Robert Gilliland is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in an outdoor recreation company founded by his family and serves as a board member of Northland Syllian Field. Sanctuary Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, through a network of more than 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management solutions and consultative services, utilizing multiple analytical approaches and both discretionary and non-discretionary account structures.

Lilian Cadore is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at VALIC Financial Advisors since 2015 and is currently affiliated with Corebridge Capital Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, Cadore serves as president of a St. Vincent de Paul chapter, where she leads group meetings and helps coordinate assistance for those in need. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves 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 wrap programs through a large advisor network, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and optional tax-aware and ESG overlay services.

Carl Montano is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Montano has been involved with the Heartland Institute of Financial Education and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of Beaumont. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms, managing approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Joseph Briggs is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Directed Trust Company and IRA Plus Southwest. Outside of his advisory work, he has experience as an agent selling non-securities insurance products for AGIA and operated a photography business for six years. 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 for portfolio construction and management.

Griffin Weinstein is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently advising at Mariner with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Crestmont Private Wealth LLC and Mariner Wealth Advisors. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers across a range of asset classes and provides integrated tax, accounting, and administrative family office services.

Christopher Owen is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Houston, TX. He has been in the industry since 2023, previously working at Ascend Integrated Wealth and Teamwork Financial Group. His background also includes four years at the University of Texas at Austin and four years at Culver Military Academy. Private Advisor Group serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, providing access to third-party asset managers and firm-managed model portfolios supported by major strategists.

Kris Lloyd Jr. is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has been involved in financial planning and wealth management through his roles at AE Wealth Management, The Lloyd Financial Group, LLC, and Lloyd Tax Planning, LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he is active in financial education as an educator and speaker for nonprofit organizations such as the American Financial Educators Alliance and the Society for Financial Awareness. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes discretionary model portfolios and delivers services through a platform-focused approach serving a large number of clients with standardized investment solutions.

Edwin Warren is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services, where he has been since 2018, following three years at Merrill. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and uses third-party platforms and AI-enabled tools to support its investment approach.

Zachary Hayslip is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Turnkey Solutions, Norman CPA, Engie North America, and Texas A&M. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers diverse portfolio management options and employs various analytical approaches while acting as a fiduciary under written advisory agreements.

Sonja Simmons is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities, LLC. She has also worked for United Airlines for over 25 years and is appointed as an agent to sell 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Daniel Lee is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fidelity Investments, TD Ameritrade, and Oracle. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, using an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Juan Perez Hernandez is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MassMutual Greater Houston and Progressive. Outside of advisory work, he is also an insurance agent with Agia, focusing on 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Michael Branham is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2018 and concurrently serves as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Prior to his advisory roles, he spent five years with Villasport Athletic Club & Spa. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily 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 for portfolio construction.

Scott Burman is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with Valic Financial Advisors and affiliated AIG entities since 2014. Outside of finance, Burman is the owner of Burman Vocal Productions, a voice-over talent business he has operated since 2008. 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, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Lisette Mandwee Ndzie is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. She has held roles at Transamerica Employee Benefits and is involved with estate planning services through partnerships with InheritGuard, LLC and LegacyShield Solutions, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she is engaged with GOD'S GARAGE, a nonprofit focused on poverty, where she is a board member. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, offering investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services through a large network of advisors and multiple program platforms. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory model.

William Sum is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Houston, TX. His career background includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates William & Associates Insurance Agency LLC, brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and delivers solutions through multiple program types, including fee-based advice and co-advisory relationships, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Kathryn Bierschwale is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Texas First Bank, LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Shieldmaiden Financial. She was also involved with Club Pilates for three years before fully transitioning to financial services. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm provides customized advisory services and operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management with access to alternative investments and lending solutions through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Jeremie Alley is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has previously worked with LPL Financial, Edward Jones, and other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Director of Member Care at Hope City Live in Houston, TX. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active managers with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Steven Magehee is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Sugar Land, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones and has a long tenure as lead pastor at Hope Unlimited Church. Magehee also assists as a licensed associate at E Financial Group, Inc. J. W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, retirement plans, and other entities through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions.

Diego Dominguez Yunes is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with CitiBank since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of TEKVAD LLC with his wife. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with notable institutional scale and specialized market roles.