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® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is the owner of Measure Twice Financial LLC and previously worked at Legacy Asset Management, Inc. He also spent seven years at St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Outside of his advisory role, Garrett operates two educational websites offering financial content for the public and other advisors. Measure Twice Financial LLC provides fee-only financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporations. The firm offers comprehensive written plans and hourly planning engagements without ongoing portfolio management, applying fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting methods alongside modern portfolio theory and passive strategies.

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 and holds a Series 65 license, with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Cypress Asset Management Inc. since 1996. Cypress Asset Management, Inc. is an independent adviser providing separately managed portfolio services to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term, fundamental equity investing and manages a range of distinct strategies while accommodating client-imposed investment restrictions.

Scott Mann is a financial advisor at VIA IV Investments, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been involved with Mann Wealth Management, LLC since 2017 and VIA IV Investments since 2014. Mann also hosts a monthly radio show, Money Show with Scott Mann, featuring a question-and-answer format. VIA IV Investments, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses, charities, estates, and trusts. The firm employs broadly diversified, custom-indexed model portfolios with periodic rebalancing and offers alternative private fund access for accredited investors, alongside a discretionary digital advice program with a low minimum investment.

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™ credentialed financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. and has been involved with Stegent Financial Services, PC, a certified public accounting business, since 1996. Stegent Equity Advisors provides personal financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, charitable institutions, and other organizations. The firm integrates its advisory services with a related CPA practice, emphasizing tax, cash-flow, and compensation planning alongside investment strategies that combine fundamental and technical analysis within a buy-and-hold framework.

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®-designated financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Haywood Wealth Management in Houston, TX, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Royal Harbor Partners and VALIC Financial Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he is an independent licensed insurance agent. Haywood Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and participant account management for defined contribution plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods to guide investment decisions, favoring ETFs alongside mutual funds, equities, and fixed-income securities.

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.

Ann Miller is a financial advisor with Affinity Capital, L.P. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. She has operated A. Miller Investment Advisors, L.P. since 1995. Miller serves as an NASD arbitrator, contributing to dispute resolution in securities matters. Affinity Capital provides portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, with ongoing account monitoring and consolidated reporting.