Martin Petoyan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Glendale, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple affiliated entities including Syndicus Financial & Insurance Services LLC, Clear Compass Financial and Insurance Services, and Blue Cedar Financial and Insurance Solutions. Petoyan operates several registered businesses for selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable, and corporate clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice through various program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Kayla Schneider is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor at Lido with five years of industry experience. She previously worked for nine years at Pegasus Partners before joining Lido Advisors, LLC. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors, providing investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach with a focus on tactical option strategies and sub-advisory roles in various investment funds.

Stephanie Schaaf is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2019 and previously held roles at LourdMurray and City National Rochdale Investment Management. Based in Beverly Hills, CA, she holds the Series 63 designation. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and financial organizations through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm emphasizes multi-manager solutions and proprietary research, offering access to a broad range of investment vehicles and strategies.

Jacqueline Kuhns is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at The Leaders Group Inc, Valmark Securities, and Prudential Financial, among others. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse clientele, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and retirement consulting.

Frank Willis is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Willis has been with Rockefeller Financial since 2023 and joined Rockefeller Capital Management in 2025. 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 portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, while also operating as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Benjamin Mueller is a financial advisor at Mariner with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, J.P. Morgan Securities, and PlanMember Financial Corporation. Mariner serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension 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 supported by an internal investment team and combines in-house research with third-party manager allocations across diverse asset classes.

Luke Foukas is a financial advisor at Lido with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fountainhead Advisors, Btig, LLC, and Clarksons Platou Securities, Inc. He is also a licensed life insurance agent in New Jersey. Lido serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach that balances various asset classes and utilizes tactical option strategies, operating through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary accounts as well as affiliated entities.

Joshua Chambers is a financial advisor at Mariner with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including AdvicePeriod and Signature Estate & Investment Advisors. Outside of finance, he was involved with Fresh Corn Grill for two years. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax, accounting, and administrative family office capabilities.

Kyle Brockbank is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Deloitte, Fidelity Investments, Olympus Wealth Management, and Berrett Pest Control. Lido serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and family office services with an integrated wealth-management approach that employs tactical and defined-risk option strategies alongside traditional asset allocation.

Kimberly Friedricks is a financial advisor at Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Kayne Anderson since 1998. Kayne Anderson Rudnick provides discretionary advisory and sub-advisory investment management to a diverse range of clients, including institutions, charitable organizations, corporations, family offices, pension plans, and individuals. The firm emphasizes fundamental, quality-oriented equity research and offers a variety of strategies across market capitalizations and sectors, serving both direct clients and other investment advisers.

Erik Clemente is a financial advisor at Lido with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Addepar. He is based in Los Angeles, CA. Lido serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, charitable organizations, and pension plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach with a range of asset classes and tactical strategies, and it is notable for its active sub-advisory roles and extensive affiliated capabilities.

Michael Anderson is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Empower Advisory Group and has prior experience at Advised Assets Groups, GWFS Equities, Bank of America, and Merrill. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Regina Monroe is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 23 years of industry experience, having previously worked at Merrill, J.P. Morgan Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets. 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 offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform, alongside broker-dealer services and alternative investment placements.

Nicolas Kirsch is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Los Angeles, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth, he worked at Equitable Advisors and has academic experience from Loyola Marymount University. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

William Leathers is a financial advisor at Lido with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lido in 2026, he held positions at Alliance Bernstein, St. Germain Investments, and OneDigital. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm utilizes an integrated wealth-management approach with a focus on tactical and defined-risk option strategies, and it distinguishes itself with active sub-advisory roles and a broad range of affiliated financial services.

Jamal Thompson is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Burbank, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2020 and has also worked with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2014. He serves as a consultant for Domari Wealth Management, providing investment advice through an independent RIA. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves very large institutional investors and provides access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Gregory Manukian is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has three years of industry experience, including roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, Manukian serves on the board of Centse Financial Literacy, providing financial education seminars to schools and organizations, and volunteers with the Employer Fraud Task Force to raise awareness about workers' compensation fraud. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis through multiple program types.

Vaspour Antanesian is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Glendale, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-founder and CEO of Elit Productions, a film production and marketing company, and co-founder of Vertical Brace Inc., a medical equipment startup in pre-launch. He also serves as managing partner at LA Wealth Partners, focusing on fixed and index annuities and fixed life insurance products. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients with discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs, including SMA, UMA, and fund-strategist options, and is notable for its legacy use of market-timing and technical-momentum strategies.

Michael Rader is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms, including LPL Financial, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Wells Fargo Clearing, with prior experience at HSBC Securities from 2013 to 2016. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both client-directed and fully discretionary investment options guided by multiple model risk profiles and supported by global asset management resources.

Jason Lersch is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. He previously worked at Capital Bank and Trust Company for five years before joining his current firm in 2021. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach that combines separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and access to private-equity and alternative strategy funds.