Blake Wagner is a financial advisor at Wagner Wealth Management in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Wagner Wealth Management, he worked at JE Compliance Services, Inc. for five years. Wagner Wealth Management serves pooled vehicles and institutional or entity clients with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm combines technical and quantitative techniques with fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, and it offers market-timing and paid subscription services alongside its investment management strategies.

Douglas Berti is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Texas Assured Financial Planning LLC in Houston, TX. Prior to founding his independent advisory, he worked at Tapfin/EY and AIG, and spent 15 years at ExxonMobil. He is also the managing member of Texas Assured Tax Preparation LLC, a tax preparation business. Texas Assured Financial Planning LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing fee-only investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and tax return preparation. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using both passive and active investments, with portfolios reviewed quarterly and adjusted tactically or for tax efficiency when appropriate.

David Barsalou is a financial advisor with LCM Financial and holds a Series 65 designation. He has two years of experience in the financial industry and also operates a law firm and a tax preparation business, both established in 2013. Barsalou’s background includes roles at Silverstone Private Wealth, LLC, and Lewis Caldwell Mitchell, Inc. Lewis Caldwell Mitchell, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser providing financial planning, non-discretionary portfolio advice, and pension consulting to a range of clients. The firm delivers tailored advice and ongoing monitoring without discretionary trading, and includes services such as ERISA-focused pension consulting and third-party adviser recommendations.

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Nicolas Hurst is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He is the principal and sole advisor at Caiman Capital Group LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to founding Caiman Capital Group, he was affiliated with Avalon Wealth Management, LLC and Avalon Advisors, LLC from 2017 to 2021. Caiman Capital Group is a Texas-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and investment analysis to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and qualified clients. The firm combines quantitative models with fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis to guide discretionary investment decisions.

Edna Thompsen is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 31 years of experience, operating under her independent firm, Edna J. Thompsen, CFP, in Spring, TX. She holds the Series 63 designation and has provided financial planning and personal finance administration since 1995. Her firm serves a small group of individual clients and employer 401(k) plans, offering fee-only advice through hourly and fixed fees rather than asset-based charges. The firm emphasizes fundamental investment analysis, recommends passive mutual funds and ETFs, and provides detailed administration services that include financial tracking and document organization.

Jamie Johnson is the sole advisor at JLJ Capital Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 25 years of industry experience. He has led JLJ Capital Management since its founding in 2005. JLJ Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs strategic asset allocation and rebalancing with a blend of individual bonds, equities, actively managed ETFs, and open-ended funds, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

John Gerdes is the principal of Gerdes Energy Research LLC, an independent firm based in Houston, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of experience in the financial industry. His prior roles include positions at Mkm Partners LLC and the KLR Group, LLC. Gerdes Energy Research LLC provides subscription research and advisory publications focused on the economics of U.S. energy producers and integrated energy companies. The firm uses a data-centric, full-cycle approach combining fundamental and technical analysis to deliver market outlooks and research to institutional investors and corporate executives.

Alden Shorter is the sole principal of Shorter, Alden M., an investment advisory firm based in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of experience in investment management. Prior to founding his firm in 2021, he worked at Live Nation Entertainment for three years. In addition to his advisory work, Shorter is employed as a contract attorney with FTI Consulting, where he reviews contracts and legal documents related to litigation. Shorter, Alden M. provides customized investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high net worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a client-driven, non-discretionary approach focused on asset allocation and portfolio monitoring, and offers various billing arrangements tailored to client needs.

Rashid Mosley is an advisor at Amana Advisors with credentials including the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. Before founding Amana Advisors in 2023, he worked in diverse fields including trucking and the music industry, and has been a self-employed CPA since 2005. He is also involved in nonprofit work through Blokk Akademy, which provides food programs to at-risk youth, and runs Melanated Millionaire, Inc., an organization for speaking engagements. Amana Advisors is an independent firm offering asset management and advisory services to institutional and pooled-vehicle clients, alongside financial planning and retirement-rollover advice. The firm employs a tailored portfolio management approach using strategic and tactical asset allocation, incorporating fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with regular monitoring and quarterly reviews.

Gerald Whitfill is the principal of Whitfill Investment Management, LLC, with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has operated his independent advisory firm since 2003. In addition to his advisory work, Whitfill is a certified public accountant and president of Gerald Whitfill P.C., where he provides income tax consulting and preparation. Whitfill Investment Management serves primarily individual clients by offering portfolio construction, asset management, and financial planning services. The firm uses asset-allocation strategies tailored to client objectives and incorporates tax considerations through its affiliation with Whitfill’s CPA practice.

Patrick Van Pelt is a financial advisor at Longevity Fiduciary, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with several firms including Baldwin Group Wealth Advisors and BKS Financial Investments. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with multiple LLCs, including Altravia Venture Studio and Rebalansa. Longevity Fiduciary provides financial planning, investment consulting, and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary advice through written plans based on clients’ objectives, time horizons, and risk tolerance, using fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Hector Castellanos is a financial advisor with HRC Financial in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Signature Financial Advisors and JP Morgan Chase & Co. He is also an independent insurance producer involved in insurance production activities. HRC Financial provides fee-based investment advisory services and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and employs fundamental and cyclical analysis, often working with unaffiliated third-party money managers while offering plan consulting and business advisory support.

Joseph Teagarden is a financial advisor at Total Wealth Partners in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Merrill. Total Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management and retirement-account advice. The firm manages approximately $32.7 million, using customized investment strategies that primarily involve low-cost ETFs alongside individual stocks, bonds, and options.

Kaiyuan Wang is a financial advisor at Yuka Corp in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Yuka Corp, Wang was involved with Yiheng Capital LLC for ten years and currently holds management roles at Peakton Advisors, LLC and Peakton Capital Management, LP, where he focuses on internal investment management and operational oversight without client-facing responsibilities. Yuka Corp provides non-discretionary portfolio advice exclusively to a single high-net-worth family member of the firm’s founder, employing a long-term, fundamentals-driven, bottom-up equity approach focused on U.S.-listed stocks, ETFs, and cash equivalents. The firm operates on a client-directed brokerage model without external solicitation or custody of client assets.

New Heights Planning is a fee-only financial advising firm specializing in oil and gas professionals. Our clients work at Shell, Hess, Chevron, EOG, Oxy, and More. Our Financial Independence Framework combines modern financial planning and investment management to help you reduce your taxes, invest smarter, and be prepared for retirement. I spent 14 years at Shell as an engineer and a leader. I know what it's like to be a professional at a large energy company: fascinating work, great people, and excellent pay, accompanied by frequent lay-offs, corporate bureaucracy, and never-ending meetings. My favorite part was helping people realize the career they desired. Now, I help people optimize their finances to realize the life they desire. I chose to leave Shell and transition into financial advising to go from work I liked to work I love. Before starting New Heights Planning, I built financial plans for high-net-worth individuals and families at Asset Management Advisors. I later founded New Heights Planning to do this for those I like working with the most, Shell and other oil and gas professionals. I am committed to learning and continuing my education to serve you best. I have: -Completed the financial planning program at Rice University and am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. -Passed the Series 65 exam -Received the CRPC® designation from the College for Financial Planning -Joined the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and the XY Planning Network New Heights Planning is not endorsed by nor affiliated with Shell or any other oil and gas company. Read Trevor's blog here: https://newheightsplanning.com/videos/

William Scheel is the sole advisor at William R. Scheel, Investment Adviser, an independent firm based in Houston, TX. He holds 12 years of industry experience and has been managing his own advisory firm since 1984. The firm provides personalized, fee-only investment management to a small number of individual and institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. Its investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation with diversified portfolios built from stocks, bonds, no-load mutual funds, and passively managed index and exchange-traded funds.

Stephen Read is a financial advisor at H.I.T. Capital, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at his current firm since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is a full-time engineer at ConocoPhillips. H.I.T. Capital, LLC is a state-registered independent investment adviser serving primarily high-net-worth individuals and investors in a private pooled vehicle. The firm employs a long-term, long-biased approach focused on structurally inefficient exchange-traded products and undervalued securities, combining proprietary fundamental analysis with trading models and institutional-style fund operations.

Marcus Jasso is a financial advisor at Overlook Park Wealth, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Sovereign Wealth Advisors, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages Humble Anointing Oil Company, a religious gift and novelty business, and serves as president of the Humble Middle School Parent Teacher Organization. Overlook Park Wealth, LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals and corporations, employing a mix of long- and short-term strategies supported by third-party due diligence. The firm offers tailored investment programs, quarterly portfolio reviews, and multiple model portfolios, with a notable affiliated insurance practice incorporated into its service offerings.

Brandon Lockwood is the sole advisor at Lockwood Wealth Strategies, LLC in Houston, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cetera Advisors LLC, Cetera Investment Advisors LLC, Lifestyle Asset Management, Inc., First Allied Advisory Services, Inc., and First Allied Securities, Inc. Lockwood Wealth Strategies provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses, managing approximately $80.6 million on a discretionary basis for about 70 clients. The firm constructs portfolios using exchange-traded funds, low-cost diversified mutual funds, and individual equities, applying both fundamental and technical analysis with a predominantly long-term focus while allowing shorter-term trades for rebalancing or client needs.