Yanhua Xu is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. Xu holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at CitiGroup since 2022, with prior experience at Cetera and CTBC Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research, swap dealer and futures commission merchant operations.

Daniel Federman is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 18 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at EP Wealth Advisors since 2021 and previously spent five years at NewFocus Financial Group, LLC. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios and provides additional services such as tax preparation and estate-document facilitation for qualifying clients.

Janet Duong is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. She previously worked at Churchill Management Group for six years and has held roles at Pinnacle Claims Management and PRUCO Securities, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad 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 Lockshin is a financial advisor at Mariner with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at B+ Institutional Services, AdvicePeriod, Convergent Wealth Advisors, and Lydian Wealth Management Company. Outside of advising, he is involved in several non-investment roles including board membership at Harlem Lacrosse and Refill It, Inc., as well as developing estate planning software through OpenAdvisor Technologies, Inc. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm combines internal research with third-party managers to create customized, discretionary portfolios and provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services uncommon for a firm of its size.

Frohman Chen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Capital Group and Morgan Stanley. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Gary Arakawa is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 63 license. He has 4 years of industry experience and is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to Cerity Partners, he spent 18 years at Covington Capital Management. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including individuals, families, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm builds client programs through tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, utilizing proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities as appropriate.

Canaan Penland is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Brookstone since 2018. Prior to that, he was associated with Horter Investment Management and has been involved with Greenline Associates since 2013, where he acts as an agent focusing on retirement income planning and insurance-related products. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other registered investment advisers, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via various model and separately managed accounts.

Phu Phan is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at infinex Investments, Inc. since 2016 and at California National Bank since 2004. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with significant third-party relationships.

Alfonso Rodriguez Arriaga is a CFA® charterholder currently with EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA, where he has worked since 2023. He has four years of industry experience, including prior roles at Tarbox Family Office, GC1 Ventures, and Wells Fargo. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans by offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios and provides ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualifying clients.

Michelle St Julien is a financial advisor with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 66 designations and five years of industry experience. She has worked at Capital Group Companies since 2018, following seven years at Transamerica. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, employing a multi-manager approach and fundamental research to manage client portfolios across various investment vehicles, including separately managed accounts and affiliated funds.

Evan Stablein is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with one year of industry experience. He is currently with MAI Capital Management, LLC and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Outside of financial advising, no additional activities are noted. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm customizes portfolio management across various strategies and offers trust and insurance administrative services.

Benjamin Porras is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Farther and previously worked at Arrowroot Family Office, Arrowroot Financial Services, LLC, and EP Wealth Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a sole proprietorship providing liability and loan consulting as well as transaction coordinator support. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform and direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios, primarily allocating among ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Ru Bai is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2020 and previously at Capital Financial Consultants Group Inc, Equity Services, Inc., True Path Financial, and Leyard American Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through multiple agencies and is an officer in a CPA firm focused on tax preparation and consulting. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management using both firm and third-party models, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and ongoing manager due diligence.

Jonathan Boyack is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has held previous roles at firms including Evoke Advisors and Sepio Capital. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated 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 manages a broad range of investment strategies and offers trust and insurance administration through its affiliates.

Richard Mccallister is a CFP® professional with 33 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with PlanMember Securities Corporation and leads Palos Verdes Practice Management, Inc., a firm focused on managing financial practices. He also serves as an insurance agent for McCallister Financial Group, where he handles fixed annuities and life insurance products. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Mollie Privett is a CFP® professional at EP Wealth Advisors with four years of industry experience. She has held roles at several firms, including Beacon Pointe Advisors, Morton Wealth, Pure Financial Advisors, and Northwestern Mutual. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides additional services such as tax preparation and estate-document facilitation for eligible clients.

Patricia Parker is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at The Holben Group and Holben Hay Lake Balzer CPAs. Parker is also the managing partner of P3 Financial Services, where she occasionally performs financial consulting. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning, utilizing customized model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies.

Jon Wingent is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Morton Wealth and previously worked at Schroders Personal Wealth. He serves as an Investment Committee Member for the British Benevolent Society of California, a nonprofit organization. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national clientele, including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing combined with proprietary quantitative screening to build client portfolios.

Gary Corderman is a financial advisor at Farther with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Goldman Sachs for six years and Halbert, Hargrove & Co. for nineteen years. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using proprietary algorithmic model portfolios and offers discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and non-discretionary recommendations for private investment funds.

Anna Vo is a CFP® professional affiliated with EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA. She has been with EP Wealth Advisors since 2022 and has a background in mortgage lending with prior roles at Sprout Mortgage LLC and Secure One Capital Corporation. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients with services including wealth management, financial planning, and ancillary offerings such as tax preparation and estate-document services. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios and provides ongoing monitoring, utilizing options, alternative investments, and third-party managers when appropriate.