James Carlton is a financial advisor at CHJ Wealth Management with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Carlton, Hofferkamp and Jenks Wealth Management, LLC since 2010. Outside of finance, he is a partner in Fantasyland Records LLC, a music recording business. CHJ Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm’s five-advisor team manages approximately $540 million across about 286 client relationships, providing individualized, account-level portfolio management with a discretionary approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis.

Ricardo Roche Maldonado is a financial advisor at Banorte Asset Management, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Banorte Securities International, Ltd. since 2013. Maldonado has been with Banorte Asset Management since 2019. Banorte Asset Management, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers customized portfolios through its BAM Traditional program and a white-label digital platform, serving a substantially international client base with a focus on Latin America.

Gregory Bickhart is a financial advisor with Awaken Wealth Partners LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Thrivent Investment Management. Outside of advisory services, he is the owner of Arborbrook Consultants of GA, LLC, which manages expenses related to his affiliated businesses. Awaken Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, estates, and trusts with financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan advisory. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives, generally employs a long-term investment approach with fundamental analysis, and may use external managers while overseeing those relationships.

Patrick Wehrly is a financial advisor at SageGuard Financial Group, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at SageGuard Financial Group since 2014, with prior experience operating his own office since 1993. Outside of advising, he owns a charter yacht business and a self-storage facility in Spring, TX, and provides income tax preparation services as an enrolled agent. SageGuard Financial Group is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, employing both fundamental and technical analysis across a range of model strategies and asset allocations.

Daniel Wheless is a Series 65 licensed advisor with AWM Financial Services Inc. in The Woodlands, TX, where he has worked since 2000, totaling 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Portfolio Dynamix, Retirement Wealth Advisors, Inc., and FormulaFolio Investments, LLC. He is also CEO of AWM Insurance Services Inc., where he is involved in life insurance and annuity sales. AWM Financial Services Inc. is a six-advisor team managing $233.7 million in discretionary assets for over 1,300 clients. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services, employing a model-driven investment process that combines quantitative, fundamental, and economic analyses.

Gary Alden is a financial advisor with Kingwood Investment Group and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 32 years of industry experience, including positions at NEXT Financial Group, LPL Financial, and UBS Financial Services. Alden has been with Kingwood Investment Group since 2024. Kingwood Investment Group is an SEC-registered advisory team that serves individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $126.5 million across about 244 relationships. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory oversight, using tailored investment strategies including asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and both long- and short-term trading.

Wesley Peirce is a financial advisor at Peirce Capital Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Peirce Capital Management since 2007. The firm provides investment management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. Peirce Capital Management emphasizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, primarily using passively managed asset-class mutual funds and tools such as Monte Carlo analysis to support portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring.

Ross King is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Waterway Wealth Management, L.L.C. He previously worked at Regions Bank for five years and Northern Trust for six years. Waterway Wealth Management provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm offers ERISA plan services, operates a tiered wrap program with a substantial asset base, and utilizes institutional custodial platforms along with held-away account management technology.

Travis Verdin is a financial advisor with Sage Capital Advisors, LLC in Tomball, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and over 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Sage Capital Advisors since 2015 and also owns T1 Computer Services, a non-investment related business providing IT monitoring and maintenance. Sage Capital Advisors serves pension and profit-sharing plans, plan sponsors, participants, individuals, families, and certain nonprofit clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant education, financial planning, and other consulting services with a value-oriented investment approach that utilizes equities, ETFs, fixed income, tactical strategies, and third-party managers tailored to client objectives.

Diana Blair is a financial advisor at Sage Capital Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Sage Capital Advisors since 2005. Sage Capital Advisors serves pension and profit-sharing plans, plan sponsors and participants, individuals, families, and certain nonprofit clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant education, and financial planning through a value-oriented investment process that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes individual equities, ETFs, fixed income, tactical strategies, and outside managers.

John Cook is a financial advisor with Managed Financial Services Corp Inc in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Managed Financial Services, Inc. since 1997. Managed Financial Services Corporation, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm specializes in mutual funds and annuity products, applying a committee-driven investment process that includes proprietary tools and formal monitoring to tailor portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Nicholas Drew is a financial advisor at Modern Capital Advisors, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Modern Capital Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-owner of Retro DJ To Go, LLC, a disc jockey service, and serves as Attorney-In-Fact for the Lakes At Cypress Hill Home Owners Association, handling accounting duties. Modern Capital Advisors provides financial planning, portfolio and wealth management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach with diversified portfolios and offers Strategic Portfolio Management strategies through various custodial platforms.

Daniel Michalk is a CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Waterway Wealth Management, L.L.C. since 2012, where he serves as one of two advisors. The firm provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. Waterway Wealth Management integrates comprehensive financial planning with investment management, operating a tiered wrap program and utilizing institutional custodial platforms to support its client services.

Lyndin Simpson is a financial advisor at Stenger Family Office, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Hines Private Wealth Solutions LLC and other financial services firms. Stenger Family Office serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities, managing approximately $735 million. The firm offers tailored portfolios through diverse investment strategies and provides a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, family office services, a subscription content service, and pension consulting.

Javier Guzman Ortiz is the sole advisor and owner of Erguz, LLC, based in The Woodlands, TX, holding a Series 65 credential and with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Erguz since its founding in 2012. Erguz primarily serves high-net-worth individuals through discretionary asset management and sub-advisory services, managing approximately $889 million in discretionary assets. The firm applies a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across diverse instruments including ETFs, options, and emerging-market securities, conducting regular account reviews and accommodating client-imposed investment restrictions.

Sam Ling is a financial advisor at Skybound Wealth USA with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Beacon Global Advisor Network, MMPI Financial Services, Ltd, and Allsop Ireland. Skybound Wealth USA serves individuals, families, and internationally mobile clients with investment management, financial planning, and cross-border pension advice, including UK pension transfers and ongoing pension management. The firm employs a centralized investment governance framework and typically provides non-discretionary investment recommendations, relying on affiliated personnel for research and due diligence within an international network.

Richard Wiesner is a financial advisor at Haven Wealth Group in Cypress, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He previously retired from 2009 to 2018 before joining his current firm. Haven Wealth Group provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, foundations, pension and 401(k) plans, and corporations. The firm emphasizes direct selection of individual stocks and bonds, tailoring asset allocations to clients’ risk tolerance, cash-flow needs, and values.

Jared Virgadamo is a financial advisor at Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., and Manske Wealth Management. Before transitioning into finance, he served four years in the United States Marine Corps and was involved with the First Baptist Church of Clovis for six years. Granite Harbor Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional sponsors, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages portfolios that include public and private securities and sponsors multiple private funds alongside providing traditional portfolio management services.

Jonathan Salvato is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Diamond Client Group, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Cerity Partners LLC, Investec Wealth Strategies, and Asset Management Advisors, LLC. He is also the owner of Financialpanthering.com, a platform providing free financial planning education through newsletters, podcasts, and videos. Diamond Client Group serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as business clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-adviser selection. The firm employs fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to tailor long-term investment strategies.

Conor Mullens is a financial advisor at Kingwood Investment Group with a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Kingwood Investment Group, he worked for Bruker Scientific LLC for ten years. Kingwood Investment Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services, offering tailored investment recommendations and managing approximately $120 million in assets under management.