Mary Gunn is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015 and has been associated with Selah Financial Services since 2014. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operational and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Keista Ransom is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has been with VOYA Financial Advisors in various capacities since 2006, with a brief tenure at Invest Financial Corporation in 2014. Her other business activities include involvement with the sale and service of Voya’s Health Reimbursement Arrangement product. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial, serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services through a large network of representatives, combining model portfolios and technology-enabled tools to implement both non-discretionary and discretionary investment strategies.

Stephen Janak is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in land rental activities. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model that separates point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Wei Wei is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and has also worked with Nylife Securities LLC and Abacus Financial Strategies LLC. Wei is based in Houston, TX. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice through multiple program types and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Rex Richards is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2009. His other business activities include fixed insurance sales conducted at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and support services. The firm offers discretionary model portfolios, customized program structures, and a platform that includes operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support.

Robert Cumming is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley from 2004 to 2011 before joining Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial in 2011. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing various investment strategies and technology platforms while providing access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Noel Thomas is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 66 credential and ten years of industry experience. He has previously worked at firms including MassMutual, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, Merrill Lynch, and Agia. Outside of the financial sector, he is the owner of a collision auto repair business in Houston. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving those with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory services including model portfolios and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Charles Donnell is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management based in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and has 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., BBVA Securities Inc., and COMPASS Bank from 2015 to 2021. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithmic recommendations and manages investments via mutual funds and ETFs.

Christopher Owen is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience in the industry since 2023. His background includes roles at Ascend Integrated Wealth and Teamwork Financial Group, as well as prior education-related experience at the University of Texas at Austin and Culver Military Academy. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model and leverages multiple strategies and third-party managers to meet client objectives.

Kris Lloyd Jr. is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC based in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and with four years of industry experience. He is also the founder and CEO of Lloyd Tax Planning, LLC and The Lloyd Financial Group, LLC, and has a longstanding role as owner and CEO of TCMG, LP dba The College Money Guys, which focuses on insurance sales. In addition, he serves as an educator with nonprofit organizations that provide financial education to community venues. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a broad client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes a platform approach with model portfolios and discretionary management strategies, serving over 127,000 clients with approximately 444 advisors.

Daniel Lee is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fidelity Investments, TD Ameritrade, and Oracle. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, using an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Tommy Higgins is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in the financial industry, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has been with Selah Financial Services since 2012 and is a co-owner of the firm. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales and co-owns Selah Real Estate, LLC, which manages commercial real estate. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions, while providing operational, compliance, and technology support to its affiliated advisors.

William Sum is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Houston, TX. His career background includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates William & Associates Insurance Agency LLC, brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and delivers solutions through multiple program types, including fee-based advice and co-advisory relationships, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Diego Dominguez Yunes is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with CitiBank since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of TEKVAD LLC with his wife. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with notable institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Steven Van Nostrand is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently an advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC and TAVO Wealth, having previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Goodman Financial Corporation, and TIAA-CREF. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors serving over 13,000 clients.

David Broadwell is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citigroup Global Markets and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and security-pricing activities.

Aaron Ramirez is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2016 and is also involved with RJG Retirement Services, where he provides financial advisory and insurance services. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of in-house and external strategists, model portfolios, and technology tools to manage accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis while also providing discretionary management in certain programs.

Braden Castano is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 66 credential. Prior to joining VOYA, he worked with Glaser Financial Services and Scissortail Advisory Group, where he assisted participants of employer-sponsored retirement plans with account navigation and enrollment. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines in-house and third-party strategies with technology-enabled tools to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management.

Autumn Valore is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and TIP Group LLC. Valore serves as a board member for the Needville Education Foundation. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment solutions, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party platforms.

Jeffrey Abel is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2005. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement-income planning focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.