Lynne Russell is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at McMurrey Investment Advisors LLC for 11 years before joining Americana Partners in 2021. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party managers, and manages multiple private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors.

Roman Reed is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Oppenheimer & Co., Merrill, and UBS Financial Services. He serves as an advisory board member for the Bush School of Government & Public Service and is a board member of The Petroleum Club of Houston. Arax Advisory Partners offers wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a mix of in-house and external managers alongside traditional and alternative investments.

Marco Johnson is a financial advisor at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Symphony Financial since 2019 and has been involved with United Airlines, Inc. and Airline Crew Taxes, LLC for over 20 years each. Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term investment framework combining fundamental and technical analysis and offers a multi-family office service model that coordinates comprehensive family financial needs through outside providers.

Jason Fertitta is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers Inc., and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory role, Fertitta serves on the boards of Truth BBQ Holdings, Excel Mulching & Trenching, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment, and wealth management services to individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth international clients—as well as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes portfolios through ongoing client consultations and discretionary management, utilizing a diverse range of investment vehicles and alternative strategies tailored to client needs.

Heinrich Grobler is a financial advisor at Sunbelt Securities, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials with 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at HighTower Advisors LLC and Salient Capital Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in several business ventures, including serving as a manager for multiple investment-related entities and providing tax advice as a CPA. Sunbelt Securities, Inc. delivers investment advisory and related services to individual and institutional clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of strategies and flexible portfolio management within its wrap-fee program, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

Cliff Mueller is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. Cliff has been with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services since 2013 and has worked with the broader Mutual of Omaha organization since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he raises beef cattle and holds a partial interest in a family mineral rights partnership related to oil and gas production. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, third-party money manager relationships, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting, primarily delivering solutions through a platform relationship with Envestnet and using Pershing as custodian.

Bruce Garrison is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Chilton Capital Management LLC since 2011. He previously worked briefly with Salient Capital Advisors, LLC in 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director and audit committee member for a real estate development company. Chilton Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pooled vehicles, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research approach focused on long-term capital growth and income, offering dedicated strategies across equities, fixed income, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Randall Neighbour is a financial advisor with The Fiduciary Alliance in Houston, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Advisors, Sigma Planning Corporation, and Fortune Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as President and Chairman of the Board for Touch Outreach Ministries and is involved in authoring religious publications as well as leading a nonprofit focused on financial education. The Fiduciary Alliance provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and other advisers. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside estate planning, business planning, and risk management support.

Javier Altimari is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as Founder and Managing Partner at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX. His prior experience includes roles at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc and GFS Advisors, LLC. He is also the owner and director of Altimari & Co. LLC, a personal holding company focused on venture capital and private equity investments. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers customized portfolios across a broad range of investment vehicles and manages multiple private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors, incorporating technology platforms and third-party managers in its implementation process.

Jonathan Adams is a financial advisor at OneSeven with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining OneSeven, he worked at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC and has a background that includes legal studies at the University of Texas School of Law and the London School of Economics. OneSeven provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a primarily long-term investment approach and offers diversified portfolios with access to alternatives and private placements, while also leveraging third-party platforms and consulting relationships to enhance its services.

Danielle Davis is a financial advisor at ON Investment Management Company with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Fidelity and Guaranty, American General Life Insurance, and AIG Capital Services. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management and incorporates third-party investment programs alongside its proprietary services.

Marques Cormier is a financial advisor with HUB Investment Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining HUB Investment Partners in 2020, he worked at ZT Wealth Advisory for four years. He serves on the board of Foundation 99 in San Marcos, Texas, contributing to fundraising strategy and volunteer financial coaching. HUB Investment Partners serves a diverse client base including institutional, corporate, municipal, and high-net-worth individual clients. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with specialized services for banking and municipal clients.

Joshua Mitchell is a financial advisor with CORDA Investment Management, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Brinker Capital Securities, LLC, and Nationwide Insurance Company. CORDA Investment Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in client assets across 1,359 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning for individuals and retirement plans, utilizing a variety of investment strategies and providing in-house tax preparation and access to estate-planning services.

Kimberly Meade is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently associated with The Wealth Consulting Group. Her prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Sovereign Wealth Advisors. She also serves as a notary, a role she has maintained since 2014. The Wealth Consulting Group provides fee-based wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporate plan sponsors, charities, and trusts. The firm employs a tailored investment process combining fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis, and integrates legal-service pathways to support estate-document completion and fiduciary services.

Karl Krueger is a financial advisor at Avidian Wealth Solutions in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Sta Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Avidian Wealth Solutions is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $3.99 billion in assets and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-plan advisory work, utilizing model-based managed solutions and sub-advisory arrangements.

Farokh Billimoria is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sowell Management. He previously worked at Concert Wealth Management, Inc. and operates a CPA practice dating back to 1983. Outside of his advisory work, he spends part of the year on tax preparation and has spoken for The American Financial Education Alliance. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs with a range of portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm offers various investment styles, including strategic and tactical allocation, model portfolios, and third-party manager selection, supported by an independent-contractor model of more than 100 advisors.

Frances Longshore is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Tucker Asset Management LLC since 2021. She has worked at Principal Financial for 15 years and has been the owner and president of Longshore Financial Group since 1988. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in selling Medicare supplement insurance, fixed annuities, fixed insurance, and long-term care products. Tucker Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as foundations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management and financial planning through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic asset-allocation process and offers a range of strategies including growth, fixed income, direct indexing, and alternative investments.

Thomas Payne is a financial advisor with Calton & Associates, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Calton & Associates since 2015 and previously spent 11 years with Tri Star Advisors. Calton & Associates is a multi-team registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and other business entities. The firm offers a combination of fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and commission-based brokerage and insurance products, employing a range of analytical approaches and using both firm-sponsored programs and third-party money managers to manage client portfolios.

Matthew Britton is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Linscomb Wealth, Inc. since 2024 and previously spent five years at Edward Jones. Linscomb Wealth provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management services to a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a customized investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee and offers specialized family office services.

Nicholas Prangner is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at World Equity Group, Inc. since 2020. He previously worked at IMG Financial Group and Securian Financial Services INC for a combined 11 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Exponent Prosperity Accelerator Advisors LLC, focusing on business development and executive retention. World Equity Group, Inc. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers managed portfolios through its wrap-fee program, combining discretionary portfolio management with financial planning and access to third-party managers.