Maximiliano Briones is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation. He has been with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2026. Prior to this, he held various positions including roles at Advantage xPo, San Jose State University, Instacart, Imperial Valley College, and Southwest High School. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients. The firm offers tailored investment strategies and integrates resources across the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem, including specialized programs and access to alternative investments.

Frank Sanchez is a financial advisor with MAI Capital Management, LLC, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of the West, Comerica Securities, Fidelity, Banc Of America Investment Services, and Merrill. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base that includes high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutions. The firm offers a range of customized portfolio strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and bill-pay services within its client relationships.

Stephanie Saccone is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She has been with Citibank since 2016 and briefly worked at MUFG Union Bank in 2016. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research and functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Raymond Lee is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked in various roles related to health and Medicare insurance, college planning, and financial education since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in college consulting and serves as an instructor at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver its advisory services through a large network of advisors.

Paul Huddle is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Group since 2010 and operates several other businesses, including a construction consulting firm and a health and fixed insurance company. Huddle also serves as a board member for the Lofts on 4th homeowners association. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of strategic asset allocation and multi-manager portfolios across both passive and active investments, offering services through various platforms and third-party programs.

Diana Law is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Empower Advisory Group and has previously worked at GWFS Equities, Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation, Transamerica Retirement Solutions, and Fidelity Investments. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Stephen Thuilot is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He formerly worked at Mill Creek Agency, Inc. for 15 years prior to joining GWN Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a registered representative for a financial services DBA and an insurance agent procuring home, auto, and business insurance. 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 including traditional asset allocation and legacy market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Kobe Couyoumjian is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC in Tustin, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Independent Financial Group since 2020, with an earlier period as a student. He is also involved in a marketing DBA named Cinergy Financial as a registered representative. Independent Financial Group, LLC offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management through various platforms, utilizing both firm and third-party models tailored to client risk profiles.

Allyson Bonner is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Pacific Advisors, and Well Organized. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in insurance sales. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

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.

John Keenan is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2010 and also serves as Senior Vice President at Keenan & Associates, a firm he has been affiliated with since 1983. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios for individual and business clients. The firm operates a large network of approximately 423 advisors and manages around $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts.

Matthew Hanson is a financial advisor at Mariner with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Altruist LLC, Virtus Distributors, LLC, and John Hancock Advisers. Mariner serves a broad range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios using in-house research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

George Grant is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley and E*TRADE Capital Management. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides 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 offers model and customized portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Vivia Strome is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at firms including Thrivent Financial and Principal Securities Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in a preschool in Santa Rosa, California. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and uses third-party asset managers and model portfolios to deliver a range of investment strategies combining long-term and shorter-term approaches.

Monica Rangel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has been associated with New York Life and its affiliated entities since 2005 and also owns Efficient Financial and Insurance Solutions. Outside of her advisory work, she volunteers with the Yorba Linda Pop Warner Football Auxiliary Board and the United Way of Orange County, contributing to community media and student mentorship programs. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through various programs, emphasizing non-discretionary asset management and working within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Chester Peach is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Irvine, CA, bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Professional Choice Insurance, focusing on group medical benefits sales and service. Primerica Advisors operates as part of a large enterprise serving retail clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors, with a range of brokerage and advisory services. The firm offers multiple proprietary and third-party investment programs, combining various strategies and account-level features to meet diverse client needs.

Phillip Mai is a CFP® at MAI Capital Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining MAI Capital Management in 2026, he worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors, Bank of America, and The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of XLNC Properties, LLC, a property management company. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies across various asset classes and integrates financial planning, tax, and administrative services, managing $72.3 billion in assets as of May 31, 2026.

Benjamin Ashbaugh is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at Loews Hotels, The University of Arizona Student Unions, The Mac Truck, and Times Square Pizza and Bagels. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves individual investors, corporate and employer-sponsored participants, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients, providing financial planning and portfolio management along with specialized programs such as Private Family Office services and Financial Wellness. The firm integrates investment strategies from multiple Goldman Sachs groups and offers a variety of fee arrangements and operational tools, including tax-aware techniques and proprietary analytics.

Amber Malik is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at US Bank from 2019 to 2022 and has been with Empower Financial Services, Inc. since 2023. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

William Osland is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across diverse wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and facilitates solutions for large client relationships through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.