Robert Frusina is a financial advisor with Avior Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Avior, he worked at Campion Capital Research from 2017 to 2024. Avior Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension and retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and banks. The firm employs a fundamental analysis investment approach and offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and business consulting services.

Sean Perez is a financial advisor with Gradient Securities, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Gradient Securities since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent and sells fixed insurance products. Gradient Securities, LLC, doing business as Gradient Wealth Management, provides financial planning, consulting, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a non-discretionary investment model and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, often utilizing third-party managers.

Michelle Holmes is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 license and 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Saxony Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Merrill Lynch, Corps Capital Advisors, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Vice President of Scholarships and Grants for the Civic League and is a board member for both Page's Place and the Valwood Improvement Authority. 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 and manages a range of investment vehicles, including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, options, structured products, and private pooled investment vehicles for qualified investors.

M H Moldawer is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2009 to 2025. Outside of advisory work, he owns a property in the Bahamas and serves as a trustee and partner in family trusts and partnerships. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary wealth management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and utilizes a range of investment vehicles and third-party managers, also managing multiple private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors.

Mark Koellner is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in financial advising, currently with Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX. His prior roles include positions at SteelPeak Wealth, Titleist Capital, Edward Jones, USAA Financial Planning, UBS Financial Services, Merrill, and Chase Investment Services. In addition to his advisory work, he is also an insurance agent, actively involved in the sale of insurance products to clients. Symphony Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and multi-family office services. The firm applies a long-term investment philosophy that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis and offers a wide range of tailored portfolio solutions supported by comprehensive multi-family office offerings.

Michael Ritchie is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Brookstone Capital Management and has additional professional experience as a licensed mortgage loan originator, real estate agent, and professional engineer. Sequent Planning, LLC, operating as Futurity First Wealth Management, serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services through a network of independent advisers using a structured risk framework and diversified investment approaches.

Steven Russo is a financial advisor at Eagle Global Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Global Advisors since 1996. Eagle Global Advisors provides portfolio management services to individual investors, retirement plans, financial institutions, trusts, endowments, and investment companies. The firm employs a combination of top-down and bottom-up analysis using proprietary screening and quantitative models alongside fundamental research, managing discretionary portfolios across a range of asset classes including equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies.

Xianyuan Hoover is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. She has been with Willis Johnson Wealth since 2024, previously working seven years at Franklin Templeton Investment Management. Willis Johnson Wealth offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management services primarily to corporate professionals, executives, and high-net-worth individuals and their families. The firm employs an evidence-based, tax-aware investment approach and provides a range of model strategies alongside tailored solutions that include structured protection and private-market allocations.

Michael Stavar is a financial advisor with Chilton Capital Management LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Chilton Capital Management since 2011 and previously worked at OFI Global Institutional, Inc. from 2002 to 2007. Outside of his advisory role, Stavar is the CFO and minority owner of JMC Global, a logistics company. Chilton Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pooled vehicles, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research approach focused on long-term capital growth and income, offering a range of dedicated strategies and integrating financial planning alongside ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services.

Nicholas Casanova is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Willis Johnson Wealth in Houston, TX. He has one year of industry experience, including prior work at Oak Harvest Financial Group. 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 alongside tailored solutions.

Roberta Fernandes is a financial advisor at BBVA Global Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley Private Bank, BTG Pactual, Valores Banistmo, Santander Securities, and Merrill. BBVA Global Wealth Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and family offices, offering portfolio advisory, wrap fee programs, and access to various model portfolios. The firm constructs investor risk profiles aligned with its investment guides, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation using both BBVA S.A.’s fund research and third-party resources.

Christopher Pham is a financial advisor at Sequent Planning, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been involved in the insurance industry through Futurity First Insurance Company since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Pham is a partner at Noble Duke Ventures, a real estate investment firm, and previously partnered in The X-Ray Institute, where he taught certification classes and managed marketing. Sequent Planning, LLC, doing business as Futurity First Wealth Management, is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides asset management and financial planning services through a network of advisers using a structured risk framework and diversified manager exposures.

Charlie Kirven is a financial advisor with Secure Asset Management, L.L.C. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and over 40 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at NEXT Financial Group and ownership of Money and Investment Concepts, where he has been involved in business management and sales since 1984. Secure Asset Management primarily serves individual clients, providing personalized financial planning, discretionary investment management, and pension consulting for retirement plans. The firm employs a range of investment strategies guided by written policies and periodic reviews, often utilizing third-party money managers and managing held-away employer accounts through third-party platforms.

Maria Northam is a financial advisor with Bolton Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 32 years of industry experience. She has worked at Bolton Global Asset Management and Bolton Global Capital since 2011 and previously held positions at Abshier Webb Donnelly & Baker, Inc. and Stanford Group Company. Outside of her advisory role, she is the owner and managing director of Alphana Group, LLC. Bolton Global Asset Management provides asset management and financial planning services to individual, corporate, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management through a network of independent investment adviser representatives and employs a primarily long-term investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities.

Nicolas Knapik is a financial advisor at Avidian Wealth Solutions with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Avidian Wealth Solutions in 2023, he was with RJ Capital for 11 years. Avidian Wealth Solutions provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes managed model solutions and customized portfolios, incorporates alternative investments, and plays an active role as a sub-advisor and investment manager for pooled and private funds.

Kim Ha Nguyen is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advising. She currently works at Arax Advisory Partners and has previously been affiliated with U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, USCA Securities, USCA RIA, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as co-trustee of a family trust created for estate planning purposes. Arax Advisory Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund advisory, utilizing both in-house portfolio teams and external managers across traditional and alternative investments.

Kyle Fritz is a financial advisor at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms including Sheets Smith Investment Management and The Private Bank at Bank of America. Outside of advising, Fritz tutors exam material for securities licensing exams. Symphony Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm offers multi-family office services and tailors portfolios using a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis.

Glenda Toon is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in El Paso, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and over 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at LPL Financial since 2004 and operates Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co., an independent registered investment advisory firm. She also serves as Vice President on the board of the High Noon Chapter of Business Networking International. LPL Financial serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, banks, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a broad range of advisory and brokerage services supported by an in-house research team and a flexible platform that accommodates various investment models and client needs.

George Crosby, Jr. is a financial advisor at Eagle Global Advisors LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Eagle Global Advisors since 2006. Eagle Global Advisors provides portfolio management services to individual investors, retirement plans, financial institutions, trusts, endowments, and investment companies. The firm employs a combination of top-down and bottom-up analysis using proprietary quantitative models alongside fundamental research, managing discretionary strategies across various asset classes including equities, fixed income, energy, and scarcity-focused investments.

Lionel Kiki is a financial advisor with Avidian Wealth Solutions in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 license and five years of industry experience. He has previously worked at UBS AG, Fidelity Investments, AllianceBernstein L.P., and D.A. Davidson & Co. Outside of his advisory role, Kiki is the CEO and founder of Kumo Park LLC, a clothing and streetwear business. Avidian Wealth Solutions provides investment management, financial planning, and advisory services to individuals, families, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolios and managed model solutions, including alternative investments, and plays an active role in pooled and private funds as a sub-advisor and investment manager.