Stephanus Hermanto is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at IBM and ongoing involvement with firms such as inheritguard, LLC, where he provides education and support on estate planning issues. Additionally, he assists clients with insurance needs through the Covered California Health Insurance Marketplace. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, delivering services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms. The firm’s investment approach primarily utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers, combining proprietary and external strategies with an integrated retirement plan ecosystem.

Spencer Haly is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with IEQ Capital, LLC since 2019 and previously worked at First Republic Investment Management, Inc. from 2015 to 2019. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and other entities such as trusts and foundations. The firm’s investment approach incorporates centralized macroeconomic research, client-specific Investment Policy Statements, and a mix of liquid strategies, third-party managers, and private alternatives.

Wan Chieh Lin is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2015, as well as World Financial Group since 2010. Lin is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a model portfolio approach implemented through third-party managers and platform sub-advisors, supported by a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.

Michael Turley is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at First Command Financial Planning, Inc. for 19 years before joining Mercer in 2023. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and uses a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and direct indexing.

Shilu Sheng is a CFP® at Creative Planning with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, Sheng worked at Bank of New York Mellon for seven years and PricewaterhouseCoopers for four years. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach incorporating low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure while offering a range of institutional and retirement plan services.

Bryce Todd is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with Series 65 credentials and experience at Franklin Templeton and IEQ Capital. He began his career after completing roles in education at Miami University and Saint Charles Preparatory School. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes separately managed accounts and integrates liquid and private alternative investments through a centralized investment process.

Nolan Parker is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has six years of industry experience, including roles at Lion Street Financial and Fremont Bank. Nolan has also been involved in managing client relationships related to life insurance through PEAK360 Wealth Management. Integrity Alliance serves a broad client base, offering advisory and brokerage services through a large network of over 300 advisors managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets, with investment approaches that include discretionary accounts, model portfolios, and third-party manager referrals.

Matthew Vinson is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensed advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with IEQ Capital, LLC and previously worked at Shaun Zanganeh Investments, Atlassian Inc, Generate Capital, EY, YieldStreet, and Deutsche Bank. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, donor-advised funds, and private funds. The firm focuses on separately managed accounts and family-office services, utilizing a centralized investment process that incorporates macro and manager research, independent managers, and a mix of liquid and private alternative investments.

Vidusshi Hingad is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining IEQ Capital, she held roles at StoryHouse Ventures, Edulis Labs, and Pomona College, including work in psychological science and career development. Her background also includes involvement in social cognition research and consulting. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as trusts, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach centers on macroeconomic research and client-specific Investment Policy Statements, utilizing a combination of liquid strategies, independent managers, and private alternative investments.

Stuart Ashwood is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Mirae Asset Wealth Management (USA) and Four Points Advisors. MAI Capital Management provides a range of investment management and wealth management services to individuals, families, institutional clients, and others. The firm manages over $72 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio strategies across multiple asset classes, integrating financial planning and ancillary services into client relationships.

Cole Mc Gowan is a financial advisor with IEQ Capital, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his industry career in 2026. He has prior experience at Canterbury Consulting and Vouri. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as trusts, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations. The firm’s investment process involves centralized macroeconomic research, customized Investment Policy Statements, and a mix of liquid strategies, independent managers, and private alternatives.

Laurie Marks is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 registrations and having 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., TIAA-CREF, and TrigoFi, Inc. She serves on the Finance Committee of the San Francisco Waldorf School, assisting with financial oversight, budgeting, and endowment management. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and private funds. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and incorporates proprietary research in portfolio construction.

Rita Lee is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Citigroup since 2018, following a long tenure at Citibank NA from 1995 to 2018. Outside of her advisory role, she provides in-home supportive services to a family member. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs along with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including swap dealing and futures commission merchant services.

Michael Mcdonough is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2010 and founded MK McDonough Financial & Insurance Services in 2019. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner and developer of Mastering Action Plans for Success, a proprietary goal planning system, and serves as a board member for the Alameda Boys and Girls Club. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning and retirement consulting, with access to third-party money manager programs under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

Geetika Mehrotra is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She is currently with Citigroup Global Markets and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Chase Investment Services Corp., Wescom Financial Services, Merrill, and Wells Fargo Investments. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm operates with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Christine Cabras is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. She has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2024 and has prior experience with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in family health advising, mentoring a teen and her mother, and works with In House Support Services. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Leon Baer is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at IEQ Capital since 2019. Prior to that, he was with First Republic Investment Management, Inc. for two years and spent three years at American University. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services mainly to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary SMA management along with family-office and administrative services, OCIO engagements, donor-advised fund support, and assistance with digital asset exposure, employing a centralized macroeconomic research process and multi-phase due diligence in its investment approach.

Jason Diaz is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Diaz serves on the Board of Directors for the Selective Service System and participates in motorcycle racing activities, including serving as a treasurer for a racing organization. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to both institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, investment advice, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors and employs multiple management platforms and third-party solutions in its supervisory framework.

Frank Hurley is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and UBS Financial Services. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations. The firm’s investment approach combines centralized macroeconomic research with client-specific Investment Policy Statements, utilizing a mix of liquid strategies, independent managers, and private alternative investments.

John Lee is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2005 and previously at National Planning Corporation from 2000 to 2005. Lee is also involved as an officer and director of LEE NG & ASSOCIATES, a DBA used for marketing purposes. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management using both firm- and third-party models, combining strategic asset allocation with active and passive exposures across standard risk profiles.