Top financial advisors working with airline pilots in Louisiana

Gordon Brown III is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2008. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, with approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment options, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Michael Fontenot is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Kovack Advisors and Kovack Securities since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the LSUE Community College Foundation Board and the John Paul the Great Academy board, and works as a basketball referee. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and banking institutions. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes diversified asset-class exposure through mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by third-party asset manager recommendations and continuous portfolio supervision.

Collin Kulivan is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with four years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in conducting baseball lessons in his local community. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, focusing on asset-allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through its Institutional Consulting Services program.

Julie Boswell is a financial advisor with intrua Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Intrua Advisory Group LLC since 2014 and also maintains a relationship with LPL Financial LLC dating back to 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a photography business. Intrua Financial provides investment advisory, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, small businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment process including fundamental and technical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with access to third-party managers and wrap programs.

Mark Kebodeaux is a financial advisor at Meridian Wealth Management, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked for First Financial for 10 years before joining Meridian in 2023. Kebodeaux holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Meridian Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, and alternative investments with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Erin Kincheloe is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked for 19 years at Ponder Financial Group. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a consulting business focused on CRM operations and training. 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 management using a mix of model strategies and employs third-party sub-advisers when appropriate.

Peter Schumacher is a financial advisor with Oarsman Capital, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 35 years of industry experience. He worked at Johnson Wealth Inc. for nine years before joining Oarsman Capital in 2022. Oarsman Capital provides investment-management services, model portfolios, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fundamentally-rated equities, broad sector diversification, tax-efficient strategies, and low turnover, employing AI-based tools and discretionary management in its portfolio construction.

Michael Whyte is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Targeted Wealth Solutions in Schertz, TX, where he has worked since 2021. He has four years of industry experience and also works as a commercial pilot for Delta Airlines, a role he has held since 2015. Targeted Wealth Solutions serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory framework enhanced by economic analysis and quantitative models, offering diversified portfolios primarily through ETFs and active option strategies for downside risk management.

Michael Whitney is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Solitude Financial Services, Inc. He previously worked at Albany Financial Group and LPL Financial, LLC. Solitude Financial Services provides fee-only, fiduciary investment advice and discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients using a financial life management framework. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies with model portfolios primarily composed of ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, and bonds, and employs options strategies to manage portfolio risk.

My path to founding a wealth management firm is different than most. As a child, my dream was to become a fighter pilot. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy with a degree in Aerospace Engineering, I achieved that goal, serving on active duty for a decade. I flew the F-18E Super Hornet from aircraft carriers and deployed multiple times to the Western Pacific. After those deployments, the Navy sent me to UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School to study finance, followed by the privilege of teaching undergraduate economics at my alma mater. After transitioning from active duty, I applied the skills I honed in the cockpit and classroom—leadership, effective communication, process improvement, and strategic decision-making—to multiple entrepreneurial ventures. My career as a financial planner is a natural extension of my passion for solving problems and serving others. With a background in engineering, military flight operations, top-tier business education, and collegiate economics instruction, I bring a unique perspective to wealth management: * Tenacity – Giving up is never an option. Just as a fighter pilot must persist in the air, I am relentless in helping my clients succeed. * Calm Under Pressure – I have a proven ability to think clearly in high-stakes situations, whether in the military or financial markets. I will not panic when volatility arises. * Candor – In aviation and life, speaking up is critical when the stakes are high. I will always provide honest advice, even when it’s uncomfortable. Living near Annapolis, Maryland, I cherish time with my family and enjoy Navy football, traveling, boating, and improving my golf game. I also continue to serve as a member of the U.S. Navy Reserves. Ventus Wealth Management — After a decade in the workforce, I became increasingly frustrated by the lack of financial services that truly met my needs. I couldn’t find a firm or advisor that offered the right combination of: ☑️A transparent fee and incentive structure ☑️ A flexible, client-focused service model ☑️ Modern technology solutions ☑️ Virtual meeting capabilities ☑️ Expertise tailored to my specific situation Recognizing this gap, I launched Ventus Wealth Management to address these shortcomings. Everything we do is designed with our clients in mind. Every element of our service and business model is intentionally crafted to deliver value and provide solutions that meet your needs.