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.

Alexander Cargal is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His background includes four years at Morgan Stanley and multiple roles at Gonzaga University. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research to offer discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Homer Jonathan Wilson is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has previously worked at Polaris Wealth Advisory Group, Ally Invest Securities, and Silver Oak Securities, Inc. He also has a long tenure with Carolina College Prep, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of investment solutions alongside financial and estate planning services.

Richard Rosenthal is a financial advisor at Lido with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at PFM Asset Management and US Bank. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers integrated wealth management services including investment management, financial planning, family office services, and estate planning, with a focus on diversification and options-based strategies.

Kambiz Nassiri is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Encino, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Additionally, Nassiri operates as an independent insurance agent, focusing on fixed annuity sales. VOYA Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through various program structures, emphasizing mostly non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Paul Zimin is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at North Highland Consulting for two years and American Express for eight years. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, employing a diversified and options-based approach that includes discretionary asset management and sub-advisory relationships.

James Fetters is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at CWM, LLC and Blueprint Wealth Management since 2025. Prior to these roles, he spent nine years with Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and affiliated entities. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan solutions, utilizing model portfolios managed by an in-house Investment Committee and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

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.

Shane Sawyer Jones is a financial advisor with Lido in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lido Advisors, LLC, he worked in educational institutions including Mounds Public Schools, Union Public Schools, and the University of Tulsa. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach that incorporates diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers when appropriate.

Helen Chu Suwarnasarn is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2019 and at LourdMurray since 2015. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a variety of investment options such as mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Jonathan Jewitt is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Lido Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at First Republic Securities Company and Wells Fargo Bank. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a member and owner of KJ5 Legacy LLC, a real estate investment business. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach focusing on diversification and options-based strategies, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers when appropriate.

Jeffrey Garden is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2015 and is also affiliated with Oakhurst Advisors LLC. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients including individuals, family offices, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, family office services, and access to third-party managers, employing a diversified, options-based investment approach implemented both directly and through pooled vehicles.

Mario Valverde Rojo is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at BlackRock, State Street Global Advisors, and Nuveen Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Southwest Chapter Co-Head for the CAIA Association, an alternative investments nonprofit. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, corporations, and institutional 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, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

John Jalil is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Woodland Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also serves as president of Woodland Hills Financial Center, LLC and Medi Claim Inc, which are involved in non-investment businesses including insurance and claims services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients such as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Frida Valijan is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Carpinteria, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing six years of industry experience. She operates a bookkeeping and accounting business under Liber T Co. and provides independent bookkeeping services for Aaron Barlev & Co. In addition, she works part-time in in-home supportive services for disabled individuals. PlanMember Securities Corporation offers 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 framework with risk-based mutual fund portfolios and provides a range of education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Laura Gilman is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in financial advising. She currently works at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has previously been affiliated with Mutual Securities, Inc. and KCS Wealth Advisory, LLC. Gilman also serves as a board member of the Jewish Free Loan Association. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and employs a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Jarett Karp is a financial advisor with Lido and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at NEPC, LLC and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Karp is based in Los Angeles, CA. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including family offices, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering services such as investment management, financial planning, and estate planning. The firm employs a diversified investment approach incorporating equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based strategies, often managing assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers when appropriate.

Dylan Williams is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lido. His prior experience includes roles at Edward Jones, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers integrated wealth management services emphasizing diversification across multiple asset classes and implements options-based strategies both in client accounts and pooled vehicles.