Maica Walker is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, she owns a book publishing and marketing company and is involved in motivational public speaking. Independent Financial Group, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate plans, offering financial planning and portfolio management through multiple platforms and third-party asset managers. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with ongoing due diligence across active and passive investment exposures.

James Maida is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked in various roles at Salient-affiliated firms since 2003 and joined Hightower Advisors in 2018. Based in Houston, TX, Maida has a background spanning private client and capital advisory services. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across a variety of investment vehicles.

Corey Belcher is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has worked with VALIC Financial Advisors since 2017 and previously with Dan Ferrante State Farm. Outside of his advisory role, Belcher serves as the Campus Production Director at Hope City, where he leads and trains volunteers in audio, video, and lighting for Sunday services. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a network of over 1,200 advisors. The firm manages discretionary unified managed accounts using Envestnet’s platform and emphasizes centralized technology and model solutions to support a large client base.

Matthew Rosenlieb is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 license and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2022, he worked at Celestial Displays for six years and Ragin Cajun for one year. Outside of advisory work, Rosenlieb is also an agent involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account services through a large network of advisors and emphasizes technology and model-driven solutions.

Michael Sausley is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving with VALIC Financial Advisors in Houston, TX. His background includes roles at Prudential Equity Group, Wells Fargo Clearing, Citigroup Global Markets, and SagePoint Financial. Outside of finance, he owns Texas Cinematic Film Co., a photography and video services business. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning through a large network of advisors. The firm manages approximately $29.2 billion and emphasizes centralized technology and model-driven investment solutions.

Matthew Ozuna is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following a 16-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of O.Z. Lifestyle Brands, a product customization and reselling company. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored services and utilizes centralized investment resources, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches within a large integrated financial group.

Sonia Mchenry is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Apollo Rehab/The Medical Resort of The Woodlands and Synergy Care, Inc. She is also an insurance agent for Agia. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services through its broker-dealer operations.

Samuel Dick is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Fayez Sarofim & Co. since 2004. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Houston, TX. Fayez Sarofim & Co. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.5 billion, serving institutions, retirement plans, endowments, corporations, and high net worth individuals. The firm focuses on bottom-up fundamental research with a multi-year investment horizon and offers a range of strategies emphasizing large-cap, liquid equities, with an approach that avoids derivatives, short-selling, and leverage.

Andrew Ziccardi is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of experience at Fayez Sarofim & Co. and an additional eight years at Artisan Partners. He is based in Houston, TX. Fayez Sarofim & Co. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving institutions, retirement plans, endowments, corporations, and high net worth individuals. The firm focuses on bottom-up fundamental research with a multi-year investment horizon, emphasizing large-cap, liquid equities and offering a range of equity and fixed income strategies.

Ignacio D'windt is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Strategic Wealthpartners Ltd, Wells Fargo Clearing, Bank of America, Merrill, and Solutions One LatinAmerica, LLC. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of model allocations and custom portfolios, employing various investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, private and alternative investments, and independent third-party managers.

Tobechukwu Uchidiuno is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 66 credential and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors, he worked at Boursecorp and MusFit. He is also an appointed agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Barry Johnson is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2015 to 2022. Outside of advisory work, he is a manager and indirect owner of UK Drinks LLC in Houston. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, while also operating as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Stephen Hughes is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 1999 and has held roles at American General Financial Advisors, Sunamerica Capital Services, Inc., and Agia. In addition to his advisory work, he is an agent offering non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and overlay services within a structured supervisory framework.

Robert Skehan is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also an agent with Agia, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Jeremiah Weathersbee is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2026 and has prior experience at Hickman, Goza & Spragins. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra‑high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services using a technology-driven platform and a broad network of advisors.

Mark Newbould is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2012 and was previously with Chase Investment Services Corp. from 2001 to 2012. 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 advisory model utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party managers and platforms.

Steven Baker is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 19 years and has maintained a role with IDS Life Insurance since 2000. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate and charitable entities, retirement plan participants, and sovereign wealth fund clients. The firm offers a variety of managed programs, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, utilizing a blend of fundamental and technical analysis along with platform partnerships and affiliated managers to deliver investment strategies.

Allison Bunch is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has previous experience with firms including Jungman Financial, Oak Harvest Insurance Services, AIG Capital Services, and American General Life Insurance. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers discretionary unified managed accounts, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors and employs centralized technology and model solutions to manage approximately $29.2 billion in assets.

Brian Dubose Jr. is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Best Buy and Agia, where he also serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants, offering managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services.

Kenneth Mc Clintock is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include 18 years at Pacific Life and more recent positions at Touchstone Securities Inc. and IFS Financial Services. Outside of advising, he is a member of the Board of Directors for the Houston Rodeo and serves as a public address announcer for indoor and outdoor drumline and marching band competitions. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines internal investment expertise with external managers and offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and coordinated Family Office services.