Stephanie Blakes is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience. She is an owner and Chief Compliance Officer at Seren Wealth Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2016. Prior to that, she was an independent contractor at Calderwood Financial Strategies and has experience as a real estate broker and insurance agent in Houston, TX. Seren Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as small business retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment process is goal-driven and documented with investment policy statements, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and is owner-managed with a focus on client education through public seminars and financial-literacy workshops.

Alfredo Miranda is a financial advisor at Camden Wealth Advisors LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 11 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cantata Wealth Management, Highpoint Technology Group, and Creativemass Enterprises. Camden Wealth Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, family office services, and pension consulting to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutions. The firm develops customized investment strategies, manages accounts with various techniques, and coordinates advanced planning through affiliated family office entities.

Michael Pearl is a financial advisor at Pearl Capital Investments in Montgomery, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Pearl Capital Investments, he worked at USA Compression Partners, LP and Anadarko Petroleum. Pearl Capital Investments is a small registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth and qualified individual clients through discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a combination of quantitative techniques, fundamental analysis, and modern portfolio theory, and is notable for its use of performance-based compensation and explicit derivatives strategies within separately managed accounts.

Brad Sanders is a financial advisor with Firethorn Partners, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Firethorn Partners in 2017, he was involved with S[cubed] Gastronomic Group LLC from 2013 to 2017. Firethorn Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pooled investment vehicles, trusts, and businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, tax-aware services, and retirement-account rollover advice. The firm employs a tactical index-weighting approach to asset allocation and manages portfolios with global exposure through individual equities and ETFs.

Joseph Piazza III is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Presidio Financial, LLC in Houston, TX. He has held roles at Guardian Life, Wealth Design Group, and John Paul II Catholic School, and operates Piazza Wealth Strategies, LLC as a holding company for Presidio Financial. Presidio Financial serves individuals, business entities, and retirement plans through discretionary asset management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, utilizing passive and factor-based strategies with tailored risk profiles, and offers both in-house and co-advised portfolio management.

Michael Hibbetts is a CFP® and CFA® with six years of industry experience. He is currently with ViaQuest Advisors LLC and previously worked at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC and Arbor Point Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, Hibbetts serves as a boat captain at the Armand Bayou Nature Center and holds board and finance committee roles at the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church. ViaQuest Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, investment analysis, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and pension/retirement plans. The firm combines multiple investment methodologies with advisor judgment and recently expanded to offer pension consulting services at both the plan and participant levels.

Matthew Semeyn is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with McKinney Capital Management in Houston, TX, where he has worked for over a decade. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera and Mutual Securities, Inc. Semeyn is also an independent insurance agent in addition to his advisory work. McKinney Capital Management provides personalized discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals and various entities, including family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based approach with a generally long-term investment strategy while incorporating shorter-term trades when appropriate.

Carlos Perez is a financial advisor at Camden Wealth Advisors LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Camden Wealth Advisors since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Perez is co-owner of Accesum Consulting Services, a business development and market consulting firm focused on Mexico and Latin America. Camden Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, family office services, and pension consulting to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions. The firm develops customized investment policies and asset allocation strategies, offering tailored portfolios reviewed annually using fundamental and technical analysis.

Barrett Ward is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Champion Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2019, and previously worked at Valcorra Capital. Outside of his advisory role, Ward serves as a financial consultant for Blandford Family Partnership, Ltd., focusing on financial statement analysis and securities evaluation for family financial holdings. Champion Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management and tailored advisory services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and foundations. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and global diversification through passive mutual funds, laddered bonds, and investment-grade fixed income.

Matthew Caire is a CFP® and CFA® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Woodward Caire Advisors, LLC. He previously held positions at Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, Houston Trust Company, Patriot Wealth Management, and Linscomb Wealth. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches investments for the CFP program at Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. Woodward Caire Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, family offices, and other registered advisers, generally applying a $1 million minimum for direct management. The firm offers discretionary wealth and portfolio management with integrated financial planning, following a Sustainable Growth at a Reasonable Price (SGARP) investment philosophy implemented through a quantitative and qualitative bottom-up process.

Laura Smith is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and has been with Heritage Asset Advisors Ltd., LLP since 2009. She is based in Houston, TX, and holds a Series 65 license. Heritage Asset Advisors is an independent firm with a four-advisor team managing approximately $256 million for around 400 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to each client’s profile, with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management options.

Edmund Lesage Jr. is a financial advisor at Integrity Financial Planning, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Logical Investments, LLC and Next Financial Group, Inc. He is also an officer and director of the Edmund and Brenda Lesage Family Foundation, a small private nonprofit organization. Integrity Financial Planning provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing personalized, ultra-low-cost portfolios with active tax and cost management. The firm incorporates a range of analytical methods and may use option overlay strategies, serving a small client roster with support from third-party platforms and sub-advisory services.

Matthew Silvey is a financial advisor at Texas Family Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Texas Family Wealth, he worked at the YMCA and held various roles including positions at Sunny's Pizza and Wings and Clay & Company. Texas Family Wealth serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans by providing customized wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a fiduciary, customized investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, typically focusing on long-term strategies and offering a distinctive wrap fee program that includes bundled transaction costs.

Michael Kuznicki is a financial advisor at Ridgeback Capital Management with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with firms including Ohio National, Genworth, and John Hancock. Kuznicki is also a principal of a CPA firm. Ridgeback Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable institutions by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers and model portfolios. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and primarily utilizes sub-advisors for discretionary trading and portfolio oversight.

Thomas Rush is a financial advisor at Tremont Street Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Ham, Langston & Brezina LLP as a CPA since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in training and administration at Tremont Street Financial Group and holds insurance agency responsibilities within the affiliated Tremont Street Insurance Services. Tremont Street Advisors is a fee-based investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis in portfolio management and integrates its advisory services with accounting and insurance activities through affiliated entities.

Audrey Petrash is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently at Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. in Houston, TX. She has been with the Stegent group of firms since 2013, including roles at Stegent Financial Services PC and Cornelius, Stegent & Price, LLP. Stegent Equity Advisors provides personal financial planning and investment management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, closely held business owners, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a buy-and-hold approach and uses asset-allocation models regularly rebalanced according to client objectives.

Kyle Louvar is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. He is a financial advisor at Guided Capital Wealth Management, LLC in Houston, TX, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to this, he held roles at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Outside of his advisory work, Kyle serves as Secretary of Our Way Holdings II, LLC, a company that holds a nonoperating interest in My Way Holdings LLC, owner of Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino. Guided Capital Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm manages discretionary portfolios through a wrap fee program, using risk tolerance models and a combination of index and actively managed ETFs, individual stocks, and specialty instruments.

Michael Mc Laughlin is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at ANCAP Financial with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities, and Lochton Capital. ANCAP Financial provides fee-only financial planning and wealth management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a passive, asset-class approach with mutual funds, ETFs, and outside managers, and also offers retirement plan consulting and advisory services.

Alok Himmatramka is a financial advisor with OPPOQUEST, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with OPPOQUEST since 2013. OPPOQUEST provides investment management to individual and business clients through separately managed accounts, focusing on portfolio management with multiple model strategies and customized mandates. The firm employs a bottoms-up fundamental analysis approach and integrates diverse asset classes with an emphasis on risk controls.

Paul Broughton Sr. is a financial advisor at The Broughton Investment Group, Inc. in Houston, TX, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with the firm since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Broughton provides financial bookkeeping for a marine supply business in which he holds a minority interest and owns a restaurant, Cantina Laredo, in Houston. The Broughton Investment Group offers investment and wealth management, financial planning, and educational services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and professionals such as doctors, attorneys, and CPAs. The firm employs a fee-only, discretionary management approach using tactical and dynamic asset allocation grounded in modern portfolio theory and fundamental analysis.