Makemma Wolff is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with Willis Johnson Wealth in Houston, TX, and has three years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Avion Wealth, Theory Planning Partners, and Brownlee Wealth Management. Prior to her advisory career, she held roles in education at Texas Tech University and local schools. Willis Johnson Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management for corporate professionals, executives, and high-net-worth individuals and their families. The firm uses an evidence-based, tax-aware investment approach focused on diversification, tax coordination, and low-cost implementation, supported by in-house CPA services and specialized model strategies.

Timothy Miller is a financial advisor with Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, holding one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Symphony Financial, he has been affiliated with Texas Republic Capital Corporation since 2012. Symphony Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm provides a broad range of multi-family office services and employs a long-term investment philosophy that combines fundamental and technical analysis.

Yerassyl Sundetbayev is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Willis Johnson Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Ernst & Young LLP and military service in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve. He continues to serve in the U.S. Army Reserve while working in financial advising. Willis Johnson Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management primarily for corporate professionals, executives, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs an evidence-based, tax-aware investment approach and offers a range of model strategies and tailored solutions, supported by in-house tax services and private market investment options.

Cindy Day is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, 1ST Global Advisors, and Kenneth Day CPA. She also owns a bookkeeping business. Wealthcare Advisory Partners manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses with wealth management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments. The firm employs a goals-based planning process supported by proprietary software and an evidence-based investment framework.

Juan Munoz is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with The Wealth Consulting Group, having previously worked at Capital Asset Advisory Service, The Noble Group, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, and SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL. Munoz provides investment advisory services through WCG Wealth Advisors, LLC. The Wealth Consulting Group offers fee-based wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate and plan sponsors, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a tailored investment process that integrates fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis, and it supports clients through multiple custodial platforms and sponsored programs.

Jonathan Partridge is a financial advisor at Willis Johnson Wealth in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential. He joined the firm in 2025 and has diverse prior experience across various industries, including healthcare and education. Willis Johnson Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management primarily for corporate professionals, executives, and high-net-worth individuals and their families. The firm employs an evidence-based, tax-aware investment approach with multiple model strategies and offers specialized services such as in-house CPA tax preparation and tailored investment solutions.

Pablo Ochoa is a financial advisor with Brighton Jones LLC in Houston, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Brighton Jones, he worked at Fisher Investments for four years and has a background including roles outside finance such as at El Bosque Mexican Restaurant. Brighton Jones provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple operating brands. The firm offers a whole-balance-sheet approach and discretionary portfolio management, along with access to affiliated private investment funds, trust services, and legal support.

Jeffrey Riley is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Willis Johnson Wealth, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to that, he spent five years each at The Mather Group, LLC and PartnersInWealth, Inc. Willis Johnson Wealth serves corporate professionals, executives, and high-net-worth individuals and their families with comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm employs an evidence-based, tax-aware investment approach and offers specialized services including retirement planning, trust and estate planning, and access to private market investments.

Robert Muse is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Energy Opportunities Capital Management, Piper Jaffray & Co., and Simmons & Company LTD. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and technology platforms, and serves as investment manager or adviser to multiple unregistered private pooled investment vehicles for qualified investors.

Gabriel Carbone is a financial advisor at Avidian Wealth Solutions in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Avidian Wealth Solutions in 2026, he worked at Chilton Capital Management LLC from 2024 to 2026 and was affiliated with Thomas Howell Ferguson between 2015 and 2024. Avidian Wealth Solutions provides investment management, financial planning, and advisory services to individuals, families, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, corporations, trusts, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of managed model solutions and customized portfolios, utilizing third-party sub-advisors and alternative investments, and maintains an active role with pooled and private funds.

Christian Smaistrla is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Tomball, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2004 and at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. since 2014. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in non-variable insurance sales. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Lavada Waters is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Merrill, UBS Financial Services, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and US Capital Wealth Advisors. Arax Advisory Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund advisory, utilizing both internal portfolio teams and external managers with a mix of traditional and alternative investments.

Shay Scruggs is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at U.S. Capital Wealth, Rockefeller Financial, UBS Financial Services, Deutsche Bank Securities, and Merrill. Arax Advisory Partners offers wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a fiduciary asset-based approach, utilizing internal portfolio teams, external managers, model portfolios, and a combination of traditional and alternative investments.

Shala Walker is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Linscomb Wealth, Inc. in Houston, Texas, having joined the firm in 2026. Her prior experience includes roles at Foreside Financial Services, Mar Vista Investment Partners, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Stavis & Cohen Financial, Mercer Global Advisors, Morgan Stanley, and Fidelity. Linscomb Wealth provides comprehensive wealth planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm offers specialized family office services and retirement-plan fiduciary consulting, with investment strategies tailored through written policy statements and model asset-allocation portfolios.

John Hemenway is a financial advisor with Regal Investment Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His work history includes ten years at Legacy Portfolio Advisors, sixteen years at Next Financial Group Inc, and ongoing work since 1995 with LegalShield. He is also involved in insurance services through The Legacies Group and holds a mortgage origination license, though it is inactive. Regal Investment Advisors operates as LionShare, providing model portfolio implementation and discretionary investment management to unaffiliated advisers and their high-net-worth and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $2.88 billion across proprietary and third-party strategies and offers trade execution, rebalancing, and overlay management within a sub-advisory platform serving a network of advisers rather than direct clients.

Jessica Banitt is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Linscomb and Williams Inc. since 2016. Linscomb Wealth provides comprehensive wealth planning, portfolio management, and investment consulting services to individual, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes written investment policy statements, model asset-allocation portfolios, and ongoing rebalancing, incorporating a range of securities and strategies tailored to client goals and needs.

Tyler Leal is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently with Willis Johnson Wealth in Houston, TX. He has worked at several firms including Corient Services LLC and Stavis & Cohen Private Wealth, LLC. Leal’s background also includes roles in education and the insurance industry. Willis Johnson Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management primarily for corporate professionals, executives, and high-net-worth individuals and their families. The firm employs an evidence-based, tax-aware investment approach and offers a range of model strategies and tailored solutions, supported by in-house CPA tax services.

Michael Burke is a financial advisor with Bolton Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Bolton Global Asset Management and Bolton Global Capital Inc. since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, Burke is a co-owner and active director of Champions Golf Club, Inc., a private golf club in Houston, TX, where he dedicates significant time to management and decision-making. He is also the founder of the Round Up Golf Charity, a nonprofit organization for personal charitable donations. Bolton Global Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and financial institutions. The firm’s investment approach is IAR-driven, tailoring portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance with a focus on mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities, while allowing tactical trading and rebalancing.

Catherine Patrick is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with CORDA Investment Management, LLC and previously worked at MML Investors Services LLC (Bluecrest Financial Alliances) and MassMutual Life Insurance Co for over ten years. CORDA Investment Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in assets for around 1,359 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension consulting, tax preparation, and attorney-led estate-planning services.

Mark Schmulen is a financial advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. He has worked at Forum Financial Management since 2017 and currently serves as President and CEO of PropMatic, Inc., a technology and AI-driven marketing platform for the real estate leasing industry. Schmulen also serves on the board of Innovative Food Holdings and Saivory, Inc., contributing to governance and corporate strategy in the specialty food and software sectors. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients, while also serving as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform (TAMP) for other independent RIAs. The firm utilizes model asset-allocation portfolios managed primarily with DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.