Michael Ferraro is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Envestnet, and BlackRock. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors.

Jon Urruzuno is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for nine years before joining Oppenheimer in 2022. 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 broad range of investment programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with an emphasis on both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Charles Luke is a financial advisor with RBC Rochdale, LLC in Houston, TX, holding the CFA® designation along with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. He has 15 years of industry experience, including eight years at City National Rochdale and eight years at Avalon Advisors LLC. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an active, multi-strategy investment approach that combines quantitative screening and fundamental analysis, implementing portfolios across various asset classes with tools such as proprietary asset-allocation models and Monte Carlo simulations.

Raya Kulkarni is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning and has prior experience at TIAA-CREF and Sunbelt Securities, Inc. Kulkarni is also president of POINT FRONTIER, LLC, a business consulting firm focused on operations efficiency and business planning. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and offers a range of supplemental strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Jennifer Frazier is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Frontier Investment Management Co from 2015 to 2020. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors such as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory services with an emphasis on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and varied investment vehicles.

Stephanie Clay is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing eight years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and Wells Fargo prior to joining Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Ryan Smith is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management based in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE, and Scottrade. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online, discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm employs algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio execution and proxy voting to third parties, utilizing mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Jessica Lim is a financial advisor at Corient with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Avalon Wealth Management and Avalon Investment & Advisory before joining Corient in 2023. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that incorporates in-house management, third-party solutions, and risk management tools.

Cade Horton is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors, he was an agent selling non-securities insurance products for Agia. 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Constance Bolen is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Truist Advisory Services. Her prior roles include positions at Cetera and Hancock Whitney Bank. She serves as a board member and co-chair of the Volunteer and Mission Capacity Committee for the American Red Cross Louisiana Capital Area Chapter. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platform arrangements.

Francisco Pastor is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2017, following brief periods at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of advising, Pastor is a partner in a technology consulting firm, PRXIMA Companies LLC. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs along with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large-scale institutional capabilities with specialized market roles, including derivatives and futures services, and provides bespoke solutions for very large client relationships.

Daniel Tiprigan is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent 11 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. He serves as Treasurer of Christ Our Hope Community Church in Houston, where he oversees investments and manages the church’s financial affairs. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm uses centralized investment resources and model portfolios, delivering services through both discretionary and non-discretionary managers while offering specialized programs such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support.

Azar Azarpour is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 21 years of industry experience and has been with Transamerica since 2012. Azarpour is also involved in marketing strategies for Sriya AI through SRIYA DXL LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party managers to implement advisory services and operates an integrated retirement plan ecosystem with affiliated entities.

David Hill is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 13 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Fisher Investments, Raymond James Financial, and LPL Financial. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets, implementing diversified, risk-class based allocations through a blend of passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Emely Benitez is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with VALIC Financial Advisors since 2023. In addition to her advisory role, she is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for Agia. VALIC Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of investment advisors.

Samuel Nelson Archer is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Ameritas and multiple other financial and insurance-related businesses, where he has focused extensively on serving physicians and attorneys. He is involved in several related side activities, including managing a website that provides disability insurance information for physicians and leading physician-focused financial associations. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by risk-aligned portfolio construction and a network of third-party partners and custodial platforms.

Gan Li is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient, Gan worked at Avidian Wealth Solutions and held positions at several other firms including Next Financial and Provident Wealth Management. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and actively monitors portfolios using risk management tools and stress testing.

Alexa Tejeda is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Voya since 2020. Prior to her current role, she was involved in client relations management at Houston Financial Wealth Management LLC. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through multiple program structures, primarily emphasizing non-discretionary investment recommendations.

Raymond Vitek Jr. is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 44 years of industry experience and holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. He has been active in various roles including at Linea Wealth Group, LLC and Vitek Insurance Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns rural land in Fayette County, Texas, from which he receives royalties. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jennifer Kim is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she operates as an independent insurance agent and is involved in a tax assistance service that helps clients complete IRS tax returns. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors such as retirement plan sponsors, charities, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides a variety of financial services through multiple program structures, primarily offering non-discretionary advice and combining SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer functions.