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.

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 in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Securian Financial Services Inc. He is also involved with Ash Brokerage, providing insurance products outside of those offered by Guardian. Guardian Life’s subsidiary Park Avenue Securities offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and digital advisory solutions, providing access to insurance products, alternative investments, and integrated lending options.

Pedro Paulo Lourenco is a CFA® charterholder and Series 66 licensee with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services since 2022, following three years at First Quadrant, L.P. He 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 combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration, to deliver its AMC Advantage manager-selection program and other investment solutions.

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.

Dan Sanders is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked at firms including Merrill, Chase Investment Services, UBS Financial Services, and Executive Wealth Management. Sanders also owns Sanders Career Consulting, a business offering job advice and coaching. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension/profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management using both firm- and third-party models, combining passive and active strategies across various risk profiles.

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 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cerity Partners LLC. He has held roles at Investec Asset Management Group since 2003 and worked at Prudential Equity Group from 1999 to 2003. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as Executive Vice President at Investec Asset Management Group, focusing on the sale and monitoring of fixed insurance products. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, business entities, charitable institutions, and various institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services with an investment approach based on client-specific profiles, asset allocation, and access to alternative and private market solutions through affiliated businesses.

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.

Michael Brown is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, Cetera, Regions Bank, and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in managing an advisory business under Comerica. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers access to multiple investment programs on the Passageway Managed Account platform, utilizing various portfolio management strategies and tax-related services.

Raul Chavez is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2023, he worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers, serving both discretionary and non-discretionary client needs.

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.