Grace Lee is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and three years of industry experience. She previously worked for Franklin Templeton for 17 years and maintains an investment role as a passive investor in private companies through AGO Special Situations LP. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client and Plan Sponsor objectives, managing a majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Karin Frieden is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF and its predecessor since 2009. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

Benson Liao is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has 32 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with New York Life and its related entities since 1993. Outside of his advisory work, Liao serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including the Taiwan Hotel and Motel Association of Southern California and Moringa For Love, a group focused on combating malnutrition and poverty through sustainable agriculture. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Simon Woo is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica, he worked at Tickpick and eBay and has experience selling sports cards on eBay as a personal venture. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment options and supports plan clients with affiliated retirement and recordkeeping entities.

Tsz Kwan Lau is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has previously worked at Cetera, Cathay Bank, Bank of America, and Merrill. 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, as well as broker-dealer execution and custody services.

Marisela Gonzalez is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup since 2009. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Elizabeth Min is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Independent Financial Group since 2016 and is also the owner of T&J Financial Service, Inc., a business used for marketing financial and insurance services. Additionally, she operates as a licensed insurance agent offering various insurance products. Independent Financial Group, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate plans, providing financial planning and portfolio management through multiple platforms and third-party managers using a combination of passive and active investment strategies.

Robert Cecil is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2025. His prior roles include six years at Churchill Management Group and three years at TIAA-CREF. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Tan Doan is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and 66 licenses. His prior work includes roles at City National Bank and Wells Fargo. Outside of his advisory work, Tan Doan is the owner and landlord of a single-family rental property in Oxnard, California. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research and pricing capabilities while providing solutions for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Roberto Morales Jr. is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, operating under fiduciary standards for both advisory and retirement accounts.

Robert Wareing is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James, Merrill, UBS Financial Services, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in the film and entertainment industry as the managing member of ILL Luxury LLC, which develops scripts, produces films, and offers consulting services. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, bonds, and alternative investments, supported by internal due diligence and strategic asset allocation.

Robert Elster is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Glendale, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2003 and also serves as an insurance agent with Agia. 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Patrick Robison is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Creative Business Resources and Team UP, and he has owned an independent filming business in Los Angeles since 2014. He also acts as a trustee in a fiduciary capacity. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors, operating an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Elsie Elias is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. She has 17 years of industry experience and has been with Citigroup since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research and security-pricing activities alongside roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Emily Lin is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Arcadia, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at HSBC Securities since 2013 and concurrently serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., an affiliate firm. Her prior experience includes roles at Merrill and Charles Schwab. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both client-directed and discretionary investment options. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation developed with HSBC Global Asset Management and oversees fund selection and monitoring through affiliated providers.

Kevin Ku is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at KPMG for 12 years before joining Wealth Enhancement Group and its affiliate firm. 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 assets and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Benjamin Yeh is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2022. Prior to joining the firm, his background includes a role at Students of Georgetown Inc. and periods outside of the industry. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary programs and engages in unique market roles including swap dealing and futures commission merchant services.

Jennifer Cook is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Capital Bank & Trust Company and New Market Wealth Management. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach with separately managed accounts, affiliated funds, and access to alternative strategy funds.

Lilach West is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with Brookstone since 2020. In addition to her advisory role, West is a licensed insurance agent with JD Mellberg Financial and also serves as an attorney reviewing living trusts for past clients. 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 diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via various model portfolios and managed accounts.

Artin Esmaelian Masihi is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, and J.P. Morgan Securities. 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 in-house research, custody services, and specialized market roles.