Ryan Reiff is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2025, he worked at West Coast Financial, LLC from 2021 to 2025 and attended UC Santa Barbara from 2016 to 2020. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, combining proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities.

Darnel Bentz is a financial advisor with Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Kayne Anderson Rudnick since 2013. Kayne Anderson Rudnick provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base, including institutional investors, high-net-worth individuals, and family offices. The firm focuses on fundamental, company-level research and incorporates proprietary governance and sustainability assessments across a range of active equity and fixed-income strategies.

Drew Bryant is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 65–licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He has worked at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2022 and previously held roles at Intersect Capital LLC and BNY Mellon Wealth. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management across various strategies and serves both advisory and product-sponsor roles, managing over $72 billion in assets.

Nicolas Bazarevitsch is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and also holds a position as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants, offering managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services through its broker-dealer operations.

Justin Walsh is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lido. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at Tolleson Wealth Management and several other financial firms. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including family offices, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across multiple asset classes and implements options-based strategies, typically managing assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers when appropriate.

Michael Chen is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Foundation Advisors, RVW Wealth, and Suntrust Advisory Services. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach known as the “Capital System” and emphasizing fundamental research and a long-term investment horizon.

Grant Vahalla is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently with Lido Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at TIAA-CREF, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, and Advanced Practice Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is a co-owner of Launderland, a self-serve laundry business in Encinitas, California. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and other entities, providing investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach that includes diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, and it often manages assets on a discretionary basis while utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Gavin Stellpflug is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of finance, he has experience as a self-employed coach and has worked in education and hospitality. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers integrated wealth management services including investment management, financial planning, and family office services, with a focus on diversification and options-based strategies implemented both directly and through pooled vehicles.

Jeff Khang is a Series 66-credentialed advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial, he held positions at UBS Financial Services Inc. and CIBC. Outside of finance, he has experience working in the food service industry. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer with an integrated investment platform that delivers discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Arleta Hacopian is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She has been with Advisory Group West since 2003. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Nicholas Hixon is a CFP® professional at Lido with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Shore Morgan Young and Lincoln Investment. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis while utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers when appropriate.

Shaan Baren is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years at the firm and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2019, he worked at LourdMurray from 2015 to 2019. He is a 33% partner in a private commercial lending fund through Like Father Like Son LLC, an activity he does not pursue during business hours. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager strategies, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and varied investment vehicles.

Raquel Alegria is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, bringing one year of industry experience. She has held roles at GWN Securities and contributed as a freelance writer for UltiWorld, covering Ultimate Frisbee. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs, employing a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and model-based allocations grounded in asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm is notable for its use of market-timing and momentum-based strategies within several legacy programs.

Susannah Emami is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has held roles at Capital Bank & Trust Company, Alliance Bernstein, and KLS Advisors. Emami is based in Los Angeles, CA. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, employing a multi-manager approach that combines separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and access to private equity and alternative investments.

Alexander Kob is a financial advisor at Lido with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2017. Prior to that, he was with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and McAdam LLC from 2014 to 2017. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, utilizing a diversified, integrated wealth management approach that includes options-based strategies and discretionary asset management.

Rafiq Wiley is a financial advisor with Osaic Institutions, Inc. holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Infinex Investments, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Planmember Securities Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through multiple agencies. Osaic Institutions, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, ERISA plans, and corporate clients by providing customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments. The firm operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model, supporting investment adviser representatives with firm supervision while allowing clients to maintain control over their accounts.

Bernard Reina is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in operating a high-end car wash and detailing business and is the founder and president of a nutrition and health company. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal standards and oversight committees.

Bret Miller is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA. His work history includes multiple roles at EP Wealth Advisors as well as experience outside the financial sector, including positions with Five Guys, Inc. and the United States Air Force. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services, utilizing customized model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Christopher Hopkins is a financial advisor with EP Wealth Advisors based in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TD Ameritrade, Scottrade, and Executive Wealth Management, where he also engaged in tax preparation and client services through Executive Wealth Management Tax Solutions. EP Wealth Advisors serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients, offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm constructs customized model portfolios using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides ongoing monitoring, third-party manager recommendations, and ERISA plan services.

Christopher Peterson is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Lido since 2016. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at Asset Planning Solutions/Ken Stern & Associates from 2016 to 2018. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, utilizing an integrated wealth management approach that incorporates diversification and options-based strategies.