Justin Purvis is a financial advisor with Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has worked with Symphony Financial and LPL Financial since 2019 and previously spent three years at ADP. Symphony Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm offers multi-family office services, third-party management, and self-directed retirement account management, applying a long-term investment philosophy that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis.

Joshua Caltrider is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments before joining Americana Partners in 2019. He is also a co-founder of JEM Oil, LLC, an entity established for estate planning purposes to hold passive investments in oil well working interests. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary 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 investment manager or adviser to multiple private pooled investment vehicles offered to qualified investors.

Leslie Rich is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors and USCA Securities LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a director for Waylands Way, overseeing charitable fundraising, and operates a consulting practice assisting individuals going through divorce. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets and serving a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of internal management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation, with notable use of performance-based fees and carried-interest structures for qualified investors.

Chris Galliano Sr. is a financial advisor with Northern Trust Securities, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Northern Trust Securities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he assists with tax preparation for a residential and commercial design and renovation business operated by his spouse. Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-registered broker-dealer serving high-net-worth individuals, retail investors, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through model-driven, periodically rebalanced strategies that utilize proprietary and third-party investment products across multiple platforms.

Ann Marie Liotta is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She previously worked at Lombard International and currently has roles with Cohn Financial Group and Starboard Advisors LLC, where she provides expertise on tax and investment structures and advises on insurance. She also serves as a producer at Gallagher, focusing on life insurance education and solutions. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through independent Member Firms and Financial Professionals nationwide. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory, utilizing both internal portfolio managers and third-party sub-advisors.

Mitchell Le Roy is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Willis Johnson Wealth in Houston, TX. His prior experience includes roles at Vaughn Wealth Management and multiple positions within Willis Johnson & Associates. Willis Johnson Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management primarily for corporate professionals, executives, and high-net-worth individuals and their families. The firm employs an evidence-based, tax-aware investment approach and offers a range of model strategies along with tailored solutions including structured protection models and private-market allocations.

Cody Bangerter is a financial advisor at Willis Johnson Wealth in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Beehive Federal Credit Union and academic appointments related to biomedical engineering and education. Willis Johnson Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management primarily for corporate professionals, executives, and high-net-worth individuals and their families, employing an evidence-based, tax-aware investment approach that emphasizes diversification, low-cost implementation, and systematic rebalancing. The firm offers a range of strategies and tailored solutions, including access to private market investments and in-house CPA tax services.

William Howard is a Series 66 licensed advisor with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sunbelt Securities, Inc. in Houston, Texas since 2010. He is a silent equity owner of Pamco, a non-investment-related business. Sunbelt Securities serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, managing approximately $2.0 billion through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, with an emphasis on discretionary account management.

James Manale is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently advising clients at Intrua Financial in Houston, TX. Prior to joining Intrua Financial, he worked at Alliance Credit Union and LPL Financial LLC. Intrua Financial is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm with approximately $1.75 billion in regulatory assets under management, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a comprehensive investment process that includes fundamental and technical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting services.

Robert Bradford is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with intrua Financial since 2016 and also maintains an association with LPL Financial since 2015. Bradford provides investment advisory services through intrua Financial, an independent registered investment advisor firm. Intrua Financial offers investment advisory and 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 December 31, 2024.

Edward Allen III is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Global Advisors LLC since 1996. Based in Houston, TX, he works at a firm with a multi-team structure that includes a total of 10 advisors. Eagle Global Advisors provides portfolio management services to individual investors, retirement plans, financial institutions, trusts, endowments, and investment companies. The firm employs a combination of top-down and bottom-up analysis using proprietary quantitative models alongside fundamental research, managing discretionary, client-specific strategies across a variety of asset classes including equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Heidi Davis is a CFP® and PFS™ with 37 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Linscomb & Williams, now Linscomb Wealth, Inc., since 1992. The firm provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and other entities, including specialized family office services. Linscomb Wealth employs a customized investment process combining discretionary portfolio management with tailored planning, integrating both active and passive strategies across diversified asset classes.

Kenneth Green is a financial advisor with New Edge Wealth in Houston, TX. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has experience working at New Edge Wealth since 2026, following roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Green Wealth Management Group. Prior to his advisory career, he spent ten years in full-time education. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, foundations, trusts, and other institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services and emphasizes asset allocation and investor behavior, combining independent managers, model strategies, and proprietary investment solutions with AI-assisted analytics and human oversight.

Steve Mangold is a ChFC® with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Arax Advisory Partners and has prior experience at firms including Sanders Morris Harris, Next Financial Group, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Mangold holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team SEC-registered wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, utilizing a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation to align with client objectives.

Glen Rives is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently an advisor at BakerAvenue Wealth Management and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and Mercer Advisors. BakerAvenue offers wealth management, financial planning, and family office services primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients, using a range of named strategies that integrate tactical allocation, quantitative analysis, and fundamental research. The firm provides comprehensive services such as tax and estate planning, philanthropy, and trustee oversight for clients with more than $3 million in investable assets.

Harrison Hamilton is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sunbelt Securities, Inc. in Houston, TX. He has previously worked at Smith Anglin Financial, Fisher Investments, TD Ameritrade, Scottrade, and Farmers Insurance. Sunbelt Securities, Inc. offers investment advisory and related services to individual and institutional clients through a network of investment adviser representatives, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers with a flexible approach to investment strategies.

Becky Ruthven is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Csenge Advisory Group, LLC. She has held positions at Integrity Alliance, Lion Street Financial, and FSC Securities Corporation. Ruthven also owns a life and long-term care insurance consulting business. Csenge Advisory Group serves charitable organizations, corporations, and individual clients, including high-net-worth families, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a top-down investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, with customized portfolio allocations based on client goals.

John Gutkowski is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank for eight years. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in life and fixed insurance sales. 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 third-party managers, and also serves as investment manager or adviser to multiple unregistered private pooled investment vehicles.

Robert Jones is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Collins Family Office and T.A. McKay & Co., Inc. Jones is the sole member of Kairos Investment Holdings LLC, which manages oil and gas royalties. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerances and objectives, using a range of investment vehicles and third-party managers, and serves as adviser to multiple unregistered private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors.

Jesse Dietz is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience currently serving at Gibbs Wealth Management, LLC. He has worked at Gibbs Wealth Management since 2023 and has been with Retirement Planners Of Texas, LLC since 2014, where he is also the founder and partner of Retirement Planners of TX Insurance Group, Inc. Outside of advising, he manages this insurance business, soliciting insurance products to clients. Gibbs Wealth Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through a model management program that uses third-party platforms and strategists to implement model portfolios. The firm focuses on selecting and monitoring third-party model portfolios based on clients’ financial situations, goals, and risk tolerance.