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Natalie Kassenyeva is the principal of Natalie M. Kassenyeva, an investment management firm based in Houston, TX. She holds the CFA® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience, including roles at BW Energy, McDermott International, and BP NAGP. In addition to her advisory work, she teaches preparatory classes for the Chartered Financial Analyst exam at Rice University. Her firm provides investment consulting and financial planning services focused on mutual funds, pooled accounts, and third-party managers, serving individual retirement, trust, and estate accounts. The practice emphasizes manager selection and due diligence, with non-discretionary advice and quarterly account reviews.

After nearly a decade in corporate finance in the energy industry, living through its highs and lows. I saw unique pay structures, pension choices, equity awards, and retirement packages make planning decisions far more intricate than most people realize. Five years ago, I set out to become an expert in retirement planning. I apprenticed with seasoned advisors, earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification, and added advanced credentials in retirement and tax planning to master the strategies that matter most. At Refined Wealth, every process, service, and conversation is built around helping professionals step into retirement with clarity, confidence, and a plan as specialized as their careers.

William Zickler is a financial advisor with Coastal Wealth Management, LP in Houston, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, all with Coastal Wealth Management since 2004. Coastal Wealth Management, LP is an independent registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and private investment funds. The firm emphasizes capital preservation through personalized investment supervision tailored to each client’s risk tolerance, tax situation, and time horizon, with portfolio decisions informed by estate, tax, real estate, and insurance considerations.

Kurt Ours is a financial advisor at Virescent Financial LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 65 credential with over a decade of experience, including 11 years at Occidental Petroleum Corporation. He has been with Virescent Financial since 2025. Virescent Financial LLC provides investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on retirement, tax, estate, cash flow, and business planning. The firm uses a discretionary, asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and prefers passive investment vehicles such as index mutual funds and ETFs.

Mukul Khandelia is a financial advisor at Quantwealth Advisors LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Bank of America, Merrill Lynch. He is also the managing member of Quantroll Capital LLC, a currently dormant entity. Quantwealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, using a combination of quantitative and traditional investment methods. The firm focuses on ongoing portfolio management with quarterly reviews and employs a broad range of strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Brian Campbell is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, bringing experience since 1983. He provides clients with individually tailored investment and risk management strategies, leveraging comprehensive services across Consumer Banking, Wealth Management & Trust Services, Global Banking, and Global Markets. Brian's expertise includes family wealth management, personal retirement planning, and special needs planning, supported by access to specialized teams for wealth structuring, trust and estate planning, philanthropy, business succession, and specialty asset management. Brian holds Series 3, 5, 7, 8, 15, 31, 63, and 65 FINRA registrations and the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™) designation. He is a qualified Senior Portfolio Advisor in Merrill Lynch’s Investment Advisory Program and completed the Merrill Lynch Longevity Training Program at the University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology. A graduate of St. Francis College and a former United States Marine Corps Officer, Brian combines his education and military experience to deliver disciplined, math-based investment processes. Active in community and professional organizations, Brian supports the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation, the Disability Advocacy Network, the Military Support Assistance Group of Bank of America, and is a member of The Army Navy Club in Washington D.C. and the Order of Malta, USA. Outside of work, he enjoys boxing, gardening, and spending time with his family.