group, L.P., and Strategic Advisory Services, L.P. from 2004 to 2017. Strategic Advisory Services serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, estates, and other entities, providing wealth management, asset allocation, and oversight of third-party money managers. The firm typically uses SEI and other managed account programs, customizing allocations as needed and maintaining ongoing discretionary monitoring to align with client objectives.

Robert Heintz is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Planning Associates Wealth Management since 2020 and previously was self-employed for eight years, with earlier experience at Avalon Investment & Advisory. Planning Associates Wealth Management is a small, supported advisory firm serving primarily individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages portfolios using a variety of securities and analytic methods, offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

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 CFA charterholder and financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrity Financial Planning, LLC since 2020, and previously held roles at City National Rochdale, Consilium Wealth Consulting, LLC, and Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he provides WealthTech consulting through an affiliation with F2 Strategy and works as a specialist with Apple Inc. Integrity Financial Planning, LLC offers discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using a personalized, ultra-low-cost "personal index" portfolio approach with active tax and cost management. The firm incorporates a mix of technical, fundamental, and cyclical investment analysis and utilizes a Smartleaf sub-advisory arrangement alongside third-party platforms to manage portfolios.

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.

Daniel Blum is a financial advisor at Evan Capital with 11 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. His prior roles include leadership positions at Caneel Consulting, LLC, TRE Lodging Investors, LLC, and Glenhaven Capital LLC. He serves on the board of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation as chair of the investment committee and is involved in multiple real estate and lodging investment ventures. 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 focused on exchange-traded funds and equities, with tactical allocations that may include REITs, MLPs, commodities, and investment-grade bonds.