Matthew Kirby is a financial advisor with Brighton Jones LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cerity Partners LLC, Avion Wealth LLC, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, Inspire Financial Group, Grant Thornton, LLC, and Oral Roberts University. Brighton Jones provides wealth-management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple brands, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, tax preparation, real-estate consulting, and family office administrative support. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach and maintains an affiliated ecosystem including private investment funds, trust company services, and legal services for certain clients.

Joseph Garcia is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at the Internal Revenue Service in Research, Applied Analytics and Statistics, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and Central Texas College. Garcia also serves as a Human Resources Officer in the U.S. Army. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple advisory platforms to deliver its services.

Travis Munro is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience currently serving at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. His prior career includes 14 years at Lincoln Investment and two years with Momentum Independent Network Inc. Munro holds a Series 63 license and is based in Humble, TX. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account services.

Kimberly Rehmeyer is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with no prior industry experience. She has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2026 and has 18 years of experience at W&B Tax Firm PC. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, utilizing a combination of internal management and third-party asset managers with a long-term investment approach.

Jason Neslony is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing four years of industry experience. He has worked with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial LLC since 2022, as well as with SWS Capital Investment LLC since 2019. Neslony is also involved with Neslony Capital LLC, a non-investment-related business entity. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model using technology platforms and third-party managers to tailor investment strategies suited to client goals and risk tolerances.

Aaron Hoff is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. He has held roles at J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. and T. Jackson & Company, and previously worked in construction. Hoff also operates Core Integrated Wealth Management as an additional business activity. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions, with investment decisions implemented on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Lawrence Okechukwu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2018 and has been with World Financial Group, Inc. since 2015. Outside of finance, he serves as a library assistant for the Windham School District. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a variety of proprietary and third-party investment models, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

Louis Merkle III is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 license and over 31 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2006, with a brief tenure at Merkle Financial Group, which he co-owns. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and support services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to its affiliated advisors.

Sarah Ziese is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at TIP Group LLC, One America Financial, and AXA Equitable Advisors. She also has involvement with Ziese Home Services LLC. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm employs discretionary model portfolios and a range of investment strategies supported by regular reporting and performance reviews.

Michael Fitzgerald is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where he has worked since 2021 following a long tenure at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he operates several home-based business entities primarily for tax and investment purposes. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets, utilizing a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

David Dellinger is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2020. Prior to that, he was with First Tryon Securities and Advanced Income Solutions, and spent a year self-employed. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates a HomeVestors franchise and will serve as owner and CEO of Residential Property Acquisitions LLC beginning in 2024. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of advisory programs covering equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Caitlin Reynolds is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has nine years of industry experience. Reynolds has been with J.W. Cole Advisors since 2020 and involved with J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. since 2017. Outside her advisory roles, she is a CPA as of 2024. J.W. Cole Advisors operates through a large network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to various third-party investment platforms for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients.

Kathleen Fechik is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Bankers Life Securities Inc. since 2017 and Bankers Life & Casualty since 2016. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop tailored asset allocations and offers both wrap and non-wrap programs.

James Franklin is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Southwest Financial Services, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Merrill. Franklin is also the owner of Southwest Financial Services and is involved in selling fixed insurance products such as life insurance, annuities, and long-term care. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, corporate and pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both firm- and third-party models to create customized investment strategies, combining passive and active approaches across various risk profiles.

Teddy Awuah is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including Sphere Wealth Management, Wealth Development Strategies Investment Advisory, Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, Penn Mutual Life Insurance, and Comerica Securities. He has been with Prime Capital Investment Advisors since 2021. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsor services, and family office offerings, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies with a mix of core/satellite, thematic, and tactical approaches.

Jack Jones Jr. is a CFP® professional with over 32 years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC and has held roles at Triad Hybrid Solutions and The Robare Group. He is also involved with Robare Asset Management, Inc. and manages fixed insurance products as part of his broader advisory work. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and governmental entities. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and platforms such as Schwab, Fidelity, Envestnet, and Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management.

Jeffrey Dorfman is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC since 2017 and held prior roles at Ascende, Inc. and Ascende Wealth Advisers, Inc. from 2014 to 2017. Dorfman is also involved with CHHSZ Holdings, LLC, which owns Prime Capital Investment Advisors. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients—trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, and family office offerings, employing various investment strategies and providing tax advisory services through an affiliated accounting subsidiary.

Mitchell Craig is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Trippon Wealth Management for five years. Craig is also a licensed life and health insurance agent in Houston, Texas. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that blends passive and active managers overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Patrick Fleming is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for StreetTalk Advisors LLC for ten years before joining Hightower in 2023. Based in Houston, TX, Fleming focuses on providing investment advisory services through Hightower's enterprise platform. Hightower Advisors serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and insurance companies. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through its network of advisors.

Jolene Mc Cord is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Lockton Investment Advisors, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Alliant Retirement Consulting. She is based in Houston, TX. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach with a focus on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by selective private market exposure and tax-efficient strategies.