Joy Dutmers is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Principal Financial Group since 1998 and Principal Securities Inc. since 2016. Dutmers also serves as a bank/trust officer for Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships across multiple business areas. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Susan Anastasiadis is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at MS Howells & Co, Securities America, Inc., Foothill Securities, Inc., and Capital Insight Partners, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member of an office condominium association. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans, providing wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm utilizes customized model portfolios with a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers access to tax preparation, estate-document services, and a wrap fee program.

Patricia Wojnarowski is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also affiliated with WealthWave, MJ Marketing LLC, and NetLaw. Her other business activities include sales of insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Shawn Bragdon is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Costa Mesa, CA, holding a ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience, including roles at The Leaders Group, Inc. and BGA Insurance Services. Outside of advisory activities, he is a managing partner and president of insurance services firms that focus on wholesale and retail life insurance, annuities, and related products. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and financial planning, employing manager selection and Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios across various investment styles and risk levels.

Aridaman Singh is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. He has worked with New York Life Insurance Company and several affiliated entities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Singh is involved as a partial owner of a restaurant franchise business, participating in strategic discussions related to the operation of a TOGOs sandwich shop. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis through an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Shunsuke Fukushi is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Independent Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to that, he was with Centaurus Financial, Inc. for 13 years and has been associated with Mark Geschwind & Associates for over two decades. Outside of advising, Fukushi owns a college consulting business that specializes in financial aid consulting. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of portfolio management strategies, combining both passive and active investments, and incorporates client risk tolerance assessments to tailor proposals and investment models.

Michael Thai is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following a 19-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm integrates strategic allocation models, manager selection, and advanced analytics to tailor solutions across multiple platforms, leveraging capabilities across the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Michael Brescione is a financial advisor with Osaic Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Money Concepts Capital Corp, LPL Financial, Wescom Financial Services, and several other firms. He also spent two years in homemaking between 2023 and 2025. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services and utilizes a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, along with access to alternative investments and lending solutions.

Andrew Meyer is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2015. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, 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 manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio management strategies across equities, fixed income, ETFs, and private investments, integrating financial planning and tax services into client relationships.

Samuel Soler Conklin is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Brea, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Householder Group Estate and Retirement Specialists, Wescom Financial Services, and Merrill. He is involved with the American Financial Education Alliance, providing educational services to local colleges and libraries. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and emphasizes diversified, risk-class-based investment allocations using both passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Jacob Salloum is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at MWA Financial Services Inc. and Modern Woodmen of America. Prior to entering finance, he held roles in restaurant groups and medical management. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Jacob Koller is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient in 2025, he held positions at Agia and Valic Financial Advisors. He has also worked in roles related to healthcare and sports medicine at Zimmer Biomet and the University of Tennessee. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that combines proprietary strategies with third-party managers and incorporates advanced risk management tools.

Barbara Cole is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has worked with New York Life and its affiliates since 1987 and operates Cole Insurance & Financial Services, through which she sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Petra Chien is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. She previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, as well as First Republic Investment Management, Inc., and First Bank Wealth Management. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and tax management, utilizing a variety of implementation options and maintaining several affiliated service lines.

Sean Okeefe is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and LPL Financial since 2015 and previously spent 15 years with Equitable Advisors. He is based in Irvine, CA. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors managing about $18.6 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients through independent investment adviser representatives, offering customized portfolio management and financial planning using an open-architecture platform that integrates multiple third-party managers.

Ryan Schwartz is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA, holding CFP® and CFA® designations with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with EP Wealth Advisors since 2017 and previously with Private Capital Management Associates LLC from 2011 to 2017. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation, utilizing customized model portfolios and a range of investment strategies.

Jeffrey Moeller is a CFA® charterholder with two years of experience at EP Wealth Advisors. He previously spent 20 years with CornerCap Investment Counsel. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for clients meeting certain asset thresholds.

Mark Redman is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 44 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Legacy Shield, WFG Direct, Net Law Group Inc, WealthWave, and American Funding Center. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and sells individual and group life and health insurance products through Mark Redman Insurance. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a model portfolio approach implemented through third-party money managers and platform providers, supported by a large network of advisors and multiple program platforms.

Scott Upham is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Cribstone Capital Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee and member of the finance committee for Tedford Housing, a nonprofit homeless shelter. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans by offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm utilizes customized model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, while also providing ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document assistance.

Alpesh Patel is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Rockefeller Capital Management since 2025, Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2021, and previously spent a decade at Bank of America and Merrill. Patel is also the owner of Navigator Holdings LLC, a cash-holding entity with no active operations. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, and operates as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking, organizing client relationships through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.