Artin Muradyan is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Full Stop Management and Kara Content. Muradyan is also a registered representative for LA Pension Planners. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, operating a large network of approximately 423 advisors and managing about $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts.

Jingxue Liang is a financial professional with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with GWN Securities Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience with Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in marketing and translation work for an independent home fashion business. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning options. The firm utilizes both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and combines asset allocation principles with tactical market-timing strategies in its portfolio management.

Marsha Williams is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She previously worked at D.A. Davidson & Co. for 11 years and Crowell, Weedon & Co. for 6 years. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate and pension plans. The firm uses model-driven portfolio management combining passive and active strategies across multiple risk profiles.

Matthew Apodaca is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Brea, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts FPC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a staff accountant and tax preparer with NorthPoint Tax, Wealth & Business Advisory, LLP, and serves as an officer at Strategic Dash, CPA, focusing on tax preparation. Money Concepts Advisory Service (MCAS) provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs using model portfolios, IAR-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, integrating fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory.

Kenneth Ruan is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with Series 66 credentials and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to joining GWN Securities, he had limited professional experience, including a role at One Bite Dumpling in 2021. He is also involved with Pension101, providing pension education and lead generation. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm operates a large network of advisors and offers a range of investment programs, including traditional asset allocation and legacy market-timing strategies.

Ana Fuentes is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Financial Partners Credit Union for eight years and Farmers and Merchants Bank for two years. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Sunny Leung is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. His prior experience includes eight years at Debtmerica Relief and 25 years at WFGIA. He is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Fabian Sierra is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2019. Prior to this, he was employed at E*Trade Securities and had brief roles outside the financial industry. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and futures commission services.

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.