Joseph Gieser is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Crown Capital Securities, Lp and Xanterra. In addition to his advisory work, Gieser serves as Vice President of CAPS Management, where he is involved in tax preparation and accounting services. Independent Financial Group, LLC offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a combination of strategic asset allocation, multi-manager portfolios, and ongoing due diligence to develop tailored investment strategies across a range of risk profiles.

Benjamin Wada is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialists and LPL Financial. He is also an insurance agent with SB Group, Inc. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Kevin Mcdaniel is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His professional background includes roles in estate planning, mortgage lending, and insurance sales, along with educational positions such as adjunct business management instructor at Platt College Los Angeles and instructor at International Education Corporation. He also works with online estate planning and health insurance services through affiliated companies. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary options, and manages over $2 billion in client assets.

Karen Lomas is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Principal Financial Services, where she has worked since 2021, following five years at Securian Financial Services. Outside of her advisory role, she holds leadership positions in several organizations, including serving as Chairperson for Business Owner Education at the Santa Fe Springs Chamber of Commerce, Membership Chair for Women in Manufacturing–Los Angeles, and President of the Rotary Club of Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services emphasize direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions delivered through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Joan Huang Evans is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Irvine, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 2016 and has been associated with New York Life and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2015. Outside of her advisory work, she invests personally in cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes a predominantly non-discretionary asset management approach.

Clifford Kim is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 24 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His career includes 14 years at Prudential Insurance Company of America and recent roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.

Whitney Massey is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts, Massey worked at Level Four Advisory Services LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Massey is also involved in several business activities, including a non-investment-related entity for tax and investment purposes. 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, and family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach using customized portfolios comprised of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Lance Britt II is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for nine years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a broad client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized offerings such as Private Family Office and Executive Wealth programs, utilizing strategic allocation models and a wide range of fee arrangements supported by proprietary analytics and affiliated Goldman Sachs capabilities.

Douglas Eaton is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a wide range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses structured planning tools and investment models to support its financial planning services.

Christopher Caira is a financial advisor with MassMutual Investors Services in Los Alamitos, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with MML Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of rental property businesses with his brother. MassMutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, emphasizing collaborative, goal-based planning and offering a variety of investment and insurance solutions.

Kenneth Ibbetson is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Brea, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner of Nature's Realm, a business unrelated to his investment work. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm offers a broad range of brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research and analytics, managing approximately $671 billion in assets with more than 14,000 financial advisors.

Tewodros Lamma is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at JP Morgan Securities, LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner of an online retail business, Addis T & B, LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory approach is IPS-driven and incorporates a broad range of financial products, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Michael Kish is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Lincoln Financial Advisors for 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved in residential real estate sales and provides fixed insurance products including life insurance and annuities. OSAIC serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated financial advisers and multiple advisory platforms. The firm offers integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

Bradley Norton is a financial advisor at Fidelity with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with various divisions within Fidelity, including Fidelity Brokerage Services, Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, and Strategic Advisers, where he has been active since 2002. Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company, provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including registered investment companies and charitable funds. The firm employs a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to develop model portfolios composed of mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

John Herzog is a financial advisor with OSAIC holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Liberty Capital Strategists, Inc., Doma, Inc., and other firms. Outside his advisory work, he is the founder and CEO of Herzog Investment Management, where he provides personalized financial planning and investment management services, and he also works as an independent Uber driver. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and charitable investors through a broad network of advisors and offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and access to multiple third-party investment platforms.

Huan Bin Lee is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2021, and previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2009 to 2021. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and methodologies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services both directly and through corporate financial planning agreements.

Shelley Chidley is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the board and the development and financial committee of Saints Simon and Jude School in Huntington Beach, CA. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary investment options supported by multi-asset model portfolios and centralized operational infrastructure.

Mark Allert is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent and its affiliates since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Allert serves as president of the Circle City Rotary and participates on several nonprofit boards focused on veteran support and services for adults with developmental disabilities. Thrivent Investment Management provides dedicated planning services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, focusing on holistic, goal-based analyses across a range of financial topics. The firm delivers planning through a network of advisors without discretionary trading authority and integrates planning with managed-account programs under a consolidated billing option.

Arya Hajari is a financial advisor at Fidelity with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Fidelity, Hajari held positions at several firms including Aramark, Capstone Financial Advisors, and GameStop. Outside of finance, Hajari works in the hotel industry at Studio 6, handling paperwork, check-ins, and basic maintenance. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, employing a systematic investment process that combines fundamental research with quantitative analysis and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm serves retail and institutional investors through discretionary portfolio management, fund advisory, and model portfolios.

Jud Crary is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network since 2015. He serves as vice chairman of the Philharmonic Society in Irvine and is the lead singer for The Grateful Dads, a local music group. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser offering investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutions. The firm provides tailored recommendations supported by proprietary research and planning tools, serving clients through a broad menu of planning options and optional implementation through various brokerage and advisory programs.