Nathan Powell is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Stability Partners Advisory Group, LLC. Prior to his financial advisory career, he worked at Tesla Motors and Siemens Energy. He is also an associate partner and licensed insurance agent affiliated with Stability Partners LLC. Stability Partners Advisory Group, LLC provides fee-based financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals and businesses. The firm operates as a co-advisor to a third-party money manager, focusing on model portfolio implementation tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Jennifer Baker is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at BWS Investment Management, LLC. She has held roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Houston Insurance Group LLC and is the managing member and insurance agent of Baker Wealth Strategies, LLC, an insurance agency. BWS Investment Management provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes customized financial plans followed by the selection and oversight of pre-screened third-party investment managers, serving also as a limited ERISA §3(21) fiduciary for employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Richard Blair is a financial advisor at Wealth Solutions, Inc. in The Woodlands, TX, with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Crownbridge Wealth LLC since 2012 while maintaining his role at Wealth Solutions, Inc. since 1994. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in several non-investment business activities, including serving as managing partner of an automotive resale company and a real estate holding company. Wealth Solutions, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors and business entities, managing discretionary accounts through a combination of fundamental and technical analysis. The firm primarily uses mutual funds and ETFs, offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advice, and operates with a single registered principal overseeing approximately $75 million in client assets.

Carlos Alvarez is a financial advisor at Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Abendstern since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Alvarez works part-time as a realtor with Texas Ally Real Estate. Abendstern Wealth Management serves primarily international clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and consulting services, employing a disciplined, diversification-focused approach that utilizes fundamental and technical analysis of U.S.-listed equities and tailored portfolio management.

Clark Blackman is a CFP®, CFA®, and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Alpha Wealth Strategies, LLC since 2006. The firm serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and select corporate accounts, providing discretionary portfolio management, manager selection, and segmented financial planning. Alpha Wealth Strategies follows a long-term, mean/variance optimization approach based on modern portfolio theory, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and periodic rebalancing rather than market timing.

Vicki Joern is a financial advisor at BEE Financial Partners Wealth, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at various firms including Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC and Gradient Advisors. Joern is also a member and educator with the Association of Financial Consultants, a nonprofit organization. BEE Financial Partners Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of analytical approaches and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside standalone financial plans, serving a compact client base with a focus beyond high-net-worth households.

Zachary Threadgill is a financial advisor with Threadgill Financial, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Threadgill Financial since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales. Threadgill Financial is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages over $400 million in assets, focusing on low-cost ETFs from providers like Vanguard, BlackRock, and Invesco, and operates with a team of two advisors.

Juan Puig is a financial advisor at Direwolf Wealth Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Direwolf Wealth Management since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he publishes an online blog called TheFractalStack, providing general financial market and economic commentary. Direwolf Wealth Management offers primarily discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, combining top-down market analysis, fundamental security evaluation, and selective technical analysis. The firm serves clients by referral or invitation and employs strategies including fixed income, equities, options, and hourly consulting services.

Timothy Fleming is a financial advisor at Endurance Financial Planning, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Endurance Financial Planning since 2019. Concurrently, he has been involved with the College Park Church of Christ since 2010. Endurance Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily passive investment strategy using index mutual funds and ETFs to build tax-efficient portfolios tailored to each client's financial situation and risk tolerance.

William Schurig is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Bison Investment Advisors, LLC with one year of experience at the firm. His prior experience includes six years at EMA Legal. Bison Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach incorporates multiple asset classes and tailors allocations to clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Tessa Elrod is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with 15 years of industry experience. She is currently with Next Step Financial Transitions, where she has worked since 2020, following six years at Strategic Financial Advisors and Proequities Inc. Elrod also owns a divorce financial analysis firm, Next Step Divorce Solutions, which provides financial expertise to couples during divorce proceedings, and designs products sold through Amazon under her sole proprietorship. Next Step Financial Transitions serves individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored investment management and financial planning services, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework. The firm also operates a specialized divorce financial services business and employs third-party manager programs along with client-specific investment policy statements.

Marquis Hammett III is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Legacy Capital. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Merrill Lynch. He also provides tax preparation and planning services through his own firm, Legacy Capital Tax Services, PLLC. Legacy Capital Wealth Management serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with a focus on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management combined with integrated financial planning. The firm emphasizes strategic and tactical asset allocation, long-term holdings, and access to alternative investments and third-party managers.

William Warrick is a financial advisor with Koinonia Financial in The Woodlands, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Koinonia Financial and LPL Financial since 2018 and was previously involved with Blackshear Realty, LLC from 2015 to 2018. Koinonia Financial provides discretionary investment management and retirement plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as plan sponsors and 401(k) administrators. The firm employs a model-driven portfolio construction approach, using a proprietary KFM Model focused on moderate growth and combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses with ongoing financial planning integrated into client relationships.

I am Lance Elrod – co-owner of Next Step Financial Transitions. I believe that most financial planning concepts have become overcomplicated; my goal is to declassify these concepts into conversational terms and educate you enough so that you understand and feel comfortable with any decision you make. We founded our firm with a focus on helping families navigate financial transitions, no matter the stage of life. Most traditional advisors like to focus solely on your investments, we do things a little differently by taking a holistic approach to financial planning. This means the first thing we do is get to know you – your values, your goals, and your personality. It is not until we fully know you as an individual or family that we can begin to build out your financial plan to serve as a roadmap for your future, because you can’t take your next step until you know where you are going. I hold a BS in Personal Financial Planning from Texas Tech University and am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner. Like many new graduates, I began the early part of my career trying to discover my place and passion within my industry. During that time, I worked short stints with United Capital Private Wealth Counseling, which now comes under Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management Umbrella, and May and Barnhard, P.C., which recently changed their name to Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, P.C… Although I enjoyed financial planning, I felt compelled to take a brief detour as a Mud Engineer because Oil & Gas is what you do when you move to Houston, right? In 2015 I rejoined the industry, where I dug into my career and recognized my desire to serve individuals and families in the under-served, early stage of life. Read Lance's blog here: https://nsfinancialtransitions.com/blog/

Michael Gault is a financial advisor at Redfish Capital with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously spent over two decades at Kempner Capital Management, which is currently in the process of closing. Redfish Capital provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA 3(21) retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios to client goals and coordinates with clients’ other professionals for comprehensive reviews.

Donald Maynard is a financial advisor at Cooksen Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Cooksen Wealth since 2019. In addition to his advisory role, Maynard is president and CEO of DG Maynard & Associates, LLC, an oil and gas technology consulting firm. Cooksen Wealth serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and estates, focusing on financial planning and wealth management. The firm emphasizes asset allocation using Modern Portfolio Theory and combines fundamental and technical analysis to guide portfolio construction and rebalancing.

Steven Ruderman is a CFP® with 43 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Neal Financial Group, L.P. and has held roles at LPL Financial, LLC since 2009. Ruderman also serves as a FINRA arbitrator and sells fixed life insurance and annuities as part of his professional activities. Neal Financial Group, L.P. provides financial planning and pension-consulting services to employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and individual clients. The firm emphasizes advisory and consulting engagements, using investment analysis techniques such as Modern Portfolio Theory and discounted cash flow models, and typically does not take custody or discretionary trading authority over client assets.

Johnny Nobile III is a financial advisor at Novodyn Advisors LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Victor Asset Management, L.L.C. since 2006. Novodyn Advisors LLC is a small firm with three advisors.

Luis Gonzalez Perales is a financial advisor with Crosswell Family Wealth Advisors and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 15 years of industry experience, including 16 years at Crosswell Advisors, LLC. Outside of finance, he serves as a professor at the University Tecnologica de la Rivera Maya and holds management roles in non-investment businesses. Crosswell Family Wealth Advisors manages approximately $80.6 million across around 53 client relationships, serving individuals, business entities, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes capital preservation, return maximization, and risk management, with a focus on both domestic and international clients and investment programs that include a broad range of financial instruments.

Andrew Huber is a financial advisor with Magnolia Wealth in Spring, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Teamwork Financial, Intrua Financial, LPL Financial, and First Command Advisory Services. He is also a licensed insurance agent and an enrolled agent accountant who provides tax preparation services without charge. Magnolia Wealth is a state-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a range of analytical investment methods and incorporates tax services, insurance activities, and AI-enabled tools as part of its overall approach.