 In 1996, Badar began his financial advisor career with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. in New York City, where he built strong relationships with his clients.During his time here, he quickly realized that he "didn't want CNBC to dictate [his] life," so he returned to Houston and began a retail brokerage firm and began working with physicians who needed help investing their money.Badar took this opportunity after receiving advice from his sister, Dr. Tehmina Badar, a pulmonologist; brother-in-law Dr. Shahin Shirzadi, a neurologist; and his best friend Dr. Raza Pasha, an ENT surgeon.