Dillon Gracey is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Lido Advisors, LLC, having joined in 2023, and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and United Capital. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including family offices and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, often managing assets on a discretionary basis and collaborating with third-party managers.

Benjamin Bruner is a financial advisor at Lido with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lido in 2025, he worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 2021 to 2024. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including family offices, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering integrated wealth management with diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies. The firm manages assets on a discretionary basis and frequently sub-advises registered investment companies.

James Chartrey is a financial advisor with Lido in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mariner Wealth Advisors and Principal Funds Distributor, Inc., among others. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including family offices, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach incorporating equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based strategies, often managing assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Gina Dandrea is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group. Her background includes roles at T. Rowe Price, RBC Capital Markets, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. She has also been involved with Blue Moon Cafe in a non-investment capacity. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

John Tijerino is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation. His prior work experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and previous tenures at Citigroup. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm provides a broad range of advisory programs, execution and custody services, and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Nathan Stagg is a ChFC® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lido with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Olympus Wealth Management and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach that includes diversification across various asset classes and options-based strategies, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis while utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Erica Ghotra is a financial advisor at Lido with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Westmount Asset Management from 2016 to 2019. Erica is based in Los Angeles, CA. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, family office services, and estate and retirement planning, employing an integrated approach that includes equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based strategies.

Michelle St Julien is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked primarily within Capital Group since 2018, including prior roles at Transamerica and Wells Fargo. Based in Los Angeles, CA, she currently serves clients through Capital Group Private Client Services. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and select corporate and pension clients. The firm employs a multi-manager approach called the "Capital System," utilizing separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative strategies with an emphasis on fundamental research and a long-term investment horizon.

Loren Barrett is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities, he worked at TSA Private Equity Real Estate and Petco, and has an educational background including Santa Clara University and Highland Park High School. Outside of his advisory role, Barrett owns an online apparel brand where he serves as creative director. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm supports a network of approximately 423 advisors and manages around $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts, offering a range of managed-account programs and investment strategies.

Evan Stablein is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC. He has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base that includes high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and offers additional services such as trust administration and insurance through affiliated entities.

Dongyue Lyu is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Wells Fargo, HSBC Securities, HSBC Bank USA, and Cathay Bank. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by in-house research and unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

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.

Michael Mora is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial and Catalina Structured Funding. Mora is based in Los Angeles, CA. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services.

John Genung III is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 65 designation and approximately one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Chilton Capital Management LLC, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, and Investar Bank. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across various asset classes and options-based strategies, often managing assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Jonathan Boyack is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining MAI in 2026, he held roles at Evoke Advisors, Sepio Capital, North Island Credit Union, and Benrich Service Company. He studied at Brigham Young University from 2020 to 2024. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a diverse range of strategies and offers integrated financial planning, with $72.3 billion in assets under management as of May 2026.

Nidaa Kalasho is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at First Citizens Bank, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo, encompassing various positions from 2010 to the present. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities with advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to construct diversified portfolios and offers a range of investment solutions including model portfolios and tax-aware services.

Chao Zhao is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Zhao has been in the industry since 2024, having previously worked at Wfgia and currently affiliated with Transamerica since 2025. Outside of advisory work, Zhao is involved in sales of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory model and offers a range of programs and platforms such as Transamerica ONE and the TFA365 Advisory Program.

Jon Wingent is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently with Cerity Partners LLC. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at Morton Wealth and 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 emphasizes tailored asset allocation and manager selection, combining proprietary quantitative screening with third-party managers and individual securities.

Maria Elena Bird is a financial advisor at Lido with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at CBIZ, Inc, Addepar, Inc, and The Ayco Company LP before joining Lido. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and other entities, offering investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversified strategies across various asset classes and routinely manages assets on a discretionary basis, often using third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Jennifer Overhoff is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Her prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, Bancwest Investment Services, and Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.