Bryce Heringer is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses Series 63 and Series 66. His prior work includes roles at Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions. The firm operates a fiduciary-based advisory model, leveraging technology platforms and third-party managers to tailor investment strategies to client goals and risk tolerances.

Hector Gama is a Certified Financial Planner® affiliated with Carson Wealth, with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Charles Schwab. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser operating an enterprise platform with over 650 advisors and approximately $50.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves corporate, institutional, and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and tailored investment solutions overseen by an Investment Committee.

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.

Grant Carver is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Palo Alto, CA, holding a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Colony Group, LLC, GW & Wade, LLC, and CliftonLarsonAllen LLP. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, providing investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office and business management, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with attention to tax and fee sensitivity, using a combination of active and passive strategies and an enhanced open architecture tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and financial circumstances.

Boaz Chan is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and First Republic Investment Management. 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 and financial planning services, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Vinh Do is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Mutual of America Securities LLC and Cetera Investment Services LLC. Based in San Jose, CA, he has been with Empower Advisory Group since 2024. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated approach tied to its recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Barnaby Levin is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Securities, LLC and HighTower Advisors LLC since 2010. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Sasha Zhu is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in business administration for a restaurant called Little by Little. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains large institutional capabilities including in-house research and market roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Jessica Regidor is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Los Gatos, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and having 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sanctuary Advisors in 2023, she spent 16 years at UBS Financial Services. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports independent advisors who create their own investment strategies within a supervised framework and provides a variety of portfolio management options through distinct analytical approaches and multiple custodial arrangements.

Catherine Pitts is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Corient. Her prior roles include positions at Portola Partners and Brownson Rehmus & Foxworth. Outside of finance, she owns and oversees operations at Dasha Boutique, a jewelry business. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension 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 incorporates risk management tools and alternative investments as appropriate.

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.

Michal Zyla is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Savant Wealth Management since 2025, following four years at Parkworth Wealth Management, Inc. Prior to his advisory career, he held positions at Columbia University and Kaiser Permanente. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and specialized affiliated entities for accounting, legal, and trust services.

Trevor Lawson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at GWFS Equities and a part-time position as an EMT with AMR/Rural Metro, where he provides emergency medical services. He also occasionally assists with clerical duties at a family roofing company. Empower Advisory Group primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering financial planning and investment management through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

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.

Chi Yu Lu is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citi Groups since 2019, following a decade at HSBC Bank USA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies, combining large institutional scale with unique market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

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.

Philip Topacio is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Morgan Stanley. 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 discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating as a registered broker-dealer with services including securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking.

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.

Giulio Cannatello is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, LPL Financial, Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Unionbanc Investment Services, MUFG Union Bank, and Merrill. He is also involved with Transitions Wealth Advisors, providing financial planning and insurance advice. 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, investment advice, and utilizes multiple management platforms, serving a broad client base including large institutional investors.

Thomas Bodin is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Bodin Wealth Management LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, providing investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office and business management, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with tax and fee sensitivity, using a combination of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, private funds, and tactical overlays to customize portfolios according to clients’ risk tolerance and other circumstances.