Megan Cline is a financial advisor at Financial Synergies with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Willis Johnson & Associates and Verus Financial Group. Financial Synergies serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing investment management, financial planning, and held-away account advisory services. The firm uses diversified, allocation-driven portfolios and incorporates third-party platforms and sub-advisors to tailor solutions for clients.

Anthony Garcia is a financial advisor at Trinity Legacy Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Trinity Legacy Partners since 2012 and is an indirect owner of Trinity Legacy Alternative Strategies, LLC, a subsidiary involved in managing a private pooled investment vehicle. Trinity Legacy Partners is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting, including management of a private options-based fund offered to accredited clients.

Gregory Bickhart is a financial advisor with Awaken Wealth Partners LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Thrivent Investment Management. Outside of advisory services, he is the owner of Arborbrook Consultants of GA, LLC, which manages expenses related to his affiliated businesses. Awaken Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, estates, and trusts with financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan advisory. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives, generally employs a long-term investment approach with fundamental analysis, and may use external managers while overseeing those relationships.

William Sutton Jr. is a financial advisor with Portfolio Advisory Council, L.L.C., holding a Series 63 designation and over 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mutual Securities, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and has been with Portfolio Advisory Council since 1986. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed real estate broker and manages a bed and breakfast through Almondy Inn Management, LLC. Portfolio Advisory Council, L.L.C. serves individual investors, corporations, pension plans, and charitable institutions by providing financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and ongoing investment management. The firm follows a growth-and-income investment strategy, utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analyses to construct tailored portfolios managed primarily on a discretionary basis.

Joshua Kirby is a CFP® certificant with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Westpark Wealth Advisors, Inc. and Calton & Associates, Inc. He has held roles with these firms since 2016 and 2017, respectively, and previously worked at Ims Securities, Inc. Joshua is a partner in Compass Retirement Planning and is involved with Camp Blessing, a Christian summer camp for children with special needs, where he leads Bible studies and fosters community partnerships. Westpark Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management through various strategies and third-party managers, working with clients to define objectives and risk tolerance while often managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Thomas Staerker is a financial advisor at Saxon Financial Group with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Atlantes Goeconsulting LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing partner of Staerker Brothers LLC and has a referral arrangement with a local CPA firm. Saxon Financial Group manages approximately $616 million in client assets through a team of 12 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services with a portfolio approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, options, fixed income, alternative investments, and independent managers.

Maco Fowlkes is a CFP® and ChFC® with 37 years of industry experience. He is principal and investment adviser representative at Branson Fowlkes & Co Inc and has been associated with the firm and its affiliates since 1991. Fowlkes also serves as assistant secretary on the West Harris County Municipal Utility District 5 board. Branson, Fowlkes & Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small- to medium-sized businesses. The firm employs a multi-level diversification strategy combining asset-class allocation with diversification across investment styles and manager selections, often implementing client plans on a discretionary basis using active trading and cash management.

William Kopp is a financial advisor with Freedom Day Solutions, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Advisory Services, Truist Investment Services, BB&T Securities, and UBS Financial Services. Freedom Day Solutions provides investment management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and offers retirement plan consulting, sub-advisory services, and estate-planning support. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios that include ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and, for eligible clients, digital assets.

Louis Hopper is a financial advisor at Horizon Wealth Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Drumond Wealth Management and Twin Staffing. Horizon Wealth Advisors is an independent, fee-only firm providing comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other entities. The firm uses diversified portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and outside managers, focusing on clients with substantial investable assets.

Christopher Mcmillin is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Scott & Selber, Inc. Capital Management since 2009, currently serving as part of a two-advisor team based in Houston, TX. Scott & Selber, Inc. Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments. The firm focuses on fundamental research and an internal buy-and-sell model for investment decisions, managing approximately $569 million predominantly on a discretionary basis.

Richard Kaplan is a financial advisor at Inscription Capital, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Legacy Asset Securities, Inc. and Legacy Asset Management, Inc. for over two decades before joining Inscription Capital in 2019. Kaplan has served as treasurer of the board for Emery Weiner School and is involved with the Holocaust Museum Houston and Congregation Beth Israel in various non-investment community roles. Inscription Capital serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and private foundations. The firm employs a personalized, committee-driven investment process emphasizing fundamental analysis and long-term, diversified allocations across a broad range of asset types, offering both direct management and access to external managers and platforms.

Ronald Bucchi is a financial advisor with Westpark Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding the CFP® and Series 63 designations and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked with Calton & Associates, Inc., Westpark Wealth Advisors, and IMS Securities, Inc. Bucchi is also involved in family budgeting and insurance policy review services and participates as a non-paid member of the Pacific Life Advisory Council providing feedback on advisory variable annuity offerings. Westpark Wealth Advisors offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a range of strategies, including portfolio management, third-party money manager arrangements, and financial planning, often involving client approval for trades rather than full discretionary authority.

Owen Murray is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Horizon Advisors, LLC since 2005. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Houston, TX. Horizon Wealth Advisors is an independent, fee-only wealth management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other entities with substantial investable assets. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management using diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and outside managers.

Bretton Williams is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Saxon Financial Group. His prior experience includes 12 years at Raymond James Financial and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. He also serves as Secretary and Treasurer of the Villas of Hempstead Homeowners Association in Houston, TX. Saxon Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm constructs model-based and customized portfolios with a long-term focus, using a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, options, fixed income, and alternatives.

Joseph Thomson III is a financial advisor at Horizon Wealth Advisors with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Horizon Advisors, LLC since 1999 and is also vice president and shareholder of Maddox, Thomson & Associates, P.C., a public accounting firm where he dedicates most of his time. Horizon Wealth Advisors is an independent, fee-only wealth management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and other entities with substantial investable assets. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management using diversified portfolios and maintains ongoing monitoring with regular account reviews.

John Havenar is a financial advisor at Hurwitz Associates, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Hurwitz Associates since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Havenar manages residential rental properties and owns a health and life insurance sales business. Hurwitz Associates provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on asset allocation through Modern Portfolio Theory using individual securities and ETFs. The firm emphasizes long-term, low-turnover portfolio management and involves clients in setting investment objectives.

Michael Bishop is a financial advisor with Branson Fowlkes & Co Inc in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. for 14 years and has served as a board member for the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 58 since 2016. Branson Fowlkes & Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small- to medium-sized businesses, employing a multi-level diversification strategy called "D³ The Power of Diversification" that integrates asset allocation, investment styles, and manager selections.

Andrew Casey is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Precedent Wealth Partners, LLC in Houston, TX. Prior to joining Precedent Wealth Partners, he worked at LJA Engineering, Inc. for six years in various roles. Precedent Wealth Partners manages roughly half a billion dollars for about 165 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a committee-driven investment process that combines asset allocation, active and passive management, and third-party managers accessed through a TAMP, and emphasizes participant education and seminar-style outreach in its retirement plan consulting.

Neil Linden II is a financial advisor at TIP Group LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Before joining TIP Group, he worked at The Fitzpatrick Group and Amerus Financial, as well as spending nine years at Cloudera, Inc. TIP Group LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to guide investment decisions and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Blake Pratz is a financial advisor with ICON Wealth Partners in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked with Icon Wealth Advisors since 2016 and is also associated with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. Mr. Pratz is licensed as an insurance agent, dedicating a small portion of his time to insurance sales. ICON Wealth Advisors provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and ERISA plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, emphasizing low-cost ETFs and customized portfolio allocations aligned with client goals and risk tolerance.