Samir Sinha is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he held positions at Franklin Templeton, Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors, and Sinsonte Capital Management. Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions specializes in integrated wealth transfer, financial and estate planning, and asset management for high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, and foundations. The firm focuses on coordinating estate and trust services with other professional advisors and offers tailored, goals-based planning and supervisory oversight of investment subaccounts within various insurance structures.

Haya Naaz Ukani is a financial advisor at Amijag Advisors LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with no prior industry experience. She has worked at Pendulum Watches Inc. since 2020 and was affiliated with the University of Houston from 2015 to 2023. Amijag Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services primarily to institutional and corporate clients, including hedge funds, retirement plans, foundations, and endowments. The firm also offers financial planning, bookkeeping, and tax-preparation services, managing personalized, model-based portfolios with active allocation management and periodic rebalancing.

Dell Thomason is a financial advisor at Joyce Wealth Management, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at J.D. Joyce Investment Management Group, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC. He has been with Joyce Wealth Management since 2023. Joyce Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios across various investment vehicles, focusing on client-specific factors such as risk tolerance and cash-flow needs.

Bradley Grasl is a financial advisor at Tiercel Capital Texas LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Virteom LLC, Sinai Capital, and in community college roles prior to joining Tiercel Capital Texas. Tiercel Capital Texas LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts. The firm employs a value-oriented equity approach supplemented by short-term special situations and uses fundamental analysis across a broad range of instruments.

Lynn Elliott is a financial advisor at Fortiter Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Fortiter since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he owns an entity formed to purchase an airplane for personal use. Fortiter Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a process grounded in fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to create diversified portfolios, utilizing model portfolios, independent managers, and sub-advisors while monitoring accounts regularly to align with client objectives and risk tolerances.

James Keys Jr. is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2002 and also operates Neal Financial Group, LP, which provides fixed insurance products. In addition to his advisory roles, Keys is a partner in a family business involved in purchasing and renovating homes for resale. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm provides a variety of investment delivery options supported by an in-house research team and combines large-scale advisory operations with a range of non-advisory financial products.

Rasool Shaik is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with EMC Capital Management, LLC in Houston, TX, with 18 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Doliver Advisors L.P., EMC Asset Management, LLC, Eagle Global Advisors, LLC, and EMC Wealth Management. Shaik serves as the principal of EMC Asset Management, LLC, which acts as the general partner to the EMC Alpha Fund. EMC Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management and retirement plan advisory services, primarily serving high-net-worth individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm offers passive, asset-class ETF portfolios and manages private pooled funds using quantitative, factor-weighted strategies that may include derivatives and leverage.

Micah Mills is a financial advisor at CRIS Capital, Ltd. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Chick-fil-A, SGS, Anytime Fitness, and KYSC. CRIS Capital, Ltd. provides ongoing portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, preparing tailored Investment Policy Statements. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory in a long-term trading approach, managing accounts on a discretionary basis through a third-party subadvisor.

Robert Schlangen is a financial advisor with Park Walk Investments LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at The Huntington Investment Company, Park Walk Capital Markets, American General Life Insurance, AIG Capital Services, Sunbelt Securities, and WFG Advisors. He also consults on compliance matters with Bates Group. Park Walk Investments LLC provides portfolio management primarily for institutional clients and high-net-worth investors, focusing on fixed-income securities and utilizing a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across long- and short-term trading strategies.

Anthony Daoheuang is a financial advisor at Verus Financial Group with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Lux Advisor Group and MassMutual Greater Houston. Outside of advising, he owns Bench Press and Invest, an online platform offering free financial advice targeted at adolescents entering college. Verus Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and access to private equity and alternative investments. The firm employs modern portfolio theory combined with automated rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting, and integrates pension consulting with third-party manager relationships to offer specialized private opportunities.

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.

James Rush is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience and has been with Signature Financial Advisors since 2016. He also founded Veteran Care Advisors of Texas, which provides education and consulting services to qualified veterans regarding government benefits and planning. Additionally, he is a partner in A-1 PR Management LLC, a firm offering real estate management and consulting services. Signature Financial Advisors serves individuals, closely held businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans by providing investment supervisory services, manager-of-managers selection, pension consulting, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm works on a non-discretionary basis, selecting third-party asset managers and conducting regular reviews to manage client portfolios.

Steven Bates is a financial advisor at Advocates Wealth Planning in Houston, TX, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Bridgeway Capital Management for 16 years before joining Stegent Financial Services and Stegent Equity Advisors in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in higher education consulting as a College Funding Expert with College Aid Pro. 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 investment approach with customized asset allocation and uses mutual funds and ETFs as primary implementation vehicles.

Brett Cristiano is a financial advisor at Verus Financial Group with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2012. Cristiano is also a member of MassMutual’s Elite Resource Team, which focuses on outsourced cost segregation and tax reduction strategies. Verus Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial and estate planning, pension consulting, and access to private equity and alternative investments. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with automated rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting, and employs strategies including digital asset exposure, options, margin, and securities-based lending.

Robert Rexford is a financial advisor at Rexford Capital in Bellaire, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with three years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Goldman Sachs, USC, Deloitte, and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Rexford Capital is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $151 million for a diverse client base including affluent individuals, retirees, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm follows a long-term, behaviorally informed investment approach with an emphasis on equity exposure and municipal bonds, employing fundamental analysis supported by enterprise-grade AI tools.

Benjamin O'Brien is a financial advisor with Capital Management Advisors LP in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Management Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2008. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a general partner in private equity energy funds managed by CMA Energy Fund Management LLC. Capital Management Advisors LP provides fiduciary investment consulting and portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and select pooled-vehicle investors. The firm employs a values-based, family-centered consultative approach with long-term, passively oriented asset-class portfolios, supplemented by selected alternative investments and tactical allocation decisions.

Manan Atit is a financial advisor at OPPOQUEST with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Honeywell, Abbott, Netra Health, and Alcon. He is also the co-founder of Netra Health, a venture that invests in early-stage life science companies. OPPOQUEST provides investment management services to individual and business clients, focusing on portfolio management through separately managed accounts with multiple model strategies and customized mandates. The firm employs a bottoms-up fundamental analysis approach and incorporates various asset classes, including ETFs, ETNs, and option strategies, while offering performance-based fee options and held-away account support.

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.