Thomas Selbo is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Landmark Wealth Management Group, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. He is also involved with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC as an insurance agent. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced CIO solutions to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm uses a selective manager approach combined with active and passive strategies across public and private markets and offers proprietary private funds and specialized interval funds.

Sarah Minakary is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Hightower and its affiliated broker-dealer, HighTower Securities, LLC, for 10 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with R2M Management CA, LLC, an administrative services company related to registered investment advisor practices. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individual and institutional clients through a network of Advisor Practices. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Patrick Alano is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Paradigm Gilbert, LPL Financial LLC, and JPL Talent. Oppenheimer serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans with a variety of advisory programs and services such as portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple strategies and offers both commission-based and asset-based fee programs.

Elise Orton is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Brighton Jones and Gallagher, and has additional experience outside finance, including time at Oasis Salon and Spa. 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 utilizing both in-house strategies and third-party managers, with continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Jeffrey Kuhn is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Newport Beach, CA, with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research Inc. and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Kuhn’s background includes roles outside of finance such as working with Lug Sports. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the vast majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Christina Hung is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and currently advises clients at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Newport Beach, CA. Her career includes prior roles at Mutual Securities, Inc., CETERA Advisor Networks LLC, and Argosy Wealth Management. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, and non-profits by offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment strategy using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other vehicles, and provides specialized services such as retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Ted Ngo is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Newport Beach, CA, holding CFP® and Series 63 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2009 and New York Life Insurance since 2004. Ngo also operates Ted Ngo and Associates Insurance & Financial Services, focusing on insurance product sales and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional plans, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory program types, emphasizes tailored recommendations, and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Tyler Smith is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Navigoe, LLC before joining Mercer Global Advisors, where he has been since 2018. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm utilizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and offers a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and private funds.

James Davenport is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked within various Beacon Pointe entities since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and health insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a manager-driven investment approach with proprietary due diligence and sponsors several private funds and a registered interval fund.

Ryan Murphy is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Churchill Management Group for 20 years prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth in 2025. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach and offers a broad range of wealth services, integrating fundamental and quantitative analysis with multiple investment strategies and extensive affiliated product relationships.

Randall Allen is a financial advisor at Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Kayne Anderson Rudnick since 2014. The firm provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services to institutional and individual clients, including pension plans, insurers, banks, family offices, endowments, RIAs, and high-net-worth individuals. Kayne Anderson Rudnick emphasizes fundamental company-level research with proprietary governance and sustainability assessments and offers a broad range of active equity and fixed-income strategies across various market capitalizations.

William Schellenberg is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill, where he worked for 11 and 25 years respectively. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Golf Committee Chairman on the Board of Directors at Mission Viejo Country Club and is an officer and director at Auric Capital Partners. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm supports over 400 independent advisors who offer various management approaches and financial planning services through a range of platforms and affiliated firms.

Christian Knauer is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Bank of America, Merrill, JP Morgan Chase, and The Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers integrated services that focus on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates within a framework closely tied to Empower’s administrative platforms.

Lesley Cannan is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. She is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2026. Prior to this, she spent 14 years at Litman Gregory Wealth Management. She is involved in transitioning her former advisory business following an acquisition. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Peter Sousa is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with over 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2026 and previously worked for iM Global Partner Fund Management, LLC for 13 years. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Devon Nick is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at AWM Capital, LLC, Bridge Advisory LLC, and United Planners' Financial Services. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, standalone financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Darren Lightfoot is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. before joining Hightower in 2022. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach focuses on multi-manager solutions and offers access to affiliated and third-party managers, employing proprietary research and a variety of portfolio construction techniques.

Pascal Menut is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2020. Prior to that, he worked at Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC from 2016 to 2020. He is also an owner and partner of Placements Orion, an investment-related business based in France. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines active and passive investment strategies across public and private asset classes and offers customized portfolio management supported by quantitative and qualitative due diligence of third-party managers.

Scott Ayers is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked within various Beacon Pointe entities since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and accident/health insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes asset allocation across third-party independent managers selected through a proprietary due-diligence process and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles while offering a range of wealth management and consulting solutions.

Kenneth Krell is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company, each for six years, and spent four years at American Funds. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, employing model portfolios and tax-aware strategies delivered through both advisor support and an online planning tool.