Rex Hinshaw is a financial advisor with Momentum Independent Network Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Momentum Independent Network since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as executor for family estates without compensation. Momentum Independent Network serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, corporate, institutional, and banking/thrift clients, offering investment advisory programs, managed accounts, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm utilizes a platform model with third-party managers and Envestnet for portfolio management and integrates with Hilltop affiliates for municipal bond strategies and cash management solutions.

Joshua Lavergne is an advisor at Arax Advisory Partners in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at US Capital Wealth Advisors and USCA Securities LLC, as well as positions outside the financial sector at firms such as Phillips 66 and Wood Mackenzie. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team SEC-registered wealth management firm overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets across more than 200 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, offering a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services for private funds.

Mary Margaret Bauman is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Arax Advisory Partners in 2026, she worked at USCA Securities LLC and U.S. Capital Advisors LLC, and has a background that includes time at Texas A&M University and Incarnate Word Academy. Arax Advisory Partners is an SEC-registered, multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets through more than 200 advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, offering a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting with a combination of internal management and external partnerships.

Johnnie Driver III is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Corda Investment Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corda in 2024, he worked at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade in various capacities from 2013 to 2024. Corda Investment Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in client assets for over 1,300 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals and pension plans, combining investment management with in-house tax preparation and access to attorney-led estate planning services.

Johnathan Schnitzer is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Morgan Stanley, as well as work with PGA Tour Latino America. 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 tailors portfolios to clients’ risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a broad range of investment vehicles and third-party managers, and is notable for managing multiple unregistered private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors.

Stephen O'dell is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He has been with Brighton Jones LLC since 2022 and previously worked for Stages of Recovery, Inc for ten years. He is based in Houston, TX. Brighton Jones LLC provides comprehensive wealth-management services to individuals, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and retirement plans. The firm employs a Personal CFO model and offers family office services, discretionary investment management, and private-investment opportunities through its subsidiary Lenora Capital.

Maria Barrientos is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Oppenheimer, among others. She is a founding director and 50% co-owner of Scheiron Transportation Inc., a trucking company managed by her spouse. 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 customizes portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and offers family-office administrative services integrated through recent acquisitions.

Alejandro Tapia is a financial advisor with Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Symphony Financial since 2014 and has concurrent tenure at LPL Financial LLC dating back to 2004. Tapia is involved in Aviation Retirement Strategies, LLC, a business related to retirement planning within the aviation sector. Symphony Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.09 billion in assets and employs a long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and objectives with continuous monitoring and coordination through custodial platforms and outside specialists.

Brenda Jackson is a financial advisor at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Symphony Financial since 2014 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial LLC since 2012. Symphony Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, and Personal Choice Retirement Account services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and objectives while offering a multi-family office service model and coordination with custodians and external specialists.

Oliver Bakker is a financial advisor at Sowell Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has prior experience at Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P., Weaver Capital Advisors, Kelly Partners Chartered Accountants, and Star Beta. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs various management styles and offers model portfolios, sub-advisory relationships, and unified managed account solutions through multiple platforms.

David King is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC and USCA Asset Management LLC. King serves on the board of directors for Badger Midstream Energy LP. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team SEC-registered wealth manager with over 200 advisors overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, using a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation strategies.

Andrew Oak is a financial advisor with Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Symphony Financial since 2019 and previously at LPL Financial and Aviation Retirement Strategies. Symphony Financial 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 approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and objectives, and offers multi-family office services that coordinate broad family needs through outside providers.

Robert Lowerre is a financial advisor with Willis Johnson Wealth in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Willis Johnson & Associates since 2005, including his current role at Willis Johnson Wealth since 2020, and previously spent 13 years at FSC Securities Corporation, Inc. 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 uses an evidence-based, tax-aware investment approach centered on diversification, tax coordination, and low-cost implementation, and offers a range of model strategies as well as tailored solutions including structured protection ETFs and private-market allocations.

Vernon Roberts is a financial advisor with Corda Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He worked previously at Valic Financial Advisors for eight years before joining Corda Investment Management in 2022. Corda Investment Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in client assets for over 1,300 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals and pension plans, employing a variety of investment strategies including options, direct indexing, and factor-driven approaches.

Devaron Yates is a CFP® professional with over 21 years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is currently a managing partner at Wealth Development Strategies Investment Advisory, Inc. in Houston, TX, where he has worked since 2015. His prior experience includes roles at Valmark Advisers, Inc., Valmark Securities, Inc., Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. Yates serves on the Valmark Member Advisory Board and is a board director for the American Leadership Forum, where he participates in organizational oversight and governance. Wealth Development Strategies Investment Advisory, Inc. provides personalized financial and consultative planning for individuals, businesses, pension plans, and trusts, focusing on areas such as cash flow, retirement, estate, and business succession planning. The firm operates primarily as a planning and consultative practice without taking custody of client assets, emphasizing written plans and referrals for implementation rather than discretionary portfolio management.

Mark Countryman is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Capital Analysts. He has been with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. for 21 years. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through various programs and utilizes an in-house Investment Management & Research team to guide its managed portfolios.

Urte Zakarauskaite is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Before joining Americana Partners in 2023, she worked at Keebeck Wealth Management and DevBridge. 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 client risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers, and serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including international investors.

Douglas Williams is a financial advisor at Retirement Planners of America with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Metropolitan Capital Advisors and Texture. Retirement Planners of America offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan participants, primarily through a wrap-fee investment program. The firm employs an “Invest and Protect” approach focused on capital preservation and tactical rebalancing, utilizing model portfolios composed largely of ETFs and mutual funds.

Jack Hirschman is a Series 66 licensed advisor at Sunbelt Securities, Inc. in Houston, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Sunbelt Securities since 2010. Sunbelt Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and related services to individual, including high-net-worth, and institutional clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers the Sunbelt RD wrap-fee program, standalone financial planning, and referrals to third-party money managers, employing a variety of investment methods and strategies without a single uniform model.

Ronald Thacker is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. 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 offers tailored portfolios and manages multiple private pooled investment vehicles for qualified investors.