Korosh Ataei is a financial advisor with Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, and GWN Securities, Inc. Symphony Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm offers comprehensive multi-family office services and employs a long-term investment philosophy that combines fundamental and technical analysis.

Elwyn Evans III is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Miller Investment Management, L.P. in Houston, TX since 1999. Miller Investment Management provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, endowments, trusts, business entities, and private pooled vehicles. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis through its Investment Strategy and Portfolio Management Committees, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets with a long-term focus while allowing shorter-term trades and specialized strategies where appropriate.

Robert Wellington IV is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. He is a founding partner and managing director at Americana Partners. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on client risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a diverse range of investment vehicles and technology platforms, and manages multiple private pooled investment vehicles for qualified investors.

David Solomon is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 45 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked with firms including U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors and USCA Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for Second Tuesday, a real estate dinner club. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm combines internal portfolio management with third-party models and tailored asset allocation to meet client objectives, and it is notable for employing performance-based fee arrangements and managing private funds through a broad institutional platform.

Gregory Thorn is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sunbelt Securities, Inc. since 2016. Prior to joining Sunbelt, he worked at LPL Financial for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, Thorn operates Thorn Financial Group LLC, which provides tax preparation and accounting services. Sunbelt Securities serves a diverse client base including individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, managing approximately $2.0 billion across several thousand accounts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a network of investment advisor representatives.

Patrick Norfleet is a financial advisor at Sowell Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Edward Jones and Wells Fargo Advisors, among other firms. He is also employed by Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P., operating under affiliates Weaver Capital Advisors and Weaver Family Office Services. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs multiple management styles and offers model portfolios and sub-advisory relationships while providing business support services to over 100 independent advisers.

Rachel Brown is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. She is currently with Arax Advisory Partners in Houston, TX, where she has worked for one year. Her prior experience includes five years at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors and over a decade at USCA Securities and USCA RIA LLC. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager with over 200 advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of internal and external portfolio management resources and offers various services including financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services to pooled private funds.

Carlos Ruano Morales is a financial advisor at BBVA Global Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC and SpeedOut Advisory SL. Outside of finance, he is employed with Manchester School of Soccer in Cibolo, TX. BBVA Global Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as businesses and family offices, primarily through portfolio advisory and wrap-fee programs. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation guided by investor risk profiles, with most accounts requiring client approval before trades are executed.

Andrew Keller is a financial advisor with Elevation Point Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial, Intrua Financial, and Intrua Advisory Group, among other firms. Keller serves as a board member for the Trotter YMCA, a charitable organization in Houston, Texas. Elevation Point Wealth Partners is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $8.29 billion in assets. The firm provides services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, employing a model portfolio approach with tactical asset allocation and integrating insurance distribution and annuity servicing into its advisory platform.

Travis Oglesby is a financial advisor with Avidian Wealth Solutions in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at STA Wealth Management, Ivy Funds Distributor, and Waddell & Reed. Outside of advising, he is involved in agricultural activities as an owner of rental and crop farms in Lexington, Missouri. Avidian Wealth Solutions is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs primarily model-based managed solutions supplemented by sub-advisors and separately managed accounts, and it also acts as a fund sponsor and sub-adviser, offering a range of investment management and advisory services.

Michael Schaufele is a financial advisor at Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. Americana Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes portfolios based on client risk tolerances and objectives, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and technology platforms, and manages multiple private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors.

Burton Willingham is a financial advisor with Chilton Capital Management LLC in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Texan Capital Management, Inc. and Moncrief Willingham Energy Advisers, L.P. 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 process focused on long-term capital growth and income, offering dedicated strategies across equities, fixed income, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Alex Zengo is a financial advisor with Americana Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Saxony Securities, Inc, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc., and Morgan Stanley. He is also involved with Americana Partners International, a division serving international clients. 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 tailored portfolio management, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms, and serves as adviser to multiple private pooled investment vehicles for qualified investors.

Philip Pilibosian is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors and Hitherlane Partners. He serves as an advisory committee member for real estate funds ApexOne Multifamily Fund III and IV. Arax Advisory Partners is an SEC-registered, multi-team wealth manager with over 200 advisors, overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services to pooled private funds. Arax integrates internal management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation, and it distinguishes itself with performance-based fee arrangements and a broad institutional footprint.

Christian Taylor is a financial advisor at Blackridge Asset Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at several firms, including NEXT Financial Group, Inc. and Waddell & Reed. Blackridge Asset Management provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a network of investment adviser representatives and offers tailored portfolio management through affiliated platform managers and third-party providers.

David Miller is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at AssuredPartners Investment Advisors with 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Kestra Advisory Services LLC and Kestra Investment Services, LLC for eight years. In addition to his advisory role, Miller is involved in insurance sales, including life, health, LTC, DI, group, and property and casualty insurance. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and employee benefit plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm manages several billion in discretionary assets through a multi-office team and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside educational and fiduciary services.

Kirk Freedle is a financial advisor with Sunbelt Securities, Inc. in Westminster, CO, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Familywealth, Advisersource.Com, Jolliffe Capital, and he has operated Innovative Financial Partners, LLC since 2004. Freedle serves as president of the Colorado Fallen Fire Fighters Foundation, a charitable organization supporting families of fallen firefighters. Sunbelt Securities serves individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of 68 advisors, managing approximately $2.0 billion in assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party money manager referrals, with a focus on discretionary asset management delivered at the advisor level.

Ryan Corkran is a financial advisor with Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. based in Houston, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial and Equitable Advisors. 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 using a range of securities and tailors portfolios to client risk profiles, supporting ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan work and offering multi-family office services.

Stephen Carter is a financial advisor with Sowell Management in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Amegy Bank National Association for nine years and is a partner at Weaver and Tidwell L.L.P., where he manages the financial advisor services affiliate. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs multiple management styles and offers a range of solutions including model portfolios, third-party manager selection, and unified managed account platforms.

Brandon Young is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Willis Johnson Wealth since 2019 and previously spent 12 years with Invesco Advisers, Inc. He is based in Houston, TX. Willis Johnson Wealth serves corporate professionals, executives, and high-net-worth individuals and their families, offering comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm employs an evidence-based, tax-aware investment approach and provides services including retirement planning, trust and estate planning, tax preparation through an in-house CPA, and access to private market investments.