Michelle Gessner is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience, currently leading Gessner Wealth Strategies LLC in Houston, TX. She previously worked at Parkwoods Wealth Partners, LLC and has been with her own firm since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent. Gessner Wealth Strategies is an independent investment adviser that offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and consulting services to individual and business clients. The firm emphasizes developing tailored Investment Policy Statements and implements asset-allocation strategies through sub-advisors and model portfolios, incorporating ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews.

Michael Reichek is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He has operated Reichek Financial Services since 1991 and has longstanding affiliations with Ameritas Life Insurance and related companies since 2004. He serves as treasurer for two homeowners associations and holds voluntary roles on the investment committees and board of the National Exchange Club and its foundation. Reichek Financial Services offers investment advice, financial planning, and insurance services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes long-term fundamental analysis with a preference for low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis, and combines investment management with an active insurance brokerage role.

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 and sole advisor at Newmyer Wealth Management in Houston, TX, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been involved with Victorian Finance, LLC since 2014, where he spends part of his time providing residential mortgage loans. Newmyer Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities such as trusts and corporations. The firm employs an active investment approach combining charting, fundamental and technical analysis, and cyclical trend analysis, alongside offering financial planning and non-securities advisory services.

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.

Emad Samman is a financial advisor with Sunlight Investments in Katy, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Micro Focus prior to founding Sunlight Investments in 2017. Sunlight Investments is a single-advisor independent firm that provides discretionary portfolio management for individual and small business clients. The firm focuses on managing U.S.-listed equity portfolios through limited trading authorization, emphasizing a concentrated selection of 20–40 equities chosen for financial stability and industry position.

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.

Austin Middleton is a CFP® professional with one year of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Potentia Wealth Advisors LLC. His background includes founding Potentia Advisors LLC and prior work with Royalwood Church. Potentia Wealth Advisors LLC provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on portfolio management and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach integrates cyclical and fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory and offers both long- and short-term trading tailored to client objectives.

James Marshall is the principal of Marshall Wealth Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Sugar Land, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 33 years of industry experience. Since 2003, he has been president and owner of Mini Moguls Edutainment Company, which provides financial education through comic books to schools nationwide. Marshall Wealth Management serves individual clients, families, trusts, estates, and nonprofit organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and investment supervisory services primarily on a non-discretionary basis. The firm’s approach focuses on asset allocation and long-term strategies, with a documented planning process covering cash flow, tax, retirement, and estate considerations.

Damon Collins is a financial advisor at Collins Wealth Management in Sugar Land, TX, with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. In addition to his advisory role, he maintains a part-time quality assurance position and participates in public speaking and occasional pro-bono education. Collins Wealth Management serves individual clients, including both non–high-net-worth and high-net-worth households, offering tailored investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines passive and active investment approaches, constructing portfolios focused on managing volatility and aligned with clients’ goals, while providing additional services such as business planning, college savings, insurance reviews, and educational seminars.

Ernie Galliani is a financial advisor at PRP with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with Nova 401(k) Associates since 2009, where he serves as an account manager and actuary for the defined benefit department. Galliani has also been involved with Professional Retirement Planning GP LLC and Professional Retirement Planning Inc. since 2002. In addition to his advisory role, he performs actuarial and administrative duties at Nova 401(k) Associates, a non-investment firm specializing in qualified plan administration. PRP provides investment management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, small businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers actuarial and 401(k) services alongside an investment approach focused on long-term, asset-allocation strategies primarily using no-load, passively managed mutual funds.

Vinod Naidu is a financial advisor at SOF Spectrum Capital Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he was self-employed for three years and spent 19 years at CDK Global Inc. SOF Spectrum Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary asset management and retirement-plan allocation consulting. The firm employs a tactical investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis, including long- and short-term equity positions, ETFs, options, and margin, and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Lowell Bass is a financial advisor at BF, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Taggart Financial Group, Inc. and RHJ Financial, Inc. Since 2016, he has also provided life coaching as a sole proprietor. Bass Financial, LLC is an independent advisory firm offering discretionary portfolio management to individuals, qualified retirement plans, and trusts. The firm manages about $4.6 million for roughly 15 clients, focusing on personalized investment policies that incorporate technical analysis and individual trade execution.

Jiayi Fan is the founder and sole advisor of Mobius Fund, holding a Series 65 credential with eight years of experience in investment management. He also founded and serves as CEO of Chaogic Systems LLC, an IT consulting and services firm he has led since 2001. Mobius Fund provides discretionary, data-driven management for pooled vehicles and institutional investors using a proprietary neural-network model focused on short-term, intraday trades in large-cap U.S. securities and ETFs. The firm emphasizes in-house model development and operates primarily through an adviser account at Interactive Brokers.

Michael Marin is the principal advisor at Marin Financial Group in Katy, Texas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for 12 years before founding his independent firm in 2018. Marin took a brief retirement from 2017 to 2018 prior to establishing Marin Financial Group. Marin Financial Group is a small independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and asset allocation using a model-based platform, focusing on individualized client relationships and portfolio oversight.

Kenneth Katzen is the sole advisor at Post Oak Investment Management, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Post Oak Investment Management since 2003. Post Oak Investment Management is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals and institutional clients such as banks, credit unions, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary managed-account services using a proprietary Model Asset Allocation Program (MAAP®) that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis across a variety of investment instruments.

Douglas Malone is the sole advisor at OverFlow Financial LLC in Missouri City, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 designations with 15 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Mass Mutual and MML Investors Services Inc. Malone is also affiliated with FEMA since 2022. OverFlow Financial provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach guided by client-specific Investment Policy Statements, focusing on mutual funds, fixed income, equities, ETFs, and insurance products, while not exercising discretionary authority over accounts.

Liem Hoang is a financial advisor at Stillforest Wealth Management in Houston, TX, holding CFP® and CFA® designations as well as a Series 65 license. He has eight years of industry experience, with prior roles at firms including OWLFA LLC, Trajan Wealth, L.L.C., and Investec Wealth Strategies. Stillforest Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing investment management and comprehensive financial planning across areas such as business planning, retirement, and estate planning coordination. The firm employs a blend of passive and active investment strategies grounded in modern portfolio theory and offers discretionary portfolio management with quarterly reviews.

Edwardo Garcia III is a financial advisor at GMI Capital Partners in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Gerson, Lehman Group, Coleman Research, and Hewlett Packard Enterprises. GMI Capital Partners provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm employs a fundamental, value-oriented investment approach focused on multi-year holdings, with concentrated portfolios managed on a discretionary basis.