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 at Signature Financial Advisors with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Signature Financial Advisors since 2016. Prior to that, he was with Ostrow Financial Group and H. Beck, Inc. He also works as an independent insurance broker, providing analysis and recommendations on various insurance products. Signature Financial Advisors serves individuals, closely held businesses, and retirement plans by offering investment supervisory services, pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm uses a manager-of-managers approach, conducting due diligence and monitoring manager performance, and maintains affiliations with accounting and insurance practices.

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 and holds a Series 66 license with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Crestmont Private Wealth LLC, where he has worked since 2019, following roles at PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING INVESTMENTS, Avondale Wealth Management, and Banc of America Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, McGee serves on the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists, holds leadership roles in several nonprofit and community organizations including the Texas Hill Country Mustang Club and Hill Country Family Services, and participates in local political activities. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation with a value-oriented investment style and manages a significant regulatory asset base with a small supported team of advisors.

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.

Niamh Aitken is a financial advisor with Forth Capital (USA), LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She has worked at Forth Capital Advisors Limited and Forth Capital USA since 2020, and previously spent three years with Balmoral Asset Management Limited. Forth Capital (USA) LLC primarily serves U.S. resident UK expatriates with UK-based pensions, offering financial planning, UK pension transfer consulting, ongoing asset management, and IRA rollover guidance. The firm provides non-discretionary, tailored advisory recommendations and integrates UK pension transfer workflows in coordination with UK FCA-regulated specialists.

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.

Paul Williams is a financial advisor at WRWCO, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He has held his current role since 2020 and previously worked at United Planners Financial Services. Williams holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. WRWCO, LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses, managing approximately $98 million in assets across a small client base. The firm employs a value-oriented, balanced investment approach focused on income with growth, combining full discretionary authority with audit safeguards and client-aligned trading practices.

Kurt Box is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Advocates Wealth Planning in Houston, TX. He has been with Cypress Advisory Services Ltd., LLP since 2005. Advocates Wealth Planning advises individual and high-net-worth clients, combining comprehensive financial planning with discretionary investment management. The firm employs an integrated asset-allocation strategy using customized model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, while also offering limited insurance brokerage services.