Matthew Caire is a CFP® and CFA® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Woodward Caire Advisors, LLC. He previously held positions at Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, Houston Trust Company, Patriot Wealth Management, and Linscomb Wealth. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches investments for the CFP program at Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. Woodward Caire Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, family offices, and other registered advisers, generally applying a $1 million minimum for direct management. The firm offers discretionary wealth and portfolio management with integrated financial planning, following a Sustainable Growth at a Reasonable Price (SGARP) investment philosophy implemented through a quantitative and qualitative bottom-up process.

Laura Smith is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and has been with Heritage Asset Advisors Ltd., LLP since 2009. She is based in Houston, TX, and holds a Series 65 license. Heritage Asset Advisors is an independent firm with a four-advisor team managing approximately $256 million for around 400 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to each client’s profile, with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.

Edmund Lesage Jr. is a financial advisor at Integrity Financial Planning, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Logical Investments, LLC and Next Financial Group, Inc. He is also an officer and director of the Edmund and Brenda Lesage Family Foundation, a small private nonprofit organization. Integrity Financial Planning provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing personalized, ultra-low-cost portfolios with active tax and cost management. The firm incorporates a range of analytical methods and may use option overlay strategies, serving a small client roster with support from third-party platforms and sub-advisory services.

Matthew Silvey is a financial advisor at Texas Family Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Texas Family Wealth, he worked at the YMCA and held various roles including positions at Sunny's Pizza and Wings and Clay & Company. Texas Family Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans by providing customized wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a fiduciary, customized investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, typically focusing on long-term strategies and offering a distinctive wrap fee program that includes bundled transaction costs.

Thomas Rush is a financial advisor at Tremont Street Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Ham, Langston & Brezina LLP as a CPA since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in training and administration at Tremont Street Financial Group and holds insurance agency responsibilities within the affiliated Tremont Street Insurance Services. Tremont Street Advisors is a fee-based investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis in portfolio management and integrates its advisory services with accounting and insurance activities through affiliated entities.

Klinton Olive is a financial advisor at Olive Wealth Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Olive Wealth Management since 2016. The firm manages approximately $83.9 million for about 54 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, trusts, and retirement plans. Olive Wealth Management focuses on diversified global asset-class portfolios, tax efficiency, and cost minimization, offering discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and specialized 401(k) consulting services.

Michael Mc Laughlin is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at ANCAP Financial with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities, and Lochton Capital. ANCAP Financial provides fee-only financial planning and wealth management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a passive, asset-class approach with mutual funds, ETFs, and outside managers, and also offers retirement plan consulting and advisory services.

Alok Himmatramka is a financial advisor with OPPOQUEST, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with OPPOQUEST since 2013. OPPOQUEST provides investment management to individual and business clients through separately managed accounts, focusing on portfolio management with multiple model strategies and customized mandates. The firm employs a bottoms-up fundamental analysis approach and integrates diverse asset classes with an emphasis on risk controls.

Eryn Schultz is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with Her Personal Finance in Houston, TX, and has four years of industry experience. Her work background includes roles at Equita Financial Network and Revolution Foods, and she is the founder of Financial Education First DBA Earn with Eryn, where she provides financial education classes and workshops. Her Personal Finance offers fee-only financial planning and 401(k) assessment services to individuals, business owners, and corporate clients, with a focus on high-earning professionals and dual-career households. The firm emphasizes comprehensive financial planning without managing client assets, using a range of non–AUM fee arrangements and an investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory.

John Elvig is a financial advisor at Pearl Capital Investments in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Pearl Capital in 2021, he worked at NextDecade Corporation and Fieldwood Energy, and spent six years at Anadarko Petroleum. Pearl Capital Investments is a small registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth and qualified individual clients through discretionary portfolio management of publicly traded securities and derivatives. The firm employs a combination of quantitative techniques, fundamental analysis, and modern portfolio theory in its model-based asset allocation, and it is notable for its use of performance-based compensation and explicit derivatives strategies.

Stephen Lack is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a Partner at Corient. He has held roles at Galapagos Partners and leads Ned S. Holmes Investments, Inc., a single family office where he acts as President and CIO providing consulting services to private partnerships and corporations. His career also includes involvement with Durable Dividend Growth Strategies, L.P. Corient offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a team-based investment approach focused on customized, goals-based asset allocations and integrates risk management through ongoing due diligence and monitoring across traditional and alternative investments.

James Munchbach is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at BayRock Financial, L.L.C., where he has worked since 2016, including a period from 2019 to present. Prior to this, he held roles at several firms including Tremont Street Advisors, Archetype Wealth Partners, and STA Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory work, Mr. Munchbach is a part-time Professor of Personal Finance at the University of Houston Bauer College of Business. BayRock Financial, L.L.C. provides fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, retirees, business owners, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm generally constructs diversified, long-term portfolios and integrates financial planning into advisory relationships, serving a client base notable for its inclusion of retirement plan clients and defined benefit pension plans.

Margaret Sucre' Vail is the founder and sole advisor at Sucre'-Vail Wealth Advisors in Houston, TX, with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has led her firm since its inception in 1997. Sucre'-Vail Wealth Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, constructing individualized portfolios using individual bonds, low-cost mutual funds, and ETFs, with a focus on fundamental analysis and long-term investment orientation.

Adam Beaty is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. He is a founder and managing partner of Bullogic LLC and has been involved with Bullogic Wealth Management since 2018. Outside of financial advising, he previously operated Quantum Pest Control for 16 years. Bullogic Wealth Management is a small advisory firm serving individual clients and employer plan sponsors. The firm focuses on passive portfolio construction using low-cost index funds and ETFs, combined with fundamental and technical analysis, while also providing comprehensive financial planning and employee benefit-plan services.

Karen Pong is a CFP® professional with 33 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is the owner and sole advisor at Custom Wealth Solutions, a firm she established in 2025. Prior to founding her firm, she held roles at Woodbury Financial Services, Questar Asset Management, and Victory Financial Group. In addition to her advisory work, she owns and operates K L Insurance Services, an independent insurance agency. Custom Wealth Solutions provides discretionary asset management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing both direct and program-based portfolio management through the Orion platform. The firm integrates third-party strategists and employs planning tools such as Monte Carlo simulations to tailor investment programs to client objectives.

Robert Ramsey is a financial advisor at RNS Wealth Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Primerica Advisors for 10 years and Guardian Wealth Design Group since 2005. He is also active as an insurance agent through Guardian Wealth Design Group. RNS Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, using an American Funds mutual‑fund platform and third‑party managers. The firm delivers tailored financial planning and conducts regular account reviews while maintaining a relatively small client roster.

Stephen Jackson is a financial advisor at ViaQuest Advisors LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America Inc. Outside of advising, he is involved in a commercial cleaning business and serves as a licensed insurance agent, primarily servicing existing accounts. ViaQuest Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, investment analysis, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension/retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and recently added non-discretionary pension consulting services for employee benefit plans and participants.

Robert Challenger Jr. is a financial advisor with Tremont Street Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Tremont Street Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of Communities in Schools Bay Area, a nonprofit organization. Tremont Street Advisors is a fee-based investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, employing a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis, and integrates its advisory services closely with affiliated accounting and insurance activities.

Brittni Haywood is a financial advisor at Haywood Wealth Management in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Methodist. Haywood Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and participant account management for held-away retirement plan accounts. The firm uses a documented Investment Policy Statement for each client and employs fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods with a long-term trading orientation.

Asim Naseem is a financial advisor at Thales Investment Services, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Thales since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Naseem operates a consulting practice through Run Staffing Inc., providing technical analyst services. Thales Investment Services offers discretionary portfolio management for individual clients and pension/profit-sharing plans, using a proprietary fundamental-value approach that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis. The firm targets distressed and undervalued assets, with strategies that include illiquid and speculative positions while considering domestic and global macroeconomic factors.