Executive Team

Daniel Dower
Chief Portfolio Manager
Elite Relative Value Strategy
Daniel has a B.S. Business Management from UTD, an MBA from SMU Cox School of Business, and better than 20 years of investment and portfolio management experience. Daniel created and manages the Elite Relative Value Strategy.
Daniel shares his wealth of investment knowledge through his book – Understanding Investments a Few Minutes at a time.

Samuel Zavaletta
Head of Institutional Sales and
Associate Portfolio Manager
Samuel entered the financial industry ten years ago as a book-keeper, eventually graduating to become the head of a family office. He leads TEA's outreach to institutional investors, in addition to serving as an associate portfolio manager for the ERVS. He has published an article in American Banker entitled "A Free-Market Alternative to Modern Banking".
Advisory Team
Administrative Team

Sheryl Bell
Operations Manager
Sheryl maintains our files and double checks our documents for completeness. One word best describes Sheryl — meticulous.

Naomi McIntosh
Director of Mkt SV
Naomi is an entrepreneur and social media expert. Currently, she is laser focused on identifying IAR’s that meet our profile.