Ru Bai is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience, currently with Independent Financial Group, LLC. Prior to joining Independent Financial Group in 2020, Ru Bai worked at Capital Financial Consultants Group Inc, Equity Services, Inc., True Path Financial, and Leyard American Corporation. Outside of financial advising, Ru Bai is involved in forming a CPA firm focused on bookkeeping and tax services for individuals and small businesses, where he manages marketing and client introductions. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, with services including brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan solutions.

Gene Ka is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2021. Prior to this, he operated his own RIA firm, Gene Ka RIA, for 25 years and was involved with APW Capital, Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach using a proprietary Focus List and offers a range of services from discretionary wealth management to outsourced CIO solutions.

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.

Maria Beisser 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, she worked in campus recreation at the University of North Carolina. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management supported by strategic allocation models and manager selections, with access to specialized programs and alternative investments.

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.

Victor Kuo is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also involved as managing member of Destiny Builders 8, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers advisory services primarily through model portfolios and third-party managers, supported by multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

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.

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.

Luc Ceci is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked with Eagle Strategies, NYLife Securities, and New York Life. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments. The firm uses a globally diversified investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, incorporating low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles, complemented by financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services.

Stephen Reiches is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and was previously with Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, LLC for 14 years. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm utilizes customized model portfolios with a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and provides ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualifying clients.

Alain Brito is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with five years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has worked at several firms, including Securities America Advisors and John Stokes Financial, before joining NewEdge Advisors. He also serves as an Associate Financial Advisor at PacificView Wealth Management. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services through a network of independent advisers, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support client needs.

Brody Dorsh is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 credential and approximately one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Elevate OC, and San Diego State University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad client base, including individual investors, executives, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm integrates proprietary research and tools with a variety of fee arrangements and platforms to tailor strategies to client objectives.

Joel Archer is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Independent Financial Group and Summit Brokerage Services. Archer is also the owner of Archer Financial Services LLC, a marketing DBA. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized advisory services through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Ryan Collette is a financial advisor with EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at RWA Wealth Partners and Polaris Wealth Advisory Group, among other firms. 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, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualified clients, using customized model portfolios and a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Dawson Halvorson is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is affiliated with Vanguard University. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Frank Patzke is a CFP® professional with 48 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with EP Wealth Advisors since 2019 and previously held roles at FP Financial Services, Inc. and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a real estate rental business through FSKS Properties. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses customized model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for eligible clients.

Michael Byrne is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. His prior experience includes roles at True Path Financial, MML Investor Services, and Mass Mutual. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a committee head for an organization focused on raising awareness of Alzheimer's disease. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently employs third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Sandra Castro is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Newport Beach, CA, and has four years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021 and previously held roles at The Ayco Company, L.P. and Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary managers to deliver tailored wealth management solutions across multiple client segments.

Yisen Cai is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC and has previously worked at Triad Hybrid Solutions, Mercer Global Advisors Inc., and Barnwell Consulting LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing life insurance and annuity products through his own business. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, delivering advisory services through multiple program models and a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms.