Josephine Tran is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 licenses. Her prior work includes roles at BFC Planning, Inc. and Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc., as well as self-employment. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary portfolio management through model and customized portfolios, applying a fiduciary standard within its RIA services.

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.

Komal Motwani is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2025, Motwani worked for Yanni & Associates Investment Advisors, LLC for a total of seven years and spent time at Thakar Financial LLC, Raymond James. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between stand-alone planning services and ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Tat Chan is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Principal Life Insurance Company, NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Co., Basel Capital, Whitewing Insurance Solutions, and HSBC in both the U.S. and Hong Kong. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of Seed Capital LLC, which is investing as a limited partner in a restaurant. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel, with advisory offerings that include financial planning and access to third-party money manager solutions.

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 Oppenheimer since 2022, following prior roles at Guggenheim Securities and Wedbush Securities Inc. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm provides a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment services including strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and retirement consulting, while maintaining custody of client assets as a qualified custodian.

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.

Marsha Williams is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She previously worked at D.A. Davidson & Co. for 11 years and Crowell, Weedon & Co. for 6 years. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate and pension plans. The firm uses model-driven portfolio management combining passive and active strategies across multiple risk profiles.

Jonathan Gonshor is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2014. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers various programs that include asset management, consulting, and retirement services, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios across equity, balanced, and fixed-income strategies.

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.

Karin Frieden is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF and its predecessor since 2009. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

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 Wareing is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James, Merrill, UBS Financial Services, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in the film and entertainment industry as the managing member of ILL Luxury LLC, which develops scripts, produces films, and offers consulting services. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, bonds, and alternative investments, supported by internal due diligence and strategic asset allocation.

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.

Artin Esmaelian Masihi is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with in-house research, custody services, and specialized market roles.