Robert Emens is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. His prior experience includes over two decades at G.W. & Wade, Inc. and its asset management company. Emens holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Palo Alto, CA. 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, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Duangdao Piyanontalee is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. Their work history includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Outside of advisory work, Duangdao is involved in outside insurance sales. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice solutions to implement investment strategies.

Sheac Yee Lim Hamilton is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Parkworth Wealth Management for eight years. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management and related services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed investment strategies and supports its advisory services through affiliated accounting, legal, and trust entities.

Michael Pritts is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient in Menlo Park, CA, where he has worked since 2025. His prior roles include positions at RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and several financial services firms. He serves as Treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee for the YES Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and incorporates risk management and alternative investment options.

Connor Lightfield is a financial advisor at Corient with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Corient since 2023, with prior roles including positions at Portola Partners and academic appointments at Cornell University and The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies and third-party managers, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Eduardo Molina III is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Americor. Outside of financial advising, he has worked part-time in the hospitality industry at Fisherman's Restaurant and Bar. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a manager selection and multi-manager approach, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Christian Glomb is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 42 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 21 years and has been affiliated with Invesmart entities since 1995. His current role at Sanctuary Advisors began in 2023. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory and financial planning services through a network of more than 400 independent adviser representatives. The firm provides portfolio management via various managed account programs and employs multiple analytical approaches, acting as a fiduciary when an advisory agreement is in place.

Steven Rehmus is a financial advisor at Corient with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Corient and Corient Services LLC since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at CIPW Service Company, Portola Partners, BRF Aspen, and Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party managers, along with risk management tools and private fund offerings through affiliated platforms.

Sruti Nln is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and approximately 8 years of experience in the banking and wealth management industry. Her career includes roles at Citi Private Bank, CitiBank, and Comerica Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies and maintains unique institutional roles, including swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Sung Yu Liu is a registered representative with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and a Bank Officer at HSBC Bank USA, N.A., holding a Series 66 credential and having 18 years of industry experience. She has worked with HSBC Securities since 2013 and HSBC Bank USA since 2016. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs serving individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with model risk profiles, offering both client-directed and discretionary portfolio management options.

Kc Corkery is a financial advisor at Corient with 17 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc., Portola Partners, and CIPW Service Company, LLC. He also serves as an individual trustee for clients of Corient. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and specialized offerings such as family office and trustee services.

Benjamin Johnson is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Pesta and Pesta Wealth Management. His background includes roles outside of finance, such as teaching positions at Pepperdine University and various schools from 2015 to 2024. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, variable sub-account management, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan solutions, employing a discretionary approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools.

Connor Wood is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Citibank. 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 maintains unique market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Joseph Park is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at First Republic Investment Management, Waypoint Wealth Partners, and First Republic Wealth Management. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction using both active and passive strategies and employs a structured due-diligence program for manager review and private fund management.

Min Zhu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2013 and is also the CEO of Lily Fortune Club, a business he has operated since 2022. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary model portfolios and access to third-party money managers.

Darryl Celkupa is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab, Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, and Matthews International Capital. Outside of finance, he does voiceover work in various media on weekends. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews and investment recommendations through Charles Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not directly charge clients fees, distinguishing its approach among enterprise wealth managers.

Ryan Schmidt is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Corient with 20 years of industry experience. His career includes ten years at Schmidt Financial Group, Inc. and a decade at Palo Alto Wealth Advisors, LLC prior to joining Corient. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and alternative investments when appropriate.

Dirk Gilliard is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Bam Management, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, and Dan Goldie Financial Services. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis, consultant insights, and third-party managers, offering a range of services from investment management to financial counseling and retirement plan fiduciary services.

Julia Lin is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLife Securities, Inc. for 20 years before joining The Leaders Group, Inc. and later TLG Advisors. Lin is also an independent insurance agent. 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, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, with a distinct approach that combines fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and a direct-to-consumer platform called Starlight Portfolios.

Jian Ren is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with Z-Gen Capital LLC since 2019 and has been affiliated with Transamerica Financial Group, Inc. since 2012. Outside of advisory work, he owns a residential rental property. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms to deliver its services.