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.

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.

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.

Ramy Fahim is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2004 and concurrently serves as President of Retirement Plans Services Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is also involved in real estate sales and mortgage loan origination. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs, financial planning, and third-party manager introductions. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and incorporates both market-timing and momentum-based strategies in its portfolio management.

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.

Andrew Bautista is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Irvine, CA, holding two years of industry experience. He is also a partner at Wright, Ford, Young & Co, CPAs, where he has worked for over 26 years. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing customized portfolios with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and sponsors various wrap-fee programs.

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.

Yaochy Lin is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. Lin has a varied work history including roles at Cashflow First Inc., Quantum Electronic Payments, and Dickerson Employee Benefits. Outside of advisory work, Lin is involved in notary services and merchant services for businesses. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

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.

Cody Mutz is a financial advisor at Carson Wealth with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Carson Wealth, he held positions at Uber Eats and Luxottica and has an educational background including time at Cal Poly State University, Saddleback College, and Tesoro High School. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that oversees approximately $50.6 billion through a network of more than 650 advisors. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing an Investment Committee to construct and monitor model portfolios and offering tailored solutions such as custom indexing and alternative investments.

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.

Kevin Thomas is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65, Series 63, and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include positions at The Vanguard Group, Altruist Financial LLC, and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. 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 utilizes strategic allocation models, manager selections, and a range of fee arrangements while integrating capabilities from across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Taylor Salisbury is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and holds the Series 66 designation. He has 12 years of industry experience and has been with Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2013 and 2014, respectively. Salisbury also has an ongoing affiliation with Cal State Fullerton since 2012. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise advisor 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 through an advisor-driven model that offers customized discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, supported by an open-architecture platform integrating multiple third-party managers and investment solutions.

Braeden Lueken is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pathway Capital Management and Whittier Trust Company, as well as earlier experience outside the investment industry. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides 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 a range of portfolio strategies implemented through in-house and third-party managers, along with integrated financial planning and tax services.

Hermann Rojas is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Riverside, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2025, he worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co. since 2017, and spent eleven years at Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, including advisory services connected to insurance and annuity products.