Praestantia Capital, LLC

Rodrigo De Los Santos is a financial advisor at Praestantia Capital, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services Inc and RXS Capital. Praestantia Capital provides discretionary portfolio management, wealth management, and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm serves a significant number of cross-border and multi-generational clients, offering customized investment solutions and business-focused consulting services.

Santiago Vidales Hildebrandt is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management based in Houston, Texas. He works with high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients in the US and internationally, focusing on creating personalized wealth management strategies that align with clients’ goals and priorities. Santiago collaborates closely with clients to provide a holistic, goals-based approach by leveraging Merrill’s investment resources and the banking services and lending solutions of Bank of America. Santiago’s areas of expertise include corporate executive services, family wealth management, institutional consulting, international wealth management, legacy planning, philanthropic planning, managing new wealth, small business strategies, and tax minimization. With a background in corporate and investment banking, he applies a multidisciplinary approach encompassing investments, credit and lending, trust and estate planning, and business succession planning to help clients advance their financial objectives. He holds a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned a bachelor's degree from The University of Georgia, along with a non-accredited certificate from Oxford University. Santiago is involved in the community through organizations such as the Houston Food Bank and Houston Habitat for Humanity. Outside of work, he enjoys activities including camping, cooking, hiking, interior decorating, pickleball, soccer, spending time with his family, tennis, traveling, and woodworking.