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.

Andrew Oskoui is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensee with 12 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Blue Tower Asset Management, LLC since 2014, based in Austin, TX. Blue Tower Asset Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, endowments, corporations, and other institutions, and also acts as a sub-adviser for other investment firms. The firm employs a value-oriented investment process focused on high-quality businesses and operates a flagship Global Value strategy that is unconstrained by market-cap or sector limits and typically concentrated in 15–25 holdings.

Mark Monreal is a CFP® with over 10 years of experience in financial advising and more than four decades of involvement in business and consulting through Mark Monreal & Associates. He is also president and CFO of The Monreal Foundation, a charitable organization focused on health fairs, fundraising, scholarships, and social services. Additionally, Monreal operates in real estate brokerage through Monarch Realty, assisting buyers and sellers on a referral basis. Mark Monreal & Associates offers discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes asset allocation with diversified global equity and fixed income exposure, using primarily institutional-share mutual funds and ETFs, and also provides advice informed by the principal’s experience in real estate sales and insurance.

Christopher Destefano is a financial advisor with DeStefano Wealth Management in Austin, TX. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2021, he worked at Brighton Jones LLC for seven years. DeStefano Wealth Management is an independent advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with personalized investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm applies modern portfolio theory using primarily passive investment vehicles, supplemented by fundamental analysis, and provides ongoing portfolio supervision alongside regular plan updates.

Michael Mullett is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Mullett Financial LLC. His prior experience includes more than two decades at Charles Schwab in various advisory roles. He also holds an insurance license, which he uses to assist clients with insurance product identification as part of his financial planning services without earning commissions. Mullett Financial LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including Modern Portfolio Theory and value investing, and regularly incorporates third-party managers while maintaining advisory oversight.

Mark Scott is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Trinvest Advisors, LLC, an independent firm he has worked with since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, Scott serves as a business development consultant for a Caribbean-based financial services firm. Trinvest Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm serves both U.S. and non-U.S. clients, employing a range of investment strategies that include fundamental and technical analysis, long- and short-term trading, and allocations to various asset classes such as mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds, and private equity.

Charles Barnett is the sole advisor at Barnett Capital Management, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has led Barnett Capital Management since 2006. The firm provides investment advice and portfolio management primarily to individuals and families, focusing on asset allocation and index funds while accommodating client preferences for individual securities and holding restrictions. Barnett Capital Management employs a top-down, asset-class diversification approach that incorporates macroeconomic factors and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, with most assets managed non-discretionarily to involve clients actively in trading decisions.

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.

Christopher Hannan is a financial advisor with Devil Mountain Investment Management in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at W.R. Hambrecht + Co., LLC from 2014 to 2017 and has been with Devil Mountain since 2009. Devil Mountain Investment Management serves individual and high-net-worth investors with financial planning and portfolio management, also providing fiduciary investment services to retirement plans and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes a non-discretionary, ETF-first approach with personalized asset allocation and risk management strategies, managing approximately $42.56 million in assets.

Mark Plummer is the sole advisor at APEX Research and Investments, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with APEX PARTNERS, LLC since 2002. APEX Research and Investments manages a private investment fund focused on capital appreciation through concentrated core positions in mid-cap companies. The fund uses fundamental and technical analysis, employing strategies such as short selling, options, and margin for hedging and opportunistic purposes, serving accredited investors who meet specified financial thresholds.

Mitchell Strickling is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor at Guiding Financial with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Guiding Financial since 2020 and previously was involved with Strickling Ranch Partners, LP. Guiding Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses, providing discretionary investment management combined with comprehensive wealth-planning services. The firm employs a long-term, modern portfolio theory-based investment approach and integrates wealth planning with portfolio management to address tax, estate, business, and private-asset considerations.

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.

Kyle Portnoy is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Cresvita Capital. His prior roles include six years at Dimensional Fund Advisors and positions with several technology and consulting firms. He is also the founder of Cresvita Coaching LLC, a financial coaching business focused on improving individuals’ financial literacy and habits. Cresvita Capital advises individuals and high-net-worth clients through wealth management, investment management, and financial planning, employing a fee-only model with flexible billing arrangements. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and passive management, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and long-term portfolio reviews.

Mark Ruzicka is a financial advisor with Righteous Financial, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Centric Advisors, LLC, Majors & Mondragon, LLC, and Modern Woodmen Of America. He is also a licensed insurance agent and offers related products and advice to clients on occasion. Righteous Financial, LLC is a single-advisor registered investment adviser managing approximately $4.54 million for a small client base. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, accredited investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and business owners, employing a range of analytical approaches and diverse investment strategies.

Lanzi Butler is a financial advisor with Trane Capital, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. Butler has been with Trane Capital since 2012. Trane Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm uses a fundamental investment approach focused on company financials, management, and industry outlook, and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients in addition to typical asset-based fees.

Brandon Hinneberg is a CFP® and ChFC® with six years of industry experience. He currently operates as the sole advisor at Off-Trail Works LLC, an independent firm based in Austin, TX. Prior to founding Off-Trail Works, he spent several years with Northwestern Mutual in various investment and wealth management roles. Outside of financial advising, he was involved with Your Vision Video Productions LLC from 2018 to 2021. Off-Trail Works LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, small business owners, trusts, and related entities. The firm emphasizes a planning-first approach, integrating detailed financial projections and tax-efficient investment strategies, and manages approximately $9 million in assets across about 21 households.

Joshua Clifford is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 designated advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Quoinage Capital LLC, an independent firm based in Austin, TX. His prior experience includes roles at Dimensional Fund Advisors, Austin Asset, and several other advisory firms. Clifford also serves as a university instructor. Quoinage Capital LLC provides investment management, financial planning, held-away account monitoring, and adviser consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, combining passive and active strategies with an emphasis on tax efficiency and liquidity.

Amirthraj Ramakrishnan is a financial advisor at Valuetree Financial LLC in Austin, TX, with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for seven years at Dell in a senior engineering role before joining Valuetree Financial in 2019. Valuetree Financial LLC is an independent advisory firm specializing in discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, with occasional tilts toward small- and value-oriented equity indexes, and provides tailored investment policies and ongoing account supervision.

"At DESMO, we are passionate about building the foundation of your life pursuits through financial planning and coaching." Massi is a Ph.D. economist and a CFP® professional specializing in financial planning and behavioral economics. Massi has over 18 years of experience in solving complex financial problems for individuals, financial advisors, and endowments and foundations. Before founding DESMO Wealth, Massi held senior investment strategy positions at Dimensional Fund Advisors in Austin and Stone Ridge Asset Management in New York. Prior to moving to the financial services industry, Massi was an assistant professor at Dartmouth College, where he taught finance and macroeconomics. Massi’s accomplishments include the development of award-winning strategies at Dimensional Fund Advisors and, with S&P Dow Jones, the development of the first set of indices that track retirement readiness (the S&P STRIDE indices). Massi has written numerous papers on financial planning, retirement, risk management, and portfolio selection, and has been featured in Barron's, MarketWatch, S&P Dow Jones, USA Today, and many others. Schedule a call here: https://desmowealth.com/contact/

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