John Capistran is the principal advisor at Caplo Advisory LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at AIG Retirement Advisors for 13 years before founding his independent firm in 2020. Caplo Advisory LLC provides asset management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, and other entities. The firm utilizes both fundamental and technical analysis with tailored investment strategies, offering discretionary management and a broad range of planning and consulting services, including corporate portfolio management and business financial planning.

Joseph Hopkins is a financial advisor at Mission Retirement with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at AE Wealth Management, LLC and Global Financial Private Capital, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he has been an independent insurance agent since 1980. Mission Retirement provides investment advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients by recommending and overseeing unaffiliated independent managers. The firm uses various analytic methods and offers both discretionary and nondiscretionary programs, focusing on due diligence and oversight rather than in-house portfolio management.

Marvin Norman is the sole advisor at Othniel Financial Advisory Services, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked with Othniel-related firms since 2013, including providing business consulting services and operating as a licensed insurance agent through Othniel Management, Inc. Othniel Financial Advisory Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to a small client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses individualized Investment Policy Statements and employs diverse analytical methods and investment strategies, including options and short sales, with accounts reviewed at least quarterly.

Daniel Kibert is a financial advisor with TK^2 Advisers in Houston, TX, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with TK^2 Advisers since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he sells life insurance products on a commission basis. TK^2 Advisers provides portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes tailored investment strategies based on fundamental, cyclical, and quantitative analysis, and incorporates modern portfolio theory.

Sandhya Gopal is a financial advisor at SpendItRight LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with experience beginning in 2024. Her prior work includes roles at Integrated Financial Concepts and Schlumberger. Outside of advisory work, she manages two operating companies for rental properties. SpendItRight LLC provides fee-only financial advisory and investment management services primarily to individuals and families, focusing on women during major financial transitions. The firm employs scenario modeling and a combination of fundamental, technical, and portfolio construction techniques to tailor recommendations, offering services on an hourly or project basis with specialized financial analyses related to divorce and real estate.

Christopher Craft is a financial advisor at Public Safety Financial Group, LLC in Houston, TX, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial LLC and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, INC. Additionally, he is an independent insurance agent servicing life insurance products. Public Safety Financial Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for individual clients and consulting services to pension and employee benefit plans. The firm uses a long-term trading approach combining fundamental, technical, quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory, focusing on mutual funds, fixed-income securities, equities, ETFs, and insurance products.

Jeanie Fielder Eymontt is a financial advisor with Absolute Alpha Corp in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 39 years of industry experience. She has worked at Absolute Alpha Corp since 2016 and previously at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc for five years. Absolute Alpha Corp is a single-advisor registered investment adviser serving a small group of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers asset management and portfolio advisory services through a wrap-fee program using a bottom-up investment approach with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, primarily managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Carolyn Potter is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience, operating Potter Advisors LLC since 2014. She also manages The Carrie Potter Group LLC, which provides business management and consulting services. In addition to her advisory work, Ms. Potter is a lecturer in the Department of Sport Management at Rice University. Potter Advisors LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs quantitative analysis and modern portfolio theory, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management tailored through client interviews and ongoing monitoring.

Roberto Apud Abud is a financial advisor at Next Wealth Advisers with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, and Insight Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in business development for ViSteel, a steel trading company, and supports strategic initiatives at a Mexican bank and an import/export business in Houston. Next Wealth Advisers serves high-net-worth individuals, institutions, corporations, trusts, and international clients with wealth and portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a goals-based, non-discretionary approach that integrates multiple research sources and coordinates with external tax, legal, and trustee professionals.

Laurie Mcray is the sole advisor at Aquinas Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation with 26 years of industry experience. She founded Mcray Money Management, LLC in 1999 and transitioned to Aquinas Advisors in 2014, managing her practice independently since then. Aquinas Advisors serves families, individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, and other institutional accounts with discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and specialized consulting services including estate and trust administration and litigation support. The firm employs a global, macro, top-down investment approach using a diverse range of instruments and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with client-specific restrictions.

Mary Perdue is a CFP® professional with two years of experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Look Both Ways Financial, LLC in Houston, TX. Her prior work includes six years at Eventellect LLC and eight years at Briggs & Veselka Co. Look Both Ways Financial provides comprehensive and limited financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on areas such as retirement income, tax planning, estate planning, education planning, insurance review, and investment analysis. The firm emphasizes modern portfolio theory and passive investment strategies, offers educational seminars, and charges hourly fees for limited advice rather than percentage-of-assets fees.

Clark Forward is a financial advisor with Forward Financial LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company from 2005 to 2021 and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2010. Outside of advising, he maintains a fixed insurance sales practice and is a landlord. Forward Financial LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm integrates asset allocation, modern portfolio theory, and both quantitative and fundamental analysis, and it is notable for its pension consulting expertise and ability to serve as a discretionary 3(38) manager for retirement plans.

Steven Newmyer is the principal of Newmyer Wealth Management in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has operated Newmyer Wealth Management since 2005 and previously worked at Victorian Finance, LLC from 2014 to 2026. In addition to his advisory role, he spends part of his time providing residential mortgage loans through Victorian Finance, a mortgage banking business. Newmyer Wealth Management is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, endowments, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning, utilizing a blend of charting, fundamental analysis, technical indicators, and cyclical trend analysis to manage active portfolios with a mix of long-term holdings and shorter-term trades.

Willie Miles is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal advisor at Miles Wealth Management, L.L.C. in Houston, TX. He previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from 2013 to 2017. Miles serves on the board of the Walipp Preparatory Academy School, a charter school and senior living facility in Houston. Miles Wealth Management offers discretionary portfolio management, written financial planning, and general consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to implement investment decisions, using a variety of instruments tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Samuel Murray is a CFA® charterholder based in Houston, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. He has been leading Murray Investment Management, LLC since 2008. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee on the board of the Presbyterian School. Murray Investment Management advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, providing discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning. The firm constructs written Investment Policy Statements tailored to each client’s goals and employs a blend of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, including the use of derivatives and options strategies, managing client assets entirely in-house.

Rhett Carter is a CFA® charterholder and Series 66 licensee with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Heights Investment Partners, LLC since 2016. He serves as a board member advising on the asset allocation for a nonprofit organization, the Christian Community Service Center. Heights Investment Partners provides discretionary asset management and tailored portfolio services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based investment approach focused mainly on a single model portfolio strategy with low turnover and long-term orientation.

Steven Gim is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at SGMG Enterprise LLC and has previously worked at BASF Corporation and Shaw Stone & Webster. SGMG Enterprise LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts and estates. The firm uses model and customized portfolios, emphasizing strategic asset allocation with mean-variance optimization and primarily invests in exchange-traded funds, incorporating options strategies when appropriate.

Randhir Sahni is the sole advisor at Sahni, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sahni, Inc. since 2014 and also serves as president of Llewelyn Davies Sahni, an architectural firm. Sahni participates in advisory committees at Kansas State University and Rice University’s schools of architecture and chairs the investment committee for ALF, a leadership teaching organization. Sahni, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $36.2 million across 42 accounts, focusing on customized portfolios that emphasize individual U.S. and foreign equities, ETFs, and may include limited partnerships and option contracts. The adviser uses fundamental analysis with a primarily long-term approach, incorporating flexibility for short-term trading when needed.

Robert Porter is the sole advisor at Porter Investments in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Daedalus Capital Group, Inc. since 1996. Porter Investments provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm uses proprietary models combining quantitative and technical analysis to implement tailored portfolio strategies through model portfolios and separately managed accounts, including both passive index-based allocations and active ETF/equity strategies.

Douglas Cannon is a CFA® charterholder with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Texas First Investment Management Company since 2004 and previously worked at Rek Advisors, Inc. from 1996 to 2005. Texas First Investment Management Company is an independent registered investment adviser that manages discretionary U.S. equity portfolios for both institutional and individual clients. The firm employs a value-oriented, bottom-up fundamental research approach with concentrated portfolios and typically accepts individual clients as well as smaller accounts than is common in its category.