Daniel Polyakov is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Woodland Hills, CA. His prior work includes roles at Aeg, Substance Global, Transit, and Universal Pictures. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory, with options such as ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and direct indexing.

Kurt Vogel is a CFP® professional at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with over eight years of experience in financial advisory roles. He previously worked at Singer Burke Zimmer & Kogan, LLP for a decade before joining Mercer Global Advisors. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies, while also providing specialized consulting and educational resources.

Mario Reina is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Infinity Financial Services Advisory, Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP, and U.S. Bancorp Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates a tax preparation business. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through a variety of managed account programs, financial planning, and third-party manager introductions. The firm utilizes both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and employs market-timing and momentum-based strategies in certain legacy programs.

Sana Theodory is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citi since 2014, including her current role at Citigroup Global Markets beginning in 2022. 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 employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with in-house research, unique market roles, and commercial partnerships.

Jennifer Solis is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and has been with Creative Planning since 2015. She is also president of Jen Solis LLC, a personal beauty care business based in Burbank, CA. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, foundations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $217 billion in assets. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process with a range of strategies and offers affiliated legal, trust, and retirement plan services alongside its advisory business.

Nicholas Stonnington Sr. is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously led the Stonnington Group, LLC for 19 years. Outside of advising, he owns several non-investment businesses including a healthcare insurance and mortgage loan origination firm, as well as a human capital management company. Prime Capital Financial is an enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsorship, and family office solutions, employing a range of investment strategies alongside affiliated tax advisory services.

Jessica Gonzalez Crisci is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 11 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has worked at Citi Group since 2023, following seven years at HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in various capacities. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs along with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Denise Yi is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets and Citibank, N.A. since 2012. Outside of her advisory work, she is affiliated with JKDY Investments LLC, which operates restaurants in Los Angeles. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, combining large institutional capabilities with specialized market roles.

Allen Yee is a CFP® professional with 36 years of industry experience, currently with UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA as a Limited Partner. He has previously worked at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, First Allied Advisory Services, and Guidant Planning, Inc., where he also serves as President. In addition to his advisory work, Yee has been teaching and coaching at Pasadena Community College and Glendale Community College since 2000. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies.

Quinn Boortz is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2022, Boortz worked at CBRE Investment Management, Starwood Capital Group, and Ernst & Young. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research, derivatives services, and bespoke solutions for high-net-worth clients.

Hasan Shirazi 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 broad range of investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. Citigroup Global Markets combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Imran Faruqui is a CFP® professional affiliated with Citigroup Global Markets, with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo and JPMorgan prior to joining Citigroup in 2025. 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 employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Angel Matos is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Citigroup, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Securities, and Morgan Stanley. In addition to his advisory work, Matos is also appointed as an insurance agent with Bankers Life and Casualty, where he writes Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management based on clients’ goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons.

Homer Jonathan Wilson is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has previously worked at Polaris Wealth Advisory Group, Ally Invest Securities, and Silver Oak Securities, Inc. He also has a long tenure with Carolina College Prep, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of investment solutions alongside financial and estate planning services.

Kambiz Nassiri is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and previously worked at Voya Financial Partners, LLC from 2004 to 2011. Nassiri is also an independent insurance agent involved in fixed annuity sales. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed accounts, and retirement advisory services, utilizing a combination of in-house and external strategists, model portfolios, and technology-enabled tools in both non-discretionary and discretionary account management.

Amir Kryner is a CFP® with three years of industry experience currently working at Citigroup Global Markets. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and Psagot Investment House LTD. Based in Los Angeles, he has held positions across several major financial institutions. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with oversight committees and incorporates both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Tigran Basmadjyan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Glendale, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and has worked at NYLIFE Securities Inc and New York Life Insurance Company since the mid-2000s. Outside of advising, he is a passive investor in film production and a charitable technology venture aimed at assisting deaf individuals. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutional plans, and corporate clients, by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple program types, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Neelika Batta is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several notable firms, including JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset and multi-manager investment programs, broker-dealer execution and custody services, and specialized derivatives and futures capabilities. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Anson Chen is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Target and Tropicana Student Living. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance sales and financial services through related registered representative roles. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients with discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including traditional asset-allocation and legacy momentum-based strategies.

John Jalil is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Woodland Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also serves as president of Woodland Hills Financial Center, LLC and Medi Claim Inc, which are involved in non-investment businesses including insurance and claims services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients such as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.