Ying Fang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at several major health insurance companies including United Health, Aetna Inc, and Humana, and is involved with Inheritguard, LLC, providing education and support on estate planning issues. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios and providing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Travis Bashaw is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Houston, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Independent Financial Group, he spent nine years with Better Homes and Gardens/Gary Greene. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse clientele, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate plans, offering a range of financial planning and portfolio management solutions. The firm utilizes both firm- and third-party investment models with an emphasis on strategic asset allocation and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Georgina Willis is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at PNC Investments since 2021 and previously held roles at BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, BBVA Securities Inc., and Compass Bank from 2016 to 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she is a licensed notary public and works as a retail floor associate for Burlington. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees. The firm uses algorithmic risk assessment and delegates portfolio implementation to third parties, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Billie Murski III is a financial advisor with Mariner in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He worked at Patriot Wealth Management, Inc. for 12 years before joining Mariner Wealth Advisors in 2019. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to specialized tax and family office services. The firm utilizes a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services alongside traditional advisory offerings.

Jennifer Bauman is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Agia and Valic Financial Advisors since 2023. Outside of her advisory role, she is an appointed agent for non-securities insurance products with 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 advisors. The firm manages approximately $29.2 billion and serves nearly 300,000 clients with a technology-driven and model-based approach.

Charles Mcrae III is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2022 and previously held roles at Autumn Lane Advisors, LLC and Investec Wealth Strategies. He is based in Houston, TX. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other investors. The firm manages approximately $126.9 billion in client assets and offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

John Buchan is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and having three years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Primerica Advisors, Primerica Financial Services, and eleven years with Katy ISD. Additionally, he serves as an agent selling non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account solutions through a large network of advisors and employs a technology-driven approach to manage approximately $29.2 billion in assets.

Todd Bornholtz is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2016. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily 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, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and technology-driven solutions.

David Gregory is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2019, following seven years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized financial planning and portfolio management supported by proprietary strategic models and access to a broad range of affiliated resources and services.

Joshua Patterson is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Wealth Partners Alliance, Avidian Wealth Solutions (formerly STA Wealth Management), IMS Securities, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Patterson Financial, LP, a personal finance business structure for which he serves as general partner. 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 emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other asset classes, supported by internal due diligence and platform integrations.

Rodney Christ is a financial advisor at SPC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Sigma Financial Corporation since 2014. Outside of advising, he is an independently licensed insurance agent appointed with various insurance companies. SPC serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a network of over 460 advisors and manages approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services with a range of discretionary and nondiscretionary options.

Erica Falcomata is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. She has worked within various divisions of Truist and its predecessor firms since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, Falcomata serves as the administrator of a family estate and is president of a local school advisory committee. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI‑enabled research tools and integrated inter-affiliate service arrangements.

Kyle Gregory is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. based in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Frost Brokerage Services, Frost Bank, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions through investment advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs via the Passageway platform, combining multiple investment strategies and third-party portfolio management options.

Daniel Legaye is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AIG Capital Services, America General Life Insurance, Linden Thomas and Company Securities, and Moody Securities, among others. Valic Financial Advisors 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.

Sanjay George is a financial advisor at Corient with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Rock & Co LLC, Rockefeller Financial LLC, and Raymond James & Associates. George is based in Houston, TX. 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 corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Matthew Dorsey is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with four years of industry experience. He currently works with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has prior experience at Morgan Stanley, Egon Zehnder, and Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company. 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’s investment process combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research.

Jimmiral Taylor Lucas is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with one year of industry experience. His career includes roles at multiple firms within the Empower network and other companies since 2017. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm utilizes an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focuses on long-term portfolio returns through a point-in-time financial planning approach and optional managed accounts.

William Marks is a financial advisor at Corient with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked for Avalon Wealth Management LLC and Avalon Investment & Advisory for ten years. Marks joined Corient and its related entities in 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 corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates individual security and fixed-income strategies with third-party manager solutions and customized asset allocation.

Summer Roberts is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Foundations in 2023, she worked at AE Wealth Management, LLC for four years and has been involved with Impact Partners Financial, LLC since 2010, where she serves as CEO. Outside of advisory work, she is president and chairman of the board at Lola Business Development, Inc., and serves as a board member and treasurer for The Galloway School, a private Christian school. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC offers financial planning and portfolio management services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and works with model portfolios and multiple third-party sub-advisers to deliver customized investment advice.

Gregory Cleare is a financial professional with GWN Securities Inc. in Fresno, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and DJ of Rubber Room Entertainment, a mobile DJ service. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios through a large network of over 400 advisors.