Dr. Michelle Lloyd is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She is also the founder of Lloyd Learning Labs, an organization that supports parents coping with anxiety related to their teens leaving home after high school. Additionally, she serves as an agent selling non-securities insurance products for Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts through Envestnet’s platform and offers tax-aware and ESG overlay services.

Jitendra Worah is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including WealthWave and S&B Engineers and Constructors Ltd. Outside of advisory work, he serves as an election official for Harris County and is a board member of the Harris County Municipal Utility District #118. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory strategies and operates an integrated retirement plan ecosystem through affiliated entities.

Dennis Lambert is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling, RBC Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he serves as Treasurer and board member of the Texas Ranger Association Foundation and is President of Caballo Rojo Ranch, LLC, a livestock advertising and publication business. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investments, supported by internal due diligence, strategic asset allocation, and integrated operational tools.

Roberto Aburto Jr. is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses. His previous roles include positions at Frost Bank, GWFS Equities, Farmers Financial Solutions, JPMorgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Wells Fargo Investments. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts through both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers via the Passageway Managed Account Program, providing options from mutual fund and ETF models to separately managed accounts with tax-overlay and direct indexing strategies.

Vianne Dorak is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, she held positions in the insurance and hospitality industries and has served as an agent selling non-securities insurance products. She also has a background that includes roles in education. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of advisors. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts and technology-driven model solutions to manage assets on a significant scale.

Marissa Kerns is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with VALIC Financial Advisors since 2005. In addition to her advisory role, she is an agent with Agia, where she is involved in non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Syed Majid is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2025, he worked at J.P. Morgan Securities for several years and has experience with Scottrade and Xnergy Financial LLC. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Karen Ho is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Houston, TX, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. She has 25 years of industry experience, including 12 years at Nationwide and Nationwide Securities, Inc. She is also involved in fixed life insurance products as an agent. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 accounts and offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including both traditional and legacy market-timing strategies.

Journey Buitron is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, Buitron held roles at ADP, Inc. and Paychex Inc, among other positions in various industries. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm utilizes an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Leslie Halpern is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic in 2022, Halpern worked at Horace Mann Companies and Futurity First, among other firms. Outside of advising, Halpern is an insurance agent with Agia. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed models and operating with a large advisory team.

Ami Shah is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors holding the Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. Shah has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2016 and previously worked at multiple Cetera entities from 2014 to 2015. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and overlay services on Envestnet’s platform.

James Weston is a financial advisor at Corient in Houston, TX, with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Corient since 2024. His prior roles include positions at DC Hill Wealth Management and the University of North Texas, as well as experience in the music and marine industries. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers, employs extensive risk management tools, and offers specialized private fund and trustee services through affiliates.

Jaden Enbysk is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2025, he held roles at Barnes & Noble, Skyways Media, Cobot Nation, and Shelton & Steele. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, leveraging centralized technology and model solutions at scale.

Fazley Rashid is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Allworth Financial, L.P., where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 2014 to 2022. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to implement customized investment strategies and provides educational resources through newsletters, podcasts, and seminars.

Danielle Lake Nestor is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at AIG Retirement Advisors and Agia. Outside of her advisory role, she is an agent involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and maintaining a large client base through a team of over 1,200 advisors.

David Jesulaitis is a financial advisor at Corient with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Avalon Advisors, LLC and Avalon Wealth Management LLC. Jesulaitis has been with Corient and its related entities since 2023. 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 combines in-house strategies with third-party managers, continuously monitoring portfolios with risk management tools and incorporating alternative investments when appropriate.

Kirsten Williams is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2026, she worked at Heb for four years and has a background that includes education and service in the hospitality sector. Cerity Partners advises a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment framework that integrates proprietary quantitative screening, third-party strategies, and direct security selection, with specialized access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Joanne Nguyen is a financial advisor with Prime Capital Financial in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Goldman Sachs and Cetera Advisor Networks. She is a partner in CHHSZ Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Prime Capital Investment Advisors. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans through asset management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm utilizes a mix of investment strategies and provides tax planning and consolidated reporting through its affiliated accounting subsidiary.

Patrick Burdick is a financial advisor at Corient with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Capital Advisors, Inc. and Belpointe Asset Management, LLC. Burdick is based in Houston, TX. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines proprietary strategies with third-party solutions, and employs continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools to align investments with client objectives.

Derek Platt is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Houston, TX. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Equitable Advisors, and Axa Advisors. He also serves as a Senior Vice President in a fixed insurance capacity at Wealth Enhancement Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.