Brock Hedgecoke is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Perennial Wealth Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Ameriprise and several other advisory firms. Perennial Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis, primarily utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and liquid alternative investments.

Stephanie Blakes is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience. She is an owner and Chief Compliance Officer at Seren Wealth Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2016. Prior to that, she was an independent contractor at Calderwood Financial Strategies and has experience as a real estate broker and insurance agent in Houston, TX. Seren Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as small business retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment process is goal-driven and documented with investment policy statements, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and is owner-managed with a focus on client education through public seminars and financial-literacy workshops.

Alfredo Miranda is a financial advisor at Camden Wealth Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 11 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cantata Wealth Management, Highpoint Technology Group, and Creativemass Enterprises. Camden Wealth Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, family office services, and pension consulting to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutions. The firm develops customized investment strategies, manages accounts with various techniques, and coordinates advanced planning through affiliated family office entities.

Michael Pearl is a financial advisor at Pearl Capital Investments in Montgomery, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Pearl Capital Investments, he worked at USA Compression Partners, LP and Anadarko Petroleum. Pearl Capital Investments is a small registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth and qualified individual clients through discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a combination of quantitative techniques, fundamental analysis, and modern portfolio theory, and is notable for its use of performance-based compensation and explicit derivatives strategies within separately managed accounts.

Michael Hibbetts is a CFP® and CFA® with six years of industry experience. He is currently with ViaQuest Advisors LLC and previously worked at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC and Arbor Point Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, Hibbetts serves as a boat captain at the Armand Bayou Nature Center and holds board and finance committee roles at the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church. ViaQuest Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, investment analysis, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension/retirement plans. The firm combines multiple investment methodologies with advisor judgment and recently expanded to offer pension consulting services at both the plan and participant levels.

Carlos Perez is a financial advisor at Camden Wealth Advisors LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Camden Wealth Advisors since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Perez is co-owner of Accesum Consulting Services, a business development and market consulting firm focused on Mexico and Latin America. Camden Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, family office services, and pension consulting to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions. The firm develops customized investment policies and asset allocation strategies, offering tailored portfolios reviewed annually using fundamental and technical analysis.

Barrett Ward is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Champion Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2019, and previously worked at Valcorra Capital. Outside of his advisory role, Ward serves as a financial consultant for Blandford Family Partnership, Ltd., focusing on financial statement analysis and securities evaluation for family financial holdings. Champion Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management and tailored advisory services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and foundations. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and global diversification through passive mutual funds, laddered bonds, and investment-grade fixed income.

Matthew Caire is a CFP® and CFA® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Woodward Caire Advisors, LLC. He previously held positions at Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, Houston Trust Company, Patriot Wealth Management, and Linscomb Wealth. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches investments for the CFP program at Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. Woodward Caire Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, family offices, and other registered advisers, generally applying a $1 million minimum for direct management. The firm offers discretionary wealth and portfolio management with integrated financial planning, following a Sustainable Growth at a Reasonable Price (SGARP) investment philosophy implemented through a quantitative and qualitative bottom-up process.

Laura Smith is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and has been with Heritage Asset Advisors Ltd., LLP since 2009. She is based in Houston, TX, and holds a Series 65 license. Heritage Asset Advisors is an independent firm with a four-advisor team managing approximately $256 million for around 400 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to each client’s profile, with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.

Edmund Lesage Jr. is a financial advisor at Integrity Financial Planning, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Logical Investments, LLC and Next Financial Group, Inc. He is also an officer and director of the Edmund and Brenda Lesage Family Foundation, a small private nonprofit organization. Integrity Financial Planning provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing personalized, ultra-low-cost portfolios with active tax and cost management. The firm incorporates a range of analytical methods and may use option overlay strategies, serving a small client roster with support from third-party platforms and sub-advisory services.

Matthew Silvey is a financial advisor at Texas Family Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Texas Family Wealth, he worked at the YMCA and held various roles including positions at Sunny's Pizza and Wings and Clay & Company. Texas Family Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans by providing customized wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a fiduciary, customized investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, typically focusing on long-term strategies and offering a distinctive wrap fee program that includes bundled transaction costs.

Michael Mc Laughlin is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at ANCAP Financial with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities, and Lochton Capital. ANCAP Financial provides fee-only financial planning and wealth management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a passive, asset-class approach with mutual funds, ETFs, and outside managers, and also offers retirement plan consulting and advisory services.

Alok Himmatramka is a financial advisor with OPPOQUEST, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with OPPOQUEST since 2013. OPPOQUEST provides investment management to individual and business clients through separately managed accounts, focusing on portfolio management with multiple model strategies and customized mandates. The firm employs a bottoms-up fundamental analysis approach and integrates diverse asset classes with an emphasis on risk controls.

Eryn Schultz is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with Her Personal Finance in Houston, TX, and has four years of industry experience. Her work background includes roles at Equita Financial Network and Revolution Foods, and she is the founder of Financial Education First DBA Earn with Eryn, where she provides financial education classes and workshops. Her Personal Finance offers fee-only financial planning and 401(k) assessment services to individuals, business owners, and corporate clients, with a focus on high-earning professionals and dual-career households. The firm emphasizes comprehensive financial planning without managing client assets, using a range of non–AUM fee arrangements and an investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory.

John Elvig is a financial advisor at Pearl Capital Investments in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Pearl Capital in 2021, he worked at NextDecade Corporation and Fieldwood Energy, and spent six years at Anadarko Petroleum. Pearl Capital Investments is a small registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth and qualified individual clients through discretionary portfolio management of publicly traded securities and derivatives. The firm employs a combination of quantitative techniques, fundamental analysis, and modern portfolio theory in its model-based asset allocation, and it is notable for its use of performance-based compensation and explicit derivatives strategies.

Stephen Lack is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a Partner at Corient. He has held roles at Galapagos Partners and leads Ned S. Holmes Investments, Inc., a single family office where he acts as President and CIO providing consulting services to private partnerships and corporations. His career also includes involvement with Durable Dividend Growth Strategies, L.P. Corient offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a team-based investment approach focused on customized, goals-based asset allocations and integrates risk management through ongoing due diligence and monitoring across traditional and alternative investments.

James Munchbach is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at BayRock Financial, L.L.C., where he has worked since 2016, including a period from 2019 to present. Prior to this, he held roles at several firms including Tremont Street Advisors, Archetype Wealth Partners, and STA Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory work, Mr. Munchbach is a part-time Professor of Personal Finance at the University of Houston Bauer College of Business. BayRock Financial, L.L.C. provides fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, retirees, business owners, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm generally constructs diversified, long-term portfolios and integrates financial planning into advisory relationships, serving a client base notable for its inclusion of retirement plan clients and defined benefit pension plans.

Margaret Sucre' Vail is the founder and sole advisor at Sucre'-Vail Wealth Advisors in Houston, TX, with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has led her firm since its inception in 1997. Sucre'-Vail Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, constructing individualized portfolios using individual bonds, low-cost mutual funds, and ETFs, with a focus on fundamental analysis and long-term investment orientation.

Adam Beaty is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He is a founder and managing partner of Bullogic LLC and has been involved with Bullogic Wealth Management since 2018. Outside of financial advising, he previously operated Quantum Pest Control for 16 years. Bullogic Wealth Management is a small advisory firm serving individual clients and employer plan sponsors. The firm focuses on passive portfolio construction using low-cost index funds and ETFs, combined with fundamental and technical analysis, while also providing comprehensive financial planning and employee benefit-plan services.

Karen Pong is a CFP® professional with 33 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is the owner and sole advisor at Custom Wealth Solutions, a firm she established in 2025. Prior to founding her firm, she held roles at Woodbury Financial Services, Questar Asset Management, and Victory Financial Group. In addition to her advisory work, she owns and operates K L Insurance Services, an independent insurance agency. Custom Wealth Solutions provides discretionary asset management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing both direct and program-based portfolio management through the Orion platform. The firm integrates third-party strategists and employs planning tools such as Monte Carlo simulations to tailor investment programs to client objectives.