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.

Brandon Williams is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with FCA Corp, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Griffith & Associates Financial & Estate Planning Services, CIBC Bank Canada, and HSBC Bank Canada. FCA Corp provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, managed entities, and open-end investment companies. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental analysis and macroeconomic factors to create customized portfolios, and it also offers non-investment consulting in areas such as estate, tax, and insurance planning.

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.

David Huddleston is a financial advisor at Early McClintic & McMillan, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at CBRE Group, Inc and Hess Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, Huddleston is licensed to sell insurance products through unaffiliated companies and receives commission-based compensation for these sales. Early McClintic & McMillan, LLC serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, retirement plan sponsors, and foundation trustees, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and adviser selection. The firm employs a blend of quantitative and qualitative analysis to tailor asset allocation and diversification, utilizing third-party managers and model portfolios, and participates in a wrap-fee Separately Managed Account program through Raymond James Consulting Services.

Jonathan Mc Carty is a CFP® and CFA® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at RIA Advisors since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Securities LLC, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch. He is also an agent with RIA Insurance Agency LLC, earning commission-based compensation. RIA Advisors provides fee-based portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.53 billion in assets and employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, value investing, and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

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.

Jeffrey Riley is a financial advisor at Westpark Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, with 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Westpark Wealth Advisors since 2002 and previously at Ims Securities, Inc. and Calton & Associates, Inc. Additionally, he owns J. Riley Investments, an entity providing securities and advisory services. Westpark Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management through wrap-fee programs and third-party manager arrangements, alongside standalone financial planning, using a variety of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Justin Smith is a financial advisor with WESTPARK WEALTH Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ims Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2007 and previously spent a year at Kestra Investment Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Smith owns an insurance agency and serves as a director on the Angleton Christian School board. WESTPARK WEALTH Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a range of strategies including portfolio management through wrap-fee programs and third-party managers, working with clients to set objectives and risk tolerance, with many accounts managed on a non-discretionary basis requiring client trade approval.

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.

Christiaan Graf is a financial advisor at KDK Private Wealth Management in Houston, TX, holding Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Kanaly Trust Services. KDK Private Wealth Management manages approximately $584.6 million in primarily discretionary assets for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management services through customized portfolios based on a multi-faceted investment approach and sponsors multiple private funds.

Melody Laser is a financial advisor at Financial Synergies with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors in 2024, she worked at Willis Johnson & Associates and held positions at the University of Houston and Lone Star College. Financial Synergies serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs diversified, allocation-driven portfolios and offers a goals-based Pathway program, managed-account solutions, and sub-advisory relationships tailored through third-party platforms and overlay capabilities.

Clifton Moran is a financial advisor with Portfolio Advisory Council, L.L.C. in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and six years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at RBC Wealth Management, U.S. Capital Advisors LLC, Kestra Financial, and Fidelity Investments. Portfolio Advisory Council, L.L.C. serves individual investors—including high-net-worth clients—corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, and charitable institutions, providing financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and investment management. The firm uses a growth-and-income approach with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage diversified portfolios typically on a discretionary basis.