Charles Conner is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Churchill Management Group since 1997. Conner joined Focus Partners Wealth in 2025. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that blends active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework and offers a broad range of financial and fiduciary services.

Shihua Chen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup, Chen held roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Wfgia, and HRCF Investment Consulting Co., where they worked for ten years. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and delivers bespoke solutions for large relationships alongside standard advisory services.

Trisha Miller is a financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at First Republic Securities Company, LLC and First Republic Investment Management, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of implementation options alongside financial planning, retirement consulting, tax planning, and estate coordination.

Joshua Woolslayer is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services based in Newport Beach, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of experience at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Prior to his current role, he worked as an e-commerce entrepreneur and held various positions in the food service industry. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory teams use strategic allocation models and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, leveraging resources across the broader Goldman Sachs network to offer a wide range of specialized financial services.

Wade Jones is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for eight years before joining Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities, Inc. Wade is also involved in outside sales of life, disability, annuities, health, long-term care, dental, Medicare, and medical insurance through various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

Rosalia Garcia is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. Her career includes multiple tenures at Oppenheimer and roles at Boustead Securities, Bico Drilling Tools, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation and a variety of investment vehicles to meet client objectives.

Brent Broaddus is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at First Allied Securities, Inc. and Alpine Star Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-owner of Aloha Bliss, a business involved in Hawaiian merchandise sales, and serves as president and handicap chairman of the Sandbaggers Golf Club. J. W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to multiple managed account solutions, employing discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies that include fundamental and technical analysis, model portfolios, and digital advice platforms.

Adam Jeharajah is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Management since 2014. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team with governance committees to deliver customized portfolio management and wealth advisory services, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets across 175 advisors.

Michael Moises is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Irvine, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life and its affiliated entities, and he is a partial owner of a nail salon business, managing back office inventory and marketing. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Laura Lawther is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Empower Advisory Group. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Auro Wealth Management, and Pickett Financial Partners. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Treasurer for The Pet Adoption Center of Orange County, a non-profit animal rescue organization. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Sophie Kempf is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach and engaged in academic roles at the University of Southern California and Jserra Catholic High School. 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 offers tailored wealth management solutions and leverages centralized investment resources and affiliated teams to implement portfolios across a range of strategies.

Anakaren Rosas is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services and holds a Series 66 designation. She has four years of industry experience, including roles at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management and legal positions at the Fowler School of Law Chapman Tax Law Clinic and the Law Offices of Alicia D. Taylor. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and portfolio management through a variety of strategies and platforms. The firm leverages integrated capabilities across the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem, providing access to specialized programs and investment solutions.

Blaine Carver is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently with Hightower Advisors since 2023. He has previously worked at J. Derek Lewis & Associates, Mutual Securities, Inc., Mars Jewett Financial Group, Inc., and Cetera Advisor Networks. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisor practices.

Carly Gold is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial, Holmes Associates, and Stratos Wealth Partners. Outside of advising, Carly has experience as a notary and has provided administrative support within her firm. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm serving more than 24,000 clients with approximately $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm offers individualized investment strategies through advisor-managed and model portfolios, utilizing an open-architecture approach that incorporates external platforms and third-party managers.

Indya Yuill is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors and its related entities since 2016. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual investors, 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.

Simone Devenny is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 11 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. She has worked at several firms including Morgan Stanley and Eaton Vance, and currently serves as co-trustee of the Miner Family Trust. Additionally, she is the managing member of Aset Advisors LLC, where she consults on the development of various retreats. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolios combining model strategies and third-party sub-advisers, and is notable for its private investment vehicle ownership, specialized divisions, and affiliated broker-dealer and tax/accounting practices.

Jordan Greenhall is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Ayco Company, NKSFB LLC, and various organizations outside finance such as the Israel Lacrosse Association and the Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized programs such as Private Family Office services and Executive Wealth programs. The firm uses a combination of strategic and tactical allocation models and integrates resources across the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to deliver tailored investment solutions.

Thomas Demko is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Bay Mutual Financial and Creative Planning Institutional Advisors prior to his current role. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure while managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Gregory Johnstone is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including 24 years at Centaurus Financial and over 30 years running Johnstone & Associates. Outside of advising, he serves as president of KSWM Inc., an accounting and administrative entity. Centaurus Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with discretionary and non-discretionary management, offering specialized services such as retirement-plan consulting and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Michael Phelps is a financial advisor at Corient with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with various entities within Corient since 2015. He also serves as an individual trustee for a client of Corient. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and offers specialized services through affiliates such as family office and trustee services.