Ransom Adams, joined U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors (formerly Legacy One Financial Advisors) in 2018, he began his career in financial services almost fifteen years ago and has been a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional since 2006.
In his work with clients, Ransom is dedicated to understanding their needs, goals, and fears, which he believes is essential for creating an effective financial plan in which financial goals and life goals are aligned. He focuses on helping clients with investment allocation, estate planning, retirement planning, minimizing tax liability and the various financial complexities life brings. Ransom works collaboratively with estate planning attorneys and CPAs to ensure that the various efforts are coordinated for clients. Bottom line for Ransom…clients come first and his ultimate message is, “It’s your money and I want you to be happy and comfortable with where it is and what it’s doing.”
Prior to joining Legacy One Financial Advisors, Ransom spent ten years as a Senior Wealth Manager at USAA. He holds a BS in financial planning from Texas Tech University, which offers one of the country's oldest planning programs. Ransom is an Eagle Scout and continues to be involved in scouting, and coaching youth sports. When not working, he enjoys travel and spending time with his wife and two boys.
About
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC
We are an Independent, wealth management firm providing sophisticated, holistic and objective solutions for our clients.
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors was founded in 2017 as Legacy One Financial Advisors. In the summer of 2021, we aligned with USCA, RIA, the wealth management subsidiary of U.S. Capital Advisors, to form U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors (USCWA). U.S. Capital Advisors was founded in 2010 by a group of experienced professionals with a shared vision to combine the collegial atmosphere of a regional firm with the capabilities to provide differentiated investment opportunities and unique investment solutions.
Headquartered in Houston with offices across Texas, USCWA is one of the largest independently owned investment advisory firms in Texas. We are proud of the Firm we have built and continually strive to bring a host of comprehensive service options to our clients. As a majority employee-owned firm, every one of us celebrates together as a team - one person's success is shared by the entire company. Our team is aligned in our client-centric standards and vision to empower others to realize long-term value. We strive to create an unmatched client experience that offers clients the dedicated financial support, guidance and advice they desire.
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Our Team
Ana Romero
Client Service Manager
Ana re-joined U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors (formerly Legacy One Financial Advisors) in 2020 as a Client Service Manager. Ana’s work in the finance industry began when she originally joined Legacy One in 2016 as part of the administrative support staff and earned her FINRA Series 6, 63 and insurance licenses. In 2018, Ana moved to San Antonio, TX and worked for a financial planning firm clearing through broker/dealer Commonwealth Financial Network®, before moving back to Austin and rejoining the Legacy One team in July of 2020. Ana loves serving our clients with enthusiasm, efficiency and promptness.
When she is not in the office, Ana enjoys cooking, reading, watching Texas Aggie football and crossing local restaurants off of her bucket list. When she is not in Austin, she enjoys visiting her family throughout Texas and loves to travel as often as she can.
Monica Zavala
Client Service Manager
Monica joined U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors (formerly Legacy One Financial Advisors) in February 2018 as a Client Service Manager. She got started in the industry in 2013 in an Advisor’s office and developed her operations knowledge at Kestra Financial along with passing the FINRA Series 6, 7, 63 and insurance exams. With an acute attention to detail, Monica brings her extensive operational experience and fun attitude to Legacy One.
In 2011, Monica graduated from Texas A&M University. While there, she was a member of the Corps of Cadets and the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band. In her spare time, Monica enjoys singing karaoke, reading, spending time with family and friends, cheering at sporting events, and taking her dog Orion out to run.
Willa Sheridan
COO
Willa serves as the Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors. Willa joined U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors (formerly Legacy One Financial Advisors) in 2018, providing oversight of the daily operations at the Firm and continued enhancement of our people, processes, and technology. Willa is focused on providing clients with best-in-class solutions and service. She has a decade of experience working in the financial services industry across SEC Registered Investment Advisors managing individual accounts and commingled vehicles, as well as serving at publicly traded companies. Willa has a focus on operations, corporate communication, business development and client service.
Willa also serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Piton Investment Management, an SEC Registered RIA providing customized fixed income asset management. Prior to joining Piton in 2015, Willa ran Investor Relations for three publicly traded mortgage REITs, Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), Chimera Investment Corp. (NYSE:CIM) and Crexus Investment Corporation (Formerly NYSE:CXS) where she worked closely to provide support and information to individual investors as well as institutional investors and sell-side research analysts. Willa served as an associate on the Strategy and Capital Markets team at Annaly and was responsible for internal and external corporate communication. Willa received her B.A. in Communications and Marketing from Loyola University Maryland.
