Christopher Wisdom is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and nine years of industry experience. His background includes prior roles at Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. and Parametric Portfolio Associates. Outside of his advisory work, he plans to provide in-home support services for a disabled adult through the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides advice primarily through non-discretionary programs and maintains dual registration as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer.

Jennifer Joseph is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Santa Clarita, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. Her background includes roles with NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, and FM Global. She is also involved with the United States Youth Volleyball League. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes customized recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Kang Lee is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Securities Company, LLC, and Miramontes Capital. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering both investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program and Managed Account program, alongside commission-based brokerage and other non-discretionary services.

Fakhr Alavi is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Ameritas Investment Corp and 20/20 Capital Management, Inc. In addition to advisory work, he is involved in the sale and service of fixed insurance products. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm provides a range of services including asset management, financial planning, retirement plan administration, and family office offerings, using both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

James Patton is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Group since 2017 and previously at National Planning Corporation from 2014 to 2017. Patton is also involved in writing a weekly financial digest and holds ownership interests in tax and accounting services through Primary Wealth Partners. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing multiple advisory programs and third-party asset managers to meet client investment profiles.

Diana Sawiris is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

David Tracy is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, M. S. HOWELLS & cO., Triad Advisors, Legacy Wealth Partners, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies across various investment vehicles.

Sean Walker is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Cetera, LPL Financial, and Applied Financial Planning. Outside his advisory role, he owns aviation-related businesses involving aircraft training and management and participates in a financial radio show called The Money Guys. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools.

Marcelo Bernardo is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including LPL Financial and Cetera Wealth Services. He participates in a radio show called The Money Guys and is involved in businesses related to expense management and financial services. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and employs a discretionary investment approach using model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee.

Ahmad Khalil is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Guggenheim Securities and Wedbush Securities Inc. prior to joining Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory programs including portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach varies by program, encompassing strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple asset classes, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Sean Rodriguez is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Glendale, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2011 and also works with Agia in a non-securities insurance capacity. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and providing various overlay options for portfolio customization.

Richard Singer is a financial advisor with SB Capital Management, Inc. and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 22 years of industry experience, including 23 years at SB Capital Management and most recently joining Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in 2025. SB Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation oriented approach with a focus on portfolio structure and tax-aware implementation, managing discretionary accounts and private equity and hedge fund vehicles.

Jonathan Gonshor is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2014 and holds a Series 63 designation. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a variety of advisory and brokerage services that incorporate strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a range of investment products tailored to client objectives.

Peter Lauer III is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Creative Planning since 2014. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Robert Pessell is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving as an Investment Advisor Representative at Kestra Advisory, where he has worked since 2016. His prior experience includes long-term roles with Kestra Investment Services, Pacific Mutual, and Financial Management Services, Inc. He is also the sole owner and president of Pessell Financial & Insurance Services, Inc., and serves on the management committee of FMS Financial Partners, Inc. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers fiduciary services, plan design and compliance, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Jamshid Seleh is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. and WFGIA. Outside of advising, he works as a real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty and provides caregiving services for his mother. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management and retirement consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations aligned with client goals and risk tolerances.

Marisela Gonzalez is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup since 2009. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Mona Arabshahi is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Wells Fargo, UnionBanc Investment Services, and U.S. Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm integrates multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Robert Elster is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Glendale, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2003 and also serves as an insurance agent with Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Shawn Abrahamse is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. The firm serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. Citigroup Global Markets is notable for its large institutional scale, multi-asset strategies, and unique market roles including swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.