Richard Fruth is a financial advisor at Fruth Investment Management in Houston, TX, with 33 years of industry experience. He has been leading Richard J. Fruth & Associates, Inc. since 1992. He holds the Series 63 designation. Fruth Investment Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm focuses on discretionary portfolio management with a stock-focused strategy that combines fundamental and technical analysis, maintaining low portfolio turnover and typically avoiding mutual funds, ETFs, options, futures, and margin.

Kymberly Watson is a financial advisor at Fruth Investment Management in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2013. Fruth Investment Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation and individual stock selection through fundamental and technical analysis, maintaining a concentrated, long-term investment approach with low turnover.

Melissa Perez Leblanc is a financial advisor at Anchor & Oak Wealth Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Girard Securities and Global Investment Advisory. Leblanc is also the owner of Leblanc Wealth Management Group, an investment-related business. Anchor & Oak Wealth Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and advisory and pension consulting services to employee benefit plans, using model portfolios and third-party managers as part of its investment approach.

Nicola Barton is a financial advisor at Forth Capital (USA), LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Forth Capital since 2019. Prior to her advisory role, she was employed at Landry's Post Oak Hotel and Ron's Pub. Forth Capital primarily serves UK expatriates in the United States who hold UK-based pensions, providing financial planning, pension transfer advice, and portfolio management. The firm focuses on transatlantic retirement solutions and works closely with UK FCA-regulated pension-transfer specialists and affiliated entities across multiple jurisdictions.

Stephen Caton is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Patron Partners, LLC since 2020. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for 11 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent in Houston, TX. Patron Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm combines active and passive strategies with various analytical techniques and offers both ongoing portfolio management and tailored financial consultations.

Joshua Graber is a CFP® professional affiliated with Penney Financial, where he has worked since 2024. He has prior experience with Ice Designs Houston, LLC and DST Performance Enhancement, LLC. Penney Financial provides comprehensive financial planning and advisory services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes a planning-first process, uses goal-based and cash-flow planning, and manages portfolios primarily with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Michelle Smith is a financial advisor at Penney Financial with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Questar Asset Management and Questar Capital Corporation. Outside of her advisory role, she is also an assistant project manager at Metropolitan Glass. Penney Financial provides comprehensive financial planning and advisory services primarily to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a planning-first approach supported by academic and quantitative research, managing portfolios mainly with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs through a buy-and-hold strategy and proprietary portfolio models.

David Teel is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Sweetwater Financial Advisors, LLC since 2001. Sweetwater Financial Advisors, LLC manages approximately $95.6 million for about 208 clients through a two-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans and government clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k)/pension consulting. Their investment approach uses model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, and individual equities, combining fundamental and technical analysis with active management strategies.

James Hecker is a financial advisor at Life Balance Financial in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Life Balance Financial since 2018 and previously spent 14 years at Park Avenue Securities and 15 years at Guardian Life Insurance Company. Hecker also conducts occasional personal insurance sales through non-Guardian carriers. Life Balance Financial provides financial planning services by recommending and monitoring third-party investment advisers rather than directly managing assets. The firm’s approach focuses on asset allocation, portfolio construction, and tax-aware strategies, delivering a diagnostic "Portfolio MRI" and written financial plans as primary client services.

Joseph Klingen is a financial advisor at Parker Financial Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience and has been with Parker Financial Advisors since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Klingen owns and operates a tennis racquet stringing business called Stringin' Klingen. Parker Financial Advisors LLC provides wealth management and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a structured onboarding process and regular progress meetings. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing diversification, long-term asset allocation, and institutional asset-class vehicles.

Michael Saenz is a financial advisor at Drumond Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Stirlingshire Investments and United Planners. Outside of advisory work, Saenz is employed as a data scientist in the oil and gas terminal sector. Drumond Wealth Management provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across diverse instruments and manages most assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Serving the wealth management needs of individuals and families with financial complexity in their lives is Justin's mission, leading him to found Integrity Road Wealth Partners, a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor firm. To learn more about Integrity Road Wealth, please visit www.integrityroadwealth.com. Justin serves clients preparing for and transitioning into retirement. Many of Justin’s clients are high-achieving engineers, pilots, business owners, executives, and attorneys. The clients Justin serves are often preparing to receive a lump sum pension, deferred compensation, or a buyout of their equity interests. Justin’s clients often experience sustained annual income of $200,000 - $2 million pre-retirement, enabling them to accumulate material retirement plan and after-tax assets. While accumulating $2 - $20 million in liquid assets is often quite feasible for the high-income professionals, airline pilots, executives, and business owners Justin serves, navigating the transition into retirement and beyond often warrants the involvement of a skilled professional to provide prudent guidance. In his most recent role as a Wealth Advisor at a national Registered Investment Advisor, Justin advised over 100 primarily high-income and affluent households on an ongoing basis as their primary advisor and financial planner. Prior to the advisor role at the national firm, Justin was Director of Financial Planning at a boutique Registered Investment Advisor in Houston. As Director of Financial Planning, Justin served the holistic wealth management needs of high-income and wealthy families. Alongside of his client advisory responsibilities, Justin was responsible for the company’s portfolio management, reporting, strategic planning, and operations functions. Justin first became interested in personal finance when he was about eight years old, buying his first stock. At Liberty University, Justin earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Financial Planning, graduating Summa Cum Laude on a three-year track. After college, Justin pursued the licensing and advanced certifications required to serve clients effectively. As a Certified Financial Planner® Professional and Certified Kingdom Advisor®, Justin completed training, advanced examination, and a residency-like program before becoming certified. Justin is also an Investment Adviser Representative, having completed the Series 65.

Thomas Chen is a financial advisor at Chung Wu Investment Group, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Chung Wu Investment Group since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at Ztylus Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Outside of advising, Chen is involved in several family investment and equipment sales businesses as a general partner. Chung Wu Investment Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $127 million across about 91 clients and utilizes a combination of macroeconomic, fundamental, and technical analysis, including the use of derivatives, to tailor investment strategies.

Coleman Campbell is a financial advisor at Advocates Wealth Planning in Houston, TX, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations with 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cypress Advisory Services Ltd., LLP since 2012. Advocates Wealth Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a diversified, global investment approach using customized asset allocations based on five standard model portfolios, primarily implementing strategies with mutual funds and ETFs.

Mercedes Barker is a financial advisor at Equilibria Wealth Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with firms including Cetera Advisor Networks and Summit Financial Group. In addition to her advisory role, Barker owns Your Divorce Financial Analyst, a business providing divorce settlement mediation services, and Equilibria Earth, which manufactures fruit compotes. Equilibria Wealth Management manages approximately $130 million for around 115 clients, offering discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm’s investment approach includes model portfolios with diversified allocations across equities, fixed income, REITs, and commodities, employing both fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on low turnover and risk management.

Niamh Aitken is a financial advisor with Forth Capital (USA), LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She has worked at Forth Capital Advisors Limited and Forth Capital USA since 2020, and previously spent three years with Balmoral Asset Management Limited. Forth Capital (USA) LLC primarily serves U.S. resident UK expatriates with UK-based pensions, offering financial planning, UK pension transfer consulting, ongoing asset management, and IRA rollover guidance. The firm provides non-discretionary, tailored advisory recommendations and integrates UK pension transfer workflows in coordination with UK FCA-regulated specialists.

Andrew Sharp is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Altere Financial, LLC since 2024. His prior experience includes tenure at LPL Financial, LLC and Level Four Advisory Services. Altere Financial is a registered investment adviser providing financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes investment strategies using independent managers and LPL model portfolios, managing a blend of discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Kurt Box is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Advocates Wealth Planning in Houston, TX. He has been with Cypress Advisory Services Ltd., LLP since 2005. Advocates Wealth Planning advises individual and high-net-worth clients, combining comprehensive financial planning with discretionary investment management. The firm employs an integrated asset-allocation strategy using customized model portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, while also offering limited insurance brokerage services.

Richard Rainey is a financial advisor with Capital Management Advisors LP in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He is the founder and CEO of Capital Management Advisors GP, LLC and Capital Management Advisors LP, where he has worked since 2005. Outside of investment advisory, he is also an insurance agent specializing in life and long-term care products and operates a business consulting practice focused on reviewing business plans. Capital Management Advisors LP provides fiduciary investment consulting, portfolio design, and continuous asset management to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and select pooled-vehicle investors. The firm employs a values-based, family-centered consultative process with long-term, passively oriented asset-class portfolios, supplemented by selected alternative investments and supported by macroeconomic, fundamental, and technical analysis.

Drew Kittey is a financial advisor at Fruth Investment Management in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fruth Investment Management in 2018, he worked at Phillips 66 and ENGIE NA. Fruth Investment Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $404 million in assets for individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a tailored investment approach focusing on direct stock ownership combined with fundamental and technical analysis, maintaining low portfolio turnover and avoiding options, futures, hedge funds, or margin.