Javier Nicieza Arias is a financial advisor at Alterna Wealth Management, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work history at Credit Suisse from 2016 to 2021 as well as at Alterna Inversiones y Valores SGIIC since 2021. Alterna Wealth Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, institutions, and charitable organizations, serving a substantial international client base. The firm employs a disciplined, global approach to asset allocation and diversification, utilizing dynamic models and combining quantitative analysis with technical methods and an in-house trading desk.

James Rouse is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience and has been with Pin Oak Investment Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX since 1989. He holds a Series 63 license and is part of a five-advisor team at the firm. Pin Oak Investment Advisors manages approximately $672 million for about 302 clients, including individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis for discretionary management of publicly traded securities and offers a range of services including financial planning and family office services, while also sponsoring multiple affiliated private funds.

Brandon Gay is a financial advisor with Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC in Houston, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sovereign Wealth Advisors, he worked at LPL Financial for 10 years. Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs a range of analytical methods across diversified portfolios and offers ongoing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Ariel Tacher is a financial advisor with Vizcaya Capital, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at IPG Investment Advisors, LLC and Bank Hapoalim. He is the sole member of J Stambler Wealth LLC, through which he provides advisory services to Vizcaya Capital. Vizcaya Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, sophisticated investors, and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as sub-advisory services to third-party money managers and private pooled funds. The firm is notable for its involvement with private funds and pooled vehicles, including offshore segregated portfolio structures, and serves a significant non-U.S. investor base.

Jordan Mathews is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, where he has worked since 2016. He has 15 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as vice president and investment committee member for the D. Truitt and Lorna Davis Foundation, a charitable organization focused on early childhood education. Ascension Capital Advisors is a team of nine professionals serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement consulting, financial planning, and private placement consulting, with an investment approach that emphasizes tailored asset allocation and formal educational programs for clients and plan participants.

Crystal Hebert is a financial advisor at Haven Wealth Group in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Haven Wealth Group since 2010 and previously worked at Industrial Thermal Solutions. 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 client risk tolerance and needs, and manages several hundred client relationships.

Andrew Dowell is a financial advisor at Arkos Global Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Archetype Wealth Partners and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns a family investment vehicle used to invest privately in real estate and startup companies. Arkos Global Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services. The firm combines comprehensive planning with discretionary investment management, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Joni Eggleston is a financial advisor with Goodman Financial Corporation in Houston, TX, holding four years of industry experience. She has worked at Goodman Financial Corporation since 2018 and previously at DRDA, PLLC from 2014 to 2018. 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 focused on individual equities and bonds, managing approximately $865 million across about 275 client relationships.

Adam Lawrence is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Tanglewood Total Wealth Management, Inc. in Houston, TX. Prior to joining Tanglewood, he worked at Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors, Inc. and KPMG. Tanglewood Total Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional and retirement-plan clients, offering discretionary portfolio management along with wealth-planning services. The firm uses customized investment policy statements and an asset-allocation approach centered on mutual funds, ETFs, and individual bonds, providing regular performance reporting to clients.

Abdurrahman Naser is a financial advisor at Hurwitz Associates, Inc. in Houston, TX, with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hurwitz Associates since 2012. 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.

Scot Johnson is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He has been with Adell, Harriman & Carpenter for seven years and previously spent six years as a homemaker. Adell, Harriman & Carpenter provides customized investment management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals and related entities. The firm manages assets on a discretionary basis, investing in individual equities, investment-grade bonds, and ETFs, while also offering financial counseling on retirement, estate and tax planning, college funding, company stock options, and charitable giving.

Saif Omer is a financial advisor at E & G Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with E & G Advisors since 2012. E & G Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family limited partnerships, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines Modern Portfolio Theory with a macroeconomic overlay and fundamental analysis to manage diversified allocations across various securities, overseeing approximately $707 million in discretionary assets.

Suresh Raghavan is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with MBR Financial since 2011, where he serves as a principal. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in the sale and service of fixed life insurance and annuity contracts. MBR Financial provides financial planning, estate planning, and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a proprietary top-down asset-allocation process combined with quantitative and qualitative analysis, and offers performance-based fee arrangements and alternative investments to qualified clients.

Hooman Amiralai is a financial advisor at Brasada Capital Management, LP with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is based in Houston, TX. Brasada Capital Management, LP is an SEC-registered investment adviser that manages a private pooled investment vehicle and provides discretionary portfolio management for separately managed accounts. The firm also serves financial institutions and unaffiliated advisers through sub-advisory arrangements and offers non-discretionary model portfolios to wrap-fee sponsors, employing a bottom-up, long/short equity investment approach supported by fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Timothy Lucio is a financial advisor with Saxon Financial Group in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Saxon Financial Group and affiliated entities since 2018 and previously held roles at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and Axa Advisors. His other business activities include supporting financial planning, investments, trading, and operations at Saxon Financial Group. Saxon Financial Group manages approximately $616 million in client assets through a 12-advisor team, serving individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, using model portfolios with a range of asset types and a fiduciary approach.

Adrienne Fox is a financial advisor at Precedent Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, she worked for eleven years at The Shlenker School. Precedent Wealth Partners, LLC is a registered investment adviser managing approximately half a billion dollars for around 165 clients through a four-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a committee-driven investment process that combines asset allocation, active and passive management, and third-party managers.

Derrick Dees is a financial advisor with The Clarus Group in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining The Clarus Group in 2023, he spent 11 years with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he co-owns Rocking 6 Construction LLC and Rocking 6 Cattle Company, engaging in house remodeling and cattle ranching. The Clarus Group offers wealth management and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs customized investment models primarily utilizing ETFs and mutual funds, and provides both portfolio management and financial planning services with a combination of internal discretion and outsourced Chief Investment Officer support.

Colin Monteith is a financial advisor at Altruist Advisors LLC with three years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 credential. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and Morgan Stanley. Outside of advising, he assists with bookkeeping and payroll management for his family ranch’s cattle and hunting business in Texas. Altruist Advisors serves individual investors, trusts, and estates by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning through a team of six affiliated advisers. The firm utilizes a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside model-based portfolios accessed via its proprietary technology platform.

Mohamed Eldawy is a financial advisor at Vestech Asset Management Inc. in Houston, TX, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory role, Eldawy is involved in several consulting and entrepreneurial ventures, including software development companies, mobile application projects, and insurance agencies. Vestech Asset Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to assign clients to targeted asset-allocation model portfolios, and it employs a range of investment strategies including derivatives and third-party sub-management.

Jacob Lewis is a financial advisor at Endeavor Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include a long tenure at Northern Trust and shorter positions at MAI Capital Management, UHY Capital Advisors, Wealth Advisors, Inc., and Cetera. Outside of advisory work, he manages Cutbow LLC, which holds a Colorado vacation home. Endeavor Advisors, LLC offers discretionary investment management, family office and wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high net worth families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $559.5 million in discretionary assets and employs a long-term investment approach incorporating fundamental and technical analysis alongside portfolio rebalancing and monitoring.