Christopher Sternau is a CFP® professional with experience in accounting and financial services. He is currently an advisor at Altere Financial, LLC and a partner at Evans Sternau CPA LLC, an accounting firm based in The Woodlands, TX. His background includes roles at Andersen Tax and SG Business Services. Altere Financial, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a tailored investment approach, combining independent managers and LPL model portfolios across various vehicles, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management.

John Hauser is a financial advisor at VIE INVEST, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in project development activities through Guyana Global Development LLC. VIE Invest provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm constructs customized portfolios using third-party managers and employs active investment techniques, including margin and options strategies.

Luis Montero II is a financial advisor at Taursas Investments with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Deloitte LLP and White Star Real Estate. Taursas Investments provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and endowments. The firm emphasizes fundamental business and industry analysis combined with an observational economic outlook while avoiding speculation and predictive models.

Robert Rexford Jr. is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Rexford Capital, where he has worked since 2003. His credentials also include Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Rexford Capital is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $151 million for about 62 clients, including affluent individuals, retirees, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, behaviorally informed investment approach with a focus on equity exposure complemented by municipal bonds and occasional covered-option strategies, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Jason Shrieve is a financial advisor at RNS Wealth Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Shrieve is involved with Guardian Wealth Design Group as an insurance agent. RNS Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, often acting as a co-advisor with third-party managers. The firm uses an American Funds mutual-fund platform and emphasizes tailored financial planning with quarterly account reviews.

Richard Grbac is a CFP® professional with 40 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Strategic Advisory Services, L.L.C. since 2014 and previously worked with Viking 1082, GP, LLC, The Strategic Group, L.P., and Strategic Advisory Services, L.P. from 2004 to 2017. Strategic Advisory Services serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, estates, and other entities, providing wealth management, asset allocation, and oversight of third-party money managers. The firm typically uses SEI and other managed account programs, customizing allocations as needed and maintaining ongoing discretionary monitoring to align with client objectives.

William Hoover is a financial advisor with SCP Steward Capital Advisers LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including Steward Securities Group LLC and Republic Consulting Group LLC. Outside of investment advising, he serves as chairman and CEO of Steward Capital Partners LLC and is a sole proprietor of Republic Consulting Group LLC, both non-investment-related business consulting ventures. SCP Steward Capital Advisers LLC provides discretionary investment management and general consulting services primarily for institutional clients and pooled vehicles, implementing strategies that incorporate fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a wide range of securities. The firm operates on a fee-only basis and emphasizes tailored investment approaches aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Karl Joern is a financial advisor at BEE Financial Partners Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at firms including Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC and Gradient Advisors. Joern is also involved in nonprofit work as a member and educator with the Association of Financial Consultants and serves as a member of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts. BEE Financial Partners Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, offering strategies from long-term holdings to short-term trading and option writing, with ongoing account monitoring and financial plan delivery.

Will Oliver is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Founders Capital Management Inc in Houston, TX, where he has worked since 2018. He has seven years of industry experience and previously worked at Booz Allen Hamilton from 2011 to 2018. Founders Capital Management provides customized investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based approach with diversified allocations and offers growth, balanced, or conservative investment profiles tailored to multi-quarter to multi-year horizons.

Sami Shbeeb is a financial advisor at Terraform Wealth, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He has been with Terraform Wealth since 2023 and also owns and operates various small business entities. Outside of financial advising, Shbeeb is a licensed Texas real estate agent working with Meridian Real Estate, handling both residential and commercial transactions. Terraform Wealth, LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, offering customized Investment Policy Statements and discretionary management across diversified holdings including mutual funds, ETFs, real estate funds, private equity, hedge funds, and other alternatives. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and investment strategies tailored to clients’ goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerance.

Jamie Tulip is a financial advisor at Forth Capital (USA), LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with Forth Capital Group Limited since 2020, where he serves as a Chartered Financial Planner and Pension Transfer Specialist. His prior experience includes roles at WI Investment Group, Skybound Wealth Management, and London & Country Mortgages. Forth Capital (USA), LLC primarily serves UK expatriates in the United States who hold UK-based pensions, providing financial planning, pension transfer advice, portfolio management, and investment consulting. The firm offers non-discretionary advisory services with an emphasis on transatlantic retirement solutions and coordination with FCA-regulated pension-transfer specialists across multiple jurisdictions.

Isabella Ramon is a financial advisor with Axia Wealth Management Inc in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Vanguard and Worth Winning, LLC, along with several years dedicated to full-time education. Axia Wealth Management Inc is a small supported advisory firm managing approximately $148 million in assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm follows a long-term, evidence-based investment approach using no-load mutual funds and passively managed ETFs, and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, estate-planning coordination, and retirement-plan fiduciary services.

Michael Smurl is a financial advisor at Integrity Financial Planning, LLC in Houston, TX, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Prior to joining Integrity Financial Planning in 2020, he worked at Consilium Wealth Consulting, LLC, The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied, and City National Rochdale. Outside of his advisory role, Smurl provides WealthTech consulting through an affiliation with F2 Strategy and works as a specialist with Apple Inc. Integrity Financial Planning serves individual investors and operating business owners, offering financial planning, discretionary investment management, and targeted tax and transaction advisory services. The firm manages a small client roster using sub-advisory relationships and employs a five-step investment process focused on personalized, ultra-low-cost index portfolios enhanced by active tax management and customized for client preferences.

Justin Gunn is a financial advisor at Virtuevian Ventures in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Virtuevian, he worked in various roles including real estate and hospitality. Outside of advisory work, he is a licensed realtor with Better Homes and Gardens Gary Greene and also works as a freelance bartender and cook. Virtuevian Ventures serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business accounts by providing discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement guidance. The firm’s investment approach combines long-term strategies with multiple research methods and may include tactical reallocations and the use of derivatives within separately managed accounts, supporting personalized portfolio management and client contact.

Daniel Blum is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Evan Capital with 10 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Caneel Consulting, TRE Lodging Investors, and QUAI Ventures, and currently manages Glenhaven Capital LLC and Blum Realty Ventures LLC. Blum serves on the Board of Directors of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, where he chairs the Investment Committee. Evan Capital provides discretionary investment advice and portfolio management primarily to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and charitable funds. The firm uses a data-driven, quantitative, and rules-based approach focusing on ETFs and equities, offering tactical allocations across various asset classes and managing client accounts on a discretionary basis.

Samir Sinha is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he held positions at Franklin Templeton, Post Oak Private Wealth Advisors, and Sinsonte Capital Management. Stavis Wealth Transfer Solutions specializes in integrated wealth transfer, financial and estate planning, and asset management for high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, and foundations. The firm focuses on coordinating estate and trust services with other professional advisors and offers tailored, goals-based planning and supervisory oversight of investment subaccounts within various insurance structures.

Mohammad Hussaini is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Thales Investment Services, Inc. in Houston, TX, bringing six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Thales in 2019, he worked as a consultant and was self-employed. Outside of his advisory role, Hussaini holds leadership positions in several businesses, including serving as Chairman of Purity Foods Group, a protein-focused foodservice distributor, and Vice President of the American Halal Foundation, a halal consulting agency. Thales Investment Services provides discretionary portfolio management for individual clients and pension/profit-sharing plans, using a proprietary fundamental-value approach that integrates both fundamental and technical analysis and considers domestic and global macroeconomic and geopolitical factors.

John Geralt is a financial advisor at EBQuant, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Tong Management Group, Juniper Networks, Wolters Kluwer, and Hewlett Packard Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an executive recruiter for Juniper Networks and provides bookkeeping and tax consulting services through Tong Management Group. EBQuant offers portfolio management and financial planning services to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and others. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Dell Thomason is a financial advisor at Joyce Wealth Management, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at J.D. Joyce Investment Management Group, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC. He has been with Joyce Wealth Management since 2023. Joyce Wealth Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios across various investment vehicles, focusing on client-specific factors such as risk tolerance and cash-flow needs.

Samuel Goodfriend is a financial advisor with WealthValues, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining WealthValues in 2021, he worked at Edward Jones from 2019 to 2021. WealthValues serves individual and high-net-worth clients with wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services, focusing on asset allocation, diversification, and tax-aware strategies that combine passive and active management. The firm manages approximately $466.5 million in client assets with a notably high assets-under-advisor ratio given its small client base and staff.