Hongyu Liu is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe Advisors, Liu worked at AllianceBernstein, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Essilor Luxottica, and Adidas, with a background that includes extended periods of full-time education. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private markets.

Gregory Walters is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Corient with 19 years of industry experience. He has held various roles within Corient and its affiliates since 2015. Walters serves as an Investment Committee Member for The Pacific Symphony. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies and third-party managers, employing risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Mark Gieser is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Crown Capital Securities, Lp and SII Investments, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he operates a tax preparation business. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension/profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through multiple platforms and combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active investment exposures.

Lisette Ramos is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 2 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations. Her prior work experience includes roles at Michael DiPietro, CPA, Raising Canes, Skyzone, Cal Poly Pomona, and Gladstone High School. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management with varied analytical approaches and provides specialized services such as advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Martin Vanamen is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 38 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Centaurus since 2012, including its predecessor entity, and briefly worked at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. Vanamen holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside his advisory role, he is involved in health insurance sales and business consulting, connecting clients with business brokers on a finder's fee basis. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, using both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with a variety of analytical approaches and access to model overlay programs and approved third-party managers.

Manuel Ramos is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2011 and also has a longstanding affiliation with PSP Financial since 1994. Ramos is involved in media as the owner of a radio and TV outlet under the name Ramos Economia or Ramos Finanzas. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs a variety of investment analysis techniques and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside specialized financial planning and consulting services.

Loren Conners is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Newport Beach, CA, and has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2021, he worked 13 years at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a residential real estate investment property. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate and employer-sponsored participants, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized programs, leveraging integrated resources across the Goldman Sachs enterprise to tailor client solutions.

Kelly Smith is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining J.W. Cole Advisors, she worked at PacSun and Starbucks. She also operates Smith Wealth Partners, providing investment advisory services. J.W. Cole Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through a large network of independent representatives, offering fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to multiple third-party investment platforms.

Ward Lyon is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also affiliated with WealthWave and World Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers, with a notable presence in both discretionary and non-discretionary program offerings.

Ariel Gonzalez is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied from 2019 to 2021. He has also been involved in academic settings, including Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies and Brown University Athletics during his earlier years. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm uses strategic and tactical allocation models, along with proprietary and third-party analytics, to tailor plans and portfolios, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to offer a wide range of financial services.

Christine Lapidus is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at both Guardian Life and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities in various roles since 2016. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in selling fixed life, health, and disability insurance products through companies other than Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides tailored client solutions through advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and a digital advisory platform, combining access to insurance products and alternative investments with integrated lending and business consulting tools.

Mark Jacoby is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Bank of America, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with True Path Financial in an insurance and investment relationship capacity. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a range of clients including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Kylie Corwin is a Series 66-credentialed advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Newport Beach, CA. She has experience with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Prior to her advisory roles, she worked briefly in the restaurant industry. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, offering tailored financial planning and portfolio management supported by a range of specialized programs and access to alternative investments. The firm integrates capabilities across the broader Goldman Sachs organization to deliver customized strategies, research, and operational tools.

Jack Chou is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at MML Investors Services LLC and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for his parents’ investment accounts. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized client solutions through advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, proprietary wrap programs, third-party advisory options, and a digital advisory platform.

Zachary Smith is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior experience includes roles at JP Morgan Securities and Cetera Wealth Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a sole proprietorship called Study Tech, which involves branding and selling various products online. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning-led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies while offering a range of specialized services such as sub-advisory arrangements and private market investments.

Zhenxing Lao is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at HSBC Securities USA Inc., HSBC Bank USA Inc., and Wells Fargo. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Kile Kropko is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Roth Staffing Company and Apple. He has also been involved with the Orange County Baseball Officials Association. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and offers a range of supplemental strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Mitchell Taing is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Irvine, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with seven years of industry experience. He has worked with NYLIFE Securities, LLC and New York Life Insurance Co since 2018 and operates his own firm, Taing Financial Wealth and Insurance Solutions, LLC. Taing also serves as an insurance broker for non-registered products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jeffrey Fields is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding two years of industry experience. He is also a partner at Windes, Inc., a CPA firm where he has worked since 2011. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, and family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios and a selection of internally managed and third-party strategies.

Loren Ehlers is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 57 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Centaurus since 2004. In addition to his advisory role, he owns a wholesale clothing supply business called Too Ripped and manages Tame Financial Services, which sells life insurance and fixed annuities. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services through its CLASSIC Plus platform, with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.