Steven Lockshin is a financial advisor at Mariner with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at B+ Institutional Services, AdvicePeriod, and Convergent Wealth Advisors. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with multiple non-investment ventures, including developing estate planning software through OpenAdvisor Technologies and serving on the boards of a sustainable bottled water company, a SPAC, and Harlem Lacrosse. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolio strategies supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax, accounting, and family office services.

Matthew Birkett is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Rockefeller Financial LLC in Los Angeles, CA. His prior experience includes 12 years at Bank of America and Merrill. 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 offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, organized around a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that provides discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Dillon Gracey is a CFP® professional at Lido with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs and United Capital before joining Lido Advisors, LLC. Dillon 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 offers a comprehensive wealth management approach that includes investment management, financial planning, family office services, and estate planning, utilizing diversified strategies across multiple asset classes and options-based techniques.

Rafael Mora Jr. is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Pensionmark Securities and Fidelity Investments. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in the sale of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm operates as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser, providing a range of program options with discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Benjamin Bruner is a financial advisor at Lido with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. He 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 employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across multiple asset classes and implements options-based strategies, often managing assets on a discretionary basis and using third-party managers as appropriate.

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.

Gregory Nostrant is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has two years of industry experience and concurrently manages digital marketing roles at Gooding & Company and Nostrant Marketing. Prior to joining PlanMember, he worked at several firms including the Wilshire Law Firm and Alley Group. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary and offering participant-level investment options. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation approach to manage risk-based mutual fund portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive.

Nathan Stagg is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at Olympus Wealth Management and held various roles in the technology and service sectors. 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 emphasizes diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, typically managing assets on a discretionary basis and using third-party managers when appropriate.

Randy Moshtael is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Fahnestock & Co., Inc. since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, retirement services, and financial planning. The firm utilizes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a variety of investment vehicles to construct client solutions.

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.

Evan Stablein is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with one year of industry experience. He is currently with MAI Capital Management, LLC and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Outside of financial advising, no additional activities are noted. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm customizes portfolio management across various strategies and offers trust and insurance administrative services.

Chad Weber is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF who holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2012. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management using model and customized portfolios within a vertically integrated structure.

Michael Mora is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for six years and held roles at Catalina Structured Funding and the University of Oregon. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

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 financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has held previous roles at firms including Evoke Advisors and Sepio Capital. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of investment strategies and offers trust and insurance administration through its affiliates.

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.

Nathan Afshin is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently an advisor at Citigroup Global Markets, having joined the firm in 2024. Prior to this, he worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank and JP Morgan Securities from 2018 to 2024, Edward Jones from 2017 to 2018, and Bank of America from 2013 to 2017. 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 and maintains unique market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Gabriela Maria Holian Martinez is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Angelini Palisades, the Hammer Museum, and UCLA. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, utilizing both client-directed and discretionary investment strategies. The firm employs a model-driven investment process supported by global asset management resources and provides specialized programs for private bank clients and qualified non-resident aliens.