Lindsey Elliff is a financial advisor at Prota Financial in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Prota Financial since 2021 and previously held roles at Job Search, Practice Solutions, UpWeb, and Advanced Footcare. 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 under management.

Jason Mickey is a financial advisor with Wealth Management Group in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2015. He also operates as an independent health insurance broker, specializing in individual and group health insurance as well as fixed and immediate annuities. Wealth Management Group provides advisory services to individuals, including high net worth clients, and various institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and investment research, utilizing multiple investment strategies and a broad range of investment vehicles.

Dominic Di Giacomo is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Cranbrook Wealth Management, LLC. His work history includes prior roles at JLFranklin Wealth Planning, LLC and Signature Wealth Strategies, as well as a four-year period at Clemson University. Cranbrook Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, estates, charitable institutions, and business entities, managing portfolios on a discretionary basis. The firm integrates investment management with financial planning and offers a range of portfolio models supported by written Investment Policy Statements, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and private equity opportunities.

Kyle Bruchmiller is a financial advisor with Icon Wealth Partners in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Icon Wealth Partners in 2023, he worked at Hines Securities Inc. from 2015 to 2023. Icon Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor wealth management firm overseeing 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, supplemented by mutual funds, individual securities, and fixed-income strategies, while providing discretionary portfolio management, retirement advice, and cash and credit management solutions.

Eugenio Canales is a financial advisor at Alterna Wealth Management, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Alterna Wealth Management, he worked in educational roles at the University of San Diego and Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey. Outside of his advisory role, Canales is the founder of Be Better Brand, a sole proprietorship in Mexico that sells a deck of cards designed to help children improve their mental health. Alterna Wealth Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, institutions, and charitable organizations, serving a significant number of clients outside the United States. The firm employs a disciplined, global approach to asset allocation and diversification, utilizing dynamic models and a combination of quantitative analysis, technical methods, and in-house trading.

Mary Margolis is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently with MBR Financial since 2011. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Margolis is an officer of the Margolis-Canino Foundation, a private family foundation that invests in publicly traded securities and mutual funds. MBR Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth families, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans, providing financial planning, estate planning, and wealth management services. The firm employs a proprietary top-down asset-allocation approach combined with quantitative and qualitative manager and security selection, and it offers alternative investments and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Morgann Zimmer is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Goodman Financial Corporation since 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a league coordinator and referee for the Houston Sports and Social Club. Goodman Financial Corporation provides discretionary investment management and financial advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, endowments, corporations, and pension plans. The firm focuses on a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach with customized portfolios that emphasize individual equities and bonds for tax efficiency, avoiding derivatives and market timing.

Anna Ceker is a financial advisor at Goodman Financial Corporation with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Goodman Financial Corporation since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she works as a freelance wedding planner and consultant. Goodman Financial Corporation provides discretionary investment management and supplemental financial advisory services to individuals, trusts, endowments, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a customized, risk-aware investment process that combines fundamental research with macro analysis and generally uses individual equities and bonds to build tax-efficient portfolios.

Paula Mc Gee is a financial advisor at Haven Wealth Group in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at H&R Block and ownership of a personal business. Haven Wealth Group offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, pensions, endowments, and 401(k) plans, employing a values-based, tailored asset-allocation approach that includes the use of options and emphasizes individual stocks and bonds.

Andrea Freedman is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Westpark Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2009 and previously worked at Merrill, Stanford Group Company, IMS Securities, Inc., and Calton & Associates, Inc. Freedman serves as a co-academic director and instructor for the CFP® Graduate Certificate Program at the Susanne Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. 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 various portfolio management strategies and financial planning options tailored to clients' objectives and risk tolerance, with many client assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Wanda Williams is a financial advisor at Precedent Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Precedent Wealth Partners in 2024, she was retired from 2014 to 2024. Precedent Wealth Partners, LLC is a registered investment adviser managing approximately half a billion dollars for about 165 clients through a four-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, employing a committee-driven investment process that combines asset allocation, active and passive management, and third-party managers accessed through a TAMP.

Matthew Holder is a financial advisor with Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Sovereign Wealth Advisors since 2015 and has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2007. Outside of finance, he has engaged in DJing for weddings and birthday parties. Sovereign Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational seminars. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and provides access to sponsored advisory programs and third-party manager platforms.

Ethan Pollard is a financial advisor with Arkos Global Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Archetype Wealth Partners, LLC since 2017 and previously held roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2012 to 2017. Arkos Global Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines comprehensive planning with discretionary investment management using fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and conducts ongoing account monitoring and manager due diligence.

Gil Baumgarten is a financial advisor at Segment Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Segment Wealth Management since 2012. Baumgarten is also a General Partner of the VEP Orchard II LLC mineral fund and involved in fundraising activities for the partnership. Segment Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, business entities, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs multiple named ETF and fixed income strategies combined with select equity positions and uses options and other structured instruments for income and risk management.

Evan Darr is a financial advisor at Precedent Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Precedent, he held roles in construction and mortgage industries, including positions at Mike Darr Construction and Parker and Clark Mortgage. Outside of advising, he works as a preconstruction analyst and project manager in the construction sector. Precedent Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a committee-driven investment process that combines active and passive management, third-party managers, and traditional security analysis, with a focus on participant education and seminar-style outreach in its retirement plan consulting.

Jackson Rowe is a financial advisor at TIP Group LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with approximately 3 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at The Fitzpatrick Group and involvement in educational and municipal roles. TIP Group LLC offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to guide investment decisions and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Steven Stock is a financial advisor with Lifestyle Asset Management, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at firms including 42 Options LLC and First Allied Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner and co-manager of a recreational fishing camp. Lifestyle Asset Management, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and other entities, managing approximately $571 million in discretionary assets as of the end of 2025. The firm provides customized portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and sub-advisory services, employing a range of investment strategies and both proprietary and third-party models.

Charles Fahy is a financial advisor with Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 53 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2004 and joined Sovereign Wealth Advisors in 2015. Sovereign Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational seminars. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party manager platforms to tailor investment strategies.

Barbara Villard Schmoyer is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Financial Synergies in Houston, TX, where she has worked since 2016. She has nine years of industry experience. Financial Synergies serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with investment management, financial planning, and held-away account advisory services. The firm uses diversified, allocation-driven portfolios and offers a goals-based Pathway program, managed-account solutions, and sub-advisory relationships.

Bonita Harden Lair is a financial advisor with Goodman Financial Corporation in Houston, TX, holding seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goodman Financial, she worked at Tucker Financial and held roles in lending at FC Lending and Cornerstone Home Lending. Outside of her financial advisory career, she owns and manages H&L Express LLC, a trucking and logistics business. Goodman Financial Corporation provides discretionary investment management and financial advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, endowments, corporations, and pension plans, managing approximately $915.9 million in assets. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach focused on individualized portfolios with an emphasis on tax efficiency and predictable fixed-income strategies.