Thomas Chen is a financial advisor at Chung Wu Investment Group, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Chung Wu Investment Group since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at Ztylus Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Outside of advising, Chen is involved in several family investment and equipment sales businesses as a general partner. Chung Wu Investment Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $127 million across about 91 clients and utilizes a combination of macroeconomic, fundamental, and technical analysis, including the use of derivatives, to tailor investment strategies.

Joseph Foley is a financial advisor at Fortiter Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and worked at First Trust Portfolios L.P. for 17 years before joining Fortiter Wealth Management in 2024. Fortiter Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios and employs third-party sub-advisors and proprietary model portfolios to assist with implementation.

Katherine Letsos is a financial advisor with Joyce Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She previously worked at J.D. Joyce Investment Management Group, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors, both for a decade. Joyce Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios across a range of investment vehicles, with attention to client-specific factors such as risk tolerance and cash-flow needs.

Asim Naseem is a financial advisor at Thales Investment Services, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Thales since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Naseem operates a consulting practice through Run Staffing Inc., providing technical analyst services. Thales Investment Services offers discretionary portfolio management for individual clients and pension/profit-sharing plans, using a proprietary fundamental-value approach that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis. The firm targets distressed and undervalued assets, with strategies that include illiquid and speculative positions while considering domestic and global macroeconomic factors.

Timothy Hermesch is a financial advisor at Latitude Investment Group with 38 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 registration. Prior to joining Latitude Investment Group, he worked at Divergent Capital Asset Management, Atlas Financial Advisors, SOFOS Investments, and Securities America. Outside of investment advisory, he operates Hermesch Group as a traditional life insurance agent specializing in life insurance, long-term care, fixed annuities, and federal employee benefits. Latitude Investment Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, offering managed accounts, portfolio reviews, asset allocation recommendations, and written investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Louis Pelz Jr. is a financial advisor at Core Capital Management and Research Inc. in Houston, TX, with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Core Capital since 2008 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is a general partner in Pelz Family LP, an asset holding and leasing company. Core Capital Management and Research Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis and offers strategies including long- and short-term purchases, short sales, option writing, and futures.

Kayla Tolunay is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions in Houston, TX. She has worked at several firms since 2009, including Stavis & Cohen Private Wealth LLC and Tanglewood Total Wealth Management, Inc. Tolunay is also an independent insurance agent. Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions provides integrated wealth transfer, financial and estate planning, and asset management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, and foundations. The firm emphasizes coordinated estate and trust work with clients’ other professional advisors and offers specialized services such as trust policy management and life-insurance audits.

John Reimer is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Signature Financial Advisors, where he has worked since 2016, and previously worked at Rmdr Advisors, Inc. He is also a shareholder and CFO of a restaurant business and a partner in a regional kids gym franchise. Signature Financial Advisors serves individuals, closely held businesses, and retirement plans, providing investment supervisory services, manager-of-managers selection, pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm operates as a small team advisor managing approximately $68 million in assets and primarily offers non-discretionary portfolio advice through third-party money managers.

Paul Chiaro Jr. is a financial advisor with Terraform Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Energy Research Advisors and Eagle Global Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he owns a cow calf ranch near Houston and is the owner of Energy Research Advisors, an investment consulting firm. Terraform Wealth, LLC provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, utilizing a range of analytical methods and investment vehicles. The firm manages over $200 million for a small client base and employs sophisticated trading strategies and third-party manager arrangements.

Coleman Campbell is a financial advisor at Advocates Wealth Planning in Houston, TX, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations with 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cypress Advisory Services Ltd., LLP since 2012. Advocates Wealth Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a diversified, global investment approach using customized asset allocations based on five standard model portfolios, primarily implementing strategies with mutual funds and ETFs.

Thomas Woodward is a financial advisor at Woodward Caire Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Avalon Advisors, LLC and Avalon Investment & Advisory. Woodward Caire Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, family offices, and registered advisers, typically requiring a $1 million minimum for direct management. The firm employs a Sustainable Growth at a Reasonable Price (SGARP) investment philosophy through a disciplined, quantitative and qualitative process, offering discretionary wealth management, integrated financial planning, model-provider services, and RIA consulting.

Samuel Dodson is a financial advisor with Signature Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Signature FA since 2016 and previously at Ostrow Financial Group and H. Beck, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he works as an independent insurance broker, providing analysis and proposals for life, disability, and long-term care insurance products. Signature Financial Advisors serves individuals, closely held businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans by offering investment supervisory services, manager-of-managers selection, pension consulting, financial planning, and educational workshops. The firm delivers non-discretionary advice, selecting and monitoring third-party asset managers according to client-established investment policies.

Andrew Anton is a financial advisor at A3 Capital Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Hourglass Capital, LLC for 17 years before joining A3 Capital Advisors in 2026. A3 Capital Advisors is a small registered investment adviser serving primarily high-net-worth individuals, focusing on individualized Investment Policy Statements and ongoing portfolio management. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a long-term trading approach, offering discretionary portfolio management and consulting services with both traditional and performance-fee arrangements.

Rajesh Chelapurath is the sole advisor at Ceera Investments, LLC in Bellaire, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has led Ceera Investments since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner and managing member of CeeChat, LLC, a mobile app development project focused on creating a social messaging application. Ceera Investments provides fee-only, discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, charities, retirement funds, and institutional and international clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and manager philosophy, offering strategies in capital appreciation, equity income, and fixed income, and manages approximately $392 million in regulatory assets.

Adil Mackwani is a financial advisor at M&A Wealth with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been involved with firms including Guardian Life and Mackwani & Associates Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner in a jewelry business and a licensed real estate agent. M&A Wealth primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing financial planning and portfolio management through a combination of active and passive strategies tailored to client needs. The firm is notable for advising private pooled investment vehicles and offering integrated services including insurance, tax, and family-office coordination.

Samuel McGee is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Crestmont Private Wealth LLC since 2019, following prior roles at PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING INVESTMENTS, Inc. and Avondale Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, McGee serves on multiple nonprofit and community boards, including the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists and Hill Country Family Services, and is active in organizations such as the Texas Hill Country Mustang Club and local political and athletic booster groups. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals, families, estates, trusts, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments and a value-oriented investment style, managing approximately $363 million with a small supported team of advisors and offering specialized advisory services for legacy positions.

William Berger is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Fortiter Wealth Management, LLC since 2016 and previously worked at Paul Comstock Partners and Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. He is based in Houston, TX. Fortiter Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to manage diversified portfolios and employs third-party sub-advisors and proprietary model portfolios in its investment approach.

John Joyce is a financial advisor at Joyce Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 33 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Joyce Wealth Management in 2023, he worked for J.D. Joyce Investment Management Group, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors for a combined 20 years. Joyce Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, serving as an ERISA fiduciary when engaged. The firm manages approximately $483 million in client assets, primarily allocating among third-party independent investment managers using a managed-account platform, supplemented by mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities tailored to client needs.

John Robertson is a financial advisor at Live Oak Wealth Advisory Group, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Jobes Solo Investment Group, LLC for 13 years. Live Oak Wealth Advisory Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with systematic quantitative models through its QuantStrat division, employing adaptive asset-management strategies that emphasize downside risk protection while seeking income and capital appreciation.

Andrew Sharp is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Altere Financial, LLC, joining the firm in 2024 after several years with LPL Financial and prior roles at firms including Charles Schwab and UBS Financial Services. Altere Financial is a registered investment adviser that provides financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes investment strategies combining independent managers and LPL model portfolios, managing approximately $55 million in assets with a client-directed approach.