Alan McClain is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cetera Advisor Networks, Girard Securities, and United Capital Financial Advisers. McClain also serves as an insurance agent, focusing on the sale and service of fixed insurance products. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans through asset management, financial planning, and qualified retirement plan services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and offers family office services, tax advisory through an affiliated accounting subsidiary, and consolidated reporting for complex client portfolios.

Christopher Ochs is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is a general partner of Two Ochs GP, a business investment entity with no active duties reported. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and arrangements.

Frank Duong is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 11 years of industry experience and serves as CEO of Delta Family LLC, a business focused on assisting with Medicare and health insurance enrollment. He also has a background in financial education through his work with the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Rebekah Burns is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Houston, TX, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations with 14 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Houston Asset Management and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, and non-profits, providing investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other investment vehicles, along with specialized services such as retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Pedro Marquez is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Citibank since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Carlos Hernandez is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He currently works at Mariner Wealth Advisors and previously held roles at Mercer Global Advisors and Foresters Advisory Services. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various pooled and third-party investment vehicles. The firm combines discretionary, customized portfolio management with integrated tax, accounting, and family office services.

Blaine Dahl is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 16 years of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life, Park Avenue Securities, Securian Financial Services, IMG Financial Group, and Minnesota Life Insurance Company. Dahl is also involved with Ash Brokerage, offering insurance products outside of those provided through Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and various advisory programs, combining proprietary and third-party models.

Pedro Paulo Lourenco is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Series 66 designation, with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services, where he has worked since 2022, and has prior experience at First Quadrant, L.P. from 2016 to 2019. Lourenco is based in Houston, TX. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program implemented through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party platform arrangements.

Elelumhe Garuba Hawthorne is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. She is currently with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., having joined in 2025 after roles at Agia and VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. She also works as an independent insurance agent, selling various life insurance products including whole life, variable life, indexed life, and term life policies. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm utilizes investment policy statements, model portfolios, and technology-enabled tools to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management through a large network of adviser representatives.

Kunal Vyas is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund and operates within a vertically integrated group using affiliated funds.

Tiffany Cao Sidoti is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with VOYA since 2015, following seven years at Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved as an independent insurance agent. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial, serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, managed account programs, and retirement advisory services through a large network of advisors, using both affiliated and unaffiliated investment products.

Amy Zamikovsky is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Transform Wealth, Woodson Wealth Management and Consulting, Oak Harvest Investment Services, Merrill, and Regatta Research & Money Management. She also maintained a law practice through Zamikovsky Law, PLLC from 2021 to 2024. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, advisory services, financial and tax planning, and family office support. The firm uses an investment approach focused on long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction combining active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Daniel Goott is a CFP® professional with over 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Advisors, and has a long tenure at Investec Asset Management Group, where he also serves as Executive Vice President involved in selling and monitoring fixed insurance products. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, combining proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities, and offers a range of services that include portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, tax preparation, and access to alternative investments.

Bredawn Riley is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses, and has 19 years of industry experience. She has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also the owner of Riley Financial, an independent insurance agency focused on fixed annuities and life insurance. Additionally, she serves as a board member for the Galveston Municipal Utilities District 32, overseeing water and waste control administration. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to a diverse client base. The firm combines in-house and outside strategists with technology-enabled tools to provide both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management through a large network of advisors.

Raul Chavez is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His previous roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary options and maintains a range of specialized roles including swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Erin Patak is a financial advisor at Corient with eight years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and CFA® designations along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Corient in 2025, she worked at CNR Securities, Mosaic Advisors, Bank of America, Merrill, Goldman Sachs, and GS Trust Company. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and 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 incorporates in-house strategies alongside third-party manager solutions and customized asset allocation.

Jeng Yang Ling is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Houston, TX. She has held roles at Top One Mortgage LLC since 2014 and United Healthcare since 2012, alongside her work at Transamerica Financial Advisors and Benefit Mall. Outside of advisory services, she is involved in the sale of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, delivering services through a large network of advisors and multiple program platforms. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party managers for investment management and offers integrated retirement plan services alongside affiliated mutual funds and insurance products.

Angele Watson is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 license and three years of industry experience. She has worked at Principal Financial and related entities since 2020 and previously at Waste Connections and EY. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member for the Houston East End Chamber Foundation and is involved in her local homeowners association as a member at large. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

David Burke is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 50 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Oppenheimer since 2003, following a four-year tenure at CIBC World Markets Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he has involvement in oil and gas exploration through Harris Interest LLC. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and advisory services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches tailored to client objectives.

Gustavo Rueda is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at Citibank NA since 2018, following earlier roles at Axelon Corporation and Automatic Data Processing. Based in Houston, TX, he serves clients through Citigroup's broad range of wealth management services. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm integrates in-house research and operates significant market functions, including swap dealing and futures commission services, supporting tailored solutions for large relationships.