Sloan Petereit is a CFP® professional at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with five years of industry experience. Before joining Mercer Global Advisors, Sloan worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and Welch Financial Planning, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning as well as family office services. The firm uses a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, employing low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles, and offers specialized programs and tax-management options.

Todd Reinhart is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2017, following a brief tenure at TD Ameritrade and a year focused on family-related homemaking. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Jon Pinckney is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Balanced Security Planning, Saxony Securities, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Miramontes Capital, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of finance, he works as a sailing coach, providing private lessons and competition coaching to youth in Newport Beach, CA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with oversight committees and maintains a combination of institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Sergio Dominguez Florencio is a Series 66 licensed advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Newport Beach, CA, and has four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo and The Boeing Company, as well as academic positions at California State University, Long Beach and Glendale Community College. 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 solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Steven Williams is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners since 2020 and concurrently with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. since 2015. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Cathryn Jane Javier is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Ayco/Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored investment strategies, Private Family Office services, and specialized wealth programs, leveraging extensive resources across the Goldman Sachs network.

Austin Allen is a CFP® professional at Corient with five years of industry experience. He has worked at various entities within the Corient organization since 2015, including Corient Capital Partners and CIPW Service Company. Austin is based in Newport Beach, CA. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and applies risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Commie Stevens is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. They hold a Series 65 designation and have been with Beacon Pointe Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2008. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-manager approach using a proprietary “Focus List” and offers a range of services such as discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Banqi Yang is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Planning, LLC and previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of affiliated non-investment businesses such as an affiliated law firm, trust company, and retirement plan recordkeeping services.

Kenneth Di Fiore is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021 and previously spent 14 years 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 individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored wealth solutions and integrates centralized investment resources with a variety of discretionary and non-discretionary managers across its broad range of services.

Christopher Wheaton is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously spent 29 years at Litman Gregory Wealth Management. He has been involved in transitioning his former advisory business following its acquisition by Beacon Pointe. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Daniel Helms is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2022, following a year at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Prior to his financial career, he served in the United States Marine Corps and worked for the Utah County Fire Department. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Brian Tu is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with HPM Partners LLC since 2012. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other institutional investors. The firm manages approximately $126.9 billion in client assets and offers customized portfolios with diversified asset allocation, combining proprietary quantitative screening and third-party managers, along with a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Jodie Kim is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with four years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Stephen Yim's Estate Planning Firm and The Wooden Floor. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management services tailored through strategic allocation models and access to a wide range of investment options and affiliated Goldman Sachs capabilities.

Sarah Locher is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Amazon, Hybrytec, Veron, and consulting at Umbrex, as well as multiple academic appointments at the University of Southern California. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, executives, plan sponsors, and institutions, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm leverages strategic allocation models, manager selection, and proprietary analytics within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to tailor client solutions.

Kahni Bizub is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Irvine, CA, holding two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts, Bizub has worked at Wright Ford Young & Co since 1988 in a CPA role. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, and family office services, employing customized portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a long-term focus and risk management through rebalancing and third-party asset management.

Ishan Chhabra is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Viridis Consulting and the University of Southern California. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions, including the use of affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

George Mccall Jr. is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Beacon Pointe since 2019. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Quasar Distributors, LLC and Oppenheimer. In addition to his advisory role, he is a director at Port Street Investments, LLC, where he is involved in marketing mutual funds to financial advisors, RIAs, and family offices. 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-focused investment approach using a proprietary “Focus List” and offers a range of services from discretionary wealth management to outsourced CIO solutions.

Cameron Meek is a CFP® and Series 65 holder with four years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he was with Regatta Capital Group, LLC and Morton Capital, and he also has a background in the retail sector with Free People/URBN. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and offers both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Melinda Marburger is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Lockton Investment Advisors and Transamerica. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by advanced portfolio management techniques.