George Biggs is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC for 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a limited partner in a family limited partnership involved in oil and gas royalties. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a broad range of investment vehicles and leveraging technology and third-party service providers as part of its implementation process.

Maryanna Braun is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in the financial services industry. She currently works at Sowell Management and has held previous roles at Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Baker Tilly US LLP, MRZ Financial Services, and United Capital Financial Advisers, including time during its affiliation with Goldman Sachs. She is also co-founder and partner of Bellwether Advisory Group, LLC. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs various investment strategies and provides support services to its independent contractor advisors.

Scott Blackley is a financial advisor at Rossby Financial, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of The Second Wind Foundation, a charity focused on distributing books to children worldwide, and is a member of the Seabrook Rotary. Rossby Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerances using various analytical approaches and offers diversified investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and derivatives.

Jo Aldridge is a financial advisor with Northwest Asset Management in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. She is also licensed to sell life, accident, health, and HMO insurance in Texas. Northwest Asset Management serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory across diversified investments while offering customized investment management, retirement planning, consulting, tax preparation, and sub-advisory services.

Kayla Sickman is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley for 11 years. Sickman is currently based in Houston, TX. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment, and wealth management services to individuals, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients, as well as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio management with a range of investment options and integrated family-office and administrative services.

Robert Muse is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Energy Opportunities Capital Management, Piper Jaffray & Co., and Simmons & Company LTD. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and technology platforms, and serves as investment manager or adviser to multiple unregistered private pooled investment vehicles for qualified investors.

Steven Neustaedter is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. since 2013. His career includes roles at multiple financial firms such as Independent Financial Partners and LPL Financial. He is also involved in independent insurance sales outside of his primary advisory role. Creative Financial Designs serves a diverse range of clients including individual households, corporations, institutions, and employer retirement plans. The firm uses asset-class model allocations and risk objectives to structure portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and modular consulting services.

Mark Schmulen is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. He has worked at Forum Financial Management since 2017 and currently serves as President and CEO of PropMatic, Inc., a technology and AI-driven marketing platform for the real estate leasing industry. Schmulen also serves on the board of Innovative Food Holdings and Saivory, Inc., contributing to governance and corporate strategy in the specialty food and software sectors. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients, while also serving as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform (TAMP) for other independent RIAs. The firm utilizes model asset-allocation portfolios managed primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Michelle Holmes is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 license and 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Saxony Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Merrill Lynch, Corps Capital Advisors, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Vice President of Scholarships and Grants for the Civic League and is a board member for both Page's Place and the Valwood Improvement Authority. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerances and objectives and manages a range of investment vehicles, including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, options, structured products, and private pooled investment vehicles for qualified investors.

M H Moldawer is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2009 to 2025. Outside of advisory work, he owns a property in the Bahamas and serves as a trustee and partner in family trusts and partnerships. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary wealth management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and utilizes a range of investment vehicles and third-party managers, also managing multiple private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors.

Charlie Kirven is a financial advisor with Secure Asset Management, L.L.C. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and over 40 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at NEXT Financial Group and ownership of Money and Investment Concepts, where he has been involved in business management and sales since 1984. Secure Asset Management primarily serves individual clients, providing personalized financial planning, discretionary investment management, and pension consulting for retirement plans. The firm employs a range of investment strategies guided by written policies and periodic reviews, often utilizing third-party money managers and managing held-away employer accounts through third-party platforms.

Rex Hinshaw is a financial advisor with Momentum Independent Network Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Momentum Independent Network since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as executor for family estates without compensation. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients, offering investment advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm utilizes a platform model with third-party managers and Envestnet for portfolio management and integrates with Hilltop affiliates for municipal bond strategies and cash management solutions.

Johnathan Schnitzer is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Morgan Stanley, as well as work with PGA Tour Latino America. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients—as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm tailors portfolios to clients’ risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a broad range of investment vehicles and third-party managers, and is notable for managing multiple unregistered private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors.

Maria Barrientos is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Oppenheimer, among others. She is a founding director and 50% co-owner of Scheiron Transportation Inc., a trucking company managed by her spouse. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment, and wealth management services to individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients—as well as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and offers family-office administrative services integrated through recent acquisitions.

Nelson Negron Jr. is a financial advisor with OneAscent Financial Services LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and Morgan Stanley. He volunteers at Foundations Christian Academy. OneAscent Financial Services LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, broker/dealers’ customers, and institutions. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and Unified Managed Account solutions, using both advisor-managed and model-based investment approaches.

Oliver Bakker is a financial advisor at Sowell Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has prior experience at Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P., Weaver Capital Advisors, Kelly Partners Chartered Accountants, and Star Beta. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs various management styles and offers model portfolios, sub-advisory relationships, and unified managed account solutions through multiple platforms.

Darin Womble is a financial advisor with Northwest Asset Management, holding Series 63 and 66 designations and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at ARK Alliance Financial, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and TIAA-CREF. He serves as a board member of Next Generation Academy, a nonprofit preschool in Pearland, Texas. Northwest Asset Management provides customized investment management, retirement and financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach and offers distinctive operational features such as sub-advisory and back-office services for other RIAs.

Urte Zakarauskaite is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Before joining Americana Partners in 2023, she worked at Keebeck Wealth Management and DevBridge. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on client risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers, and serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including international investors.

Ronald Thacker is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients—as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers tailored portfolios and manages multiple private pooled investment vehicles for qualified investors.

Mary Stone is a financial advisor at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, with 43 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining B. Riley Wealth Advisors in 2022, she worked at National Asset Management and United Advisors Services, LLC. She is also a partner at Consilience Asset Management, an investment advisory business based in Buffalo, NY. B. Riley Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of investment programs and financial planning services, managing approximately $4.21 billion in assets through around 173 advisors.