Kobe Couyoumjian is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2020, with a brief period of unemployment in 2020–2021. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a registered representative in a marketing DBA named Cinergy Financial. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, managing approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives.

Allyson Bonner is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. She has worked at Guardian Life, Park Avenue Securities, and Pacific Advisors since 2025. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in insurance sales. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating 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 with financial planning, brokerage services, and investment advisory programs.

Dennis Cotnoir is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Mission Viejo, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2002 and also owns a tax returns and accounting business, which he has operated since 1976. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a mix of model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to manage assets.

Michael Triana is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, based in Mission Viejo, CA. He has 15 years of industry experience, all of which he has spent at Commonwealth since 2011. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, allowing affiliated advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside access to proprietary model portfolios and diverse program structures.

James Kieckhafer is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Irvine, CA, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Centaurus since 1998. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner at Kieckhafer, Lane & Schiffer LLP, providing CPA services, tax consulting, and attest services. Centaurus Financial, Inc. offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and trusts. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized retirement-plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with various investment analysis techniques and overlay programs.

Darren Hem is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations. His prior roles include positions at TRB Wealth Management, Hem Investment Consultants, EP Wealth Advisors, and Capital Group. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, standalone financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

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.

Julie Johnson is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 14 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2010 and also works with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, where she is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and health insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing a proprietary “Focus List” for manager selection and offers a range of services including discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Xiaoying Shi is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Shi also has a long tenure with World Financial Group dating back to 2001. Her other business activities include sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms to deliver its advisory services.

Vanessa Burnett is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, having previously worked at United Planners' Financial Services and BRIDGE ADVISORY (f/k/a PENNIALL & ASSOCIATES). Outside of her advisory roles, she serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors for Elizabeth House, a nonprofit organization. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a manager-focused investment approach, combining asset allocation modeling with both active and passive strategies, and offers services including discretionary wealth management and retirement plan consulting.

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.

Trevor Cummings is a CFP® and holds the Series 66 designation, with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with HighTower Advisors and HighTower Securities since 2016 and also has experience at Morgan Stanley dating back to 2013. HighTower Advisors delivers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Daniel Cucuiat serves as a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2022. Prior to this role, he was an Investment Adviser Representative at Guardian Financial Partners from 2021 to 2022 and at Signature Resources Capital Management from 2007 to 2021. Throughout his career, Daniel has focused on building client relationships based on trust, discipline, and knowledge to help clients work toward their financial goals. He holds a California Insurance License, which supports his ability to provide comprehensive financial advice. Outside of his professional work, Daniel enjoys biking, scuba diving, and skiing.

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.

Jeanette Urrutia is a CFP® professional at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She previously worked at WCG Wealth Advisors, LLC and LPL Financial. In addition to her advisory role, she is also an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced CIO services to individual, corporate, pension, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of active and passive strategies, utilizes third-party independent managers selected through due diligence, and offers proprietary private funds alongside its enterprise advisory services.

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.