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Kai Lamb is a financial advisor at Solaris Private Wealth Management in Austin, TX, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has led Solaris since 2006. Outside of advising, he is a member and manager of Genesis Web Solutions, a web hosting business. Solaris Private Wealth Management serves individuals, small business owners, and nonprofit foundations, providing investment advisory, financial planning, and educational workshops. The firm uses Modern Portfolio Theory and a mix of no-load mutual funds, low-cost ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income to tailor portfolios according to each client’s risk profile.

Romy Pickron is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Asset Achievers in Austin, TX. Prior to founding Asset Achievers in 2022, Romy worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2014 to 2021. Romy is also co-owner and co-founder of Reducify LLC, an organization focused on personal finance education and helping borrowers accelerate student loan repayment. Asset Achievers provides comprehensive financial planning combined with discretionary investment management services, tailored to individual client circumstances. The firm serves individuals, small businesses, and educational institutions, employing a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and incorporating educational courses and coaching.

Brandon Perry is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He has been the principal advisor at Perry Investment Management, LLC since 2009. The firm serves individual investors, nonprofit clients, and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. Perry Investment Management uses an institutional-style investment approach focused on risk control and diversified allocations, customizing portfolios to client objectives including socially responsible investment options upon request.

Scott Jacobsmeyer is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and has been with Argent Wealth Management, Inc. since 2005. He is based in Round Rock, TX, and holds a Series 65 license. Argent Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses on a fee-only basis. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using primarily passive mutual funds and ETFs, with an emphasis on non-discretionary management and periodic rebalancing.

Herbert Kim is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advisory and accounting. He is the owner of Innovator Wealth Advisor, LLC, an independent firm he has been with since 2007. Prior to this, he worked at Pacific CPA & Advisor and Cascadia CPA PC. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as president of HSK CPA PLLC, a tax services firm. Innovator Wealth Advisor, LLC provides asset management, financial planning, and limited-scope consulting primarily to individuals, small business owners, and pension and estate clients. The firm employs a long-term, passive investment approach based on modern portfolio theory and manages discretionary accounts while offering project-based advisory services.

Theodore Barac is the principal and sole advisor at Barac Capital Management, LLC in Austin, TX, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has led his independent firm since 2012. Outside of advisory work, Mr. Barac contributes articles to the financial research platform Seeking Alpha and teaches classes for Moody’s Analytics on a contract basis. Barac Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management through separately managed accounts, serving accredited investors, family offices, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a research-driven, long-term value investing approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis to identify securities trading below intrinsic value and selectively targets options with event-driven upside.