Heather Holland is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. She has one year of industry experience and has previously worked at United Planners via Trilogy Wealth Management. Outside of advisory services, she is involved in tax preparation through Holland & Co Financial LLC. Heather works with Park Avenue Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serving individuals, pensions, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs, including model portfolios and digital solutions.

Brandon Cisneros is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Command Advisory Services and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. He is also the owner of Mine Mind LLC, where he creates content for marketing purposes on YouTube. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers a range of advisory services through multiple program structures, often providing non-discretionary recommendations and maintaining both SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer registrations.

William Hanf is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 21 years before joining Osaic in 2024. Hanf serves on the board of Central Texas Artisans, a nonprofit community art organization. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related services through multiple advisory program models, utilizing both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Donovan Mcgowen is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2016 and has also been associated with Agia since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a delivery driver for Shipt. 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models with integrated tax and ESG overlay options.

Robyn Bruechert is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Dominion Energy. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant in-house research and market roles, distinguishing it from many peers.

Gerardo Pena Magana is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of ERAT North America LLC, a manufacturing company. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a variety of investment vehicles, with a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management tailored to client objectives.

Timothy Hannah is a CFP® professional with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC since 2021. He has operated his own financial planning and insurance firm, Hannah Financial Solutions, since 2004 and has longstanding roles with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Ameritas Investment Corp., and Lone Star Advisory Group Inc. Beyond advisory work, he is licensed to sell fixed insurance products and owns an insurance agency. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing a combination of model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

Steven Estrin is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Financial Advisory Group, Inc. for 27 years before joining Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and Wealth Enhancement Group in 2024. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic allocation across risk classes with both passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and an internal Investment Committee.

James Vance is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2018 and has been an agent at Agia since 2022, where he 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, and brokerage services, using Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Justin Williams is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Houston, TX. He holds the ChFC® designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Bayou Capital Strategies LLC and has been affiliated with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2020. Additionally, he is appointed as an insurance broker for outside carriers, focusing on brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple advisory program types within an integrated New York Life structure.

Ian Glenn is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. based in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at EY and Diamond Hill Capital Management. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolios using model strategies and third-party sub-advisers, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with comprehensive financial planning and specialized consulting services.

Dawson Moreno is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services and has prior work history at The Mather Group and Zest Atlanta Catering, among other roles. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate 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.

Estephania Vazquez Ramirez is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, she worked with Universal Processing and World Financial Group and has experience in the restaurant industry. She is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer that serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts with Envestnet’s platform and offers tax-aware and ESG overlay services, operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors managing approximately $29.2 billion in client assets.

Dereik Smith is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Scottrade/TD Ameritrade and Greater Houston Partnership. He is also involved with Prevail Athletic Training, where he has been active for nine years. 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 a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and centralized technology solutions.

Joseph Armstrong is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Armstrong also serves as a notary public, providing this service to clients when delivering trust documents. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios for individual and business clients. The firm operates a large network of advisors and manages billions in assets, delivering advice through a variety of managed-account programs and model portfolios.

Vernon Perry is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sarofim International Management Co. in Houston, TX. He has worked at Fayez Sarofim & Co. since 2013. Sarofim International Management Company provides discretionary investment management primarily to non-U.S. institutional clients, including pension plans, retirement systems, endowments, and insurance companies, while also serving corporations, small businesses, and individual accounts. The firm emphasizes fundamental research and manages equity and fixed-income portfolios with a focus on capital preservation, low turnover, and a bottom-up investment process.

Michael Bubel is a financial advisor with Allworth Financial, L.P. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Valic Financial Advisors for nine years before joining AW Securities in 2022. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies, including model-based approaches and third-party sub-advisers, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management alongside financial planning and specialized consulting services.

Ramesh Cherivirala is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Sugarland, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies and New York Life since 2001 and operates RCherry Financial Group, LLC, focusing on New York Life products and non-registered insurance brokering. Outside of his advisory role, he is active in community organizations, serving as a board member or secretary for several local charitable, religious, and community groups, and volunteers with a South Asian political radio forum. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Diana Williams is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, RIA Advisors, and Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. She is the owner of Raydarian Notary Service, a notary business planned to begin operations in late 2025. 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 to construct client portfolios.

Aleasia Thomas is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Travelers Insurance Company for 23 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in an LLC that operates People First Medical Supply, a retail medical equipment and supplies business. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including 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 for portfolio construction.