Justin Makris is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 credential. He has 15 years of industry experience, with prior roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company dating back to 2011. He is involved in several business activities related to investment management and serves as a trustee on a family member’s account. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.

Michael Sausley is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving with VALIC Financial Advisors in Houston, TX. His background includes roles at Prudential Equity Group, Wells Fargo Clearing, Citigroup Global Markets, and SagePoint Financial. Outside of finance, he owns Texas Cinematic Film Co., a photography and video services business. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning through a large network of advisors. The firm manages approximately $29.2 billion and emphasizes centralized technology and model-driven investment solutions.

Mason Ouren is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Truist Investment Services in 2023, he worked at Luna Genetics, Inc. and Asuragen, Inc. He also has experience with Jump Gymnastics and The University of Texas at Austin. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, and fiduciary support, implementing advice through discretionary and non-discretionary manager arrangements supported by AI-enabled research and inter-affiliate integration.

Matthew Ozuna is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following a 16-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of O.Z. Lifestyle Brands, a product customization and reselling company. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides 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 offers tailored services and utilizes centralized investment resources, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches within a large integrated financial group.

Sonia Mchenry is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Apollo Rehab/The Medical Resort of The Woodlands and Synergy Care, Inc. She is also an insurance agent for Agia. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services through its broker-dealer operations.

Samuel Dick is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Fayez Sarofim & Co. since 2004. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Houston, TX. Fayez Sarofim & Co. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.5 billion, serving institutions, retirement plans, endowments, corporations, and high net worth individuals. The firm focuses on bottom-up fundamental research with a multi-year investment horizon and offers a range of strategies emphasizing large-cap, liquid equities, with an approach that avoids derivatives, short-selling, and leverage.

Andrew Ziccardi is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of experience at Fayez Sarofim & Co. and an additional eight years at Artisan Partners. He is based in Houston, TX. Fayez Sarofim & Co. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving institutions, retirement plans, endowments, corporations, and high net worth individuals. The firm focuses on bottom-up fundamental research with a multi-year investment horizon, emphasizing large-cap, liquid equities and offering a range of equity and fixed income strategies.

Jeffrey Dorfman is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC since 2017 and held prior roles at Ascende, Inc. and Ascende Wealth Advisers, Inc. from 2014 to 2017. Dorfman is also involved with CHHSZ Holdings, LLC, which owns Prime Capital Investment Advisors. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals—including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients—trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, and family office offerings, employing various investment strategies and providing tax advisory services through an affiliated accounting subsidiary.

John Croy is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with over one year of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously worked at The Financial Advisory Group, LLC. Prior to his advisory career, he spent several years in educational roles at Texas Tech University and Scurry-Rosser High School. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Ignacio D'windt is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Strategic Wealthpartners Ltd, Wells Fargo Clearing, Bank of America, Merrill, and Solutions One LatinAmerica, LLC. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, family offices, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of model allocations and custom portfolios, employing various investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, private and alternative investments, and independent third-party managers.

Tobechukwu Uchidiuno is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 66 credential and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors, he worked at Boursecorp and MusFit. He is also an appointed 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, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Barry Johnson is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2015 to 2022. Outside of advisory work, he is a manager and indirect owner of UK Drinks LLC in Houston. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, while also operating as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Steven Luong is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Allworth Financial, L.P. and AW Securities, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he spent seven years at BlackRock. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and educational resources. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to provide customized investment strategies across various asset classes and specialist portfolios.

Mitchell Craig is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Trippon Wealth Management for five years before joining his current firm. Craig is also a licensed life and health insurance agent. 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 assets and uses a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Stephen Hughes is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 1999 and has held roles at American General Financial Advisors, Sunamerica Capital Services, Inc., and Agia. In addition to his advisory work, he is an agent offering non-securities insurance products. 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 provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and overlay services within a structured supervisory framework.

Donald Terry Jr. is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked with Principal Securities Inc since 1994 and Principal Life Insurance Co since 1998, alongside leading Executive Benefit Solutions Dt Jr since 2006. He serves on the boards of Girls Inc. of Greater Houston and the Houston Galveston Women's Business Center, both nonprofit organizations. 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 through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Robert Skehan is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also an agent with Agia, where he is 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, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Pamela Mayfield Kizzee is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Houston, TX. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. Since 2015, she has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an officer for the National Association of University Women. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a mix of model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis along with modern portfolio theory to manage assets for approximately 14,700 clients.

Jeremiah Weathersbee is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2026 and has prior experience at Hickman, Goza & Spragins. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily 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 consulting services using a technology-driven platform and a broad network of advisors.

Mark Newbould is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2012 and was previously with Chase Investment Services Corp. from 2001 to 2012. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party managers and platforms.