Houston, TX Post Oak Blvd Office

Brandt Jordan is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities. His work history includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and White Rhino Financial. Outside of his financial advisory career, he is a co-owner of Old Republic English Bulldogs, a dog breeding business. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Courtney Crenshaw is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Primerica and Guardian Life in 2024, Crenshaw worked at New York Life for 11 years. Outside of advisory work, Crenshaw owns Great Karma Learning, a business focused on paid public speaking events unrelated to investments. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party managers and supports a range of account-level services.

Gregory Kendall is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he works with clients to develop and implement financial plans tailored to their unique financial goals, utilizing the resources and expertise available at Fidelity Investments. Prior to joining Fidelity, he served as Vice President and Senior Advisor Consultant at Franklin Templeton Investments from 2010 to 2022. He began his financial career as a Personal Banker at Wells Fargo Bank from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Kendall holds an Arkansas Insurance License, which supports his work in providing comprehensive financial consulting services. His professional experience encompasses financial planning and client relationship management, particularly with high net worth individuals and families.

Justin Makris is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee on a family member’s account. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, employing a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies alongside financial and retirement planning.

Michael Valore is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with Series 65 credentials and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and TIP Group LLC. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage, advisory, and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types and supports lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Shawn Arrington is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2011. Arrington is also involved in other business activities as a partner and owner of RethinkWealth LLC and is associated with White Rhino Financial LLC. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary model portfolios and third-party investment managers to implement various investment strategies.

Josephine Tran is a financial advisor with Guardian Life based in Houston, TX. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Wealth Design Group and NextSeed Management LLC. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, operates as a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with financial planning, retirement consulting, and a variety of investment advisory programs.

Cole Vanassche is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He worked at New York Life Insurance Company for 10 years prior to joining Guardian Life in 2024. Vanassche also teaches and helps individuals prepare for the CLTC designation exam as a Certified Long-Term Care instructor. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions including proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Mark Connely is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Park Avenue Securities. He has worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1998 and has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a music business venture and operates several business entities related to insurance and investment activities. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both brokerage and advisory services. The firm utilizes a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and provides various account-level solutions such as lending and donor-advised funds.

Larry Mott is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he provides continuing professional education seminars for CPAs and other professionals. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial and business consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets and supports a range of investment strategies and account services.

Rafael Carballo is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MassMutual Life Insurance Company, MML Investors Services LLC, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance brokerage through his role as an agent with 1847Financial. He is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a firm that serves a broad retail client base with transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a mix of proprietary model portfolios, third-party strategists, and digital advice solutions to manage client accounts.

Lester Inniss is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Northwestern Mutual and Citadel LLC prior to his current roles at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory duties, he is involved with Ash Brokerage, where he sells life insurance and annuities. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs that include both proprietary and third-party models.

Scott Doyle is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at both firms since 2016 in the Houston, TX area. Doyle also sells financial products beyond Guardian offerings when they better suit client needs. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Dale Pieper is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian and Park Avenue Securities since 2007. Pieper is involved in client education events through Skopos, LLC. Park Avenue Securities serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Patrick Dickson is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is a two-thirds owner of White Rhino Financial LLC, an active business venture. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a range of investment strategies, including proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers, and manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.