James Birdsall is a financial advisor at Brasada Capital Management, LP with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Brasada since 2008. Brasada Capital Management 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 offers sub-advisory services to other financial institutions and unaffiliated advisers, using a bottom-up, long/short equity investment approach supported by fundamental analysis and quantitative research.

Rosa Flores Aranda is a financial advisor with GBM Wealth Management, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Grupo Financiero Banorte and Intercam Casa De Bolsa. GBM Wealth Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolios using various strategies ranging from conservative to aggressive and serves both U.S. and non-U.S. residents through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Zachary Welborn is a financial advisor at Manske Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Manske Wealth Management since 2014. Manske Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and business entities. The firm uses a goal-based approach to portfolio construction, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and manages approximately $608 million in client assets across a seven-advisor team.

William Levay is a Series 65–licensed financial advisor with FCA Corp in Houston, TX, where he has worked since 2008. He has 17 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Levay is general counsel for First Commonwealth Holdings Corp. and operates a private law practice, both unrelated to investment activities. FCA Corp provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, managed entities, and open-end investment companies. The firm emphasizes fundamental and macroeconomic analysis to create customized portfolios and serves as adviser to both pooled private entities and registered open-end funds.

Emily Walls is a Certified Financial Planner® with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc., where she has worked for six years. Prior to that, she held positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, UBS Financial Services, and For Friends and Family, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she was involved with HomePlate Peanut Butter, indicating experience in entrepreneurial ventures. Ascension Capital Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses, providing portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and private placement consulting. The firm customizes advice based on client risk tolerance and objectives, employs third-party money managers, maintains defensive cash positions as needed, and offers educational workshops and services, including financial-wellness sessions and private placement consulting for qualified investors.

Mayra Rodriguez is a financial advisor at GBM Wealth Management, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Monex Asset Management, Inc. and Monex Securities, Inc. for three years and has additional experience running a home organization business. GBM Wealth Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, investment companies, and select institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolios using fundamental analysis and a range of investment strategies, serving both U.S. and non-U.S. clients with discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

David Stuyck is a financial advisor at Tanglewood Legacy Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Tanglewood Legacy Advisors since 2011, previously working at LPL Financial from 2011 to 2019. Tanglewood Legacy Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and consulting, using customized asset-allocation frameworks and a combination of actively managed funds, ETFs, and select alternative investments.

Austin James is a financial advisor with WJ Interests, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and beginning his industry career in 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Inscription Capital and various positions outside the financial sector, including at Texas Tech University and Longhorn Steakhouse. WJ Interests, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and select corporate clients, managing approximately $634 million across about 233 client relationships. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using external money managers, emphasizes long-term manager relationships, and offers additional services such as succession and exit planning for closely held business owners.

Stephen Hall is a financial advisor with Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial and Cetera, with a long tenure at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Huckleberry Ventures, LLC, a business entity for tax and investment purposes. Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational seminars. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, provides discretionary portfolio management, and utilizes various third-party advisory platforms and model portfolios.

Larry Bell is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Trinity Legacy Partners, LLC since 2014. He is the managing member of Lifetree Financial, LLC, a company focused on publishing educational materials on financial stewardship, where he engages in writing, publishing, consulting, and public speaking. Additionally, he holds a volunteer board position with Clear Creek Counseling, a nonprofit organization. Trinity Legacy Partners is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser that offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm manages diverse securities and sponsors a private pooled investment vehicle employing an options-based strategy for accredited clients.

Liam Fraboulet is a financial advisor at Skybound Wealth USA with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes a role at Edward Jones and various positions during his education at Auburn University at Montgomery, Western New Mexico University, and Coastal Carolina University. Skybound Wealth USA serves individuals, families, and internationally mobile clients with investment management, financial planning, and cross-border pension advice, including UK pension transfers. The firm uses a centralized investment governance framework and primarily manages client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

David Spann is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC since 2015. He also maintains a role with LPL Financial, where he has worked since 2010. Spann holds a Series 66 license and is involved in providing non-variable insurance products, including life, disability, and fixed annuities. Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational seminars. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with various investment strategies and offers access to sponsored advisory programs and third-party manager platforms.

Dwane Bacak is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Oak Harvest Investment Services, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to joining Oak Harvest, he spent 27 years at Invesco. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Chief Financial Officer at Cement Crafters LLC, providing advice to a furniture manufacturing company started by his family. Oak Harvest Investment Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsor services. The firm manages individual accounts and an open-end mutual fund, employing a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and algorithmic trading.

James Leopold II is a financial advisor at Arkos Global Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC from 2016 to 2021. Arkos Global Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside both in-house and third-party research to build diversified, goal-oriented portfolios for retail and high-net-worth clients.

David Belding is a financial advisor at Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at SAGE HARBOR ADVISORS, INC. (formerly Belding Financial Resources, Inc.) for over two decades before joining Ascension Capital Advisors in 2016. Ascension Capital Advisors provides portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and private placement consulting to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client risk tolerance and objectives, employs third-party and separate account managers, and offers educational programs including workshops and financial wellness sessions.

Diane Bambace is a financial advisor at Manske Wealth Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Invesco for four years and Lululemon for five years. Manske Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and business entities. The firm uses a goal-based approach to asset allocation, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and manages approximately $608 million in client assets across a seven-advisor team.

William Monroe Jr. is a financial advisor at Callahan Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Monroe Capital Management LLC and Bayou City Capital, LLC. Callahan Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations, foundations, trusts, estates, and retirement accounts. The firm emphasizes U.S.-listed equity securities complemented by corporate and government debt, ETFs, and money market funds, with portfolio decisions guided by client risk tolerance and long-term objectives.

Dezmond Dixon is a financial advisor at Catalyst Wealth Management LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and a diverse work background including roles in education and food service. Catalyst Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer retirement plans, managing approximately $105 million in assets for about 9,549 clients. The firm uses turnkey asset management programs and focuses on non-discretionary client asset management through specified platforms and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Connie Mack is a financial advisor at Simplevisor with 25 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at RIA Wealth Advisors, LLC and CLARITY FINANCIAL, LLC dba RIA ADVISORS. Outside of advisory roles, he owns and operates Alora Consulting, LLC, a licensed insurance agency. Simplevisor is an SEC-registered online automated investment adviser that offers digital model portfolios to retail and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a risk-tolerance questionnaire to match clients with one of five portfolio models, which include ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, and features thematic models such as cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence.

David Coffee is a financial advisor with Westpark Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Westpark Wealth Advisors since 2014 and at Calton & Associates, Inc. since 2018. 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 variety of strategies, including long- and short-term purchases, trading, option writing, and third-party manager arrangements, often managing assets on a non-discretionary basis where clients approve trades.