Lonna Weems is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in North Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Centaurus Financial since 2013. Outside of advising, she works as a yoga instructor in North Hills. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Saman Bigharaz is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held prior roles at Falcon Wealth Planning, E*TRADE Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, AMI USA LLC, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Pure Paws Pet Company, LLC, which imports grass-fed dog and cat treats from New Zealand. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, foundations, and non-profits with comprehensive investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other strategies, and offers specialized services including retirement plan consulting and family office solutions.

Linda Han is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Equity Services since 2018. Prior to that, she worked at National Life Group starting in 2015. Outside of her advisory role, Han is an insurance agent at Worthington Financial Partners. Equity Services, Inc., operating 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 various advisory platforms and utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Brian Appel is a CFP® and ChFC® with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lido Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at ClientWise, Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., and Fidelity Investments. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and institutional investors, providing investment management, financial planning, and a range of affiliated services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach with active sub-advisory roles and a broad array of investment strategies across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based strategies.

Caleb Powell is a financial advisor at Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Kayne Anderson Rudnick since 2004. Powell holds a Series 65 credential and is based in Los Angeles, CA. Kayne Anderson Rudnick provides discretionary advisory and sub-advisory investment management to a diverse client base, including institutions, charitable organizations, corporations, family offices, registered investment advisers, pension plans, and individuals. The firm emphasizes fundamental, quality-oriented equity research and implements its investment views across multiple strategies, serving both direct clients and other advisers through sub-advisory and model portfolios.

Andrew Cuevas is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and having 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Gideon Strategic Partners, M Holdings, Equitable Advisors, and AXA Advisors. TLG Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and fiduciary services, emphasizing manager selection and ongoing monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Ron Hertzberg is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at JP Morgan Securities and Merrill before joining Citigroup in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and CEO of RH15 Enterprises, LLC, a business involved in buying and selling sports memorabilia. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary options, supported by extensive internal research and compliance structures.

Ashish Patel is a financial advisor at Lido with five years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Lido in 2025, he worked at BluePointe Capital Management and First Command in various advisory and brokerage roles. In addition to his financial career, Patel serves as a Reserve Officer and Safety Officer in the United States Air Force and works as a First Officer for United Airlines. Lido provides investment management, financial planning, and family office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach with tactical and defined-risk option strategies and serves as a sub-adviser to ETFs and other investment funds, supported by a broad network of affiliated trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage entities.

Jaclyn Wittbrodt is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Bel Air Investment Advisors and Ernst & Young. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and nonprofit organizations, offering both discretionary SMA management and ancillary family-office services. The firm’s investment process incorporates centralized macroeconomic research and client-specific Investment Policy Statements, utilizing a mix of liquid strategies, third-party managers, and private alternative investments.

Christine Geoffray is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial and Rockefeller Capital Management in 2025, she was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for 16 years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Rhoneil Santo Tomas is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AXA Advisors LLC and DSV Financial Inc, where he also serves as president, focusing on employee benefits. Santo Tomas is involved in several insurance-related businesses offering fixed life and disability insurance products. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, providing investment supervisory services, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios that uses a risk-based approach to portfolio construction.

Brendan Van Cleve is a financial advisor at Lido with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Lido Advisors, Inc., Asset Planning Solutions, Inc., and Ken Stern & Associates. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach balancing multiple asset classes and offers a range of services, including investment management, financial planning, and affiliated trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services.

Tyler Jones is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Evoke Advisors and L Squared Capital Partners, LLC prior to joining MAI Capital Management. His background also includes roles in academic admissions and education. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of customized portfolio strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services into many client relationships, managing over $72 billion in assets as of May 2026.

Scott Anderholt is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 63 designation and eighteen years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Hudson Financial Services and The Legacy Group, entities through which he has provided investment and retirement services since 2008 and 2012, respectively. Anderholt serves as a volunteer board member of The Louis Zamperini Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on assisting children in need. 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’s investment process utilizes a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive, supported by educational and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

Mitchell Spinneberg is a financial advisor at Mariner with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at AdvicePeriod, LLC and the University of San Diego. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, implementing customized portfolios with in-house research and third-party managers.

Ryan Nguyen is a financial advisor at Mariner with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at West Wealth Group, JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He is also an independent licensed insurance agent specializing in life, accident, and health insurance in California. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension plans, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by an internal management team and third-party managers, and provides integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness services uncommon for a firm of its size.

Edward Kulow is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm operates under fiduciary standards, offering a range of services from retirement plan advisory to comprehensive financial planning and private wealth management for clients with significant assets.

Francisco Galan is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2023, he worked at HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Securities from 2015 to 2023. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while employing a fiduciary standard for its registered investment adviser services.

Ryan Pittman is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 65 licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Lido Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at CG Advisory Services LLC and The Advancement Group. Outside of advising, Pittman owns RP Systems LLC, a federal firearm license holder that sells firearms and optics to family and friends. Lido serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charities, corporations, and pension plans, offering integrated wealth management through a range of asset classes and tactical strategies. The firm is notable for its active sub-advisory roles and its broad affiliated capabilities across trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services.

Steven Lockshin is a financial advisor at Mariner with over 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at B+ Institutional Services, AdvicePeriod, Convergent Wealth Advisors, and Lydian Wealth Management. Outside of advising, he is involved in several entrepreneurial and nonprofit activities, including board roles with a sustainable bottled water company and Harlem Lacrosse, as well as leadership positions in estate planning software development and trustee support services. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering comprehensive investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized investment approach supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with an emphasis on tax integration and operational capabilities uncommon at its enterprise scale.