New Heights Planning is a fee-only financial advising firm specializing in oil and gas professionals. Our clients work at Shell, Hess, Chevron, EOG, Oxy, and More. Our Financial Independence Framework combines modern financial planning and investment management to help you reduce your taxes, invest smarter, and be prepared for retirement. I spent 14 years at Shell as an engineer and a leader. I know what it's like to be a professional at a large energy company: fascinating work, great people, and excellent pay, accompanied by frequent lay-offs, corporate bureaucracy, and never-ending meetings. My favorite part was helping people realize the career they desired. Now, I help people optimize their finances to realize the life they desire. I chose to leave Shell and transition into financial advising to go from work I liked to work I love. Before starting New Heights Planning, I built financial plans for high-net-worth individuals and families at Asset Management Advisors. I later founded New Heights Planning to do this for those I like working with the most, Shell and other oil and gas professionals. I am committed to learning and continuing my education to serve you best. I have: -Completed the financial planning program at Rice University and am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. -Passed the Series 65 exam -Received the CRPC® designation from the College for Financial Planning -Joined the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and the XY Planning Network New Heights Planning is not endorsed by nor affiliated with Shell or any other oil and gas company. Read Trevor's blog here: https://newheightsplanning.com/videos/

Theodore Geoca is a financial advisor with Maxout Savings Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Maxout Savings Advisors since 2005. Outside of advising, he serves as CFO of Rangoni Global, dedicating approximately 10% of his time to that role. Maxout Savings Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a variety of analytical methods and customized investment policies based on client goals and risk tolerance. The firm manages about $101.1 million on a discretionary basis and offers client communications including newsletters and detailed performance reports.

William Scheel is the sole advisor at William R. Scheel, Investment Adviser, an independent firm based in Houston, TX. He holds 12 years of industry experience and has been managing his own advisory firm since 1984. The firm provides personalized, fee-only investment management to a small number of individual and institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. Its investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation with diversified portfolios built from stocks, bonds, no-load mutual funds, and passively managed index and exchange-traded funds.

Stephen Read is a financial advisor at H.I.T. Capital, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at his current firm since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is a full-time engineer at ConocoPhillips. H.I.T. Capital, LLC is a state-registered independent investment adviser serving primarily high-net-worth individuals and investors in a private pooled vehicle. The firm employs a long-term, long-biased approach focused on structurally inefficient exchange-traded products and undervalued securities, combining proprietary fundamental analysis with trading models and institutional-style fund operations.

Mitchell Baldridge is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in financial advising. He is the managing partner of Crestridge Wealth Advisors, LLC and also owns Baldridge CPA, a full-service accounting firm providing tax and accounting services to individuals and businesses. Crestridge Wealth Advisors, LLC provides continuous investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach using low-cost index mutual funds and ETFs, combined with tailored planning services including business, retirement, estate, and risk management planning.

Marcus Jasso is a financial advisor at Overlook Park Wealth, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Sovereign Wealth Advisors, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages Humble Anointing Oil Company, a religious gift and novelty business, and serves as president of the Humble Middle School Parent Teacher Organization. Overlook Park Wealth, LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals and corporations, employing a mix of long- and short-term strategies supported by third-party due diligence. The firm offers tailored investment programs, quarterly portfolio reviews, and multiple model portfolios, with a notable affiliated insurance practice incorporated into its service offerings.

Brandon Lockwood is the sole advisor at Lockwood Wealth Strategies, LLC in Houston, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cetera Advisors LLC, Cetera Investment Advisors LLC, Lifestyle Asset Management, Inc., First Allied Advisory Services, Inc., and First Allied Securities, Inc. Lockwood Wealth Strategies provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses, managing approximately $80.6 million on a discretionary basis for about 70 clients. The firm constructs portfolios using exchange-traded funds, low-cost diversified mutual funds, and individual equities, applying both fundamental and technical analysis with a predominantly long-term focus while allowing shorter-term trades for rebalancing or client needs.

Jon Speight is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advising. He has led Speight Asset Management, LLC since 2013 in Houston, TX. Speight Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a diversified asset-allocation strategy focused on mutual funds and ETFs, manages accounts on a discretionary basis, and offers complimentary retirement educational seminars.

Camilo Garcia is a financial advisor at Armas Capital Management, LLC in Houston, TX, with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Securities, and AXA Advisors. Armas Capital Management provides discretionary asset management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a third-party platform for trade processing and sub-advisory services. The firm constructs portfolios tailored to clients' goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance, employing a variety of strategies including options trading, with accounts managed on a discretionary basis and reviewed quarterly.

Donald Traylor is the sole advisor at Donald W. Traylor, an independent firm based in Houston, Texas. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 15 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to establishing his current firm, he worked at D.H. Hill Advisors, Inc. from 2004 to 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed attorney providing legal services primarily to businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management focused on individual clients, creating customized portfolios aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance. Its investment approach centers on a total-return strategy using fundamental analysis and occasional technical analysis, with portfolios that may include stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed income instruments.

Lakhaun Mckinley is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at MNM Vested, LLC, a firm he founded in 2015, and has also worked at Origin Financial since 2021. Outside of financial advising, Mckinley owns ThemeParkJoy.com, an Amazon affiliate site focused on Disney merchandise, and provides financial counseling services to military service members through Zeiders Enterprises. MNM Vested, LLC is a fee-only financial planning and advisory firm serving individual clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning services, including tax preparation and small-business planning, and follows an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory emphasizing diversification and a buy-and-hold strategy.

John Hinrichs is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in financial advising, operating through Celtic Capital Corporation since 1997. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Houston, TX. In addition to his advisory work, Hinrichs maintains an active law practice providing arbitration and mediation services. Celtic Capital Corporation is an independent, fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small business owners. The firm combines comprehensive financial planning with investment supervisory services, employing a strategy that blends passive index and ETF exposures with selected active funds, dividend-paying stocks, and fixed income to build diversified portfolios.

Arthur Barasch is the sole advisor at Baron Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Spring, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience, including 12 years at his current firm. In addition to financial advising, he works as an independent insurance agent, selling long-term care, health, and disability insurance. Baron Financial Advisors provides individualized financial planning and referral or co-advisory services primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and other business entities. The firm does not directly manage client assets but arranges investment management through recommended third-party advisers, maintaining a non-discretionary advisory role.

Mamdouh Isak is a financial advisor at Optifolio with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with Stubbs Overbeck & Associates since 1988, as well as Global Leverage & Investments Inc since 1985. Optifolio provides portfolio management, investment advisory, and financial consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm employs a tailored investment process that incorporates multiple analysis methods and uses strategies such as derivatives, short sales, and leverage, with a particular focus on charitable and corporate clients alongside individual accounts.

Raymond Hawkins is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at RMH Capital Advisors, LLC since 2005 and previously worked at The Financial Advisory Group, LLC from 2001 to 2005. Based in Houston, TX, he operates an independent, fee-only advisory practice. RMH Capital Advisors provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation through no-load and low-load mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities in globally diversified portfolios.

J. Pannell is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at DP Capital Management, Inc. in Houston, TX. He has been with the firm since 2008. DP Capital Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management along with financial planning and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term purchase strategy based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing diversified portfolios that may include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities.

Michael Osgood is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and is the principal of Osgood Capital Management, Inc. He has also operated Osgood & Associates, a CPA and tax compliance firm, since 2001 and maintains a separate insurance agency. Osgood Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing portfolios tailored to client objectives using a variety of strategies including asset allocation and technical analysis, with ongoing suitability reviews.

Dean Alexander is the principal of Alexander, Dean D., an investment management firm based in Houston, TX. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 8 years of experience in investment advising. Dean has an extensive background in financial services, including roles at American Express Financial Advisors Inc. and IDS Life Insurance Company, and he has been a CPA since 1982. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains a tax preparation and planning practice through Dean Alexander, CPA. Alexander, Dean D. provides equity-focused portfolio management and mutual fund selection for individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes diversification, valuation-driven stock selection, and sector-level asset allocation tailored to client preferences.

Guang Li is a financial advisor at Southmore Financial Advisory LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Shell Oil for eight years. He is also involved as a member of the Houston Tsinghua Alumni Association, a nonprofit alumni group. Southmore Financial Advisory LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with fee-only investment management and financial planning. The firm offers tailored portfolio management using both passive and active strategies, focusing on fundamental analysis and mutual fund/ETF evaluation, and provides written financial plans alongside periodic educational communications.

Eric Sandrock is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving as the sole advisor at Performance Investment Group since 2010. His background includes registration with the NFL Players Association and development of financial planning materials for professional athletes. Performance Investment Group is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs an academically grounded, passive investment approach emphasizing broad diversification and systematic factor exposures, primarily using institutional mutual funds.