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.

Michael Mann is a financial advisor at Evan Capital with a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He is also a practicing physician in Houston, TX, serving as co-owner and physician at Southampton Medical and Wellness of Houston, PLLC, and working with American Physician Partners. Additionally, Dr. Mann serves as an advisory board member for the University of Houston College of Nursing Nurse Managed Telehealth Clinic. Evan Capital provides discretionary investment advice and portfolio management to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and charitable funds. The firm uses a data-driven, quantitative, and rules-based approach, focusing on ETFs and equities with tactical allocations across various asset classes and manages accounts on a discretionary basis.

Daniel Duckett is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at JayKay Wealth Advisors, Inc. and has previously been affiliated with firms including Fidelity and Motley Fool Wealth Management. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. JayKay Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm manages client accounts on a discretionary, long-term basis using model portfolios and modern portfolio theory, and offers a range of wrap-fee programs alongside educational seminars.

Justin Singletary is a financial advisor with Quiver Financial Holdings LLC in Katy, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at American Trust Investment Services, WestPark Capital, World Financial Group, and Transamerica Financial Advisors. He also serves as Director of Business Development for Quiver Financial, Inc. Quiver Financial Holdings serves individual and high-net-worth clients, investment companies, and corporations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and managed account services. The firm offers a subscription newsletter focused on macro commentary and employs a diversified investment approach tailored to clients’ objectives, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

Gary Penick is a financial advisor with Life Balance Financial in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Edward Jones and CarMax, where he currently works as a sales consultant. Life Balance Financial provides comprehensive financial planning and retirement-plan consulting for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm serves as the primary adviser while recommending and monitoring third-party investment managers who typically use Modern Portfolio Theory and the Fama-French three-factor model.

Samuelson Drumond is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Drumond Wealth Management. His prior roles include positions at Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC, LPL Financial, Edward Jones, Drumond Associates, and Santander Bank N.A. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent insurance producer. Drumond Wealth Management offers fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across diverse instruments and operates a wrap fee program that integrates advisory and execution services.

Yao Yao is a CFA® charterholder with six years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently the sole advisor at WB Advisors Texas LLC and also serves as Director of Wan Bridge Group, a developer and operator of single-family rental communities in Texas. Prior to his current roles, he worked at Amherst Holdings and American Homes 4 Rent. WB Advisors Texas LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles, focusing on real estate funds and private placements. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis with a long-term trading orientation and offers discretionary portfolio management tailored through Investment Policy Statements.

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.

Marie Navarre is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Neal Financial Group, L.P. since 2002 and also maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial, LLC over the same period. Outside of her advisory work, she assists in her spouse’s medical office with secretarial duties. Neal Financial Group, L.P. provides financial planning and pension-consulting services to various entities including employee benefit plans, trusts, and corporations, as well as individual clients. The firm focuses on advisory and consulting engagements supported by formal pension-consulting expertise and employs analytic techniques such as Modern Portfolio Theory and discounted cash flow models.

Joe Allen is a financial advisor at Life Balance Financial in Houston, TX, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent. Life Balance Financial provides financial planning by recommending and monitoring third-party investment advisers rather than managing client assets directly. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, portfolio construction, and tax-aware strategies, delivering a written financial plan known as the "Portfolio MRI" as its primary client service.

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/

Stephen Scott is a financial advisor at The Menard Financial Group, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) for 19 years before joining his current firm in 2021. Scott holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and is also a licensed insurance agent in Texas. The Menard Financial Group provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting services to individual, high-net-worth clients, and institutional plan sponsors. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, employing various strategies including separately managed accounts and derivative instruments where appropriate.

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.

Callen Campbell is a financial advisor at Advocates Wealth Planning in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sanctuary Advisors LLC and Concenture Wealth, as well as teaching experience at Stephen F. Austin University and Cypress Woods High School. Advocates Wealth Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $374.5 million across about 175 client relationships. The firm employs a diversified, global approach with integrated asset allocation, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and customizes portfolios based on tax considerations, account constraints, and client goals.

Jon Vaughan is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with 32 years of industry experience. He currently serves as a partner at Tri-Star Advisors, Inc. in Houston, Texas, a role he has held since 2009. Vaughan’s prior work includes time at Calton & Associates, Inc. since 2014. Tri-Star Advisors is a registered investment adviser managing discretionary portfolios for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, charitable organizations, and insurance companies. The firm employs diversified investment strategies across multiple asset classes and analysis methods, offering managed account services that include security selection, rebalancing, tax-loss harvesting, and utilization of sub-advisors.

Jayanth Kabad is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience, affiliated with JayKay Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2008 and has been with JayKay Wealth Advisors since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for the Jayanth and Kanchan Kabad Private Foundation and is writing a memoir. JayKay Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm typically manages client accounts on a discretionary, long-term basis using modern portfolio theory and model portfolios, with access to third-party money managers and unified managed account wrap programs.

Craig Narum is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Trisperity Advisors, LLC since 2007 and also serves as an adjunct consultant at Qittitut Consulting LLC, focusing on growth strategy facilitation, business process redesign, and financial modeling. Trisperity Advisors provides fee-only financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and global diversification, managing approximately $283.7 million across about 266 clients, primarily on a discretionary basis.

Kathryn Prestwood is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Penney Financial in Houston, TX. Her prior experience includes roles at RMB Capital and Heart and Soul Tea Room, reflecting a diverse background. 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 supported by academic research, using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs within investment strategies that combine goal-based planning and discretionary portfolio management.

William Payne is a financial advisor at Tri-Star Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. and Media 59. Outside of his advisory work, he is a limited partner in an airplane rental business. Tri-Star Advisors manages approximately $56.7 million across about 69 client accounts, providing discretionary portfolio management for individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and insurance company clients. The firm employs diversified asset-allocation strategies and conducts quarterly portfolio reviews, utilizing multiple analysis methods and outside resources for fixed-income analysis and trade execution.