Andres Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Royal Fund Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at AR Financial Group Inc. as a junior partner and insurance agent, where he provided life and health insurance quotes and fixed indexed annuity illustrations. Andres also worked at the University of Houston Clear Lake from 2019 to 2023. Royal Fund Management, LLC serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a range of strategies from long-term investing to options writing, with regular portfolio monitoring aligned with documented risk tolerances.

Elizabeth Switzer is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently with Larson Financial Group, LLC in Houston, TX. Her prior experience includes roles at Motley Fool Wealth Management, Wells Fargo Advisors, Moneta Group Investment Advisors, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Larson Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans, with a particular focus on doctors and related businesses. The firm utilizes a combination of model portfolios and custom discretionary programs employing strategic and tactical approaches, including option overlays and separately managed accounts, while also recommending third-party money managers and using AI-assisted tools to support research and documentation.

Mark Cohen is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 34 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at National Securities Corporation and Fincadia. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business ventures including ownership of Cohen Sports & Entertainment and the Black Cohen Group, which operates in construction and healthcare products. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using a mix of advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations, with additional support from third-party sub-advisers.

Andrew Lichtenberger is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at The Mather Group, LLC. He previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank, SSB and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc, among other financial and educational institutions. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customized portfolio options and integrates AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight.

Kelly Rushing is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and over 54 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Arax in 2026, he worked at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors and USCA Securities, with a 15-year tenure at UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, Rushing serves as a director of the Texas Historical Foundation and is a board member of the Open Door Mission, both nonprofit organizations. 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, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund advisory, utilizing a combination of internal teams, external managers, and alternative investments.

Ernest Young is a financial advisor with intrua Financial in Shreveport, LA, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Intrua Advisory Group LLC (DBA: Cogent Advisory Group LLC) since 2014 and also associated with LPL Financial, LLC since 2010. Intrua Financial provides investment advisory, portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, small businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical and cyclical analysis to create customized asset allocations and investment policy statements, managing approximately $1.76 billion in client assets as of year-end 2024.

Joseph Savery is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Avalon Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent licensed insurance agent in Texas, authorized to sell life, accident, and health insurance products. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients, as well as 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 adviser to multiple unregistered private pooled investment vehicles offered to qualified investors.

Christy Finken is a financial advisor with BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has worked with affiliated entities including Bok Financial Asset Management, Inc. and Bokf, NA. BOK Financial Securities, operating as BOK Financial Advisors, serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporations, retirement plans, government agencies, municipalities, and institutional clients. The firm offers non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, combining quantitative and qualitative research with model strategies across various investment objectives.

Michael Kaplan is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Prospera in 2021, he worked at Morgan Stanley and its affiliated entities from 1992 to 2021. Outside of advisory services, Kaplan owns and operates Kaplan Travel Services, where he acts as a travel insurance agent, and he is involved in buying and selling gold, silver, metals, and fine watches through TXGOLDBUYER. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities through a variety of advisory programs and platforms, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Sean Nimmo is a financial advisor at Chilton Capital Management LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Credit Suisse Securities and Lehman Brothers. Outside of his advisory role, he co-manages SNL Stables, a horse boarding facility operated by his spouse. 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 process with strategies including Growth & Income, High-Quality Tax-Exempt, REIT, and Defined Risk, and offers trustee and fiduciary services through its affiliated trust company.

Adam Gross is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 17 years of industry experience, having previously worked at SMS Capital Management and APG Capital Management. Gross has been with Advisory Services Network since 2017. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a large network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing a flexible approach that includes discretionary and non-discretionary management and a variety of investment vehicles.

Nicholas Bare is a CFP® with seven years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Linscomb and Williams Inc. since 2019 and previously spent five years at Blue Ridge Technologies. Nicholas is based in Houston, TX. Linscomb Wealth, Inc. provides comprehensive wealth planning, portfolio management, and investment consulting to individual, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm offers specialized family office services and retirement-plan fiduciary consulting, utilizing model portfolios and customized strategies through collaboration with an internal Investment Committee.

Ryan Bridges is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bridges Wealth & Planning, Green Tweed, Huntsman Corp, JSC Federal Credit Union, Sage Products, and ALM First Financial. He is also involved with Grad Plan LLC, operating under the name B-FinancialWise. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base that includes individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm offers advisory services ranging from financial planning to managed account platforms, typically using a fund-of-funds approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, supported by ongoing portfolio monitoring and due diligence of third-party managers.

George Abboud is a financial advisor with World Equity Group, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with World Equity Group since 2014 and previously worked at PKS Advisory Services, LLC. Outside his advisory role, Abboud is involved in business consulting and executive retention through a partnership with Exponent Prosperity Accelerator Advisors, LLC. World Equity Group provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers managed portfolios through wrap-fee programs that combine discretionary management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

Tracy Griffin is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Americana Partners in 2019, Griffin worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment, and wealth management services to individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients—as well as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio management utilizing a range of investment vehicles and integrates family-office administrative services alongside its investment offerings.

Daniel Vickery is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services and multiple entities affiliated with U.S. Capital, including U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors and USCA Securities. Arax Advisory Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses, offering a range of services from portfolio management to private fund advisory. The firm employs both in-house and external portfolio management resources and integrates traditional and alternative investments within its fiduciary, asset-based management approach.

Lynne Russell is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at McMurrey Investment Advisors LLC for 11 years before joining Americana Partners in 2021. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services 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 clients’ risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party managers, and manages multiple private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors.

Roman Reed is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Oppenheimer & Co., Merrill, and UBS Financial Services. He serves as an advisory board member for the Bush School of Government & Public Service and is a board member of The Petroleum Club of Houston. Arax Advisory Partners offers wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a mix of in-house and external managers alongside traditional and alternative investments.

Marco Johnson is a financial advisor at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Symphony Financial since 2019 and has been involved with United Airlines, Inc. and Airline Crew Taxes, LLC for over 20 years each. Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term investment framework combining fundamental and technical analysis and offers a multi-family office service model that coordinates comprehensive family financial needs through outside providers.

Jason Fertitta is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards of Truth BBQ Holdings, Excel Mulching & Trenching, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients—as well as 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 to support its integrated wealth management approach.