Darin Womble is a financial advisor at ARK Alliance Financial LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at institutions including JP Morgan Chase, TD Ameritrade, and TIAA-CREF. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of Next Generation Academy, a pre-school in Pearland, Texas. ARK Alliance Financial is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and customized consulting, with portfolios constructed using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities based on clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Daniel Blum is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Evan Capital with 10 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Caneel Consulting, TRE Lodging Investors, and QUAI Ventures, and currently manages Glenhaven Capital LLC and Blum Realty Ventures LLC. Blum serves on the Board of Directors of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, where he chairs the Investment Committee. Evan Capital provides discretionary investment advice and portfolio management primarily to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and charitable funds. The firm uses a data-driven, quantitative, and rules-based approach focusing on ETFs and equities, offering tactical allocations across various asset classes and managing client accounts on a discretionary basis.

Samir Sinha is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he held positions at Franklin Templeton, Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors, and Sinsonte Capital Management. Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions specializes in integrated wealth transfer, financial and estate planning, and asset management for high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, and foundations. The firm focuses on coordinating estate and trust services with other professional advisors and offers tailored, goals-based planning and supervisory oversight of investment subaccounts within various insurance structures.

Mohammad Hussaini is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Thales Investment Services, Inc. in Houston, TX, bringing six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Thales in 2019, he worked as a consultant and was self-employed. Outside of his advisory role, Hussaini holds leadership positions in several businesses, including serving as Chairman of Purity Foods Group, a protein-focused foodservice distributor, and Vice President of the American Halal Foundation, a halal consulting agency. Thales Investment Services provides discretionary portfolio management for individual clients and pension/profit-sharing plans, using a proprietary fundamental-value approach that integrates both fundamental and technical analysis and considers domestic and global macroeconomic and geopolitical factors.

John Geralt is a financial advisor at Ebquant, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at various firms including Tong Management Group, Juniper Networks, and Wolters Kluwer. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Geralt is an executive recruiter for Juniper Networks and provides bookkeeping and tax consulting services through Tong Management Group. Ebquant offers portfolio management and financial planning to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and others, using a blended investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Samuel Goodfriend is a financial advisor with WealthValues, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining WealthValues in 2021, he worked at Edward Jones from 2019 to 2021. WealthValues serves individual and high-net-worth clients with wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and tax-aware strategies that combine passive and active management. The firm manages approximately $466.5 million in client assets with a notably high assets-under-advisor ratio given its small client base and staff.

Lynn Elliott is a financial advisor at Fortiter Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and AllianceBernstein L.P. Elliott is co-owner of a family-owned land entity as part of estate planning. Fortiter Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios, using third-party sub-advisors and proprietary model portfolios, and is notable for its use of margin and borrowing in client accounts.

James Keys Jr. is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2002 and also operates Neal Financial Group, LP, which provides fixed insurance products. In addition to his advisory roles, Keys is a partner in a family business involved in purchasing and renovating homes for resale. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm provides a variety of investment delivery options supported by an in-house research team and combines large-scale advisory operations with a range of non-advisory financial products.

Traci Williams is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with WRWCO, LLC since 2003. WRWCO, LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses, managing approximately $98 million in assets across a client base of about 50–52 relationships. The firm employs a value-oriented, balanced investment approach emphasizing income with growth, with portfolios diversified across equities and fixed-income securities.

Rasool Shaik is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with EMC Capital Management, LLC in Houston, TX, with 18 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Doliver Advisors L.P., EMC Asset Management, LLC, Eagle Global Advisors, LLC, and EMC Wealth Management. Shaik serves as the principal of EMC Asset Management, LLC, which acts as the general partner to the EMC Alpha Fund. EMC Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary investment management and retirement plan advisory services, primarily serving high-net-worth individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm offers passive, asset-class ETF portfolios and manages private pooled funds using quantitative, factor-weighted strategies that may include derivatives and leverage.

William Williams is a financial advisor at WRWCO, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with WRWCO, LLC since 2000 and previously worked at United Planners Financial Services and Tiger Investment Corporation. WRWCO, LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and organizations, focusing on value-oriented, balanced portfolios that emphasize regular and increasing cash payments alongside capital appreciation. The firm manages accounts primarily through Fidelity, employing diversification and complex operational features such as borrowing within separately managed accounts.

Patrick Shinn is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience and has been with Heritage Asset Advisors Ltd., LLP since 2007. He is based in Houston, TX, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Shinn hosts a weekly radio show called Money Matters on KTRH in Houston. Heritage Asset Advisors is an independent firm with a four-advisor team managing approximately $256 million for around 400 clients. The firm provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, employing a tailored investment process that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Laura Full is a financial advisor at A3 Capital Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Hourglass Capital, LLC from 2008 to 2026 before joining A3 Capital Partners, LLC. A3 Capital Advisors is a small registered investment adviser serving primarily high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting. The firm emphasizes individualized Investment Policy Statements, fundamental analysis, and long-term trading strategies, managing both traditional asset-based and performance-fee accounts.

Fred Dittman is a financial advisor at Virtuevian Ventures with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in ranch management and works as a hunting guide during the hunting season. Virtuevian Ventures serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and certain business and corporate accounts, providing discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement guidance. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach supplemented by multiple research methods and tactical reallocations, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including derivatives within separately managed accounts.

James Rush is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience and has been with Signature Financial Advisors since 2016. He also founded Veteran Care Advisors of Texas, which provides education and consulting services to qualified veterans regarding government benefits and planning. Additionally, he is a partner in A-1 PR Management LLC, a firm offering real estate management and consulting services. Signature Financial Advisors serves individuals, closely held businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans by providing investment supervisory services, manager-of-managers selection, pension consulting, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm works on a non-discretionary basis, selecting third-party asset managers and conducting regular reviews to manage client portfolios.

James Walter is a financial advisor at Founders Capital Management Inc with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Shamrock Equity Advisors, Inc., Quasar Distributors, LLC, Lighthouse Capital Management, and Connecticut General Life Insurance Co since the early 1990s. Founders Capital Management provides customized investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm uses a fundamental analysis approach with external research and committee review to build diversified portfolios across various asset classes, investing with a multi-quarter to multi-year horizon while employing strategies such as short selling and option writing.

Kevin Londergan is a financial advisor at BayRock Financial, L.L.C. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and is also a partner in the CPA firm Bond, Snider, Glaw & Londergan, LLP, which focuses on income and estate tax planning, tax return preparation, asset protection, and business advisory services for small business owners. He is part owner of Oglesby & Londergan Financial Services, Inc., a tax planning and small business advisory firm. BayRock Financial serves individual investors and other advisers by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios and ETF-based model allocations, integrating financial planning with investment management through a formal multi-tier subscription planning program and a documented planning process.

Robert Rexford is a financial advisor at Rexford Capital with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Goldman Sachs and Deloitte. Rexford’s background also includes roles at Southern Methodist University and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Rexford Capital is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $151 million for around 62 clients, primarily affluent individuals and retirees, along with corporations, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, behaviorally informed investment approach with a focus on equity exposure, complemented by municipal bonds and covered-option strategies, and incorporates enterprise-grade AI tools to support research and monitoring.

Frank Mckinney III is a financial advisor at McKinney Capital Management with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Mutual Securities, Inc., Cetera Advisors LLC, and Securities America Advisors, Inc. He is also an independent insurance agent. McKinney Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach with a generally long-term investment strategy, and also facilitates the use of external managers and referrals to independent third-party advisers.

William Garwood is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Cypress Asset Management Inc. in Houston, TX, where he has worked since 2012. He has 13 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he manages operations at W2 Development Partners, a land development business. Cypress Asset Management, Inc. is an independent investment adviser providing separately managed portfolios to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term, fundamental equity investing and offers distinct strategies tailored to client objectives, managing a substantial asset base with a small advisory team.