Andrew Oak is a financial advisor with Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Symphony Financial since 2019 and previously at LPL Financial and Aviation Retirement Strategies. Symphony Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and objectives, and offers multi-family office services that coordinate broad family needs through outside providers.

Devaron Yates is a CFP® professional with over 21 years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is currently a managing partner at Wealth Development Strategies Investment Advisory, Inc. in Houston, TX, where he has worked since 2015. His prior experience includes roles at Valmark Advisers, Inc., Valmark Securities, Inc., Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. Yates serves on the Valmark Member Advisory Board and is a board director for the American Leadership Forum, where he participates in organizational oversight and governance. Wealth Development Strategies Investment Advisory, Inc. provides personalized financial and consultative planning for individuals, businesses, pension plans, and trusts, focusing on areas such as cash flow, retirement, estate, and business succession planning. The firm operates primarily as a planning and consultative practice without taking custody of client assets, emphasizing written plans and referrals for implementation rather than discretionary portfolio management.

Urte Zakarauskaite is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Before joining Americana Partners in 2023, she worked at Keebeck Wealth Management and DevBridge. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on client risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers, and serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including international investors.

Ronald Thacker is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients—as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers tailored portfolios and manages multiple private pooled investment vehicles for qualified investors.

Mary Stone is a financial advisor at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, with 43 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining B. Riley Wealth Advisors in 2022, she worked at National Asset Management and United Advisors Services, LLC. She is also a partner at Consilience Asset Management, an investment advisory business based in Buffalo, NY. B. Riley Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of investment programs and financial planning services, managing approximately $4.21 billion in assets through around 173 advisors.

Melissa Brennan is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving as an advisor at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. since 2020. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, CFO4Life, Ausdal Financial Partners, Perryman Securities, and Vogel Financial Advisors. She is also a guest lecturer at Southern Methodist University. Symphony Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm is notable for its comprehensive multi-family office services and a long-term investment approach that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis.

Vincent Amalfi is a financial advisor at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, with one year of industry experience. His background includes roles at TAIV, Inc., IZON Technology, Intersection, and Screenvision Media. Symphony Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm offers multi-family office services, third-party management arrangements, and self-directed retirement account management, applying a long-term investment philosophy informed by fundamental and technical analysis.

Richard Precious is a financial advisor at Madison Partners with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Merrill, Bank of America, Frost Bank, and Wells Fargo. He serves as a board member of the Eado Edge Homeowners Association. Madison Partners provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach focused on long-term portfolio construction using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

James Armstrong is a financial advisor with Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, holding two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Symphony Financial, he worked in education for over 25 years at West Hardin County CISD and Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD. Symphony Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis and offers a multi-family office service model addressing a broad range of family financial needs.

David Underwood Jr. Jr. is a financial advisor at Chilton Capital Management LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Chilton Capital Management and its predecessor firm since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director in a family business involved in the oil industry. Chilton Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pooled vehicles, and institutional accounts, employing a fundamental, bottom-up research approach focused on long-term capital growth and income. The firm integrates financial planning and offers ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services, along with managing and sub-advising registered investment companies.

Elridge Bollich is a financial advisor at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, with 58 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and LPL Financial, LLC. Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and objectives, and offers multi-family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Geordie Hrdlicka is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with ValMark Advisers, Inc. and Verde Wealth Group, LLC since 2010. His prior experience includes roles at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC and 1717 Capital Management Company. He serves on the advisory board of the University of Houston WGSS Women's Center as a volunteer. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm employs a diversified, goal-based investment approach using proprietary and third-party platforms, with oversight from an investment committee and integration of third-party manager programs and strategic portfolios.

Irving Reyna is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Linscomb & Williams Inc. since 2018, following roles at RBC Capital Markets and Hilltop Securities Inc. prior to that. Reyna is based in Houston, TX. Linscomb Wealth provides wealth planning, portfolio management, and investment consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm offers family office services and retirement-plan fiduciary consulting, constructing portfolios with customized investment strategies and ongoing reviews.

Yona Reaux is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Arax Advisory Partners, Yona worked at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC and RBC Capital Markets Corporation. Outside of advisory work, Yona is involved with YoRo Capital LLC, a non-investment related business focused on vehicle and property rentals. Arax Advisory Partners offers wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a fiduciary approach using in-house and external portfolio managers, model portfolios, and a mix of traditional and alternative investments, supported by AI tools and third-party analytics.

Idania Reyes is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at UBS Financial Services and U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, Reyes serves as secretary for a Spanish restaurant group. Arax Advisory Partners offers wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs both in-house and external portfolio managers and integrates traditional and alternative investments, supporting its services with AI tools and third-party analytics.

William Busch is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Americana Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2019, and previously spent ten years at Morgan Stanley. His other business activities include serving as an insurance agent through Americana Partners Planning Strategies. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment, and wealth management services to individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients—as well as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and integrates alternative investments, third-party managers, and held-away assets into client strategies.

Thomas Carman is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 14 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Arax Advisory Partners and previously worked at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC. Arax Advisory Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, private fund advisory, and employs a range of traditional and alternative investments supported by AI tools and third-party analytics.

Fatina Benjamin is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for over a decade before joining Americana Partners and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments in 2019. She is a member of the Schwab Client Experience Panel, providing feedback to enhance Schwab’s products and services. Americana Partners offers financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients. The firm customizes portfolios across a range of investment types and manages multiple private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors.

Tamara Dupont is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 20 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients—as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party managers, and serves as adviser to multiple private pooled investment vehicles.

Robert Stillwell is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Americana Partners, he worked at Cadre Energy, Amplify Energy, and Memorial Production Partners. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers tailored portfolios that incorporate a wide range of investment vehicles and serves as investment manager or adviser to multiple unregistered private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors.