Paul Culbertson is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. in Houston, Texas. His previous work includes roles at Houston Asset Management, Blue Sky Financial Planning, and Spring Branch ISD. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser that provides customized portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a variety of model strategies and uses technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts, with a notable focus on airline industry employees and privately offered Shorepoint income funds.

Hector Romero is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several notable firms, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Merrill, and Wells Fargo. His career also includes roles outside of finance, such as positions at Amazon, Walmart, and Wayland Baptist University. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with institutional-scale resources and specialized market roles.

Michael Hipson is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and is also affiliated with Ameritas Investment Corp and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Since 1996, he has served as president of Hipson Benefits LLC, a business that sells health, dental, life, and ancillary insurance lines to small businesses. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, relying on model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

Wan Yang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple organizations, including Blue Cross Blue Shield and Humana, and has been involved with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory work, Yang serves as Vice Chair of the Chinese Civic Center and Chairman of the Katy Chinese Service Center, where he also teaches music and art. Transamerica Financial Advisors offers investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms. The firm supports individual investors, high net worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans, managing approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Cullen Brock is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, Merrill, Bank of America, and Sentinel Trust Company prior to joining Citigroup. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and securities pricing, and provides a broad range of advisory, execution, and custody services.

Jason Neslony is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and SWS Capital Investment LLC. Neslony is involved with Neslony Capital LLC, a non-investment-related business entity. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a variety of programs. The firm provides access to third-party asset managers, turnkey asset management platforms, and a firm-managed separately managed account program supported by major strategists such as Fidelity, BlackRock, and Goldman Sachs.

Eleisha Marzetta is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Amerant Bank, Keller Williams - Remax Gen, and Comerica Bank. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, leveraging an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates through proprietary and third-party methodologies.

Julie Anderson is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. She has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and concurrently operates Glaser Financial Services, providing insurance and financial services. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals, offering a range of financial planning and portfolio management services through multiple program structures and emphasizing recommendation-based advice.

Mario Valenzuela is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Santander Bank and Equivida, a life insurance company. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm is notable for its large institutional scale, in-house research capabilities, and roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Horacio Gomez Rabago is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Citigroup Global Markets. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Lawrence Okechukwu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2018 and has been with World Financial Group, Inc. since 2015. Outside of finance, he serves as a library assistant for the Windham School District. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a variety of proprietary and third-party investment models, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

Tatum Garcia is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic in 2025, Garcia held positions in various organizations including Vitalus Health and Flatbay Capital. Outside of advisory services, Garcia is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of advisors. The firm utilizes Envestnet’s platform for unified managed accounts and employs a centralized technology approach to manage approximately $29.2 billion in assets.

Mary Hollier is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and is also an agent with Agia, where she engages in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Louis Merkle III is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 license and over 31 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2006, with a brief tenure at Merkle Financial Group, which he co-owns. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and support services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to its affiliated advisors.

Mark Schubert is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Principal Life Insurance Company since 2010 and Principal Securities Inc. since 2016, and is currently with Union Financial. Outside of advising, he is involved in stock photography and serves as President-Elect of the League City Rotary Club, where he leads community service projects. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Brandt Jordan is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities. His work history includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and White Rhino Financial. Outside of his financial advisory career, he is a co-owner of Old Republic English Bulldogs, a dog breeding business. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Abel Olivares is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Next Financial Group, Inc. for 13 years before joining Centaurus Financial in 2020. Outside of advisory work, Olivares is involved in several business activities including serving as CEO of 401K Hombre, which offers financial planning, insurance services, legal and tax service coordination, and real estate executive management, and he owns LaRyss Music, promoting a recording artist. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized services such as annuity and variable life sub-account management, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with a variety of analytical approaches.

David Levy is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He has previously worked at Republic Wealth Advisors and Partners Solutions. Outside of his advisory role, Levy is a co-owner and co-founder of D&E Ventures, a business involved in buying and selling tickets to sporting events, and he chairs the Boruchin Initiatives Committee on the Board of Directors of the Jewish National Fund – USA. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor strategies, with a range of implementation options and additional estate and tax planning services.

Sonia Dowell is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following six years at The Ayco Company, LP./Mercer Allied. Based in Houston, TX, she provides wealth management services within a large integrated financial firm. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services delivers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers, offering tailored programs such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support integrated across its affiliated entities.

Christy McCarthy is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at American General Financial Group since 2000 and is currently co-owner of McCarthy Pressure Washing Services, where she manages marketing and scheduling. Valic Financial Advisors 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.