Rajesh Chelapurath is the sole advisor at Ceera Investments, LLC in Bellaire, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has led Ceera Investments since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner and managing member of CeeChat, LLC, a mobile app development project focused on creating a social messaging application. Ceera Investments provides fee-only, discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, charities, retirement funds, and institutional and international clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and manager philosophy, offering strategies in capital appreciation, equity income, and fixed income, and manages approximately $392 million in regulatory assets.

John Robertson is a financial advisor at Live Oak Wealth Advisory Group, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Jobes Solo Investment Group, LLC for 13 years. Live Oak Wealth Advisory Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with systematic quantitative models through its QuantStrat division, employing adaptive asset-management strategies that emphasize downside risk protection while seeking income and capital appreciation.

Austin Marrs is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at TSA Wealth Management in Houston, TX. His prior roles include positions at Tri-Star Advisors, Calton & Associates, and Parallax Investments. He is also licensed as a State of Texas General Lines Agent with experience researching and selling insurance and annuity products. TSA Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and charities, offering discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services. The firm provides estate-planning options through third-party software and combines a substantial discretionary asset base with a three-advisor team, regularly engaging clients through educational seminars and digital tools.

Connor Tomlinson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Guided Capital Wealth Management, LLC since 2024 and previously spent six years at Invesco. Guided Capital Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and participant account management. The firm manages discretionary accounts using risk-tolerance models and a combination of index and actively managed ETFs, individual stocks, and specialty instruments.

Harris Hanson is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Texas Family Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. for over a decade. Hanson serves as a board member and finance committee member for the Friendswood Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Texas Family Wealth, LLC provides customized wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a fiduciary, long-term focused investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, offering discretionary portfolio management and a distinctive wrap fee program that includes bundled transaction costs.

David Moring is a financial advisor at Huber, Cardono, Moring & Richter, L.P. with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he has practiced law as a solo attorney since 1978 and operates a construction labor contracting business. Huber, Cardono, Moring & Richter, L.P. provides portfolio design and investment management primarily for individual clients and related accounts, focusing on mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds. The firm uses separately managed accounts and both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, emphasizing a client-directed implementation process and annual account reviews.

John Blair is a financial advisor with Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at LPL Financial LLC and Allstate Financial Services LLC, as well as operating John A. Blair CPA, a tax preparation and accounting practice. Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm manages diversified portfolios using a combination of analytical methods and offers services including comprehensive portfolio management, written financial plans, consulting, and access to platform-based investment programs.

Hamendra Ojha is a financial advisor at Callahan Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Callahan Advisors since 2010. Callahan Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations, foundations, trusts, estates, and retirement accounts. The firm’s investment approach focuses on US-listed equities complemented by fixed income and ETFs, with portfolio decisions based on client risk tolerance and long-term objectives.

Raymundo Cobo Avila is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with GBM Wealth Management, Inc. in Houston, TX. His professional background includes multiple roles within GBM Wealth Management and related entities since 2012. GBM Wealth Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, investment companies, and select institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolios using fundamental analysis and a diverse range of strategies, operating both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with a significant non-U.S. client presence.

Mayela Orrantia is a financial advisor with Banorte Asset Management, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 17 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at PNC Investments LLC, PNC Bank, and BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc. Banorte Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, with a focus on Latin American clients, particularly Mexican citizens. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through traditional programs and a wrap-fee digital advisory platform, employing a range of model allocations and investment vehicles.

Chad Taylor is a financial advisor with MDT Financial Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for 17 years. Outside of his financial career, he owns and hosts pickleball tournaments in Friendswood, TX. MDT Financial Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high net worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides wealth and investment management, financial planning and consulting, and fiduciary services, utilizing a mix of active and passive strategies tailored to each client’s objectives.

Alejandro Mateos Gonzalez is a financial advisor at Alterna Wealth Management, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Actinver in Mexico since 2005. He also engages in referral activities related to Banco Actinver and Actinver Casa de Bolsa for non-U.S. wealth management services. Alterna Wealth Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, institutions, and charitable organizations, with a significant portion of clients outside the United States. The firm employs a disciplined, global approach to asset allocation and diversification using dynamic models and combines quantitative analysis, technical methods, and an in-house trading desk in its investment process.

Cameron Malott is a financial advisor at Goodman Financial Corporation in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with seven years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Engrave Wealth Partners, LLC, Ramin Corporation, and 360 Thermal. Outside of finance, Malott operates a freelance video production business and engages in mystery shopping on a part-time basis. Goodman Financial Corporation provides discretionary investment management and targeted financial advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, endowments, corporations, and pension plans. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up investment process overseen by an Investment Committee and focuses on customized portfolios emphasizing individual equities and bonds for tax efficiency and predictable income.

Robert Barton is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Lifestyle Wealth and previously worked at Hobart Wealth and Prudential Financial Planning Services. Lifestyle Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and other registered investment advisers. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, sub-advisory and third-party manager services, and publishes a monthly market commentary. Portfolios are personalized based on client suitability and may include proprietary and third-party models across various asset classes, with an active role as a model and signal provider to other advisers.

James Alfieri is a financial advisor with Platform Wealth Advisors in Missouri City, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and 27 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Hamilton Financial Advisors. Alfieri also serves as a principal and CPA at Hamilton Mercer Advisors, where he oversees office operations and performs accounting duties, and he is a volunteer treasurer for a nonprofit fire company. Platform Wealth Advisors offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, asset-class investing approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and supports advisory services through its affiliation with accounting and consulting practices.

James Hawryluk is a financial advisor with Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at WCG Wealth Advisors, LLC, Sovereign Wealth Advisors, LLC, LPL Financial, and Intrua Financial. Sovereign Wealth Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm manages diversified portfolios using a combination of analytical methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, including access to sponsored and platform-based programs.

Albert Wagner is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Goodman Financial Corporation with two years of industry experience. Before joining Goodman Financial in 2022, he worked at KPMG and PwC, and he also spent five years at Baylor University. Goodman Financial Corporation provides discretionary investment management and supplemental financial advisory services to individuals, trusts, endowments, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $865 million across about 275 client relationships, employing a customized, risk-aware investment process that emphasizes individual equities and bonds supported by fundamental and macroeconomic research.

Nam Bui is a financial advisor at Callahan Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Callahan Advisors in 2022, he held roles at OPES One, Rosewater, MOD Pizza, Smoothie King, and the University of Houston. Outside of advising, he owns and operates businesses in reselling and e-commerce and works as a bartender at a local bar. Callahan Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on US-listed equities, corporate and government debt, ETFs, and money market funds, tailoring portfolios based on client risk tolerance and long-term goals.

Francisco Maza is a CFA® credentialed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He is associated with Alterna Wealth Management, Inc. and has held positions at Actinver Wealth Management, Inc. and related Actinver entities since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Maza owns TAMASTA MANAGEMENT, LLC, a personal holding company involved in real estate and construction transactions. Alterna Wealth Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, institutions, and charitable organizations, with a significant portion of its client base located outside the United States. The firm utilizes a disciplined, global approach to asset allocation and diversification, employing quantitative analysis, technical methods, and dynamic models tailored to various investment styles.

Wade Egmon is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Goodman Financial Corporation in Houston, TX. He has been with Goodman Financial Corporation in various capacities since 2009. Goodman Financial Corporation provides discretionary investment management and supplemental financial advisory services to individuals, trusts, endowments, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a customized, risk-aware investment process that combines fundamental research and macro analysis, generally implementing portfolios with individual equities and bonds.