Marcia Cornwell is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having one year of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she has worked at Darden Restaurants and Wfgia, among other positions. Outside of advising, she has experience working as a restaurant server. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

April Anekboon is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Encino, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Zuckerman Private Wealth Management and assists in client services related to insurance and investment products at FMS Financial Partners, Inc. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad range of institutional and individual clients, with a focus on fiduciary consulting, plan design, and access to multiple management platforms.

Steven Levin is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including WealthSource Partners, American Financial Network Advisory Services, and Penniall & Associates. Outside of advising, Levin is involved in real estate brokerage through Pinnacle Estate Properties, Inc. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management via a wrap fee program that combines asset management with financial planning, using asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Steven Duplain is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Legacy Financial Group and Alphastar Capital Management, LLC, and he manages a life insurance agency, Humanitas LLC, in a non-investment capacity. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant investment options through its Asset Allocation Portfolios. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios with periodic rebalancing based on defined events.

Scott Lenet is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners since 2024 and previously spent a decade with Touchdown Ventures Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Lenet serves as a Managing Director and shareholder at DFJ Frontier, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, corporations, charitable institutions, and other investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing customized, diversified portfolios and periodic rebalancing.

Edward Albrecht is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2023 and previously spent ten years at SagePoint Financial. In addition to his advisory role, Albrecht serves as a city councilman in Calabasas, California, contributing to local government policy decisions. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Leda Ozmen is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 18 years of industry experience. She has held positions at Oppenheimer since 2017, following roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. She holds a Series 63 designation. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside various investment vehicles to meet client objectives.

Yelena Papiryan is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with one year of industry experience. She is also a partner at Duffy Kruspodin, LLC, a CPA firm where she has worked since 2014. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, using customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach alongside shorter-term adjustments.

John Harrill is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His background includes roles in insurance sales and estate planning services, and he is involved in community activities such as providing foster care through Ventura County Children and Family Services. Harrill also participates in housing programs for international students and operates timeshare rentals. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm provides access to proprietary and third-party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary options and manages over $2 billion in assets.

Igor Zey is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 40 years of industry experience. He has held leadership roles at several firms, including Professional Financial Resources, Inc., Zey Financial, and Total Financial. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as a professor at California Lutheran University and provides forensic financial planning testimony. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals to institutional investors, offering services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary oversight of ERISA-qualified plans. The firm emphasizes manager selection and monitoring within a diversified investment approach, and also provides a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Daniel Polyakov is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Woodland Hills, CA. His prior work includes roles at Aeg, Substance Global, Transit, and Universal Pictures. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory, with options such as ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and direct indexing.

Aaron Anshin is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously operated his own advisory businesses as well as held roles at World Financial Group, Inc. and Feingold and Sons LLC. Outside of advising, he serves as an auditor and board member for the Beverly Hills Unified School District PTA Council. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Anne O Hara is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Oakwood Capital Management and The Biederman Group at Morgan Stanley. She has also been associated with the University of California Santa Barbara. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Tuyun Ra is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Oppenheimer in Los Angeles since 2007. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and retirement plan fiduciaries. The firm offers a variety of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a range of investment products to meet client objectives.

Nina Hajjar is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. since 2011. She is also associated with LPL Financial, LLC, with both roles spanning 15 years. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers an open-architecture platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios, emphasizing active monitoring and asset allocation across multiple custodians.

Drew Morwood is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, California, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at TD Ameritrade and Cetera Financial Group, as well as experience associated with Baylor University. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a manager selection approach and multi-manager solutions that incorporate both affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, with capabilities that include access to pooled vehicles, private funds, and strategies addressing international exposure and tax management.

Stewart Erickson is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Savant Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Savant, he worked for Exencial Wealth Advisors and has a background in the agricultural and solar energy sectors. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and related services. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation alongside actively managed strategies, supported by integrated accounting, legal, and trust affiliates.

Angel Matos is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Securities. In addition to his advisory work, he is also an insurance agent appointed with Bankers Life and Casualty Company, writing Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s investment approach focuses on customized asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Gerald Clebanoff is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc., having previously worked at West Oak Capital, LLC for 19 years. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of investment vehicles alongside financial, retirement, tax, and estate planning services.

Mitchell Ito is a CFP® at Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, CA, with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Aspiriant, LLC for multiple terms between 2018 and 2025 and spent four years at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions and manager selection, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a focus on portfolio construction that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.