Louis Abel is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 13 years of industry experience. He currently works at Cerity Partners LLC and has previously been employed at Covington Capital Management, Tarbox Family Office, and First Foundation Advisors. Based in Los Angeles, CA, Abel’s career spans roles across family offices and wealth management firms. Cerity Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services with a client-specific investment approach that incorporates proprietary quantitative screening and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Sandra Ortega is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and unique market roles.

Todd Walklett is a CFP® and CFA® with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, having joined in 2022, and previously worked at Covington Capital Management and West Oak Capital, LLC. He is based in Los Angeles, CA. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs a client-specific investment framework combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and direct security selection, with access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Tamar Injeyan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Pasadena, CA, and holds the Series 66 designation. She has 19 years of industry experience and has been with Eagle Strategies since 2011. Prior to that, she worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company starting in 2009. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers various advisory programs, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Gianluca Paci is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Bank of the West/BMO, and BancWest Investment Services. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers portfolio management, wrap programs, model portfolios, and financial planning, using a client process centered on assessing financial needs, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Yvonne Prince is a financial professional at Carson Wealth with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Clarity Wealth, Cetera Wealth Services, and Linsco Private Ledger. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing an Investment Committee to construct model portfolios and providing access to tailored investment solutions and third-party sub-advisors.

Sathita Kerdpongvanich is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. She has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2022 and previously with World Financial Group, INC. from 2019. Sathita is also involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Tara Rich is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Capital Bank & Trust Company and American University. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach that emphasizes fundamental research and long-term investment horizons. The firm implements client portfolios through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and access to private-equity and alternative strategy funds.

Stephanie Garcia is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Merrill, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Juan Cardenas is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with TIAA since 2012. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm serves clients often connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans and offers both model-driven and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Simon Lu is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2017, he worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank from 2011 to 2017. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers planning and management services that range from model portfolio approaches to customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Isaac Le is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities and LA Pension Planners, he held roles in education and the food service industry, including Teach For America and Half and Half Boba Co. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through a variety of managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm utilizes a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and applies both asset allocation and tactical market-timing strategies in its portfolio management.

Jeffrey Halbert is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Westmount Asset Management, Telos Capital Management, Raymond James Financial Services, and Morgan Stanley. He is based in Los Angeles, CA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research and unique market roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Amir Farzin is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is a silent investor in a staffing agency. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with significant institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Jeffrey Ruderman is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he spent five years at Capital Bank and Trust Company. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach through separately managed account programs, mutual funds, ETFs, and access to private-equity and alternative strategy funds.

Henry Norman IV is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 15 years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at Park Avenue Securities and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner at BlueRidge Partners, a non-investment-related business. Henry advises through Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, offering access to proprietary programs, third-party solutions, and integrated lending options.

Robin Rodriguez is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at firms including Edward Jones and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he is active as an Airbnb and Peerspace host. 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 connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides a range of management options from model portfolios to customized strategies and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Shaminder Dhindsa is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities in 2023, Dhindsa worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2017 to 2023, and Axa Advisors from 2015 to 2017. Outside of finance, Dhindsa owns Purple Mango Films, LLC, a wedding videography business. 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, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, utilizing a range of investment strategies from traditional asset allocation to legacy market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Lee Pysnik is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Independent Financial Group in 2012, he has operated Lee Pysnik, CPA since 1984, providing tax, accounting, and bookkeeping services. He also acts as a trustee for family estates in a limited capacity. Independent Financial Group, LLC offers investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of strategic asset allocation, multi-manager portfolios, and both passive and active investment exposures tailored to client risk profiles.

Ross Lopez is a financial advisor with Planmember Securities Corporation in Glendora, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Planmember since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates RL Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., where he provides insurance products. Planmember Securities Corporation offers retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation approach and manages mutual-fund portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive, while also providing education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.