Jeffrey Davis is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 42 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Raymond James & Associates, UBS Financial Services, Wedbush Securities, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, using a multi-manager approach that incorporates affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and private funds.

Charles Ramos is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2023. Prior to this, he spent 21 years at Private Capital Management Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Ramos is an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, focusing on life, health, and accident insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies, and it acts as general partner for proprietary private funds while providing extensive reporting and analytics.

Emmett Clancy is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following a 17-year tenure at Ayco Company, L.P. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, offering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Qiyue Zhang is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with nine years of industry experience. Zhang holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at various HSBC entities since 2016, including HSBC Bank USA and Randstad Sourceright. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides client-directed and discretionary investment programs supported by a structured investment process and multiple affiliated and third-party advisory resources.

Derrick Shim is a financial advisor at Carson Wealth with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Twin Pines Wealth Management, Cetera Wealth Services, Charles Schwab, and The University of Nebraska Foundation. Carson Wealth operates an enterprise platform overseeing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of more than 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, supported by an Investment Committee that develops and monitors model portfolios utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis.

Adrienne Alvarez is a financial advisor at SPC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she has worked part-time as a golf cart and event server at Tijeras Creek Golf Club and as a seasonal sales associate at Anthropologie. SPC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, delivering primarily discretionary management with options for nondiscretionary arrangements and collaborating with third-party managers through co-advisor roles.

Chase Mcclung is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with two years of industry experience. He also holds a senior managerial position at Windes, Inc., a CPA firm, where he has worked since 2010. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services using a combination of internal management and third-party asset managers.

Kevin Hauri is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Newport Beach, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. His career includes 11 years with City National Bank before joining CIBC Private Wealth Management in 2022. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team, relationship managers, and committees to create customized portfolios using proprietary and external strategies, including options and structured notes.

Crystal Miner is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, First Republic Investment Management, Bank of America, and Merrill. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating uniquely as a registered broker-dealer with offerings in securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Francisco Sherren is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and RBC Capital Markets. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management for a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics, offering tailored solutions through various platforms and integrating capabilities from the wider Goldman Sachs organization.

Konrad Karwowski is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, having previously worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc., Better Mortgage Inc., and E*TRADE Capital Management LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Greg Lu is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Newport Beach, CA. He has 10 years of industry experience, including five years at Goldman Sachs and five years at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm integrates a range of advisory capabilities and proprietary tools within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to deliver tailored investment solutions.

John Hart is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2019 and previously was employed at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and River View Golf Course. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and offers tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Eric Johnson is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is also engaged in fixed insurance sales as an insurance agent. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Jose Sebastian Cheng is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. He has over 21 years of industry experience, including a long tenure at Churchill Management Group prior to joining Focus Partners in 2025. Focus Partners Wealth 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, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.

Steven Abraham is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Newport Beach, CA. He has 12 years of industry experience, including seven years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied, followed by five years at Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services supports a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized programs such as Private Family Office and Executive Wealth services. The firm utilizes strategic allocation models, external manager selections, and various implementation platforms, integrating resources across Goldman Sachs affiliates to provide comprehensive wealth management solutions.

Conor Turley is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bridge Advisory LLC and spent eight years with Unlimited Vacation Club. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on discretionary wealth management and retirement plan consulting, employing a manager due-diligence process and utilizing both active and passive investment strategies.

Adam Carr is a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation for 11 years before joining J.W. Cole Advisors and J.W. Cole Financial in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Modern Wealth Design, a financial planning and insurance business. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, retirement plans, and other entities through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Zheng Qu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes managing several business ventures such as Evolve Space LLC and Universal Philosophy Corp, and he is involved with Kyros.ai, a college prep counseling referral service. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base with a range of advisory and broker-dealer services, offering proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, providing discretionary and non-discretionary program choices across multiple platforms.

Justin Pearce is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations based on Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools.