Ethan Norris is a financial advisor at Mariner in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with no prior industry experience before joining the firm. His background includes four years at Pitzer College and four years at Branham High School. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by both internal research and third-party managers, and provides integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions uncommon for firms of its size.

Neil Livingston is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at Teles Properties from 2015 to 2017. He holds a Series 65 designation. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and 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.

Courtney Johnson is a Series 66 licensed advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Samantha Mokma is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. and LPL Financial LLC, having previously worked at OSAIC and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Her career also includes a long tenure at The Bishoff Financial Group. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm serving more than 24,000 clients through approximately 366 advisors. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and financial planning services, employing an open-architecture approach that integrates multiple external platforms and third-party managers.

Robinder Saggu is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient in Newport Beach, CA. His work history includes multiple roles within Corient and its affiliates since 2016. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing 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 utilizes risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Cayden Kotowitz is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with a Series 65 credential and experience dating back to 2023. His prior roles include positions at Spectrum Wealth Management, LLC and Putman Group. Before entering the advisory field, he was involved with GOGO Enterprises, LLC and attended the University of California. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement plan consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Alexander Stimpson is a financial advisor at Corient with 37 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has held various roles within Corient and its affiliated entities since 2015. Stimpson 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, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes advanced risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Ben Putman is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Empirical Wealth Management, Independent Financial Group, and Spectrum Capital Investment Group. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed to sell and service fixed insurance and fixed annuity policies. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and an internal Investment Committee.

David Hopkins is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been affiliated with Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and accident/health insurance products through Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing a proprietary Focus List and quantitative and qualitative due diligence to select third-party investment managers.

Brendan Archibald is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He has previously worked at Empower Advisory Group, Personal Capital Advisors, E*Trade, and Morgan Stanley. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios with low-cost ETFs, separate account managers, and tax-managed options.

William Blanke Jr. is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Hightower Securities, LLC since 2014. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s approach incorporates manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with services that include discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

David Le is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors continuously since 2014. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) solutions to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies in public and private markets.

Daniel Bickel is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cost Segregation Authority and Captrust, as well as service with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bickel is based in Newport Beach, California. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and uses risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolio exposures with client objectives.

Charles Duncan is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 66 license with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, having previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Securities America Advisors, and operated his own firms including Duncan Investment Advisors, Inc. and Duncan Financial. In addition to advising, he serves as an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on discretionary wealth management and outsourced CIO solutions, implementing strategies through third-party independent managers selected via a formal due-diligence process.

Connor Mc Guire is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at the University of California Irvine and Nekter Juice Bar. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Madison Evans is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower, Madison held roles at multiple companies, including Agri-Stor Companies and Threads USA. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

John Keeney is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He previously led Keeney Financial Group Inc. for nine years and has been affiliated with Beacon Pointe in various capacities since 2024. In addition to his advisory role, Keeney is also an agent at Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, focusing on the sale of insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base including individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients, offering wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions. The firm combines proprietary asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies, and acts as general partner for proprietary private funds while providing comprehensive portfolio management and reporting services.

Brett Nilsson is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at flexPATH Strategies and NFP Retirement. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tactical approaches and a range of retirement plan services.

Hai Uy Dang is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that delivers discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across various asset classes, along with registered broker-dealer capabilities.

Brett Dulyea is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a CFA® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at First Foundation Advisors for nine years and at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and DB Trust Company Americas for four years each. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.