Ryan Ramos is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Cetera ADVISORS, Pierson Wealth Management, and Western International Securities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal oversight and research capabilities.

Hanna Horenstein is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has been involved with several other ventures, including authoring *The Virtuity Edge: A Compilation of Success*. Horenstein is also active in real estate sales and student loan repayment referral services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services, offering proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Nicolas Bazarevitsch is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and also holds a position as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants, offering managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services through its broker-dealer operations.

Arleta Hacopian is a Series 66 licensed advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, based in Glendale, CA, and has 7 years of industry experience. She has worked with Advisory Group West since 2003. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and manages around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Rafiq Wiley is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Infinex Investments, MassMutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and Planmember Securities Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through several related entities. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure that supports both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

David Cox is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with one year of experience at the firm and a background as a partner at Duffy Kruspodin LLP, a CPA firm where he has worked since 2012. His professional credentials include both financial advisory and accounting expertise. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 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 customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach and oversight of third-party asset managers.

Julian Driver is a financial advisor with VALIC Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mission Wealth Management, New York Life Insurance, and other financial services firms. He is active with LA Pension Planners and LA Wealth Partners in Pasadena, where he provides financial planning and insurance services. VALIC Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors and centralized technology platforms.

Andrea Rhinehart is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Churchill Management Group since 2003. Rhinehart joined Focus Partners Wealth in 2025. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework and offers a range of fiduciary, tax, and business management services.

Richard Maholchic is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. and has held roles at Pacific Southwest Financial, The Leaders Group, Inc., Lincoln Investment Planning, and Capitas Distributors, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, Maholchic consults for law firms on insurance matters and facilitates life settlement situations on a reactive basis. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory services, financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services with a portfolio construction approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Destiny Collins is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining Mercer, her work history includes roles at MWA Financial Services Inc., Modern Woodmen of America, and LA City United. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering a range of advisory services including investment management, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach uses globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and regular rebalancing, implemented through ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds.

Elizabeth Reilly is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc., holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 29 years of industry experience. She has held previous roles at Simplicity Investments, Gallagher, Ameritas Advisory Services, and Horace Mann Investors, among others. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and ongoing monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering services such as portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and fiduciary services for retirement plans.

Yeznik Kazanjian is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2013. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large institutional scale with in-house research and specialized market roles.

Lonna Weems is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in North Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Centaurus Financial since 2013. Outside of advising, she works as a yoga instructor in North Hills. 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.

Saman Bigharaz is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Falcon Wealth Planning, E*TRADE Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and AMI USA LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in two online retail businesses, including serving as part-owner and president of Pure Paws Pet Company, LLC, which imports grass-fed dog and cat treats from New Zealand. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory with diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers various implementation options, including ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and direct indexing.

Ron Hertzberg is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2017. Prior to that, he was with JP Morgan Securities LLC from 2013 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and CEO of RH15 Enterprises, a business focused on buying and selling sports memorabilia. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and has a unique combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Munir Tager is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has two years of experience in the financial industry, having worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member and secretary for LeTip International Inc., a professional leads organization for business owners and entrepreneurs. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional sponsors, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, and integrates advisory services with insurance and annuity products through its affiliation with New York Life.

Rhoneil Santo Tomas is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AXA Advisors LLC and DSV Financial Inc, where he also serves as president, focusing on employee benefits. Santo Tomas is involved in several insurance-related businesses offering fixed life and disability insurance products. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, providing investment supervisory services, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios that uses a risk-based approach to portfolio construction.

Ryan Nguyen is a financial advisor at Mariner with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at West Wealth Group, JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He is also an independent licensed insurance agent specializing in life, accident, and health insurance in California. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension plans, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by an internal management team and third-party managers, and provides integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness services uncommon for a firm of its size.

Edward Kulow is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Encino, CA. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and specialized retirement plan advisory services under fiduciary standards, distinguishing itself with municipal advisory and underwriting activities as well as affiliated custodial services.

Francisco Galan is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2023, he worked at HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Securities from 2015 to 2023. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while employing a fiduciary standard for its registered investment adviser services.