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.

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 firms including Consilium Wealth Consulting, The Ayco Company, and City National Rochdale before joining Integrity Financial Planning, LLC in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, 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, with additional services for corporate and retirement-plan clients. The firm uses a five-step process to create personalized, low-cost portfolios that incorporate tax management and client preferences, supported by a combination of technical and fundamental investment analysis.

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.

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 eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at various firms including Tong Management Group, Juniper Networks, and Wolters Kluwer. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Geralt is an executive recruiter for Juniper Networks and provides bookkeeping and tax consulting services through Tong Management Group. Ebquant offers portfolio management and financial planning to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and others, using a blended investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis. The firm 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 at WealthValues, LLC in Houston, TX, with Series 65 and Series 66 credentials 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 primarily on a discretionary basis. The firm focuses on asset allocation, diversification, and tax-aware portfolio construction, combining passive and active strategies and selecting third-party managers based on philosophy, consistency, and track record.

Lynn Elliott is a financial advisor at Fortiter Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and AllianceBernstein L.P. Elliott is co-owner of a family-owned land entity as part of estate planning. Fortiter Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios, using third-party sub-advisors and proprietary model portfolios, and is notable for its use of margin and borrowing in client accounts.

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.