John Grover is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Performance Group. Grover is also an independent contractor with Winstone Wealth Partners, where he manages his clients. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investments, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Luther Mccollister is a CFP® with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Valic Financial Advisors and has also held a position with Agia since 2022. Outside of advisory work, he serves as an agent offering non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. primarily serves U.S. individuals—including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients—as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning services through a large network of advisors and utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts with tax-aware and impact overlays.

Brett Williams is a financial advisor with Corient in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Avalon Wealth Management and Avalon Advisors. Since 2010, he has served as a director of the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Family Foundation. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities, using a goals-based, team investment approach that includes both in-house and third-party strategies.

John Kaleh is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Fahnestock & Co. Inc., a division of Oppenheimer, for 23 years. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a variety of programs that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios.

Kamran Ellini is a CFP® and ChFC® with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and The Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2011 and held prior roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Investment Professionals, Inc., and Ameriprise. He is associated with Guardian Life, an enterprise firm serving individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, combining advisor-led management with model-based strategies and access to proprietary programs and select third-party solutions.

Graydon Oliver is a financial advisor at Corient with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Avalon Wealth Management, LLC and Avalon Advisors, LLC. Graydon has been with Corient and its related entities since 2023. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Raymond Hayes Jr. is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at Kestra Advisory, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Citigroup Global Markets. He is also the managing director of ATRA VIR Capital, LLC. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory and broker-dealer firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a combination of in-house and third-party strategies, with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Kevin Torralba is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having seven years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2019 and also works with Agia. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in non-securities insurance product activities. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and wrap programs through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and a technology-driven investment approach.

David Anderson is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been affiliated with Princor Financial Services Corp and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2014. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance brokerage activities related to life, fixed annuities, health, and group insurance products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. 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.

Nicole Saldivar is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Agia, Allstate, Glorias, and Macys. Outside of financial advising, she creates social media content focused on travel and lifestyle brands across platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm uses Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and manages approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets across about 1,239 advisors.

Braden Dawes is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, he has held roles at Agia and Saudi Aramco. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, leveraging Envestnet-developed portfolio models and maintaining a large advisor base.

Courtney Fleming is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining VALIC, Fleming worked at Pure IT (Insperity) and Long View Systems. Outside of finance, Fleming performs improvisational comedy with Comedy Sportz Houston, participating both on stage and in various front-of-house roles. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models for portfolio construction.

Joseph Johnston III is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Houston, TX, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 23 years of industry experience. Before joining Integrated Wealth Concepts in 2020, he worked for Northwestern Mutual and its affiliates from 2002 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, Johnston is involved in life coaching and serves as a softball coach for the West University Softball Association. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, and family office services, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Karen Waters is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2025, she worked at Classic Auto Group Galveston and Catalyst Trading Company. She is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer that serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors, leveraging technology and model solutions to manage roughly $29.2 billion for close to 300,000 clients.

Rodger Hoofnagle is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected through employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary model separating one-time planning from ongoing managed accounts and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Patricia Peterson is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Prudential Equity Group, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in running an online jewelry business called So Loved, LLC. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios that utilize ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, supported by internal due diligence and a range of operational tools.

Peter Watson is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services in Houston, TX. He has worked with Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2016 and operates Watson Wealth Management, an independent LLC. Prior to that, he was with Union Financial, Inc. for one year. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Christian Leger is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic and AGIA in 2025, he worked for Vector Marketing, Inc. from 2016 to 2023 and was involved with MidCity Beer Garden in 2024. Outside of advisory roles, Leger is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors. The firm utilizes Envestnet’s platform for discretionary unified managed accounts and employs centralized technology and model solutions to support its sizable client base.

Kyle Brickhouse is a financial advisor with Corient in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient, he worked at Duncan Family Office for four years and Deloitte Tax, LLP for three years. Corient offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house and third-party strategies, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Sarah Bracewell is a financial advisor at Corient in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Avalon Wealth Management and TIAA. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates individual security and fixed-income strategies with third-party managers, utilizing risk management tools and alternative investments as appropriate.