Tatiana Howell is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her background includes internships and roles related to financial wellness and education at the University of California Merced and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, offering tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Daniel Thomas is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a partner and representative of the Le Amis de Escoffier Society International, a nonprofit organization promoting chefs and culinary arts. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients.

Darren Henderson is a financial advisor with Corient, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with various Corient-affiliated entities since 2015, including Corient Capital Partners, CIPW Service Company, and Corient Services LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that incorporates in-house strategies alongside third-party managers, with continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Carin Luyben is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following a decade at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers to deliver tailored wealth management solutions.

Arvind Mehta is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Irvine, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at GT Securities, Ducat Capital Partners LLC, and various firms in the financial services sector. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors and retirement plans. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through both adviser and promoter arrangements.

Stephen Ripic is a financial advisor at Mariner with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Capital Synergy Partners. Outside of advising, he is an independent insurance agent for various companies. Mariner serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals and high-net-worth households to pension plans and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm’s approach includes customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with integrated tax and accounting services not commonly found in large advisory enterprises.

Matthew Belfanti is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at firms including Infinex Investments, First Bank Wealth Management, RSM US Wealth Management, and AdvicePeriod. 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, and consulting, while also operating as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Matthew Apodaca is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Brea, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts FPC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a staff accountant and tax preparer with NorthPoint Tax, Wealth & Business Advisory, LLP, and serves as an officer at Strategic Dash, CPA, focusing on tax preparation. Money Concepts Advisory Service (MCAS) provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs using model portfolios, IAR-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, integrating fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory.

Dan Chang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience, including over 14 years at Transamerica Financial Advisors and 25 years with Wfgia. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner and broker at Ponderosa Realty. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a model portfolio and third-party manager approach, delivering services through multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

Brian Kirk is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, Ohio National Financial Services, and The O. N. Equity Sales Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed as an independent insurance agent selling fixed insurance products through his own business, Brian Kirk Life Insurance Sales. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, utilizing multiple custodial platforms and third-party tools to support portfolio construction and monitoring.

Elizabeth Otoole is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She has been with Goldman Sachs Ayco since 2021 and previously worked at Bodhi Leaf Trading Co, Chapman University, Target, and Mater Dei High School. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, offering tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Drew Sherwood is a CFP® affiliated with Hightower Advisors in Newport Beach, CA. He has experience at Russell Investments and has previously worked in education at Boise State University and Sumner High School. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a variety of portfolio construction strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Larry Mccarty is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Diversified Investment Services, Inc. since 2009 and was previously employed at OSAIC from 2006 to 2009. Additionally, he is involved with E Health, providing Medicare product referrals in a capacity outside investment services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Frances Maniscalco is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Pinnacle Financial Resources, MML Investors Services, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base ranging from individuals to corporations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized annuity and variable life account management through its CLASSIC Plus platform.

Jeffrey Wolfe is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, UBS Financial Services, and New York Life Insurance Co. Wolfe is also licensed as an insurance agent through True Path Financial and Insurance Services. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates as both a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, offering advisory programs that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and utilize multiple third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Jose Dosal Jr. is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citibank since 2004. 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 with internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers, providing solutions that include separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative funds, and exposure to digital-asset products.

Jeffrey Demaio is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and over 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ayco/Mercer Allied Company, L.P. for 27 years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. He serves as an Investment Committee Member at St. Joseph Hospital Foundation. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and offers tailored solutions such as executive wealth and private family office support within a large integrated financial group.

Jeffrey Cruz is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2014. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, utilizing an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through its proprietary financial planning service and manages a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Anh Thu Damiani is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Damiani worked at Goldbook Financial, a MassMutual firm, and has held roles in training, fitness, education, and hospitality. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth, Personal Wealth, and Private Family Office support through an integrated financial group structure.

Kenneth Mccabe is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2011. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.