Metro Malasavage IV is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner and previously worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, Mass Mutual Arizona, and Financial Management Network. Mariner serves a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party allocations, and it distinguishes itself with integrated tax and accounting services along with specialized family office and financial wellness solutions.

Darin Tuttle is a financial advisor at Corient with nine years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 65 and 63 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Martinsen Wealth Management, Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors, and Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a program manager for a dental education company, coordinating education programs nationwide. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party management and uses risk management tools and alternative investments to align portfolios with client objectives.

Michael Fahim is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2004 and has worked with Educators Retirement Services since 1989. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in selling fixed life insurance products and owns a property management company. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including legacy market-timing and momentum-based strategies uncommon among large enterprise firms.

Yan Lan is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. Yan previously worked at JP Morgan Securities LLC and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, among other firms. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies using internal standards and oversight committees, combining large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

Michael Friedman is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Churchill Management Group for over two decades. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Ryan Hook is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at SC Distributors, LLC for one year. He also teaches a personal financial planning course for the CFP program at the University of California, Irvine’s Division of Continuing Education. Creative Planning offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and integrated non-investment businesses such as estate legal services and trust administration.

Gabrielle Velazquez is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation holding a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining PlanMember, she worked at Grant Thornton and has been involved with the San Clemente United Soccer Club. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm emphasizes a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and manages unitized, risk-based mutual fund portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive, offering education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Alexander Cruz is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at SPC since 2015. His prior roles include positions at Parkland Securities LLC, OSAIC Services, Inc., and Independent Capital Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in providing referral services for estate planning and trust-related matters to law firms. SPC offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors delivering tailored, discretionary advice through multiple account programs and maintains partnerships with third-party advisers and service providers.

Tyler Pratt is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at City National Bank, RBC Capital Markets Corporation, and Frontier Financial Advisors, LLC. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, delivered through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

John Somerville is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He focuses on connecting all aspects of clients' financial lives to help them and their families prioritize and pursue the goals that matter most. John's expertise includes family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, tax minimization, and retirement income. He works with clients to plan for and fund education, ensure retirement lifestyle and healthcare costs are covered, and create personalized plans to achieve long-term family goals. He emphasizes simplicity and transparency in the wealth planning process. John holds a Bachelor's Degree from California State University - Long Beach and has earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designations. He is involved with the Boy Scouts of America. Outside of work, John enjoys adventure sports, baseball, biking, boxing, golfing, hiking, pickleball, skiing, and spending time with his family.

Javonte Hubbard is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a wealth advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Irvine, CA. Prior to this role, he worked at Vanguard Advisers, Inc. for three years. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering services that include financial reviews, retirement and planning discussions, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models.

Peter Zierhut is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with over 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked with firms including LPL Financial and Level Four Advisory Services. Zierhut is also involved in multiple non-variable insurance ventures and operates a family office. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized portfolios and a combination of internally managed and third-party strategies.

Christopher Walsh is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2009. In addition to his advisory role, he owns a business focused on the sale of fixed life insurance, fixed annuities, long-term care, life, and disability insurance. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a variety of financial planning and portfolio management services through its CLASSIC Plus platform, employing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with multiple analytic approaches and access to third-party money managers.

Pedro Garcia is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at NewEdge Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors, he held roles at PacificView Wealth Management and various positions in the automotive and racing industries, including Porsche Experience Center LA and Kinetix Racing. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a network of independent advisers, utilizing multiple program structures and centralized due diligence to support client needs.

Andrew Corral is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Newport Beach, CA. He has four years of industry experience, including prior work at Reed Electric and Field Services. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized services such as Private Family Office and Executive Wealth programs. The firm integrates its advisory services within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem, utilizing strategic allocation models, tax-aware techniques, and access to alternative investments.

Tanya Torres is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She currently works at Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., having previously held roles at Merrill, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice within the Schwab ecosystem, serving clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program through annual financial reviews and investment recommendations based on Schwab's asset allocation models and research tools.

Stephen Pinckney is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following 14 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm uses centralized investment resources and model portfolios, offering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, and operates within a large integrated financial group with various affiliated entities.

Craig Keller is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2026, following a 23-year tenure at Litman Gregory Wealth Management. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, offering both active and passive investment strategies across public and private asset classes.

Kaiwen Liu is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and the Series 66 license. His previous roles include positions at Whittier Trust Company, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management strategies across various asset classes and integrates financial planning and tax services in many client relationships.

Allison Chema is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. She has been with Ayco, a Goldman Sachs Company, since 2019. Her prior roles include positions related to education and student housing. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and integrated strategies, offering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support.