Edward Randall IV is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners in Houston, TX, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services and U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of directors for Dynamic Health Strategies, a non-investment-related organization. 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 portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund advisory, employing both in-house teams and independent managers across traditional and alternative investments.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Audrey Fersten is a financial advisor at Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding the CFP® designation along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. She has 16 years of industry experience, with previous roles at BKD Wealth Advisors, US Capital Advisors, and Bridgeway Capital Management. Her background also includes work with the Anti Defamation League. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors serves individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and nonprofit organizations, offering financial planning and investment management within an integrated service model connected to a national accounting and professional services firm. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, diversification, cost control, and combines active and passive strategies tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

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.

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.

Joann North is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Brookwood Investment Group. She has worked with several firms including Redwood Private Wealth, Horter Investment Management, and Cetera Advisor Networks. In addition to her advisory role, she owns JNorth Financial, LLC, a financial planning and wealth management business. Brookwood Investment Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individual investors, businesses, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm customizes portfolios using a range of active, passive, and tactical strategies, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, with ongoing monitoring and due diligence on recommended managers.

Richard Waits is a financial advisor with Sunbelt Securities, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Sunbelt Securities since 2010. Sunbelt Securities serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, managing approximately $2.0 billion across thousands of accounts. The firm provides portfolio management through rep-directed wrap programs, written financial planning, and referrals to third-party money managers.

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.

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.