Jean Casagrande is a financial advisor with Stability Partners Advisory Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Stability Partners in various capacities since 2010. Outside of advising, Casagrande serves as a director of HC MUD 383, an elected taxing agency responsible for local community services including water and sewage. Stability Partners Advisory Group provides fee-based financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals and businesses. The firm primarily implements client accounts through model portfolios selected in partnership with a third-party money manager and manages approximately $141 million in discretionary assets.

James O Neill is a financial advisor at Magnolia Wealth with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Magnolia Wealth since 2026. His prior experience includes positions at Intrua Financial and Corda Investment Management. Magnolia Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and integrates tax services alongside portfolio management.

John Laughlin is a financial advisor at Novodyn Advisors LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has served as president and director of Novodyn Capital Corporation since 2001, where he focuses on research, programming, and testing of quantitative trading algorithms. Novodyn Advisors LLC supports a small team of three advisors and works with clients using strategies informed by quantitative analysis tools originally developed for institutional traders.

Timothy Steenwyk is the principal of Timothy Craig Steenwyk, a firm based in Montgomery, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience, with a professional background including self-employment since 1996. The firm manages approximately $32 million for about 22 clients, primarily individual investors and related accounts. It employs a single, fundamental deep-value equity strategy focused on publicly traded securities, emphasizing low turnover, long holding periods, and alignment of the advisor’s personal investments with client holdings.

Gavin Clarkson is a financial advisor with Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with CSSC Investment Advisory Services, Inc. and Cssc Brokerage Services, Inc. since 2012. Outside of financial advising, he is president of a consulting firm, Clarkson and Sons Inc., and serves as a lecturer and associate professor at Rice University and New Mexico State University, respectively. Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. serves retirement plan sponsors, trustees, and individual investors through an internet-based platform that connects clients with a curated network of registered investment advisers. The firm provides a decision-assistance service using a patented application to evaluate and rank investment options, emphasizing non-discretionary, process-driven reviews for plan sponsors and related professionals.

Michele Lopez Gonzalez is a financial advisor at Mellig Group, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Mellig Group since 2016. In addition to her advisory role, she is a managing director of Mellig Consulting, Inc, a business consulting firm focused on strategy and private investments, and has equity ownership in Lotark Inc, the holding company of Mellig Group. Mellig Group, LLC serves individuals, trusts, companies, and institutional clients with portfolio management and financial planning for taxable and retirement accounts, including foreign investment accounts. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and macroeconomic analysis enhanced by machine-learning and AI tools, and offers a range of investment strategies and access to alternative investments and insurance products.

Ronald Liston Jr. is a financial advisor with Cantu Tactical Wealth Management, Inc. in Montgomery, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has nine years of industry experience. Ronald has been with Cantu Tactical Wealth Management since 2016. Cantu Tactical Wealth Management serves individual investors, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plans through fee-only, fiduciary portfolio management and consulting. The firm employs a Global Tactical Asset Allocation approach using a proprietary “P.R.O.A.C.T.I.V.E.” process, focusing on ETFs and a mix of asset classes with medium–short term swing trading and limited crypto exposure.

Jonathan Arnold is a financial advisor at RidgeOak Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and First Command. RidgeOak Wealth is a registered investment adviser serving primarily individual and high-net-worth clients with a two-advisor team managing approximately $33.3 million. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management using a combination of Modern Portfolio Theory, passive ETFs, and quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Jeffrey Gonzales is a financial advisor at KWM Partners LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at TIAA-CREF, Advice and Planning Services, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, and Trajan Wealth, L.L.C. Gonzales is also active in insurance sales through Kaia Insurance Group, LLC. KWM Partners LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily to pooled vehicles, institutional clients, and business entities. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and Monte Carlo planning techniques in its investment approach and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis with quarterly reviews.

Bryan Powell is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Stability Partners Advisory Group, LLC, bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Stability Partners since 2010 and is also the managing partner of an insurance sales business. In addition, he owns Stability Partners Property Management, Inc. Stability Partners Advisory Group provides fee-based financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals and businesses. The firm operates as a co-advisor to a third-party money manager, managing approximately $141 million in discretionary assets primarily through model portfolios.

William Paladino Jr. is the principal advisor at Paladino Wealth in Montgomery, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Kms Financial Services, Inc. and concurrently serves as a pilot for United Airlines. Paladino Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a combination of analytical methods and both short-term and long-term trading strategies. The firm is notable for its use of derivatives within separately managed accounts and manages approximately $144 million in discretionary assets.

Christy Hayes is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Artesa Financial Group in Conroe, TX, and has 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Artesa Financial Group since 2016 and is also involved with Asset Guardian, LLC, a licensed insurance agency. Artesa Financial Group provides wealth management and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, using a risk-first allocation approach that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party research, and risk-scoring tools. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households, offering services that include asset allocation, portfolio construction, and advice on employer-sponsored retirement plans and various investment products.

Eduardo Lucca is a financial advisor with Mellig Group, LLC in The Woodlands, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has equity ownership in Almansa Holdings LLC, Mellig Consulting, Inc., and Infinity Regional LLC, a consumer discretionary company. Lucca has worked at Mellig Group since 2016 and has additional experience with Mellig Consulting and Mell Investment Group. Mellig Group, LLC serves individuals, trusts, companies, and institutional clients, including accredited and high-net-worth investors, offering portfolio management and financial planning for taxable, retirement, and foreign investment accounts. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and macroeconomic analysis combined with AI tools to guide investment decisions and manages a range of strategies while maintaining capabilities to advise on non-U.S. securities and serve a significant international client base.

Lauren Shanks is a financial advisor at KWM Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Faykus Financial LLC and Texas Insurance Services. Outside of her advisory role, she is co-owner of Life of Zoebear LLC, a shelter animal passion project. KWM Partners LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily to pooled vehicles, institutional clients, and business entities. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and Monte Carlo planning techniques to construct portfolios managed on a discretionary basis.

Thomas Balestrery is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at NovoDyn Advisors LLC and has been involved with Appian Capital since 2003, where he serves as owner and president. NovoDyn Advisors is a dual-registered investment adviser and Commodity Trading Advisor offering separately managed accounts through systematic trading programs that combine futures-based market replication with a rules-based overlay and machine-learning models developed by an affiliated firm. The firm serves individual investors and accounts referred by registered investment advisers without operating pooled vehicles or wrap programs.

Daniel Bingham Jr. is a financial advisor with Peirce Capital Management, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 12 years of industry experience, including roles at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, Raymond James Financial Services, and RBC Capital Markets. He has been with Peirce Capital Management since 2020. Peirce Capital Management is a five-advisor team managing discretionary assets for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charities, and businesses. The firm follows a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using no-load mutual funds and ETFs, and offers services including retirement plan advisory and financial planning consultations.

Jeffrey Newkirk is a Series 65-registered advisor with IAS Wealth Management, Inc. in The Woodlands, TX, bringing two years of industry experience. He founded Understandable Solutions, a business consulting and executive coaching firm specializing in leadership, professional growth, and business performance analysis, which he is currently winding down while transitioning clients to IAS Wealth Management. IAS Wealth Management, Inc. is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, and business owners with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm utilizes a team-based investment committee approach to maintain a select list of investments and emphasizes diversification, tax-aware implementation, and long-term positioning.

Elizabeth Brady is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Avion Wealth in The Woodlands, TX. She has 12 years of industry experience and has been with Avion Wealth, formerly Efficient Wealth Management, since 2012. Avion Wealth serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and advanced planning services. The firm applies a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance, and has recently added options trading and writing to its capabilities.

George Williamson is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Peirce Capital Management, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at Grove Street Fiduciary and LIMLIM Illustration. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for the Glen Park Ranch Homeowners Association. Peirce Capital Management is a five-advisor registered investment adviser managing over $534 million for approximately 165 clients, including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing no-load mutual funds and ETFs and providing additional services such as retirement plan advisory and financial planning consultation.

Ashley Owens is a financial advisor at Avion Wealth with two years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Avion Wealth, Owens worked at Provident Wealth Advisors, OSAIC Wealth, and Schroeder Wealth Advisors, each for about one year. Outside of financial services, Owens has experience in retail and repair services. Avion Wealth serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial and advanced planning services. The firm employs a structured approach called the “Avion Wealth Formula,” emphasizing long-term, buy-and-hold asset allocation tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance and supported by a broad investment offering including ETFs, options, futures, and private partnerships.