Meet The Team
At NorthStar Wealth Management, we are committed to providing excellence in everything we do. Our goal is to exceed your expectations at all times by honoring you with a paramount degree of customer service.
CHOOSE OUR EXPERIENCE AND SKILL
When you choose to partner with NorthStar Wealth Management, you benefit from accessing a team of experts who assist in delivering the very best comprehensive advice.
CHOOSE OUR INDEPENDENCE AND OBJECTIVITY
As an independent financial services firm, we solely represent our clients and their needs and interests, rather than any specific company’s. Our independence and objectivity allow us to provide you with personalized planning, asset allocation and overall financial wellbeing.
CHOOSE OUR GENUINE CARE AND SUPPORT
One of our most distinguishing traits is how much we care about our clients. We love them like family. Whether you call our office or visit with us in person, you will speak with someone who is knowledgeable, generous with their time and genuinely happy to hear from you.
Meet The NorthStar Wealth Management, Inc. Team:
Michelle Snow
President
Michelle Snow is passionate about helping clients and guided by the Mark Twain principle, “It is never wrong to do the right thing.”
Michelle entered the financial services industry in 2001 at JPMorgan Chase in Austin, Texas, where she rose to a leadership position and helped hundreds of financial advisors, managers and licensed bankers further their financial services education. Frustrated with the limited options available to retirees, Michelle was inspired to focus on every aspect of financial planning so she could act in the best interest of her clients. She started NorthStar Wealth Management in 2015.
As an Investment Adviser Representative, Michelle lives by the mantra “Plan, Preserve and Protect,” and believes everyone deserves to have someone committed to honesty and integrity in their corner.
Michelle is licensed to sell insurance products and securities, and she is pursuing a business marketing degree from Western Governor’s University.
Born in Dallas and raised in Southern California, Michelle now lives in Fulshear, Texas, near Houston. She is a wife and proud mother of two adult daughters, Alainna and Sarah.
Alainna Snow
Advisor Assistant
As Michelle’s Advisor Assistant Alainna provides superior customer service and detailed document control. Alainna has been with NorthStar Wealth Management for 5 years.
Alainna is currently pursuing her Bachelors Degree in Business. She enjoys volunteering and is an avid dog lover. In her free time she enjoys running, playing her guitar, eating chocolate and traveling.
Mercedes Slade
Advisor Assistant
Originally from Hobbs, New Mexico, Mercedes started in the financial industry as a bank teller at a local credit union in 2014, where she was quickly promoted to a position in member services.
Not knowing she would enjoy the finance/banking industry as much as she did, she took a leap of faith in 2021 and moved to Texas where she furthered her experience and knowledge working as an advisor assistant for a prominent Austin-based financial firm.
Mercedes has a true passion for helping others and is a natural-born people person. She is excited to bring the skills and knowledge she has picked up over the years to the NorthStar team, as well as continue to further grow in her profession skills. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her adorable son, outings with family, and trying new restaurants.
Brittany Irving
Attorney
Brittany Irving is an experience litigation attorney joining us all the way from New York! Brittany is passionate about representing clients and is an advocate of truth! She joined NorthStar to help clients with estate and wealth planning. She is a licensed insurance agent working under NorthStar Wealth Management, Inc. insurance agency and she is currently preparing to take her Series 65 exam to become an Investment Advisor Representative under Registered Investment Advisory: Pyxis Capital, Inc.
Brittany practiced in New York as a criminal defense attorney for over a decade. She represented clients from arrest through the disposition of the case. She provided wholistic representation and zealous advocacy to the residents of the Bronx and New York County. Upon joining the Texas Bar in 2022, Brittany worked for Houston Volunteer Lawyers, the pro bono arm of the Houston Bar Association. In this role, Brittany provided direct representation to Houston’s most vulnerable residents in civil litigation. In addition to direct representation, Brittany recruited and mentored Attorneys from the private bar who volunteered with the organization. She is part of several sections of the Houston Bar Association and a member of Houston Young Lawyer’s Association.
Brittany is a native New Yorker. She grew up Albany, New York and attended college at SUNY Albany. She is a loyal New York sports fan even though she is not a sports fan. She is married, has three boys and a cat named Brooklyn. She is the oldest of 6 children and enjoys travel, reading, and crafting.
Investment Management & Financial Planning Team:
The Advisory Alpha investment team’s roots can be traced back nearly forty years. In 2011, this team was established as Advisory Alpha, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registered Investment Advisory firm. Advisory Alpha partners with NorthStar Wealth Management, Inc. to manage investment portfolios designed to meet the needs of a variety of clients across the Houston and Katy, Texas, area. The investment team is led by Steve Osterink Jr. CFA®, CFP®, AIF® and Steve Osterink, Sr.
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