Glenn Geist is a financial advisor with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 15 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 mainly to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach and a combination of separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investment vehicles.

Julie Shen is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Independent Financial Group since 2015. Shen is a 50% owner of ENT Wealth Management, a marketing DBA, and is also a licensed California insurance agent offering various insurance products. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives and utilizes multiple advisory programs and third-party asset managers.

Ching Wa Cova Mak is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. Mak has five years of industry experience, including roles at Merrill and Bank of America. Prior to her financial services career, she worked in academia at California State University, Fullerton, and East Los Angeles College. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both client-directed and fully discretionary investment options, utilizing model risk profiles and combining strategic and tactical asset allocation developed with HSBC Global Asset Management.

Barbara Walker is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 18 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Senior Retirement Solutions and Blg Financial and Insurance Services Corporation. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in online course creation through BOSS DOC ONLINE and serves as a board member of Premier Marketing Resources Corp., a trucking company. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, utilizing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

David Tse is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and over 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Churchill Management since 2000 and joined Focus Partners Wealth in 2025. Focus Partners Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management and financial services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with a diverse set of investment options and an extensive network of affiliated service companies.

Eric Heer is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Capital Bank and Trust Company for five years. Heer is based in Los Angeles, CA. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a multi-manager approach through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and access to private equity and alternative strategies.

Amir Kryner is a CFP® with three years of industry experience currently working at Citigroup Global Markets. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and Psagot Investment House LTD. Based in Los Angeles, he has held positions across several major financial institutions. 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 with oversight committees and incorporates both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Tigran Basmadjyan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life), holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and has been associated with New York Life and NYLIFE Securities since 2004 and 2005, respectively. Outside of advising, he is a passive investor in film production and a charitable technology venture aimed at assisting deaf individuals. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored advice through multiple program types and emphasizes a largely non-discretionary asset management approach, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Dorcity Phipps is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 63 designation and 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at Surety Investment Services since 2014 and has been associated with Irm Distributors, Inc. since 1987. Additionally, he has a long tenure at El Monte Union High School District dating back to 1982. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation process and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support services including seminars and personalized retirement planning.

Michael Donato is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and Wells Fargo Bank NA. He is based in Los Angeles, CA. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including research, security pricing, and derivatives activities.

Oscar Varela is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, based in Los Angeles, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica in 2018, he worked at Lockton Companies, Principal Securities, Cambridge Investment Research, and HUB International Investment Services. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and retirement guidance, utilizing proprietary software and model portfolios provided by Morningstar Investment Management, and operates with a large client base focused primarily on non-discretionary assets.

Jonathan Ip is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with over three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Citigroup since 2013. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with institutional scale, including in-house research and roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Kevin Savage is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with D.A. Davidson & Co., where he has worked since 2022, following a 19-year tenure at LPL Financial, LLC. He serves on the investment committee of Hillsides, a nonprofit organization in Pasadena, CA, overseeing its investment assets. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Anson Chen is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Target and Tropicana Student Living. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance sales and financial services through related registered representative roles. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients with discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including traditional asset-allocation and legacy momentum-based strategies.

Daniel Butterly is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at RBC Rochdale, LLC and Wells Fargo. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and various entities, often serving clients with existing retirement plan relationships. The firm operates within a vertically integrated structure and provides both model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Dante Noffal is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at California State University and employment in the food service industry. Capital Group Private Client Services primarily provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a long-term, multi-manager investment approach known as the “Capital System.” The firm manages portfolios through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative strategies.

John Carlson is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Independent Financial Group and JLB Partners since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Carlson operates Carlson Wealth Management, a DBA through which he provides investment brokerage services, and he is also licensed as a California insurance agent offering fixed insurance products. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, with account management options that include discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Kyle Jahng is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2011 and affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company since 2002. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Live Together, Grow Together, a nonprofit leadership coaching initiative delivered via Zoom on weekends. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers, emphasizing tailored advice and predominantly managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Lissette Dametta is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2023, following seven years at U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a variety of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles, including derivatives and futures services.

Edward Gonzalez is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. since 2021 and previously worked at Capital Bank & Trust Company and Wells Fargo Bank. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach that combines separate managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles with an emphasis on fundamental research and long-term investment horizons.