Alberto Segura is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Bank, HSBC Bank, and Citi Bank, spanning from 2015 to 2022. Based in Costa Mesa, CA, Segura has worked at Citigroup since 2022. Citigroup Global Markets serves both individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant market roles, including acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Noreen Mares is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. She is associated with Ramos Consulting and Wealth Management Firm, a non-investment related business used for branding purposes. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements using multiple analytical approaches.

Dustin Schmidt is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services holding a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. His background includes roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley, and multiple positions at Michigan State University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm integrates resources from across the Goldman Sachs organization to provide tailored investment strategies and varied service platforms.

Courtney Johnson is a Series 66 licensed advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Nicole Letarte is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Orange, California, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation for seven years before joining J. W. Cole Advisors in 2022. Letarte owns and operates Modern Wealth Design, a financial planning business. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisors and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to multiple third-party investment platforms. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts using a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies.

Marie Paul is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at CBRE and other firms, as well as a period working with the San Francisco Giants. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm employs tailored allocation models and manager selections, offering a range of fee arrangements and leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem for expanded product access.

Tracy Sula Wang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Revolution Financial Management and Rise Inc, where she serves as a board member and president. Wang is also involved in insurance sales through affiliated companies connected to Transamerica. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm provides access to proprietary and third-party investment models with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Liang Zhu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also involved in IT consulting through Nucleon Technologies LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Timothy Carter is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2006 and has been affiliated with NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since the early 1980s. His other business activities include brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple advisory programs tailored to client needs and emphasizes non-discretionary management alongside fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Ryan Boudreau is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with GWN Securities since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Boudreau serves as a board member at large for Saddleback Valley Pop Warner Football & Cheer, a youth sports organization. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning. The firm uses a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and model-based allocations, employing both traditional and tactical strategies in portfolio management.

Samantha Mokma is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. She has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC, OSAIC, Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and The Bishoff Financial Group. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, offering a range of services such as advisor-managed portfolios, financial planning, third-party manager programs, and outsourced CIO solutions through an IAR-driven model with an open-architecture investment approach.

Cynthia Couyoumjian is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Tustin, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 40 years of industry experience, including prior roles at First Allied Securities, Inc., LPL Financial, and Equitable Advisors. Cynthia is the author of three books and is involved in financial education through public speaking and online training modules, including initiatives focused on increasing financial literacy among women. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model-based investment approach combining strategic asset allocation with multi-manager portfolios, offering both active and passive exposures, and supports advisors in developing tailored strategies based on client risk tolerances.

Robinder Saggu is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient. He has held roles within various Corient entities since 2016. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs advanced risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Victoria Martin is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2006. In addition to her advisory role, Martin is a licensed attorney in California and owns a law practice focused on estate planning, probate, special needs conservatorships, and trust administration. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management solutions, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies with analysis methods that include fundamental and technical approaches.

Cayden Kotowitz is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with a Series 65 credential and experience dating back to 2023. His prior roles include positions at Spectrum Wealth Management, LLC and Putman Group. Before entering the advisory field, he was involved with GOGO Enterprises, LLC and attended the University of California. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement plan consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Mai Nghiem is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2021, they worked at Comerica Securities, Marcum Financial Services, Raymond James Financial Services, State Farm VP Management Corp., and Phillip Ngo Insurance Agency. Outside of their advisory role, Mai Nghiem is involved in providing in-home supportive services to individuals with limited self-care abilities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a variety of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with oversight committees and incorporates a combination of institutional scale and specialized market functions.

Jack Mathews is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Newport Beach, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management and has held various positions connected to Pepperdine University and Experian. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored strategies supported by integrated resources across the Goldman Sachs organization, utilizing advanced analytics and a range of service models.

Therese Cheevers is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Irvine, CA. She holds credentials as a CPA and has two years of experience in financial advising, alongside over 19 years as a partner at Windes, Inc., a CPA firm. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and combining internal management with third-party asset managers.

Andrew Shires is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. He has been with Goldman Sachs since 2020 and previously worked at Whaley Capital Group and Klaren Capital. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, executives, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models and offers a range of service platforms, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem across multiple affiliates.

Alexander Stimpson is a financial advisor at Corient with 37 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has held various roles within Corient and its affiliated entities since 2015. Stimpson also serves as an individual trustee for clients of Corient. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes advanced risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.