Melissa Clarke is a financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management in Fullerton, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Sagepoint Financial Advisors and Kemp Financial Management, LLC. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with wealth management, financial planning, and related services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies, supported by centralized resources and affiliated legal and accounting entities.

Sean Rourke is a financial advisor with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and City National Bank. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, employing a multi-manager approach through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative strategy funds.

Michael Dinardo is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. He is also the managing member of 3DX Partners, an insurance-related business involved in relationship management. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse group of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and large institutional investors.

Souheir Alrachid is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 17 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She has worked previously at AXA Advisors and Farmers Financial Solutions. Alrachid serves as a board member for the Baccash Family Foundation, which provides grants to healthcare and community organizations. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Eunice Kim is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 18 years of industry experience. She is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc., where she has worked since 2019. Her prior experience includes roles at Jackson Financial Management and Mason & Associates, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, business owners, corporate plan sponsors, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach focused on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of implementation options alongside financial planning, retirement consulting, tax support, and estate-planning coordination.

Alexander Gordon is a financial advisor at Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Brown Wealth Management. Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.’s Wealth Management division provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to private individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm integrates third-party managers and proprietary private investment products within diversified portfolios, applying both quantitative and qualitative due diligence across various asset classes.

Toan Thai is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Rosemead, CA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2023 and has prior experience with Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, working extensively with institutional sponsors and retirement investors.

Phong Luu is a CFA® charterholder based in Los Angeles, CA, with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Cerity Partners LLC, where he has been employed since 2022. Prior to this, he spent 16 years at Covington Capital Management. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset-allocation, manager selection, and quantitative screening alongside third-party managers and individual securities, and offers multiple private-markets investment programs and affiliated consulting and insurance services.

Warren Johnson is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and Wells Fargo Bank NA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with large institutional scale and unique market roles.

Peter Roulet is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Scholar Financial Advising, Thrivent Financial, and Kaiser Permanente. Outside of financial services, he has been involved with SojeeMaid and Aikoa Co. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that develops strategic model portfolios and adaptive investment strategies.

Jessica Prunty is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2011. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management through model and customized portfolios.

Kang Lee is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Securities Company, LLC, and Miramontes Capital. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering both investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program and Managed Account program, alongside commission-based brokerage and other non-discretionary services.

Lily Ou is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica since 2012 and has prior experience at Wfg and In Home Supportive Services. Outside of advising, she is involved in the sale of insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio approach with third-party managers and platform sub-advisors to deliver investment advisory and retirement plan services.

Heath Polzer is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities LLC. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC 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 employer retirement plans. The firm offers planning services alongside ongoing portfolio management, operates a fiduciary standard for its advisory services, and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Patrick Chin is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 credentials with seven years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, JPMorgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Northern Trust, and Ellison Technologies. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and access to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active managers, with portfolio oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

David Ferry is a financial advisor with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Capital Bank and Trust Company for five years before joining his current firm in 2019. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-manager investment approach based on fundamental research and offers access to various separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative strategy funds.

Christine Mok is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities, she worked at Chapresso and attended the University of California, Irvine. Outside of her advisory work, she has experience as a barista at a local boba store. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through a variety of managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm’s approach includes the use of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and incorporates market-timing and momentum-based strategies in certain programs.

Hui Zhang is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 14 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Independent Financial Group in 2020, Zhang worked at Cetera, East West Bank, and Merrill. Outside of advisory work, Zhang serves as an officer and director of Sunrise Lending Inc, a mortgage lending firm, and is involved in sales coaching with Crump Insurance Company. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutions. The firm uses a combination of firm and third-party investment models and offers multiple portfolio management options, blending passive and active strategies across various risk profiles.

Joseph Lumarda is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Capital Bank and Trust Company for five years before joining his current firm in 2021. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach and a range of investment vehicles including separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and alternative strategy funds.

Tonnette Patterson is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth in 2025, she worked at Churchill Management Group for seven years and National Planning Corporation for four years. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies alongside third-party managers and private funds.