Malcolm Roane is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC., holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and 36 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Infinex Investments, Inc., LPL Financial, and Financial Partner Credit Union. Additionally, he is involved with AmerEstate Legal Plan, Inc., a business focused on living trusts and wills, primarily providing referrals. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan support, and access to alternative investments, operating through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with a distinctive emphasis on independent third-party promoters and extensive affiliations.

Laura Knolle is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with EP Wealth Advisors since 2016. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualifying clients, using customized model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Khashayar Emrani is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several major firms, including J.P. Morgan Securities, Bank of America, Merrill, and LPL Financial. His prior business activities include managing a real estate rental investment entity. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, providing a broad range of advisory, execution, and custody services.

Kari Pel is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 26 years of industry experience and has worked with United Planners since 2003. In addition to her advisory role, she owns Pel & Associates, a tax preparation, accounting, and bookkeeping firm. 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 utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers, offering a mix of fee-based and commission-based financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage solutions.

Richard Unser is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Lockton Financial Advisors, LLC, Lockton Companies, LLC, and Lockton Investment Advisors, LLC from 2007 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he hosts the educational podcast "401(K) Fridays" and contributes blog posts to Forbes.com. 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 that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tax-loss harvesting and direct indexing.

Mark Duvall is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA, having joined the firm in 2026. Prior to that, he worked at Opes Wealth Management and its related entities from 2005 to 2026. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualified clients. Its investment approach includes customized model portfolios with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, as well as the use of alternative investments and third-party managers.

Hiroto Hayashi is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. since 2014. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Fernando Reyes is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66-licensed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at EP Wealth Advisors since 2019 and previously spent eight years at City National Bank. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualified clients, employing customized model portfolios and various investment strategies.

Brooke Bodner is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. Her career includes seven years at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and more recent roles at LPL Financial and Private Advisor Group since 2026. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and uses various investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and technology platforms.

Adam Heapy is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Los Alamitos, CA, having worked in the industry since 2025. His background includes experience at LPL Financial and prior roles in the restaurant and automotive sectors. Heapy conducted advisory services through NewEdge Advisors, doing business as Pension Financial Group. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisors and clients.

Scott Freeman is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with EP Wealth Advisors and previously worked at Criterion Capital Advisors and Wells Fargo Advisors. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document assistance, utilizing customized model portfolios and a range of investment strategies.

Cam Liang is a Certified Financial Planner® at Transamerica Financial Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He has held roles at firms including Jack Schroeder & Associates and LSPN Pro LLC, and he also assists clients with Medicare and health insurance enrollment. Additionally, he acts as a referral partner for estate planning services through LSPN Pro LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services such as fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and access to third-party money managers. The firm operates as both a registered broker-dealer and a registered investment adviser and provides a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Anthony George is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Long Beach, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 54 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2013. 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, including ERISA retirement plan advisory, modular and comprehensive financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for high-net-worth clients.

Peyton Ewing is a financial advisor with EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. Ewing has been with EP Wealth Advisors since 2025 and has prior work experience including roles outside the financial industry. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios and provides additional services such as tax preparation and estate-document facilitation for qualifying clients.

Daniel Federman is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 18 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at EP Wealth Advisors since 2021 and previously spent five years at NewFocus Financial Group, LLC. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios and provides additional services such as tax preparation and estate-document facilitation for qualifying clients.

Janet Duong is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. She previously worked at Churchill Management Group for six years and has held roles at Pinnacle Claims Management and PRUCO Securities, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.

Canaan Penland is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Brookstone since 2018. Prior to that, he was associated with Horter Investment Management and has been involved with Greenline Associates since 2013, where he acts as an agent focusing on retirement income planning and insurance-related products. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via various model and separately managed accounts.

Phu Phan is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at infinex Investments, Inc. since 2016 and at California National Bank since 2004. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with significant third-party relationships.

Ken Tsang is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Elewish Inc, and Tristar Risk Management/Tristar Managed Care. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including serving as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Alfonso Rodriguez Arriaga is a CFA® charterholder currently with EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA, where he has worked since 2023. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Tarbox Family Office, GC1 Ventures, and Wells Fargo. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans by offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios and provides ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualifying clients.