Wen Lee is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including World Financial Group, Dream Builder Financial, and Inheritguard, LLC, where he provides client communications and education on estate planning. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base with investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple program platforms.

Eliot Passy Tolar is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Mathnasium Spring, Wfgia, Corseque LLC, Blue Science Pools, Advantage Storage, and service in the U.S. Navy. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Corseque LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with various fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and access to third-party money managers.

Patrick Fleming is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for StreetTalk Advisors LLC for ten years before joining Hightower in 2023. Based in Houston, TX, Fleming focuses on providing investment advisory services through Hightower's enterprise platform. Hightower Advisors serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and insurance companies. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through its network of advisors.

Erik Carrington is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cetera and Hancock Investment Services. He is based in Houston, TX. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration across its affiliated entities.

Brian Dubose Jr. is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Best Buy and Agia, where he also serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants, offering managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services.

Kenneth Mc Clintock is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining CIBC Private Wealth Advisors in 2025, he worked at IFS Financial Services, Touchstone Securities Inc., and Pacific Life. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Houston Rodeo and is an announcer for drumline and marching band competitions at Seven Lakes High School. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and wealth planning services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines a dedicated investment team and governance committees to deliver customized portfolio management and offers a range of strategies including options hedging and structured notes.

Daniel Lime is a CFP® with six years of industry experience and is currently an advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Houston, TX. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a variety of vehicles including ETFs, index funds, and separate account managers.

William Mckeever is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Marshall J Brown Co. Inc. outside of his current role. William and his wife co-own an investment LLC through which they invest in a private business and manage rental property operations. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning services through a large network of advisors, utilizing centralized technology and model solutions.

Lynnette Okwuonu is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 63 license, and has 16 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at The Financial Advisory Group, Nylife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, and Linscomb and Williams Inc. She is based in Houston, TX. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation across risk classes with a mix of passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Juan Martinez is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and Wealth Enhancement Group, having previously worked at The Financial Advisory Group for ten years. Outside of his advisory role, he prepares tax returns for friends and family on a limited basis. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisors, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Christian Hawley is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. He has three years of industry experience and has previously worked with firms including 49 Wealth Management and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors. The firm operates at scale with more than 1,200 advisors managing roughly $29.2 billion in assets.

Ernest Neeley is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Houston, TX. Prior to joining Mercer, he held positions at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation and USAA Financial Advisors, among others. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other vehicles, and offers a range of specialized programs and educational initiatives.

Shawn Arrington is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2011. Arrington is also involved in other business activities as a partner and owner of RethinkWealth LLC and is associated with White Rhino Financial LLC. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary model portfolios and third-party investment managers to implement various investment strategies.

Linh Mai is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Houston, TX. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked at Aramco Services Company and several other organizations. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions delivered through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Carlee Ross is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials with two years of industry experience. She has worked as an agent selling non-securities insurance products for AGIA and has experience as a babysitter. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account solutions through a large network of advisors.

Jolene Mc Cord is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Lockton Investment Advisors, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Alliant Retirement Consulting. She is based in Houston, TX. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach with a focus on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by selective private market exposure and tax-efficient strategies.

Tessa Coleman is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, Mutual of Omaha, Cetera, Merrill Lynch, and JP Morgan Chase. Outside of advising, she is a co-founder and instructor of JaajoDance, a dance workout business. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm utilizes a technology-driven approach with discretionary unified managed accounts and offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors.

Krista Gibson is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., BBVA Securities Inc., BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, Inc., and Compass Bank. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

James Bashaw is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at International Assets Investment Management, LLC and International Assets Advisory. Outside his advisory work, he serves on the board of the Catholic Endowment Foundation of Galveston Houston and is involved with Catholic Charities and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; he is also an author. Independent Financial Group is a large integrated advisory and brokerage firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm provides investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan services, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies through platforms such as AccessPoint and Schwab-custodied accounts.

Daniel Pinard is a financial advisor with RBC Rochdale, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at CNR Securities, LLC and Westwood Holdings Group, spanning from 2013 to the present. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative methods and fundamental analysis, offering discretionary portfolio management and sub-advisory services across various asset classes.