Nicolas Hurst is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He is the principal and sole advisor at Caiman Capital Group LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to founding Caiman Capital Group, he was affiliated with Avalon Wealth Management, LLC and Avalon Advisors, LLC from 2017 to 2021. Caiman Capital Group is a Texas-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and investment analysis to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and qualified clients. The firm combines quantitative models with fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis to guide discretionary investment decisions.

Jeffrey Ivy is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and currently serves as the sole advisor at Vestis Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX. He has been with Vestis Advisors since 2011. Vestis Advisors provides investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate entities, and trusts. The firm employs a goal-based, diversified asset allocation approach implemented primarily through mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party separately managed accounts, managing all client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Jamie Johnson is the sole advisor at JLJ Capital Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 25 years of industry experience. He has led JLJ Capital Management since its founding in 2005. JLJ Capital Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs strategic asset allocation and rebalancing with a blend of individual bonds, equities, actively managed ETFs, and open-ended funds, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

James Hintz is a financial advisor at MHA Financial Corp in Houston, TX, with 37 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Four Points Capital Partners LLC, Physicians Investment Advisory Services of Texas, and Doctors Financial Services LLC. Outside of advising, he is a spin instructor at the YMCA. MHA Financial Corp provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach with a core-and-satellite framework, combining passive index/ETF exposures with active managers or individual securities, and utilizes both direct advice and third-party money managers.

John Gerdes is the principal of Gerdes Energy Research LLC, an independent firm based in Houston, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of experience in the financial industry. His prior roles include positions at Mkm Partners LLC and the KLR Group, LLC. Gerdes Energy Research LLC provides subscription research and advisory publications focused on the economics of U.S. energy producers and integrated energy companies. The firm uses a data-centric, full-cycle approach combining fundamental and technical analysis to deliver market outlooks and research to institutional investors and corporate executives.

Frederick Fogarty is the principal of Fogarty Wealth Management, Inc. in Missouri City, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 24 years of industry experience. He has been operating his own businesses since 2001 and has held roles at Fogarty Financial Services and Next Financial Group Inc. Outside of advisory work, he serves as president and treasurer on local homeowners association boards. Fogarty Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, variable annuity management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm serves individual investors and qualified retirement plans, applying fundamental and cyclical analysis within a client-tailored advisory process that includes pension consulting and ERISA plan support.

Nita Singhal is a financial advisor at New Day Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including MML Investors Services, LLC, MassMutual Life Insurance Co, and MetLife Securities Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is a passive owner of a software-related consultancy business. New Day Wealth Management, LLC provides fee-based portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, conservative growth strategy using tactical asset allocation and favors low-cost, no-load mutual funds, while maintaining a primarily non-discretionary asset base.

James McClellan is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at James G. McClellan CPA, a firm he has owned since 1983, providing professional accounting and tax services. The firm offers financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, and private foundations on a fee-only basis, with a focus on fundamental security and fund analysis and a generally long-term investment approach. It is notable for combining established CPA services with investment advisory work, often serving clients with both accounting and investment needs.

Jason Leder is the sole advisor at Leder Fiduciary Capital LLC in Bellaire, Texas, holding the CFA® designation and Series 63 license with 23 years of industry experience. He founded Leder Fiduciary Capital LLC in 2016 and has managed the firm since then. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a rental property for which he handles management tasks. Leder Fiduciary Capital LLC is an independent, solo-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charitable organizations, foundations, trusts, and businesses. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial consulting, focusing on low-cost, passive investments and tax efficiency, while managing assets for both individual and institutional clients.

Alden Shorter is the sole principal of Shorter, Alden M., an investment advisory firm based in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of experience in investment management. Prior to founding his firm in 2021, he worked at Live Nation Entertainment for three years. In addition to his advisory work, Shorter is employed as a contract attorney with FTI Consulting, where he reviews contracts and legal documents related to litigation. Shorter, Alden M. provides customized investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high net worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a client-driven, non-discretionary approach focused on asset allocation and portfolio monitoring, and offers various billing arrangements tailored to client needs.

Craig Parks is a CFP® and Series 66 registered financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He is the managing member of Houston Wealth Management, an independent firm he has led since 2013. Parks holds active insurance licenses in Texas and may act as a licensed insurance agent or broker as part of his professional activities. Houston Wealth Management provides personalized portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $6.57 million in client assets, offering tailored discretionary and non-discretionary account management based on clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

Rashid Mosley is a financial advisor at Amana Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior work experience in trucking, music, and accounting as a self-employed CPA. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Melanated Millionaire, Inc., an entity established to provide speaking engagements, and is involved with Blokk Akademy, a non-profit serving a food program to at-risk youth. Amana Advisors is an independent firm offering asset management and advisory services to institutional and pooled-vehicle clients, as well as financial planning and consulting. The firm uses tailored portfolio management approaches that incorporate fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with both strategic and tactical asset allocation.

Rodney James is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Vineyard Family Wealth Advisors in Houston, TX. His prior roles include positions at EverKey Financial LLC, Mercer Global Advisors Inc., and Kanaly Trust. Vineyard Family Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth family clients and select institutional entities, offering financial planning, consulting, and discretionary wealth management. The firm employs a stewardship philosophy and structured discovery process to tailor portfolios, focusing on Modern Portfolio Theory with low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and selected Independent Managers.

Cesar Delacerda is a financial advisor with Envisionvest in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Next Financial Group Inc and concurrently operates My Benefit Pro, a business focused on marketing and servicing insurance products such as fixed annuities, life, health, and long-term care insurance. Envisionvest serves individuals, trusts, business clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes an unconstrained asset-allocation approach with diversified portfolios and provides educational workshops, pension consulting, and financial wellness programs tailored to employer clients.

Robert Maxwell III is a financial advisor at Fifth Generation Financial with a Series 65 designation. He has over 20 years of industry experience, having worked at AIG for 19 years, followed by three years at Corebridge Financial before joining Fifth Generation Financial in 2025. Fifth Generation Financial is a registered investment adviser that offers discretionary portfolio management through a multi-sleeve framework along with standalone or integrated financial and tax-planning services. The firm targets individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, employing a contrarian, valuation-focused investment approach across five independently managed sleeves.

Hector Castellanos is a financial advisor with HRC Financial in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Signature Financial Advisors and JP Morgan Chase & Co. He is also an independent insurance producer involved in insurance production activities. HRC Financial provides fee-based investment advisory services and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and employs fundamental and cyclical analysis, often working with unaffiliated third-party money managers while offering plan consulting and business advisory support.

Amol Desai is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Perceptive Wealth Advisors LLC, an independent firm he has been with since 2019. He also serves as a consultant with K Carpenter Associates Inc., dedicating up to 15% of his time to this role. Perceptive Wealth Advisors LLC manages approximately $10.4 million in discretionary assets for a client base of 18 high-net-worth and individual investors. The firm primarily employs passive investment strategies using index funds and ETFs, complemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and offers a range of financial planning services tailored to client needs.

Kaiyuan Wang is a financial advisor at Yuka Corp in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Yuka Corp, Wang was involved with Yiheng Capital LLC for ten years and currently holds management roles at Peakton Advisors, LLC and Peakton Capital Management, LP, where he focuses on internal investment management and operational oversight without client-facing responsibilities. Yuka Corp provides non-discretionary portfolio advice exclusively to a single high-net-worth family member of the firm’s founder, employing a long-term, fundamentals-driven, bottom-up equity approach focused on U.S.-listed stocks, ETFs, and cash equivalents. The firm operates on a client-directed brokerage model without external solicitation or custody of client assets.

Arnaud Cocquerel is a financial advisor at Savile Private Wealth LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Asteria Insight LLC, Mauritius Commercial Bank, BNP Paribas, Euronext, and Enedis. Savile Private Wealth LLC provides investment advisory and family office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, offering customized discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, as well as financial and estate planning services.

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