Top financial advisors working with union employees in Texas

Wesley Pool is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC for seven years. Outside of finance, he has been involved with #TagMeBro LLC and Fry Street Public House. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

David Cade is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Next Financial Group, Inc. for 20 years before joining LPL Financial in 2025. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, utilizing research and model portfolios to support diversified investment strategies.

William Soltow is a financial advisor at Smith & Wyatt with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at CoreCap Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder of Frontier Wealth Management and works as an independent insurance agent with Goosehead Insurance. Smith & Wyatt serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and corporations, managing approximately $207 million for around 724 clients through a team of eight advisors. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and estate-planning consulting, tailoring investment advice to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.

Richard Brandi is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab based in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank ssb since 2003 and 2005, respectively. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a mix of non-discretionary and discretionary investment guidance, leveraging multi-asset model portfolios and research from its Schwab Center for Financial Research.

Stephen Harris is a financial advisor at Fisher Investments with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Fisher Investments in 2023, he worked for Fiba Basketball and East Stroudsburg University. Fisher Investments serves institutional and private clients worldwide, offering discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed-income, and blended mandates. The firm utilizes a centralized investment process combining quantitative and qualitative research to construct diversified portfolios and provides sub-advisory and retirement plan services.

Robert Koerber is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management based in Bridgeport, West Virginia. He offers investment services to individuals, small business owners, unions, non-profits, and dealerships across North Central West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania. His coverage areas include multiple counties in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Robert's expertise encompasses retirement planning, rollovers, succession planning, trusts, private family foundations, insurance, annuities, Roth IRAs, cash management, CDs, equity and fixed-income strategies, estate planning strategies, IRAs, SEP IRAs, and Simple IRAs. He holds professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). He earned a High School Diploma from Tyler Consolidated High School. He is actively involved in community organizations such as Cecil Jarvis 10K, Harrison County CASA program, Toys for Tots, and United Way. Robert also participates in several professional and community groups including Emerging Leaders of Harrison County, FBI Citizens Academy Alumni, Generation WV, Marine Corps League, Morgantown Chamber of Commerce, VFW, and Wetzel County Chamber of Commerce.

Michael Hazell is a financial advisor at Penn Wealth Management in Lenexa, KS, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has led Penn Wealth Management since 2008. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Penn Wealth Publishing, producing investment-related articles for a subscribing audience. Penn Wealth Management is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, and small businesses with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation, core/satellite investment approach and manages approximately $15 million across various account types.

Michael Lissner is a financial advisor at Acropolis Investment Management, L.L.C. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Acropolis since 2002. Acropolis Investment Management is a fee-only wealth management firm serving individual investors, institutional clients, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a committee-driven investment process focused on strategic asset allocation, tax-aware implementation, and low turnover, combining equities, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs with quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Michael Wallace is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at White Pine Capital LLC since 2000. He is also a manager member of Itasca Capital Partners, LLC, a limited liability investment partnership. White Pine Capital provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio and wealth management services to institutional clients, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies across multiple asset classes, tailoring allocations based on clients’ specific financial needs and risk profiles.

Rebecca Lair is a financial advisor at Adams-Hansen & Associates with a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. She has been with Creative Wealth Strategies, Inc. since 2013. Adams-Hansen & Associates provides asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, union locals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a risk-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and the Uniform Prudent Investor Act, utilizing diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.