Parthesh Kalathia is a financial advisor at Samju Capital LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience in financial advisory services and previously worked in the energy sector, including roles at Portland General Electric Company and Samju Energy Services Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, he maintains a separate business as an electricity broker. Samju Capital LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, asset allocation, risk assessment, and financial plan preparation. The firm customizes advice based on client objectives and risk tolerance, employs various investment strategies, and conducts at least quarterly account reviews.

Cody Garrett is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Measure Twice Financial LLC. He previously worked at Legacy Asset Management, Inc. and spent seven years at St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Garrett also owns two educational websites that provide financial planning content for the public and other advisors. Measure Twice Financial LLC offers fee-only financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporations through comprehensive written plans and hourly engagements. The firm does not manage client assets directly and uses various investment analysis methods within a modern portfolio theory framework, focusing on passive strategies.

Andre Norman is a financial advisor at Gravity Advisers LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with approximately eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Opencash Finance, Inc., Tradier, Inc., Jellifin Financial, Inc., and Lockheed Martin. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Norman Hospitality Group LLC. Gravity Advisers LLC serves individual retail investors through an AI-assisted digital platform, gravity.markets, providing portfolio construction, managed portfolios, and a cash-investment service. The firm uses a rules-based engine for implementing and rebalancing client-approved mandates, with limited human interaction focused on operational support rather than individualized advice.

Marisa Ponti is a financial advisor at Ridgeback Capital Management with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in both healthcare and wealth management sectors, including roles at the University of Houston College of Medicine and Vecino Health Centers. Ridgeback Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable institutions by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through a managed account program. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and primarily involves engaging sub-advisors who hold discretionary trading authority and conduct ongoing research and portfolio monitoring.

Frank Lee is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cypress Asset Management Inc in Houston, TX. He has been with Cypress since 1996, contributing over 30 years to the firm. Cypress Asset Management is an independent SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $455.8 million for about 71 clients, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentals-driven investment approach across customized equity and fixed-income strategies, and also provides sub-advisory services to broker-dealers and trust companies.

Scott Mann is a financial advisor at VIA IV Investments, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mann Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he hosts a monthly question-and-answer radio show called Money Show with Scott Mann. VIA IV Investments provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and serves institutions, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses proprietary indexed model portfolios and offers both traditional and digital advisory programs with a focus on transparency and performance-based fees.

Martin Gremm is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Pivot Point Advisors, LLC in Bellaire, TX, with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Pivot Point Advisors since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of GremmTech, LLC, a software development and consulting business. Pivot Point Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs quantitative and semi-quantitative long-only stock strategies alongside ETF approaches, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with customized portfolio options available.

John Blackburn is a financial advisor at McKinney Capital Management with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Catalyst Wealth Management LLC and Innovation Partners LLC. He is also a licensed insurance agent. McKinney Capital Management provides personalized discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individuals and entities such as family offices, trusts, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach with a generally long-term investment strategy while incorporating a range of investment vehicles, including mutual funds, equities, and alternative investments.

Kirby Shanks is the principal advisor at Kanos Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Kanos Capital Management since 2003 and previously worked at Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC. Outside of financial advising, he is a member and manager of 1217 Interests, LLC, a real estate company. Kanos Capital Management is an independent, value-oriented wealth manager serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, and corporations. The firm employs a top-down macroeconomic and sector selection process combined with bottom-up fundamental analysis to construct portfolios focused on current yield and absolute-return objectives.

Loyd Stegent is a CFP® and PFS™ with 27 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. in Houston, Texas, and has been involved with Stegent Equity Advisors since 1995 and Stegent Financial Services, PC since 1996. In addition to his financial advisory work, he maintains an active role as a Certified Public Accountant. Stegent Equity Advisors provides personal financial planning and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, closely held business owners, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a buy-and-hold strategy, offering discretionary management and ongoing oversight of independent managers and investment accounts.

Deborah Stavis is a CFP® with over 43 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions, where she serves as Chief Executive Officer. Her prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, FSC Securities Corporation, and Stavis & Cohen Financial. Outside of her advisory work, she teaches estate, risk management, and insurance courses at Rice University and is involved in nonprofit literacy organizations in Houston. Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and small business clients by providing integrated wealth, estate, and financial planning alongside asset management and trust policy services. The firm offers tailored, goals-based planning and portfolio recommendations, coordinating with clients’ other professional advisors and utilizing various planning and reporting tools.

Patrick Feldman is a financial advisor at SCP Steward Capital Advisers LLC in Houston, TX, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at SCP Steward Capital Advisers LLC since 2019, previously serving at Steward Securities Group LLC and operating as a self-employed consultant specializing in portfolio and hedge evaluation. Outside of investment advisory, he has provided consulting services through his independent contracting work with TMST, Inc. SCP Steward Capital Advisers LLC offers discretionary investment management and consulting primarily for institutional clients and pooled vehicles, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a broad range of securities. The firm emphasizes tailored strategies aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances, operates on a fee-only basis, and maintains formal compliance controls without physical custody of client assets.

Amy Garza is a financial advisor with Heritage Asset Advisors Ltd., LLP in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Heritage Asset Advisors since 2007. Heritage Asset Advisors is an independent advisory firm with a four-advisor team managing approximately $256 million for about 400 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to each client’s profile and offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

William Garwood is a financial advisor at Cypress Asset Management Inc with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Cypress since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, he is a passive equity owner and limited partner in industrial construction and holding companies. Cypress Asset Management, Inc. provides separately managed portfolio services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes long-term, fundamental equity investing with a focus on income, cash flow, balance sheet strength, and competitive position, managing a range of distinct strategies tailored to client objectives.

Carolyn Douglas is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and has been with Integra Wealth Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX since 2011. She holds a Series 65 license and works at a firm with a total of two advisors. Integra Wealth Advisors provides fee-only wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, and business owners. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management through an integrated approach that addresses both asset allocation and clients’ behavioral factors, utilizing a combination of passive and active managers along with alternative strategies when appropriate.

James Lundgren is a financial advisor at HG Capital Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with HG Capital Advisors since 2001 and previously worked at Concert Wealth Management, Inc. Additionally, he is a principal of Ginger House Music, LLC, managing music promotion and booking. HG Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, institutions, small businesses, other advisers, and investment companies. The firm employs strategic asset-allocation models and proprietary market-timing programs, offering both discretionary management and licensed timing signals to third parties.

Justin Haywood is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Haywood Wealth Management. His prior roles include positions at Royal Harbor Partners and VALIC Financial Advisors. He is also an independent licensed insurance agent. Haywood Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and participant account management. The firm employs fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods with a long-term trading orientation, primarily recommending ETFs and conducting regular account reviews.

Marc Schindler is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience and has been with Pivot Point Advisors, LLC since 2004. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Bellaire, TX. Pivot Point Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, private investment entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses quantitative and semi-quantitative long-only stock strategies combined with ETF portfolios, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with a focus on algorithmic and human-overlay approaches.

Joshua Hebert is a CFP® professional with 19 years at Beacon Financial Advisors Ltd in Houston, TX. He has five years of industry experience. Beacon Financial Advisors Ltd is a fee-only investment adviser managing approximately $290 million across 94 client relationships. The firm provides ongoing investment management and financial planning for individuals, families, and related entities, using an IPS-driven, balanced global asset allocation with a preference for active managers and primarily no-load mutual funds.

Thomas Kennedy is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as an advisor at Alteris Capital Partners, LLC and has prior experience at Global Wealth Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Prudential Investment Management Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-owner of Business Financial Group Human Resource Management, an HR consulting and payroll services firm. Alteris Capital Partners provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and business consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with an investment process that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.