Carlos Di Ponio is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, where he has worked since 2020. He has eight years of industry experience and is also involved in film production as the manager of DaCha Film Company LLC and runs an entertainment production business under the name Jordan Charles. Additionally, he serves as CEO of an online tutoring platform called AllPro Tutors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with various model portfolio programs and access to third-party money managers, operating as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Arun Bharath is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2021 and previously spent 14 years at Bel Air Investment Advisors. Arun is based in Los Angeles, CA. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse group of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a focus on portfolio construction that incorporates a range of investment vehicles and strategies.

Rocio Hernandez is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience currently affiliated with Rockefeller Financial LLC. Her career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Manhattan West, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley. She is based in Los Angeles, CA. 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 operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, offering a range of portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and investment banking services through an integrated Private Advisor model and consolidated investment platform.

Shane Cooper is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Woodland Hills, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Investment and Pacific Southwest Financial since 2013. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, with a longstanding focus on educators and 403(b) and 457(b) participants. The firm’s investment approach combines in-house model portfolio construction and dynamic strategies with third-party manager access, supporting both advisor-led and firm-managed portfolios.

Namik Beganovic is a financial advisor with RBC Rochdale, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, UBS Financial Services, Cortland Valuation Group, Inc, and CNR Securities, LLC. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis, utilizing proprietary tools and collaborations with sub-advisors to tailor portfolios across various asset classes.

Evan Menendez is a financial advisor at Lido with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at Morgan Stanley and UBS in various roles. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm offers integrated wealth management with a focus on tactical and defined-risk option strategies, alongside traditional advisory services supported by affiliated trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage entities.

Thomas Petrocelli is a financial advisor at Lido with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Fountainhead Asset Management and Bloomberg LP. Lido provides investment management, financial planning, and family office services to a broad range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach that includes tactical option strategies and offers extensive affiliated services such as trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage.

Yongkwan Kim is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 22 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Hightower Advisors, having joined in 2022, and previously worked at VP Distributors LLC and Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers with a focus on portfolio construction, proprietary research, and access to alternative investments.

Samuel Hoeck is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with nine years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at Lido Advisors, LLC and previously held roles at First Republic Investment Management, First Republic Securities Company, Wells Fargo Clearing, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Kestra Investment Services. Lido advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors, providing integrated wealth management, financial planning, and a range of affiliated services. The firm manages approximately $42.5 billion in regulatory assets and employs a multi-asset, tactical investment approach, including options strategies and active sub-advisory roles.

Matthew Woodward is a financial advisor at Mariner with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at AdvicePeriod, LLC for six years before joining Mariner in 2022. Woodward serves as a GLG Council Member providing consulting services and is a board member and volunteer for Toluca Baseball, a nonprofit baseball league. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers customized portfolio solutions supported by in-house research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax services and specialized financial wellness and family office capabilities.

Jonghong Park is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2017 and has been involved with Two Fish Group since 2015, where he provides basic financial education as an instructor. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, delivering services through model portfolios, third-party managers, and multiple advisory platforms.

Lucy Rojo is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Woodland Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at World Financial Group, INC. and leadership at Alliance Naturopathic Group, Inc., a naturopathic medicine clinic where she has been involved in patient consultation, management, and treatment planning since 2002. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary model portfolios and access to third-party money managers.

Lauren Guzman is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. Her work history includes positions at Fidelity Investments, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both client-directed and discretionary portfolio options. The firm utilizes a multi-profile investment process supported by global asset management and manager due diligence, operating as a registered adviser, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant.

Marc Rock is a financial advisor at Lido with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at SecureVest Financial Group, Ohio National Financial Services, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He is also the managing member and CEO of Abrahamsenrock, a registered investment advisor that provides customized wealth management solutions. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach that incorporates tactical and defined-risk option strategies and combines traditional advisory services with a broad suite of affiliated capabilities such as trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services.

Andrew Theodore is a financial advisor at Lido with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Charles Schwab for eight years and Raymond James & Associates for one year before joining Lido Advisors, LLC. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors, offering integrated wealth management with an investment approach that combines tactical and defined-risk option strategies alongside traditional asset allocation. The firm also maintains an active role in sub-advisory and investment-company services and provides a range of affiliated trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage capabilities.

Sergio Duenas Granados is a CFA® charterholder based in Los Angeles, California, with two years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously spent four years at the Academy of Beauty. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in the Piruchi food truck business in Los Angeles, where he manages financial records. Lido serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach that includes tactical option strategies and operates through a network of affiliated entities, overseeing approximately $42.5 billion in regulatory assets.

Carlos Arroyo Govea is a financial advisor at Lido with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Upstart. Outside of his advisory role, he occasionally works as a delivery driver. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach that incorporates equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options strategies, and it also plays an active role as a sub-adviser to investment funds.

David Lipsey is a financial advisor at Lido with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Investment Institute and Wells Fargo Private Bank. Lido serves a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, charitable organizations, and pension plans, providing investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach that combines various asset classes and strategies, and is noted for its active sub-advisory role and comprehensive affiliated capabilities.

Marya Young is a financial advisor with Lido Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Private Wealth Strategies, Lincoln Investment, Shore Morgan Young Wealth Strategies, and Osaic FA, Inc. Outside of advising, she is the owner and president of Design for Elegance, a furniture design business. Lido Advisors serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach that incorporates tactical and defined-risk option strategies while offering a broad range of affiliated services such as trust, tax, and insurance.

James Mackey is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Glendale, CA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2008. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base of individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm delivers tailored advice using various program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.