Adam Kulesza is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations and has worked at several firms, including Executive Wealth Management and Private Client Services. Kulesza is also involved as an owner and president of EZC Financial Services Company and Executive Capital Management, which oversees multiple affiliated entities. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document assistance. The firm uses customized model portfolios with a variety of investment strategies and provides fiduciary services for ERISA plans.

Stephanie Saccone is a Series 66 licensed advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with one year of industry experience. She has been with Citibank since 2016. 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 uses multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains institutional-scale operations with specialized market roles, including derivatives and futures services.

Raymond Lee is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked in various roles related to health and Medicare insurance, college planning, and financial education since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in college consulting and serves as an instructor at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver its advisory services through a large network of advisors.

Paul Huddle is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple firms including Everbank and operates several business activities, such as providing health and fixed insurance through PS Financial Group and consulting services for small construction and development businesses via PS Huddle Construction. He also serves on the board of a homeowners association. Independent Financial Group, LLC offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate plans. The firm combines strategic asset allocation, multi-manager portfolios, and ongoing due diligence to implement tailored client investment strategies across a range of risk profiles.

Diana Law is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Empower Advisory Group and has previously worked at GWFS Equities, Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, Transamerica Retirement Solutions, and Fidelity Investments. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Jefferson Davenport is a CFA® charterholder with over 10 years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors, having joined the firm in 2024 after nine years at CornerCap Investment Counsel. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services to individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a variety of analytical techniques and manages customized portfolios, including recommendations of third‑party managers and ERISA plan services.

Stephen Thuilot is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He formerly worked at Mill Creek Agency, Inc. for 15 years prior to joining GWN Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a registered representative for a financial services DBA and an insurance agent procuring home, auto, and business insurance. 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 and momentum-based approaches.

Kobe Couyoumjian is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC in Tustin, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Independent Financial Group since 2020, with an earlier period as a student. He is also involved in a marketing DBA named Cinergy Financial as a registered representative. Independent Financial Group, LLC offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management through various platforms, utilizing both firm and third-party models tailored to client risk profiles.

Alina Narr is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. She has been with EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA since 2015. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for eligible clients, offering customized model portfolios and ongoing monitoring using a mix of analytical approaches and various investment strategies.

Melissa Clarke is a financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management in Fullerton, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Sagepoint Financial Advisors and Kemp Financial Management, LLC. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with wealth management, financial planning, and related services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies, supported by centralized resources and affiliated legal and accounting entities.

Szi Kiat Lee is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors in 2026, Lee held positions at Hightower Advisors, Westmount Partners, Validus Capital, and several other firms. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, business clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services, employing customized model portfolios and a range of analytic approaches including fundamental and technical analysis.

Clinton Demming is a financial advisor with EP Wealth Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Foresters Equity Services and The Holben Group, LLC, where he is also involved in property management. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services, utilizing customized model portfolios and a range of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Ryan Krantz is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 credential and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Insight Group, Inc. and Financial Insight Center. Outside of finance, he has been employed as a cashier at Old Mill Golf Course for over a decade. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation, using customized model portfolios and various investment strategies.

Lucas Karasch is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at EP Wealth Advisors. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and is an investment committee member for The Cambridge School. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning, utilizing customized model portfolios and a range of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Brian Wilde is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at EP Wealth Advisors since 2020, following roles at the Financial Insight Center and OneAmerica Securities. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management and discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for eligible clients.

John Keenan is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2010 and also serves as Senior Vice President at Keenan & Associates, a firm he has been affiliated with since 1983. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios for individual and business clients. The firm operates a large network of approximately 423 advisors and manages around $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts.

Andrew Thomas is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with EP Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2023, following 13 years at Thomas Financial Advisors LLC. Outside of finance, he is a managing member of a closely held liquor store in Fort Collins, Colorado. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and ancillary services, utilizing customized model portfolios with a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Monica Rangel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 2023 and also operates Efficient Financial and Insurance Solutions, which brokers non-registered insurance products. Outside of her advisory work, Monica volunteers with the Yorba Linda Pop Warner Football Auxiliary Board managing social media content and speaks to high school students on entrepreneurship through United Way of Orange County. 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 representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

William Osland is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across diverse wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and facilitates solutions for large client relationships through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Andrea Grumley is a CFP® professional with four years of experience at EP Wealth Advisors and three years prior experience at Homewood Capital Management. Before entering the financial industry, she worked as a self-employed editor. She is based in Torrance, CA. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation, using customized portfolios and a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.