Douglas Walden is a financial advisor at Robertson Investment Management in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Robertson Investment Management, he worked at Edward Jones for eight years and was employed by KHOU Channel 11 for four years. Robertson Investment Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, pensions, corporations, and financial institutions. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and private placements, utilizing both in-house and third-party investment strategies across multiple equity products.

Bernardo Hubard is an advisor at Monex Asset Management, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and VectorGlobal WMG. Monex Asset Management serves individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting. The firm employs a variety of strategies ranging from long-term holdings to short-term trading and utilizes both fundamental and technical analysis.

Dante Milanesi is a financial advisor at MDT Financial Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Willis Johnson and Associates before joining MDT Financial Advisors. MDT Financial Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations by providing wealth and investment management, financial planning, consulting, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies and often manages client assets on a discretionary basis.

Kim Petersen is a financial advisor at Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Checchi Capital Advisers in 2023, Kim was a consultant and has experience working with Work America Capital/Varsity Hype. Outside of advising, Kim serves on the boards of EDEN Grow Systems, a sustainable farming start-up, and the Feed the Future Foundation, a sustainable farming outreach and education charity, as well as participating in several university and business community committees. Checchi Capital Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and a variety of institutional and pooled clients. The firm employs a quantitatively driven investment process using proprietary models to construct globally diversified portfolios, including strategies such as risk-parity composites, derivative overlays, and explicit cryptocurrency risk guidance.

Jose Beltran is a financial advisor with Monex Asset Management, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Monex Securities, Inc. and work at the University of St. Thomas. Monex Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis across a broad range of investment products and offers both direct management and delegated discretionary management through a sub-advisor.

Ariel Tacher is a financial advisor with Vizcaya Capital, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at IPG Investment Advisors, LLC and Bank Hapoalim. He is the sole member of J Stambler Wealth LLC, through which he provides advisory services to Vizcaya Capital. Vizcaya Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, sophisticated investors, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as sub-advisory services to third-party money managers and private pooled funds. The firm is notable for its involvement with private funds and pooled vehicles, including offshore segregated portfolio structures, and serves a significant non-U.S. investor base.

Colin Monteith is a financial advisor at Altruist Advisors LLC with three years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 credential. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and Morgan Stanley. Outside of advising, he assists with bookkeeping and payroll management for his family ranch’s cattle and hunting business in Texas. Altruist Advisors serves individual investors, trusts, and estates by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning through a team of six affiliated advisers. The firm utilizes a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside model-based portfolios accessed via its proprietary technology platform.

Nicholas Renfro is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with two years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at MDT Financial Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors for five years. Outside of financial advising, he has experience working at the University of Houston and Main St Bistro. MDT Financial Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, consulting, and fiduciary and non-fiduciary services, employing a combination of active and passive strategies tailored to client objectives.

Glenn Royal is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at RHP Wealth Management. His career includes roles at Royal Harbor Partners, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. RHP Wealth Management is a five-advisor team managing approximately $345 million in discretionary assets for individuals, trusts, estates, and various organizations. The firm employs a diversified, tax-aware investment approach with multiple model strategies and offers services ranging from discretionary investment management to retirement plan consulting.

Jared Pitts is a financial advisor at Lifestyle Asset Management, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He also has 15 years of experience as an independent insurance agent at GIA Insurance Agency. Lifestyle Asset Management, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and other entities, managing approximately $571 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and sub-advisory services, using a client-specific approach that incorporates a variety of investment strategies and regular portfolio monitoring.

George Ball is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Sanders Morris LLC with 56 years of industry experience. He has worked at SMH Capital Advisors LLC since 2000 and Sanders Morris Harris LLC since 1991. He serves as a director and limited partner of Sewell Development Group LLC. Sanders Morris LLC provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm implements client strategies primarily through discretionary or non-discretionary wrap-fee programs and uses third-party portfolio managers and platform providers.

Frederick Mecklenburg Sr. is a financial advisor at Robertson Investment Management with 44 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at several firms including Network 1 Financial Securities, Securities America, and First Allied Advisory Services. Robertson Investment Management serves individuals, families, trusts, pensions, banks, and corporations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and corporate finance services. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across multiple equity strategies and incorporates private equity, distressed credit, and other alternative investments.

Zachary Welborn is a financial advisor at Manske Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Manske Wealth Management since 2014. Manske Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and business entities. The firm uses a goal-based approach to portfolio construction, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and manages approximately $608 million in client assets across a seven-advisor team.

Diane Bambace is a financial advisor at Manske Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Invesco for four years and Lululemon for five years. Manske Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and business entities. The firm uses a goal-based approach to asset allocation, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and manages approximately $608 million in client assets across a seven-advisor team.

Kaitlin Yardley is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience, currently serving as part of the team at Schaeffer Financial LLC in Houston, TX. She has been with Schaeffer Financial since 2014. Schaeffer Financial serves individuals and families, with a particular focus on federal government employees and foreign nationals holding G-IV visas. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and access to independent third-party portfolio managers, using a process that begins with goal-setting and risk assessment and emphasizes diversified asset allocation and risk management.

Edmund Borgmeier is a financial advisor with Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes a decade at Wells Fargo Clearing and operating as a sole proprietor for 17 years. Outside of his advisory role, he has ownership in a non-investment related business, Belogden Holdings, LLC. Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutions, pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars, employing a value- and risk-focused investment approach with a distinctive use of options and derivative instruments within separately managed accounts.

Marium Murphy is a CFP® professional at Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors with four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Mosaic Advisors and Northwestern Mutual and has held roles in education at the University of Houston and Westside High School. Murphy is also an independent insurance agent in a non-investment capacity. Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors serves individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm emphasizes value, safety, and risk control, utilizing a mix of equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and multi-asset class strategies selected through a proprietary research process.

David Marion is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors since 2025 and previously spent 11 years at Santa Fe Advisors, LLC. Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars, managing approximately $282 million in discretionary assets with a focus on value, safety, quality, and risk control.

Patricio Arias Sartorius is a financial advisor with Monex Asset Management, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been with Monex Asset Management since 2023 and has worked at Monex Securities, Inc. since 2020. Outside of his advisory roles, he has experience in academia, having worked at the University of Houston since 2019. Monex Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis across a broad range of products and offers both direct management and sub-advisory services.

Morgan Arriaga is a financial advisor at MDT Financial Advisors, LLC with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining MDT, Morgan worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and has a background in education. MDT Financial Advisors serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations by providing wealth and investment management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and manages approximately $294 million in discretionary assets.