James Eddy is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining TLG Advisors in 2017, he worked at Lincoln Investment and has been involved with Pacific Southwest Financial/Capitas Financial since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director at Pacific Southwest Financial, where he is involved in consulting, teaching, and managing insurance brokerage services. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm combines fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach and offers a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios alongside traditional advisory services.

Emile Abinader is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup since 2007. Abinader owns several rental properties in the greater Los Angeles area, managing these investments outside of his securities trading hours. 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 blends large institutional scale with unique market roles, including swap dealing and futures commission activities.

Carl Ludwigson is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently advising clients at Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles. He has been with Hightower since 2021, following a nine-year tenure at Bel Air. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers, with access to various investment vehicles and proprietary research.

Adrian Engel is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at City National Rochdale since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Adrian serves on the advisory board of Iluria, a company developing software to monitor ADHD-related patterns using commercial smart wearables, and participates on the committee for the JVS Socal Scholarship Program, which supports job seekers through candidate selection. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and institutional investors, employing an active, multi-strategy investment process that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis. The firm offers portfolio management and sub-advisory services and sponsors multiple mutual and interval funds, managing approximately $73 billion in assets across 125 advisors.

Jack Kirby is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and California Lutheran University. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach emphasizing diversification across various asset classes and options-based strategies, managing most assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers when appropriate.

Ashley Ethridge is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Glendale, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked in various roles since 2014, including at New York Life and Capital Edge Insurance & Financial Services, and is currently involved in brokering non-registered insurance products through her ownership of Frontline Finance & Insurance Services LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services primarily on a non-discretionary basis. The firm provides tailored advisory solutions and operates within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Gerardo Camacho is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at World Financial Group, WealthWave, and Revolution Financial Management. Outside of advisory work, he operates an independent tax preparation service and is involved in real estate activities. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Natalie Stover is a financial advisor at Lido with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, Monster Energy, Dutch Bros, and Letzroll Offroad. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, employing an integrated wealth management approach across a broad range of asset classes and options-based strategies.

Todd Krieg is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He currently works at Lido Advisors, LLC, where he has been since 2024. Prior to joining Lido, he spent nine years at Pegasus Partners Ltd. Lido Advisors serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across various asset classes and implements options-based strategies, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers when appropriate.

Michael Lee is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, based in Beverly Hills, CA. He has 14 years of industry experience, including roles at HighTower Advisors since 2019 and Lourd Capital Management since 2009. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions through affiliated and third-party managers, employing proprietary research and diverse portfolio construction strategies.

Mia Terzic is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding the Series 66 designation and beginning her advisory career in 2025. Her prior experience includes roles at OneSignal and academic studies at the University of California, Berkeley. 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 a range of market roles, including in-house research, swap dealing, and bespoke solutions for high-net-worth clients.

Masa Sekulic is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2017 and previously held roles at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc and Db National Trust Company from 2011 to 2017. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and custodial services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional capabilities, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Alyssa Lecca La Cruz is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Freestone Capital Management and Angel of the Winds Casino, as well as experience in the food service industry and retail. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, employing an integrated wealth management approach that includes diversification across asset classes and options-based strategies.

Mark Schindler is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc., based in Northridge, CA. He has 43 years of industry experience and has been with GWN Securities since 2014. Prior to that, he worked in college planning from 2014 to 2016. Outside of advising, he serves as an agent presenting self-insured medical reimbursement plans to business owners and benefit managers. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 423 advisors managing $3.65 billion across over 37,000 client accounts. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers, delivering advice through a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including both traditional asset-allocation and legacy market-timing strategies.

Afrin Ahmed is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs as well as execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and commercial arrangements.

Robert Baron is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to that, he held positions at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA. 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 specialized market roles, including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities, and offers a broad range of advisory and execution services.

Albert Sedaghatpour is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2018, following prior roles including one at Diamond Business Loans. Outside of his advisory role, he has provided capital for residential construction projects as a member involved in investment-related activities. 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 in-house research and market roles that distinguish it from many peers.

Ricardo Ramirez is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with HSBC Securities since 2015, including time at HSBC Bank USA N.A. since 2016. He is based in Beverly Hills, CA. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary strategies. The firm uses a structured investment process with multiple risk profiles and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with fund due diligence performed by affiliated and third-party providers.

Landen Silbowitz is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at Chimera Securities LLC and held various roles at the University of Maryland. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, employing a diversified, integrated wealth management approach that includes options-based strategies and third-party asset management.

Christopher Tiano is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lazard Asset Management LLC for two years and DNB Markets, Inc. for ten years. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles using a risk-aware approach that combines strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and active and passive implementation across various asset classes.