John Haynes is a financial advisor at IAS Wealth Management, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has been with Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2013. IAS Wealth Management provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and business owners. The firm employs a team-based approach with a monthly investment committee that uses both fundamental and technical analysis to manage customized portfolios through the Fidelity institutional platform.

Michael Sitzman is a financial advisor at Diamond Client Group, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Peak Brokerage Services, LLC, MML Investor Services, LLC, and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Diamond Client Group provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, sub-advisor selection, alternative investment sourcing, and both project-based and ongoing financial planning. The firm’s investment process combines fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis, typically favoring long-term strategies while incorporating margin and discretionary trading when authorized.

Blair Greenwood is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Awaken Wealth Partners LLC in Houston, TX. Prior to joining Awaken Wealth Partners in 2026, he worked at Thrivent Advisor Network and Thrivent Financial for a total of six years. Outside of his advisory role, Greenwood is involved in volleyball coaching and training, including camp coaching for Baylor University volleyball and conducting private volleyball lessons and high school clinics. Awaken Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered firm that provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan advisory to individuals, high net worth individuals, estates, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $237 million in discretionary assets and customizes portfolios based on clients’ objectives using fundamental analysis and a primarily long-term investment approach.

Richard Walker is a financial advisor with Managed Financial Services Corp., Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Managed Financial Services Corp., Inc. since 1997. Managed Financial Services Corporation, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and institutional clients, focusing on mutual funds and annuity products. The firm uses a formal, committee-driven investment process and tailored asset allocation strategies, managing approximately $56.7 million across its client base.

Daniel Trgovich is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Waterway Wealth Management, L.L.C. since 2025 and previously held roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and UMB Financial. He is based in The Woodlands, TX. Waterway Wealth Management, L.L.C. provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm manages most assets on a discretionary basis and offers a tiered wrap fee program, servicing a large asset base relative to its team size.

Jason Henry is a financial advisor at IAS Wealth Management, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Dienen for ten years and HCA Houston-Conroe for one year. IAS Wealth Management provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and business owners. The firm uses a team-based investment committee approach with individualized portfolio management guided by client objectives, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

Thomas Pewtress is a financial advisor at Skybound Wealth USA with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked primarily with Skybound Wealth Management and its affiliated entities since 2018, with prior experience at Beacon Global Advisor Network and deVere Acuma. Skybound Wealth USA serves individuals, families, and internationally mobile clients by providing investment management, financial planning, and cross-border pension advice, including UK pension transfers and ongoing pension management. The firm uses a centralized investment governance framework and typically manages most client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

James Carlton is a financial advisor at CHJ Wealth Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Carlton, Hofferkamp and Jenks Wealth Management, LLC since 2010. Outside of finance, he is a partner in Fantasyland Records LLC, a music recording business. CHJ Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm’s five-advisor team manages approximately $540 million across about 286 client relationships, providing individualized, account-level portfolio management with a discretionary approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis.

Ricardo Roche Maldonado is a financial advisor with Banorte Asset Management, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with Banorte Securities International, Ltd. since 2013 and with Banorte Asset Management, Inc. since 2019. Banorte Asset Management, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, with a client base concentrated in Latin America, particularly Mexican citizens. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through its traditional and digital advisory programs, utilizing a range of investment strategies and products to build customized portfolios.

James Neuenschwander is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience and serves as Managing Director at Outlook Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2011. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Global Financial Private Capital, LLC and GF Investment Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns a wholesale and retail consumer products distribution business with his wife, which he has been involved with since 1975. Outlook Wealth Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and educational workshops to individuals, families, and small business owners. The firm employs a tailored investment approach that includes portfolio construction with various strategies and regularly offers impersonal educational workshops across its seven offices.

Gregory Bickhart is a financial advisor with Awaken Wealth Partners LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Thrivent Investment Management. Outside of advisory services, he is the owner of Arborbrook Consultants of GA, LLC, which manages expenses related to his affiliated businesses. Awaken Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, estates, and trusts with financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan advisory. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives, generally employs a long-term investment approach with fundamental analysis, and may use external managers while overseeing those relationships.

Patrick Wehrly is a financial advisor with SageGuard Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at SageGuard in two periods totaling over a decade and was also employed at Alphastar Capital Management LLC. Outside of advisory work, he owns a charter yacht business and a self-storage facility, and he provides income tax preparation services as an enrolled agent. SageGuard Financial Group is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $755.7 million across a range of model portfolios and strategies, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary asset management and varying account minimums to match client risk profiles.

David Melchor is the Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2018. He has been with Fidelity since 2012, progressing through roles including Financial Consultant, Investment Consultant, and Retirement Solutions Representative. Throughout his career, David focuses on advocating for his clients and helping them develop robust financial plans to provide peace of mind over time. David's experience spans a range of financial consulting roles, emphasizing building strong relationships with clients and supporting their long-term financial goals. Outside of his professional work, he enjoys outdoor activities and hobbies such as camping, comedy, fishing, football, hiking, and kayaking.

Daniel Wheless is a Series 65 licensed advisor with AWM Financial Services Inc. in The Woodlands, TX, where he has worked since 2000, totaling 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Portfolio Dynamix, Retirement Wealth Advisors, Inc., and FormulaFolio Investments, LLC. He is also CEO of AWM Insurance Services Inc., where he is involved in life insurance and annuity sales. AWM Financial Services Inc. is a six-advisor team managing $233.7 million in discretionary assets for over 1,300 clients. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services, employing a model-driven investment process that combines quantitative, fundamental, and economic analyses.

Wesley Peirce is a financial advisor at Peirce Capital Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Peirce Capital Management since 2007. The firm provides investment management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. Peirce Capital Management emphasizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, primarily using passively managed asset-class mutual funds and tools such as Monte Carlo analysis to support portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring.

Ross King is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Waterway Wealth Management, L.L.C. He previously worked at Regions Bank for five years and Northern Trust for six years. Waterway Wealth Management provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm offers ERISA plan services, operates a tiered wrap program with a substantial asset base, and utilizes institutional custodial platforms along with held-away account management technology.

Travis Verdin is a financial advisor with Sage Capital Advisors, LLC in Tomball, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and over 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Sage Capital Advisors since 2015 and also owns T1 Computer Services, a non-investment related business providing IT monitoring and maintenance. Sage Capital Advisors serves pension and profit-sharing plans, plan sponsors, participants, individuals, families, and certain nonprofit clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant education, financial planning, and other consulting services with a value-oriented investment approach that utilizes equities, ETFs, fixed income, tactical strategies, and third-party managers tailored to client objectives.

Brooke Davis is a financial advisor with Park Avenue Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Westpac Wealth and AIG. Park Avenue Investment Advisory provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages client assets primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and third-party investment managers through technology platforms, and offers supplemental financial planning and consulting services.

Diana Blair is a financial advisor at Sage Capital Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Sage Capital Advisors since 2005. Sage Capital Advisors serves pension and profit-sharing plans, plan sponsors and participants, individuals, families, and certain nonprofit clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant education, and financial planning through a value-oriented investment process that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes individual equities, ETFs, fixed income, tactical strategies, and outside managers.

John Cook is a financial advisor with Managed Financial Services Corp Inc in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Managed Financial Services, Inc. since 1997. Managed Financial Services Corporation, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm specializes in mutual funds and annuity products, applying a committee-driven investment process that includes proprietary tools and formal monitoring to tailor portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance.