Katherine Reitnouer is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and having 11 years of industry experience. She has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2014. D.A. Davidson & Co. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, equity research, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for clients with net worths over $20 million.

Elias Martinez is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at Edward Jones, TekSystems, LPL Enterprise LLC, and Glendale Securities Inc. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Oswald Donaldson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 37 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Advisory Group West and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2003. Donaldson is also involved in fixed insurance sales, dedicating a small portion of his time to this activity at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a variety of advisory programs and services, supporting advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Belete Alemu is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2013. Prior to that, he has been associated with Agia since 2022, where he is involved with non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Nubia Alvarenga is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and seven years of industry experience. She has been with Citibank since 2006, totaling 20 years in her broader career. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional scale with specialized market roles and proprietary research capabilities.

Jennifer Capo is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 33 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at TIAA and Tiaa from 2005 to 2022. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning, utilizing a range of analytical approaches and regular portfolio reviews.

Gary Benson is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 41 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NPB Financial Group LLC and Pash & Benson International LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an officer and director in an insurance business and consults for Paxton Consulting Group. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services, utilizing multiple advisory programs and third-party asset managers.

Mario Woizeschke is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 20 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes extensive tenures at Union Bank of California and Unionbanc Investment Services. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plans, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management through wrap programs, an automated Guided Investing platform, tax-aware overlay and transition services, and financial planning, leveraging its affiliation with a bank holding company to provide integrated banking resources and unique operational relationships.

Peter Viehl is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he spent ten years at Gamble Jones Investment Counsel. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides a range of services, including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with an emphasis on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Thuc Tran is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. for a combined 12 years. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with in-house research and operates as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Lena Thomas is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Citigroup since 2017, including two years at Citibank prior to her current role. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs that include multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and execution services. The firm operates with notable institutional scale and a diverse set of market roles, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Farid Krizman is a Series 66 licensed advisor with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at NewEdge Advisors. He previously worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF for 18 years. Outside of advisory services, he is also a licensed insurance agent and broker. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Mohammed Ali Dhanji is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank from 2016 to 2026. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities.

Dominique Langerman is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Mercer, Langerman worked at Whittier Trust, Lido Advisors, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and AXA-Advisors. Outside of advising, Langerman serves as Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair for Nature Israel, a nonprofit environmental organization. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory, with a focus on multi-factor tilts, low-cost index vehicles, and tax management.

Deanna Yu is a financial advisor at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at CITIGROUP, BancWest Investment Services, Bank of the West, and Merrill. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plans, and business entities. The firm combines risk- and outcomes-based asset allocation with discretionary and non-discretionary management, utilizing fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside automated model portfolios and tax-aware services.

Arman Melikian is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Sanctuary Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment programs through various account types and utilizes sub-advisors and third-party platforms to implement strategies, supported by an integrated affiliate structure and recent consolidation activities.

Jabari Butler is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Merrill. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, utilizing model portfolios and customized strategies depending on the program.

Corey Liu is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, having previously worked at City National Rochdale and Pillar Pacific Capital Management LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Anees Saifi is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including AXA Advisors and MassMutual Investors Services. In addition to his advisory role, he is active in insurance sales and operates a registered representative business under the name La Pension Planners. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth investors. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts and model portfolios with a range of investment strategies, supported by a large network of advisors.

James Mackey is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Glendale, CA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 16 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company since 2008 and has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2022. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and corporate and charitable entities. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers, with an emphasis on tailored, mostly non-discretionary solutions integrated within the New York Life affiliate structure.