John Merrill is a financial advisor at Tanglewood Total Wealth Management, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Tanglewood Wealth Management, Inc. since 1990. Tanglewood Total Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional and retirement-plan clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and wealth-planning services. The firm uses a customized, asset-allocation centered process involving mutual funds, ETFs, and individual bonds, and provides regular performance reporting to clients.

Jason Locke is a financial advisor with PL Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Simplicity Financial Investment Services, First Palladium, LLC, Mercap Securities, LLC, ASH Brokerage, and M3 Financial. He also operates Quantum Financial Strategies as a licensed insurance agent offering fixed insurance products. PL Wealth Advisors serves individuals and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and investment consulting through its Wealth Standard Pathway™ program, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis. The firm refers clients to third-party managers and emphasizes consulting and planning over discretionary portfolio management.

Nghiep Nghiem is a financial advisor at Robertson Investment Management with 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Meridian Circle Advisors, Axiom Capital Management, Ascendant Alternative Strategies, and SP Securities. Nghiem holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Robertson Investment Management serves a broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, pensions, corporations, and banks, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, corporate finance, and private placement opportunities. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across multiple equity products and supplements its capabilities with third-party managers.

Allison McKibbon is an investment advisor representative at Icon Wealth Partners with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Icon Wealth Partners since 2020, previously affiliated with Avalon Advisors and Avalon Wealth Management. Allison is dually registered with Icon Wealth Partners and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, conducting business primarily from Houston, TX. Icon Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor wealth management firm managing approximately $2.25 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and ERISA plans. The firm employs a long-term, model-driven investment approach focused on low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and fixed-income strategies, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services.

Kevin Roth is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Tanglewood Legacy Advisors, LLC since 2018. He previously worked at Clarus Wealth Group and Raymond James Financial Services. He is the owner of KW WEALTH LLC, a support company for lease and office expenses. Tanglewood Legacy Advisors is a five-advisor firm that manages approximately $809 million in assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and consulting services, using customized portfolios primarily composed of actively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and incorporates interval funds and structured notes in its investment approach.

Jennifer Moore is an investment advisor representative with ICON Wealth Partners and a registered representative with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 19 years of industry experience, including roles at ICON Wealth Partners since 2016 and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2016. Outside of financial services, she is a member of Allied Hydromulch TX, LLC, an erosion control business. ICON Wealth Advisors provides wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and ERISA plans. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on low-cost ETFs, offering discretionary portfolio management, model portfolios, and customized allocations based on client goals and risk tolerance.

Maria Hernandez is a financial advisor with Banorte Asset Management, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 17 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at PNC Investments, Insigneo Advisory Services, and BBVA Compass Insurance Agency. She has been with Banorte since 2025. Banorte Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, with a client base concentrated in Latin America. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing customized model portfolios across various asset classes and a white-label digital advisory platform.

Brian Merrill is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Tanglewood Capital Management, Inc. since 2002 and is based in Houston, TX. Merrill is part of a nine-advisor team at Tanglewood Total Wealth Management, Inc. Tanglewood Total Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional and retirement-plan clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and wealth-planning services. The firm uses customized investment policy statements and an asset-allocation approach focused on mutual funds, ETFs, and individual bonds, with regular rebalancing and client-directed strategies.

Neal Britt is a financial advisor with Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with LPL Financial since 2005 and has been with Sovereign Wealth Advisors since 2015. Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm manages diversified portfolios using a combination of analytical methods and offers both direct management and access to multiple sponsored programs and third-party managers.

William Calvin is a financial advisor at Haven Wealth Group in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Haven Wealth Group since 2009. Haven Wealth Group provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, foundations, pension and 401(k) plans, and some corporations. The firm emphasizes direct selection of individual stocks and bonds, tailoring asset allocations to clients’ risk tolerance and needs, and combines portfolio oversight with plan-level advice.

Will Leckrone is a financial advisor at Catalyst Wealth Management LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 credential. He has one year of industry experience and has previously worked in various roles including at Innovation Partners LLC and Zimmer Biomet. Catalyst Wealth Management LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer retirement plans with approximately $105 million in assets under management. The firm focuses on portfolio management and retirement-plan services delivered primarily through turnkey asset management programs and 401(k)/403(b) plan administration, using an advisory approach alongside specified custodial platforms and third-party managers.

Michael Richter is a financial advisor with Arkos Global Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 29 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Archetype Wealth Partners, LLC and BDO USA, LLP. Outside of advising, he serves as chairman of the board for the charity Second Wind and is a board member of The Barnabas Group. Arkos Global Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with both internal and third-party research to create diversified, goal-oriented portfolios, serving both retail and high-net-worth clients.

Nicole Riney is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Oak Harvest Investment Services since 2019. Prior to joining Oak Harvest, she worked for the Houston Municipal Employee Pension System for ten years. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved with Oak Harvest Insurance Services, where she sells annuities and various insurance products. Oak Harvest Investment Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan sponsor services to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts and offers customized investment programs using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Devoda Owens is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at RIA Advisors in Houston, TX. His prior roles include positions at Clarity Financial, Prime Capital Financial, Linscomb Wealth, and Morgan Stanley. RIA Advisors provides fee-based portfolio management and financial planning to individual clients, charitable organizations, small businesses, and tax-qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.53 billion in assets and employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, value investing, and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

Mark Anthony Jiro is a financial advisor at Prota Financial in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Management Solutions, Wood, Parsons Corporation, and completed a job search period before joining Prota Financial. Prota Financial provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs model-based portfolio management, including Sharia-compliant options, and manages $270 million in regulatory assets through a team of 13 advisors.

Kelley Mckenna is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Childress Capital Advisors, LLC since 2022. Prior to this, she worked for seven years at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. Childress Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $826 million across 327 client accounts. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional clients using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with active and passive investment strategies, including the use of derivatives and options within separately managed accounts.

Daniel Bender is a financial advisor with MBR Financial in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has been with MBR Financial since 2013 and is also involved in an agricultural business, La Vern J. Bender LLC. MBR Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth families, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans with comprehensive financial planning, estate planning, and investment management services. The firm employs a proprietary top-down asset allocation process combined with quantitative and qualitative analysis and offers alternative investments and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Blair Greenwood is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Awaken Wealth Partners LLC in Houston, TX. Prior to joining Awaken Wealth Partners in 2026, he worked at Thrivent Advisor Network and Thrivent Financial for a total of six years. Outside of his advisory role, Greenwood is involved in volleyball coaching and training, including camp coaching for Baylor University volleyball and conducting private volleyball lessons and high school clinics. Awaken Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered firm that provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan advisory to individuals, high net worth individuals, estates, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $237 million in discretionary assets and customizes portfolios based on clients’ objectives using fundamental analysis and a primarily long-term investment approach.

Charles Ward is a CFA® charterholder based in Houston, TX, with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Burke Wealth Management, LLC since 2020 and previously spent four years at Doliver Capital Advisors. Burke Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other investment advisers. The firm focuses on a concentrated, long-term investment approach through its Focused Growth and Balanced Growth strategies and serves as sponsor and sub-adviser to a registered ETF.

Richard Walker is a financial advisor with Managed Financial Services Corp., Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Managed Financial Services Corp., Inc. since 1997. Managed Financial Services Corporation, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and institutional clients, focusing on mutual funds and annuity products. The firm uses a formal, committee-driven investment process and tailored asset allocation strategies, managing approximately $56.7 million across its client base.