Ana Salas is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience, currently with intrua Financial. Her prior experience includes roles at Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial, and Concourse Financial Group Securities. She is based in Houston, TX. Intrua Financial is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized investment strategies and provides a range of advisory and consulting services.

Jeffrey Thompson is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC for 14 years. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, trusts, and other institutional clients. The firm focuses on asset allocation and investor behavior to guide portfolio construction, utilizing a combination of independent managers, model strategies, proprietary solutions, and AI-assisted analytics.

Aaron Boyce is a financial advisor with Encompass More Asset Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mercer Global Advisors and Lake Point Wealth Management, among others. Outside of investment advising, he is president of Boyce Financial Services, an insurance sales business, and serves as a business development consultant for Multiplan/Benefits Science Technologies, a firm providing analytic solutions through software and automation. Encompass More Asset Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, financial planning, and access to private placements. The firm employs a model-based investment approach combining quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis, and focuses exclusively on individual and high-net-worth investors.

Sabrina Ortega is a financial advisor at Linscomb Wealth, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at RBC Capital Markets, Charles Schwab Bank SSB, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Frost Bank, Sprint, and Home Depot. Linscomb Wealth provides wealth planning, portfolio management, and investment consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm’s approach includes model asset-allocation portfolios, ongoing rebalancing, and collaboration with an internal Investment Committee to customize portfolios based on client goals and restrictions.

Sammy Mc Leod is a financial advisor at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Symphony Financial in 2023, Mc Leod worked at United Airlines for 19 years. Symphony Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.09 billion in assets and uses a long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and objectives.

Matthew Werner is a CFA® charterholder based in Houston, TX, with 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Chilton Capital Management LLC since 2011. Chilton Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pooled vehicles, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research approach across various dedicated strategies and integrates financial planning into its wealth management offerings.

Debra Parant is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of experience in the financial industry. She is currently with Arax Advisory Partners and has held previous roles at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors and several USCA-related firms. Arax Advisory Partners serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and private fund advisory, utilizing a combination of in-house teams, external managers, and alternative investments.

Bradley Eixmann is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Chilton Capital Management LLC since 2017 and previously worked at GlobeScan Capital, Inc. from 2014 to 2017. Chilton Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm employs sector-specialized teams using a fundamental, bottom-up research approach with a multiyear holding horizon, offering a variety of strategies such as REIT, tax-exempt fixed income, growth and income, and options-based defined risk approaches.

Stuart Ford is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 38 years of industry experience. His career includes 26 years at Coastal Securities L.P. before joining Hilltop Securities in 2017. Ford serves as chairman of the Texas Tobacco Settlement Permanent Trust Account and is a trustee for Hospitality Apartment, a charity providing free housing for families receiving treatment at the Houston Medical Center. Hilltop Securities Inc. offers brokerage, clearing, custody, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $2.25 billion in assets and delivers investment solutions through an open-architecture platform that includes adviser-managed and model-based programs with a variety of portfolio strategies and operational capabilities.

Alexandre Murphy is a financial advisor with Golden State Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 66 credential and has 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Golden State Wealth Management in 2019, he worked at Edward Jones from 2014 to 2019. He is also involved in mortgage brokerage services through Houston Mortgage Loans LLC. Golden State Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses by offering asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a variety of analytic approaches and may incorporate third-party managers and model portfolios while providing primarily discretionary portfolio management.

Patricia Trieglaff is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. Her career includes 22 years at UBS Financial Services and roles at USCA Securities LLC and U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC. Arax Advisory Partners serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund advisory, utilizing both in-house teams and external managers with a mix of traditional and alternative investments.

Andrew Hamilton is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with one year of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Linscomb Wealth, Inc. in Houston, TX, having previously worked at several firms including OSAIC Wealth, Inc. and Schroeder Wealth Advisors. Linscomb Wealth provides comprehensive wealth planning, portfolio management, and investment consulting to individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm offers specialized family office services and retirement-plan fiduciary consulting, employing written investment policies and model asset allocations tailored through collaboration with an internal Investment Committee.

Jessi Ayrer is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Intrua Financial in Houston, TX, and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Intrua Financial and LPL Financial in 2017, she worked at Texas Teachers from 2014 to 2017. She is also a commissioned notary. Intrua Financial provides investment advisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, small businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to create customized asset allocations and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management through various platforms and third-party managers.

Kunal Syngal is a financial advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services, Oppenheimer, Comerica Securities, and Bank of Texas Private Wealth. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and employee benefit plans, providing discretionary portfolio management with a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative investment strategies. The firm manages over $8 billion in discretionary assets and acts as an outsourced sub-advisor to broker-dealers and registered investment advisers.

Jayson Jaquess is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently with The Mather Group, LLC. He has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. before joining The Mather Group. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm uses an evidence-based investment approach with customizable portfolio options and integrates AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight.

Michael Mithoff is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SP Securities, Hightower Securities, and multiple entities within the Salient group. Outside of advisory work, he is president and sole owner of Wasatch Strategic Investments, L.L.C., a personal investment vehicle. Americana Partners provides comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, 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 wide range of investment vehicles and employs alternative and privately placed investments for eligible clients.

William Busch is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Merrill, UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Saxony Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a wholesale wine grape business through Fire Oak Vineyard. 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 through ongoing client consultations and discretionary management, utilizing a broad range of investment vehicles and engaging independent third-party managers.

Harrison Shibley is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Q Investments and Nortech, as well as experience in educational institutions. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities with financial planning, investment management, tax, and estate planning services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customized portfolio options and integrates AI and machine-learning tools to support market data analysis and client communications.

Ryan Patterson is a CFP® and CFA® with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Linscomb Wealth, Inc. since 2012 and previously spent six years at UHY Capital Advisors, LLC. Linscomb Wealth provides comprehensive wealth planning, portfolio management, and investment consulting to individual, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm offers family office services and retirement-plan fiduciary consulting, using customized investment strategies developed in collaboration with an internal Investment Committee.

Scott Selzer is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 30 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Merrill and UBS Financial Services. He also maintains a role as a registered representative with USCA Securities, LLC. Arax Advisory Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund advisory, utilizing both traditional and alternative investments with support from AI tools and third-party analytics.