Melanie Sepanian is currently a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position she has held since 2026. She has built her career in the financial services industry, with prior roles including Relationship Manager at Fidelity Investments, Associate Representative at Thrivent, Teller at Wells Fargo, and Insurance Agent at World Financial Group. Melanie specializes in partnering with clients to understand their financial goals, such as retiring early, funding an education, or preserving wealth for future generations. She focuses on building multi-generational relationships and providing comprehensive financial guidance. She holds a California Insurance License.

Scott Goldstein is a financial advisor at Osaic with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and spent 14 years at Lincoln Financial Advisors before joining Osaic in 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent offering accident and health, disability, fixed and indexed annuities, long-term care, and traditional life insurance products. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a broad range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisors and advisory platforms. The firm provides integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, utilizing asset-allocation tools and third-party managers to construct portfolios with diverse investments and customizable options.

Michael Lira is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has been with LPL Enterprise since 2026 and has prior experience with organizations including Homeboy Industries and various educational institutions. Outside of his advisory role, he has involvement with Beauty of Aztlan LLC. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients, through both advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to model portfolios, third-party asset management, and brokerage and insurance products via its integrated platform.

Miccal Jackson is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Simi Valley, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities, and MTJ Investment Advisors, LLC. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment options through a large network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Dillon Case is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In his role, he provides clients with tailored portfolios designed to help meet their financial goals, offering clarity and confidence through various stages of life, including the accumulation, conservation, and distribution phases. Dillon is dedicated to delivering a client-focused approach supported by the expertise and resources of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. His focus areas include family wealth management strategies, managing new wealth, small business strategies, socially responsible and values-based investing, women and wealth, tax minimization, and retirement income. Dillon holds professional designations as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and he earned his bachelor's degree from Arizona State University. Born and raised in Ventura County, Dillon currently resides there with his wife, son, and dog. In his free time, he enjoys spending time outdoors with his family, engaging in activities from the mountains to the ocean.

Patrick Infante is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior firms include CUSO Financial Services, Pruco Securities, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Muriel Siebert Financial, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in rideshare driving in San Francisco. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with access to model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and research from LPL Research.

Lisa Monica is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Westlake Village, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS Financial Services since 2016. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a range of brokerage and investment advisory services, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and utilizes proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor investment plans.

Kevin Quinlevan is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. His prior experience includes nine years at TD Ameritrade and several years with Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a rental property in Omaha, Nebraska. Charles Schwab serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to discretionary separately managed accounts and employs a multi-asset model portfolio approach supported by centralized custody and operational infrastructure.

Andrea Abeger is a financial advisor with Merrill in Encino, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. She has worked at Merrill since 1992 and has been associated with Bank of America, N.A. since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she is a general partner in a family limited partnership and serves as trustee or fiduciary for multiple family trusts. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services for Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Jason Krischer is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with UBS since 2013. UBS Financial Services Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and provides a broad range of capital markets and advisory solutions.

Adrian Guzman is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Valencia, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2022, he worked at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank from 2008 through 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in creating and performing music. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Marcelino De Los Santos is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in Thousand Oaks, CA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Herbalife Inc for five years. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, offering asset-allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through its Institutional Consulting Services program. The firm combines quantitative modeling with centralized due diligence and applies an ESG eligibility framework when recommending investment strategies.

Ho Sung Byun is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Westlake Village, CA. He holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP) designation and serves a diverse client base that includes business owners, entrepreneurs, financially independent individuals and families, as well as corporate executives and professionals, particularly in the healthcare field. Ho Sung applies a disciplined and multi-pronged approach to wealth management to understand his clients' situations, help define both short-term and long-term goals, design dynamic financial roadmaps, and monitor ongoing progress. Before joining Merrill Lynch, Ho Sung was with Goldsmith Wealth Advisors, an office of MetLife, where he focused on client acquisition, financial and estate planning strategies, investment and retirement planning, college funding, protection planning, and special needs planning. His previous professional experiences encompass asset management operations, medical devices, information technology, and healthcare services. He earned a Bachelor's degree from McGill University and an MBA from Boston College. Ho Sung is active in his community and serves as a board member of the California Council on Economic Education (CCEE) and the Korean American Family Services (KFAM). He has supported underprivileged children for over 20 years through Children International. He currently resides in Agoura Hills, CA, with his blended family and their four dogs.

Kendyl Roundtree is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Equitable Advisors and previously worked for Lincoln Financial Advisors and Lincoln Financial. Additionally, she has experience as an independent agent outside fixed insurance. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm operates through multiple program sponsors and third-party managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions.

Brandon Fleming is a financial advisor at Fidelity with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fidelity, he worked at MyCorporation and Kash Chandani & Company. Outside of finance, he has experience in acting. Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company, offers investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including an IRS-qualified Charitable Gift Fund and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental research and quantitative analysis to construct model portfolios from mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

David Hughes is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Thousand Oaks, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NBC Securities Inc, SagePoint Financial, The Ameriflex Group, and OSAIC. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a nationwide network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and institutional services.

Kevin Fusco is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with a Series 66 credential and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley since 2018, following earlier roles at TransPerfect. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and financial planning services that utilize firm-approved tools and a structured discovery process. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides tailored planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group.

Cyrus Towliat is a financial advisor at Merrill with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill and Bank of America since 2016. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Kirk Lombard is a Certified Financial Planner® with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2011. Lombard is also involved in life, disability, long-term care, and health insurance activities alongside his advisory work. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

Steven Bailin is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Westlake Village, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His prior career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank between 2009 and 2021. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing model portfolios and research from LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.