Frida Valijan is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Carpinteria, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing six years of industry experience. She operates a bookkeeping and accounting business under Liber T Co. and provides independent bookkeeping services for Aaron Barlev & Co. In addition, she works part-time in in-home supportive services for disabled individuals. PlanMember Securities Corporation offers retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, serving as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation framework with risk-based mutual fund portfolios and provides a range of education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

David Mizrahi is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Wells Fargo Clearing and J.P. Morgan Securities. He is also president and CEO of First Point Financial Management, an independent firm providing wealth management and insurance services. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan design, benchmarking, and investment advice, serving a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors.

Jonathon De Vase is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mutual of Omaha, Ameritas Advisory Services, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. He is based in Woodland Hills, CA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as in-house research and swap dealing.

Juan Jimenez Hernandez is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2015. He is based in Beverly Hills, CA, and has multiple years of experience within the firm’s enterprise platform. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal oversight and a broad range of investment options.

Michael Coley is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Glendale, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory career, he worked at Verizon/Yahoo for 17 years. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple program types, including fee-based advice and retirement plan consulting, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Andrew Ignatian is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with a Series 66 license and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining D.A. Davidson, he held various roles including positions at Backcountry and Salt Lake County. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, financial planning, equity research, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary and ERISA standards.

Connor Dominici is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2021 and has prior experience in fitness and biomedical companies, as well as roles at California Lutheran University. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, alongside private market investments and various retirement plan services.

Jerair Khachoyan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Glendale, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2021 and New York Life since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Khachoyan serves as president of the TEAM Referral Network - Sherman Oak's Business Builders, an exclusive referral group. He also operates under multiple DBAs selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services with an emphasis on tailored recommendations and a predominance of non-discretionary assets under management.

Joshua Mendoza is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Glendale, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Eagle Strategies and affiliated New York Life entities since 2024. His prior work includes positions at UCLA and involvement with the UCLA Alumni Association and Project Gateway. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages a substantial portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Tigran Antinyan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Glendale, CA. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been employed in the financial services industry since 2025, with prior experience at Limitless Asset Management and Converse Bank. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and corporate and charitable entities. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, predominantly managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Herbert Quick IV is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 registrations, and has 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple firms across financial services and related fields, including roles at InheritGuard, LLC and Equity Smart Home Loans, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in creative services such as writing, editing, music composition, graphic design, photography, and videography. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm provides access to proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary program options, managing over $2 billion in assets as of year-end 2025.

Aaron Gallardo is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, RBC Capital Markets, Blackrock Fund Advisors, and Charles Schwab. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain referred clients, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm’s advice is based on Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and internal research, with client-tailored recommendations and trades executed only with client authorization.

Brett Lindeman is a financial advisor at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, and Wells Fargo Bank. Brett is based in Pasadena, CA. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a client process focused on financial needs assessment and diversified portfolio management using fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Kaising Lui is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with GWN Securities Inc., where he has worked since 2021, following prior roles at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors. Lui is a silent partner in an event coordination company, Elit Productions, which focuses on photography and videography. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, utilizing a range of investment strategies including traditional asset allocation and legacy market-timing approaches.

Amitha Harichandran is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. She joined Mercer in 2025 after working for SB Capital Management, Inc. for 14 years. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, and institutions by providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and various specialized portfolios.

Bradley Levin is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at M. S. HOWELLS & Co., Legacy Wealth Partners, Triad Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Householder Group, Estate & Retirement Specialists. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, providing a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Kaevaan Mackay is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Churchill Management Group and Vita CSUN. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Nevin Garcia is a financial professional at GWN Securities Inc. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities, he held roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, HNTB Corporation, and Foss Maritime Company. Outside of his advisory work, Garcia provides ski instruction for a youth ski and snowboard program and offers pet sitting services. GWN Securities serves individual and corporate clients through a range of managed account programs and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and employs both traditional asset allocation and tactical trading strategies in its portfolio management.

Rosemary Martinez is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Burbank, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Principal since 1998 and also has a longstanding role at Principal Life Insurance Company beginning in 1996. Martinez serves as a bank trust officer, a position that supports the management of Principal retirement plan accounts across multiple business lines. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jonathan Drubner is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Lindbrook Capital, LLC, Intersect Capital LLC, and L & S Advisors, Inc. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager investment approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers, along with proprietary research and custom portfolio construction.