Arman Melikian is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, through a network of more than 400 independent advisors. The firm employs a range of investment approaches and platforms, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management options while acting as a fiduciary under written advisory agreements.

Carlos Di Ponio is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2020 and has additional involvement in the entertainment industry, including managing DaCha Film Company LLC and engaging in acting and speaking work under the name Jordan Charles. He also serves as CEO of AllPro Tutors, an online platform connecting tutors and students. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, offering investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms. The firm’s advisory model primarily uses model portfolios and third-party managers, supported by proprietary and external investment solutions.

Shane Cooper is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Lincoln Investment and Pacific Southwest Financial since 2013. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm provides financial planning, ERISA retirement plan advice, model portfolios, and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Lucy Rojo is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Woodland Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at World Financial Group, INC. and leadership at Alliance Naturopathic Group, Inc., a naturopathic medicine clinic where she has been involved in patient consultation, management, and treatment planning since 2002. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary model portfolios and access to third-party money managers.

James Mackey is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Glendale, CA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 16 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company since 2008 and has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2022. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and corporate and charitable entities. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers, with an emphasis on tailored, mostly non-discretionary solutions integrated within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Neil Greenberger is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses 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 custody services. Citigroup Global Markets implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with significant institutional scale, including roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Anmol Multani Kohal is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience and previously worked at Equitable Advisors and ZS Associates. Kohal is also involved as an Associate Planner in training with The Rawls Group, supporting business succession planning. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory services, utilizing both strategic and dynamic investment approaches managed by its in-house Investment Management & Research team.

Fazel Mostashari is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. and has previously worked with The Leaders Group Inc, Independent Financial Group, and Mostashari & Associates, Wealth Specialists. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in accounting and tax advisory through an ownership interest in Dentist Nerds Inc. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm utilizes fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its manager selection and portfolio construction, offering services through independent advisors, sub-advisors, and a direct-to-consumer digital platform called Starlight Portfolios.

Corrie Feldotto is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 12 years of industry experience, including roles at The Leaders Group Inc, GBS, Princor Financial Services Co, and Principal Life Insurance Co. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a Senior Life Specialist in the insurance business. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, delivering advice through independent representatives and a proprietary direct-to-consumer platform called Starlight Portfolios.

Joseph Feinberg is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2015. Feinberg serves as an advisory board member for the Young Chicago Authors Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting youth through literary arts. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach incorporates manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and includes a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Jaime Hernandez is a financial advisor with SPC, holding the CFP® and Series 63 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Parkland Securities since 2014 and has been president of Jardez Financial & Insurance Services Inc. since 1993. Hernandez also operates Hernandez Insurance Agency, which he founded in 1973. SPC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services through a network of over 460 advisers.

Natale Haworth is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory and its related entities since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, Haworth serves as a manager in insurance and benefits and sits on the advisory board of RED SCHOOLHOUSE, INC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Michael Massarano is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Edward Jones, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley. Focus Partners Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial counseling, and a range of wealth services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and integrates reporting across managed and held-away assets.

Herman Nainkin is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 22 years of industry experience and serves clients from Sherman Oaks, CA. Outside of his financial advisory work, Nainkin is involved in music brand management as a musician with Jake Jordan Music. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers, offering both fee-based and commission-based financial solutions through its network of 477 independent advisors.

Marcia Cornwell is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having one year of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she has worked at Darden Restaurants and Wfgia, among other positions. Outside of advising, she has experience working as a restaurant server. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Gurcharan Soni is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Granada Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Strategies LLC since 1999 and operates Soni Financial & Insurance Solutions, through which he brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, working with a wide range of institutional sponsors as well as retail clients.

April Anekboon is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Encino, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Zuckerman Private Wealth Management and assists in client services related to insurance and investment products at FMS Financial Partners, Inc. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad range of institutional and individual clients, with a focus on fiduciary consulting, plan design, and access to multiple management platforms.

Steven Duplain is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Legacy Financial Group and Alphastar Capital Management, LLC, and he manages a life insurance agency, Humanitas LLC, in a non-investment capacity. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant investment options through its Asset Allocation Portfolios. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios with periodic rebalancing based on defined events.

Edward Albrecht is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2023 and previously spent ten years at SagePoint Financial. In addition to his advisory role, Albrecht serves as a city councilman in Calabasas, California, contributing to local government policy decisions. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Thomas Kim is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His prior positions include roles at Cetera, Cathay Bank, and Banc of California. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs while maintaining extensive in-house research and unique market roles.