Bethanie Baker is a financial advisor at Willis Johnson Wealth in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Granite Harbor Advisors and BKD Wealth Advisors, and she has experience outside finance that includes a role with Alpha Omega Gymnastics & Dance. Willis Johnson Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management services primarily for corporate professionals, executives, and high-net-worth individuals and their families, employing an evidence-based, tax-aware investment approach with access to private market investments and an in-house CPA tax service.

Luis Suarez Perez is a financial advisor at Finamex Asset Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Alterna Securities, Inc. Finamex Asset Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a combined Modern Portfolio Theory and tactical asset-allocation approach, managing portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities with a focus on risk-adjusted, after-tax net returns.

Blake Nelson is a financial advisor at JCP Investment Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Blue River Partners, LLC, Plains Capital Bank, Community Bank and Trust, and Baylor University. JCP Investment Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals through pooled investment vehicles, sub-advised funds, and separately managed accounts. The firm employs a range of strategies including long-term and short-term trading, hedging, and derivative instruments, and is notable for its role as adviser and affiliated general partner to private pooled funds with multi-series structures and performance-based compensation.

Chad Schneider is a financial advisor with Oak Harvest Investment Services in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including Private Advisor Group and Kidwell & Company, before joining Oak Harvest in 2021. Mr. Schneider is also a licensed insurance agent and occasionally offers clients insurance products through Oak Harvest Insurance Services, LLC. Oak Harvest Investment Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary management using a variety of investment vehicles and conducts regular reviews and ongoing monitoring tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Savannah Krenek is a financial advisor at Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at AXA Advisors and Equitable Advisors, as well as a decade in full-time education. Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm employs a value- and risk-focused investment philosophy and utilizes a combination of in-house management and SEI-sponsored model programs, with a distinctive approach that includes the use of options and derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Kevin La Mont is a financial advisor with SB Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Prime Capital Investment Advisors, 20/20 Capital Management, RB Capital Management, and The Lamont Group. La Mont is also an insurance agent involved in the sale and service of fixed insurance products. SB Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm with 34 advisors managing approximately $1.1 billion for over 2,600 clients. The firm serves individuals, businesses, and retirement plans, focusing primarily on non-discretionary advice and employing fundamental, technical, and qualitative analysis in portfolio management.

Mark McAdams is a financial advisor with ICON Wealth Partners in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and has been associated with ICON Wealth Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2017. ICON Wealth Advisors offers wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and ERISA plans. The firm’s investment approach is primarily long-term, combining fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on low-cost ETFs and customized allocations based on client goals and risk tolerance.

Santiago Padruno is a financial advisor with Alterna Wealth Management, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Alterna Securities. He was previously owner of a salsa company, PicaRico, which is currently dormant. Alterna Wealth Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to clients outside the United States, with a concentration in Latin America. The firm emphasizes global diversification and uses a variety of investment strategies alongside integrated support from affiliated entities for cross-border market access.

Daniel Estes is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc since 2010. He is based in Houston, TX, and holds a Series 63 license. Pin Oak Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $672 million for around 302 clients, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis focused on longer-term investments and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and consulting engagements through a five-advisor team.

Christina Doherty is a financial advisor at FCA Corp with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at FCA Corp since 2019. Prior to joining FCA, she spent seven years at Deloitte Tax LLP. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as treasurer for First Commonwealth Holdings Corp., the parent company of FCA Corp. FCA provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis, with portfolios tailored to client objectives and managed on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Arnoldo Porras is a financial advisor at Bulltick Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Intercam Advisor, Inc., IXE Securities, LLC, and Banorte Securities International. He is also affiliated with Bulltick Insurance Agency, dedicating part of his professional time to insurance services. Bulltick Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, family offices, corporations, and private pooled investment vehicles, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and real-estate advisory services. The firm employs a combined top-down and bottom-up analysis approach, manages proprietary portfolios, and emphasizes U.S. real-estate investments, including managing affiliated private funds and utilizing specialized fee arrangements.

Dallas Jones is a financial advisor with Branson Fowlkes & Co Inc in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 37 years of industry experience, including over 30 years with Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc. Additionally, he has served in the United States Army for more than 40 years. Branson, Fowlkes & Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small- to medium-sized businesses, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm utilizes a multi-level diversification strategy called "D³ The Power of Diversification," combining asset-class allocation with investment style and manager diversification while incorporating fundamental and technical analysis.

Jared Machen is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Brownlee Wealth Management in Fort Worth, TX. His prior roles include positions at New Planner Collective, LLC, Black River Capital, LLC, and Hill Investment Group. Outside of advising, he is a managing member of New Planner Collective, where he creates coursework and produces content. Brownlee Wealth Management provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses, with a focus on employees of large energy companies. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, favoring passive, buy-and-hold portfolios and tax-aware strategies, and uses a flat fee model rather than asset-based billing.

Palmer White is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Life Line Wealth Management LLC. His prior employment includes roles at Northwestern Mutual and Life Line Financial Group. Outside of finance, he has worked in the nightclub industry and spent five years at Chadron State College. Life Line Wealth Management LLC is a small team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $557.6 million in assets. The firm primarily serves individual clients, trusts, and small business entities, focusing on passive, asset-allocation strategies using ETFs while integrating other asset classes as appropriate.

Benjamin Mccue is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Goodman Financial Corporation since 2020 and previously was with MUFG Securities Americas Inc. from 2018 to 2020. Goodman Financial Corporation provides discretionary investment management and supplemental financial advisory services to individuals, trusts, endowments, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a customized, risk-aware investment process combining fundamental research and macro analysis, generally implementing portfolios with individual equities and bonds rather than layered mutual funds.

Jon Moores III is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc. He has previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services, Ozanne Financial Services, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Private Client Services. Ascension Capital Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses with portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and private placement consulting. The firm offers tailored investment advice using various asset classes and third-party managers, and provides educational workshops and services including financial-wellness sessions.

Juan Valdivieso is a financial advisor at Banorte Asset Management, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Allstate Insurance Company and managing his own insurance and financial services firm. Banorte Asset Management, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, primarily Mexican citizens and other Latin American clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through both traditional and digital wrap-fee programs. The firm utilizes a range of model allocations and investment vehicles, and is part of the larger Banorte group with affiliated broker-dealer and insurance entities.

Donna Behler is a financial advisor with Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has worked as a sole proprietor from 1998 to 2019 and has been with Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors since 2013. Outside of advisory services, she is also involved in insurance sales and service. Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars, employing a value- and risk-focused investment philosophy with a distinctive use of options and other derivatives within separately managed accounts.

John Landers is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with Branson, Fowlkes & Company, Inc. in Houston, TX. He has experience at BDO USA, LLP and Lanier Law Firm prior to joining Branson, Fowlkes & Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-trustee of a family trust and is managing member of investment entities including Texan Capital, LLC and Landers Local Honey, LLC. Branson, Fowlkes & Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small- to medium-sized businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach with multi-level diversification, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis for about 188 clients.

Sarah Dolan is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at Childress Capital Advisors, LLC since 2020 and previously held roles at BBVA Securities Inc. and Compass Bank. Dolan is based in Houston, TX, and holds a Series 66 license. Childress Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $826 million across 327 client accounts with a five-advisor team. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutions, employing a blend of fundamental, technical, and relative-strength analysis alongside both active and passive strategies.