Felicia Delgado is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding a Series 63 designation and having 31 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 1980. Merrill provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, serving a broad range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies integrated with the broader Bank of America platform.

John Polwrek is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 license and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2021, he worked at Waddell & Reed Inc. and operated his own business, John J Polwrek, Inc. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including model portfolios and retirement plan consulting, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management across its offerings.

Perry Richards is a Wealth Management Advisor and Managing Director at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management based in Beverly Hills, CA. Since joining Merrill Lynch in 1991, Perry has held various leadership roles including District Sales Manager and Director positions in Greenwich, CT, Century City, CA, and Beverly Hills, CA. He currently leads Richards, McMahon, Power & Associates, a team dedicated to providing a broad range of wealth management strategies and investment services. Perry's expertise covers a wide array of areas including portfolio management, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, tax minimization, and services for sports and entertainment professionals. He is a qualified Portfolio Manager focused on managing discretionary personalized or defined strategies using individual securities, Merrill Lynch model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies. Perry earned his BA in Finance from Michigan State University in 1989 and holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation awarded in 2003 by the Investments & Wealth Institute in conjunction with The Wharton School. Outside of his professional work, Perry lives in Pacific Palisades, CA with his wife Kerrie and their two daughters. He participates in community volunteer work, including supporting Adams House, a shelter for battered women and children in Los Angeles. His personal interests include golf, surfing, biking, yoga, and spending time with his family.

Juan Sarmiento is a financial advisor at Osaic Wealth, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance. Outside of advisory roles, he operates a sole proprietorship providing fixed product sales such as insurance, fixed annuities, and long-term care. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations through a large network of advisers. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services with a focus on asset allocation, risk assessment, and access to third-party money managers and wrap programs.

Arthur Burkhard is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 44 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009, including a role at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers customized financial planning and a range of advisory programs supported by structured planning tools and broad investment solutions.

Liang Ke Yu is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at various J.P. Morgan entities since 2012, including J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm integrates large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Todd Thomasy is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Glendale, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Thomasy is involved in the sale of life, medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance products. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing discretionary and non-discretionary management along with research-supported model portfolios and alternative investment strategies.

Crystal Merino is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Primerica Advisors since 2014. Outside of financial advising, she has been involved with City of Hope since 2017. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program primarily serving individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm operates at scale with nearly 3,700 advisors and manages approximately $15.5 billion in assets, delivering advisory services through model-based strategies and third-party discretionary management.

Faran Shaker serves as a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In this role, he focuses on establishing long-term financial relationships through trust and transparency, engaging in open dialogue to understand clients' unique financial goals and developing tailored plans that align with their interests. His expertise includes college education planning, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, managing new wealth, and personal retirement planning. Faran also has practical experience working with defined contribution retirement plans, assisting plan sponsors with guidance and plan design, and educating participants on retirement readiness. Raised in Wisconsin, Faran earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He has obtained several professional designations, including Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™), Accredited Wealth Management Advisor™ (AWMA™), and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA®). Although he holds a law degree, he does not provide legal advice in his current role. Faran has contributed as the Bank of America Community Volunteer Champion for Central Los Angeles in 2021 and 2022. He is fluent in Persian and English. His personal interests include running, tennis, and writing. He approaches his advisory role with the philosophy of connecting all aspects of a client's financial life to help prioritize and pursue their most important goals.

Joseph Schirripa is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Beverly Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 50 years of industry experience. He has been with UBS since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, Schirripa serves on the Board of Directors at Pepperdine University and has held advisory positions with organizations focused on adoption and young professionals. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a combination of brokerage and investment advisory services, utilizing proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor financial plans. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management offerings, including discretionary portfolio management and capital markets services.

Joseph Wingard is a Wealth Management Advisor and First Vice President at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he has worked since 1997. He leads The Wingard Group, a wealth advisory team based in the Beverly Hills office, providing personalized family wealth planning and management services to affluent individuals, families, and corporate clients. His work focuses on advanced strategies including asset and liability management, tax minimization, income and asset preservation, and generational transfers. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Joseph was an operating executive for a Fortune 100 information technology company and served on the graduate faculty of three universities. He holds a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, MBA, and PhD from UCLA, where he graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Joseph has held leadership roles in professional organizations such as the Association for Corporate Growth and UCLA Bruin Professionals. Joseph’s client focus areas include college education planning, divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, legacy planning, liquidity management, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, tax minimization, and retirement income. Outside of work, he enjoys baseball, basketball, football, skiing, soccer, spending time with his family, and traveling.

Kevin Power is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Jaymie Wetzel is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with Merrill in Los Angeles, CA, bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 2009. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through its Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to a broad client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.

Daniel Valenzuela is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a position he has held since 2010. He advises high net worth clients and business owners on wealth accumulation, preservation, and transfer by developing individually customized wealth management strategies that align with each client's financial future, risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity needs, and investment goals. Daniel has built a team that supports portfolio development, wealth and retirement planning, estate and education planning services, liability management, tax minimization, bank and lending options through Bank of America, N.A., and asset preservation. As a qualified Portfolio Advisor, he recommends investment strategies, funds, and portfolios from Merrill Lynch Wealth Management or approved third-party managers based on a thorough understanding of his clients' goals. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and is accredited with several professional designations, including Certified 401(k) Professional (CKP), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). Born and raised in Southern California, Daniel currently resides in Monrovia, CA.

Douglas Cowles is a financial advisor at Merrill with 36 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Merrill and Bank of America for over 15 years. Based in Los Angeles, CA, he has served clients through these institutions since 2009. Merrill provides managed account services for Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The program integrates Merrill’s investment management with Bank of America’s broader platform, including trades and lending services.

Vincent Law is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing prior to joining Wells Fargo Advisors in 2025. He also owns and operates Vincent Law Financial Consultant Group, LLC, a separate financial consulting practice. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that offers investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad range of planning services, including specialized areas such as business-owner transition and special-needs planning, using proprietary research and tools to develop tailored recommendations for clients.

Robert Stone is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services and NewEdge Securities, as well as independent consulting. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a board member and partner at Tao Entertainment Inc. and is a partner at Caffarel American LLC, an automotive and manufacturing business. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and a structured discovery process.

Gee Na Park is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Los Angeles, CA. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to joining Mass Mutual, she worked at G & C Lifestory Inc, Mediclo Inc, and SCC Education Inc. She also holds an outside insurance sales position as a broker focused on life, disability, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuities. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved software and strategies to develop written recommendations tailored to client goals.

Glenn Jaffe is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Beverly Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2009. Jaffe serves as a board member for Children of the Night, advising the treasurer on investment matters for the nonprofit focused on educating victims of sex trafficking. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients, offering a broad menu of planning solutions that address various client needs, including retirement, education, risk management, and specialized areas such as business-owner transition and special-needs planning.

Ruby Herrera is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and holds a Series 66 license with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS Financial Services since 2007. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Le-Vel, a privately held company. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services, operating as a broker-dealer, investment adviser, and futures commission merchant.