Maria Asher is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. She has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2024, following a decade at Westwood Wealth Management. Maria 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 utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies and incorporates third-party manager platforms as part of its AMC Advantage program.

Judith Willoughby is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. She has worked with Voya-affiliated firms since 2002, including Valic Financial Advisors and Voya Financial Partners, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed annuity and life insurance products and also serves as a notary public. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and managed account programs through a broad network, combining in-house and third-party strategies with technology-enabled tools to implement mostly non-discretionary investment recommendations.

Lindsay Lambert is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC based in Houston, TX. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Purse Kaplan Sterling, RBC Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and UBS Financial Services. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term investment portfolios that incorporate ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors serving over 13,000 clients.

Allison Swantkowski is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Park Avenue Securities, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Between 2020 and 2024, she was a stay-at-home mom. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of Guardian Life Insurance Company, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and investment management solutions tailored to client needs, including discretionary and model-based strategies.

Robert Burks is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Chase Investment Services. He is also involved with Green Financial Group and Winstone Wealth Partners as a financial advisor. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered 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, individual securities, bonds, alternative investments, and independent sub-advisers, supported by operational tools and a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Selena Krampota is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2016, as well as Lifebridge Financial Group since 2013. Her responsibilities include writing comprehensive financial plans and providing portfolio and financial advice to clients. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan design, and oversight, supporting recommendations with rigorous due diligence across multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Alyssa Berry is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2018 and previously at Flight Services International. Outside of her advisory role, she is also an agent involved in non-securities insurance products. 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-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Michael Moreno is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Citigroup since 2022. Prior to that, he was with JPMorgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA from 2014 to 2022. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

Christine Tran is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing six 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. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio offering for employees that relies on algorithm-driven risk assessment and deploys investments via approved model strategies managed by PNC or third parties.

Jeffrey Kacal is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2015. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. Mercer Global Advisors emphasizes a globally diversified investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, offering a range of portfolio management and planning services.

Maximo Lopez is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mutual of Omaha, Allstate Life and Financial Services, and U.S. Bancorp Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he is active in Toastmasters, serving as both a club member and area director. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily 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 employs discretionary unified managed accounts with a technology-driven approach and operates at scale with over 1,200 advisors managing approximately $29.2 billion.

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.

Vincent Nguyen is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and based in Houston, TX. He has one year of industry experience and has held positions at The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston and Future Financial South. He has also been affiliated with the University of Houston since 2022. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets and employs a diversified investment process that blends passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

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.

Thomas Sartor is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Financial Advisory Group Inc from 2014 to 2024 and has been with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2024. He serves as the Vice President of Programming for the CFA Society of Houston. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, employing a strategic investment approach that combines active and passive management with quantitative and fundamental research.

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. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kestra Advisory, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Citigroup Global Markets. Hayes also serves as Managing Director of ATRA VIR Capital, LLC. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed account and wrap programs, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-driven tools to implement investment recommendations, delivering services through a large network of advisers and a broad product shelf.