Laura Elmore is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked in various roles including estate planning support at Inheritguard LLC and insurance services at Gallagher. Outside of advising, she is also a classroom teacher with the Moorpark Unified School District. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, offering advisory and broker-dealer services with a mix of proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts and operates as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

Yasmin Maadi is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Equitable Advisors and spent 30 years with InTouch America, Inc. 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 implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and provides specialized services such as derivatives trading and bespoke discretionary solutions for large client relationships.

Ryder Haupt is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Associates and Elevate Financial Partners, as well as multiple engagements at the University of Michigan. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families, trusts, foundations, and private funds. The firm focuses on separately managed accounts and family-office services, utilizing a combination of macro and manager research with access to alternative investments through platforms like iCapital.

Richard Hagins is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at WFG Direct, World Financial Group, and Quest Capital Strategies, along with ownership of a senior care franchise and involvement in VA benefit consulting through his family business. In addition to his advisory work, he streams video game content online and serves as a residency counselor at a retirement community. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a mix of proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

Marques Dickson is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. He has held positions at several firms, including Ameriprise Financial Services, City National Securities, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base that includes individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers various managed account programs and portfolio management options tailored to clients' risk profiles.

Feng Shen is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2015. Shen is involved in managing investments for her family trust. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a variety of investment strategies, while also acting as a qualified custodian.

Thalia Montiel is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 63 designation and 36 years of industry experience. She has been with Irm Distributors, Inc. since 1999. Outside of her advisory role, Montiel is involved in the sale of indexed life insurance products as an independent agent. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, serving 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 educational and support services including seminars and personalized planning.

Katerina Soto is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Advised Assets Group, GWFS Equities, Bank of America, Merrill, and J.P. Morgan. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to retail IRA and brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates its advisory services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Julie Lee is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Calabasas, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 35 years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 1994 and Nylife Securities Inc. since 1993, and has a total of 50 years in the financial services industry including time at Bankers Life Nebraska. Her other business activities include brokering non-registered investment-related insurance products through outside insurance carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the vast majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis while maintaining fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

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.

Sophia Stoehr is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Arixa Capital, Bellwether Asset Management, and Lincoln Property Company, as well as time spent at the University of Southern California. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach integrates centralized macro and manager research with access to alternative investments through an extensive private-investment platform.

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.

Lauren Garner is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has prior work history at Mozaic LLC, Pritzker Group (Sheridan Place), and Perella Weinberg Partners. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as trusts, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations. The firm’s investment process involves centralized macroeconomic research and client-specific Investment Policy Statements, using a mix of liquid strategies, third-party independent managers, and private alternative investments.

Garrett Patton is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Fisher Investments, Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, and Northwestern Mutual. Patton is based in Westlake Village, CA. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach with an emphasis on low-cost indexing and long-term strategies, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets across its extensive advisor network.

Sharon Stepenosky is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Her prior experience includes roles at Merrill and Morgan Stanley, as well as two decades at Donor Services Group. She serves as a board member for the El Encanto Homeowners Association in Calabasas, CA. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a large network of independent advisers and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions supported by an integrated service platform.

Shant Gourdikian is a financial advisor with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience, all with Capital Group. Based in Los Angeles, CA, Shant has been with Capital Group since 2001. Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and related services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term fundamental research approach and allocates client assets among affiliated pooled funds and separately managed account programs.

Abraham Galvez is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked in financial advisory roles since 2023. Outside of finance, he is co-owner and accountant of NewHorizonsDMS, LLC, a digital marketing and accounting business. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, serving as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process with risk-based mutual fund portfolios and offers education, personalized planning, and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Itziar Ramos is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes over two decades at Gold Coast Securities, Inc., followed by brief tenures at Peak Brokerage Services, LLC and Blackridge Asset Management, LLC. Ramos also works as an independent insurance agent. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets, serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm combines traditional portfolio management and fiduciary services with a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, employing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach.

Dennis Salem is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets who holds a Series 66 designation and has 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs along with execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique institutional capabilities, including in-house research and roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Gary Levenstein is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 63 designation and 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lindbrook Capital, LLC and Jess S. Morgan & Co., Inc. Since 2022, he has served as a board observer for Endera Corp, a private company. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes proprietary research and a combination of affiliated and third-party managers. The firm serves pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and other financial institutions through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.