Nicholas Ellis is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 42 years of industry experience. He previously spent 25 years at Centaurus Financial, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Ellis is president of Ellis Advisory Group, where he prepares tax returns. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to institutional and individual clients, offering a range of solutions including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and manager due diligence.

Kevin Fryc is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., First Republic Bank, Ernst & Young, LLP, and Cohnreznick LLP. His background includes roles in both financial services and accounting. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through personalized strategies and access to resources across the Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Kevin Shah is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms including LPL Financial, Provence Wealth Management Group, and Revant Wealth Management. Shah also serves as a lecturer for the University of California, Irvine's Department of Continuing Education and operates KSHAH Consulting LLC. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, and charitable organizations, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a network model with numerous advisory representatives who utilize discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies supported by various analytical techniques and technology platforms.

Michael Oliver is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 20 years of industry experience, including multiple roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He serves as a board member for the June Lake Fire Department. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial and business consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets and supports a range of investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Na Li is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup since 2019, initially at Citibank and then at Citigroup Global Markets starting in 2022. 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 combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Joseph Colianni Jr. is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation. He joined the firm in 2025 and has prior experience at Robert Baird & Co. and various roles outside the financial industry, including positions at the American University of Rome and community organizations. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and investment management to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Jared Walker is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Hightower Securities LLC, Mammoth Wealth Management, Mammoth Mountain LLC, and LPL Financial. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering solutions that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager approaches, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and employs proprietary research and portfolio construction techniques covering various investment vehicles.

Thomas Kim is an advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Irvine, CA. He has been with the firm since 2026 and has over 22 years of experience in accounting with Wright Ford & Young, CPA. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, utilizing customized portfolios that combine mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with both long-term and tactical approaches.

Nicolae Cristea is a CFA® charterholder at Corient with seven years of experience at the firm, following a prior eight-year tenure at Pacific Alternative Management Company. He also manages Oomka Solar, LLC, a solar power generation business. Corient offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, utilizing a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party solutions and specialized private fund platforms.

Dale Hancock is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Team Advisors Group and Cetera ADVISORS LLC and has operated tax preparation and insurance services businesses under Legacy Financial and other entities. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options through its asset allocation portfolios. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation framework with risk-based mutual fund portfolios and delivers education and support services including seminars and personalized retirement planning.

Bradly Stevens is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Irvine, CA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 18 years of industry experience, including a long tenure at BAS Financial from 2008 to 2026 and currently works at Farther since 2026. Outside of his advisory role, Stevens is a certified personal trainer, providing fitness training to individuals and small groups. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and a combination of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Mathew Lee is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ayco/Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2018 and previously spent 13 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 individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers integrated services through a large financial group with specialized programs such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support.

Juan Guzman is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He worked at Wells Fargo Bank NA from 2005 to 2021 before joining Citigroup in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, Guzman owns a residential landscaping business in Westminster, CA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains unique institutional roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Mark Phillips is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Farther since 2026. His prior roles include positions at Clearview Wealth Management and Commonwealth Financial Network, where he worked for eight and nine years, respectively. He is involved with the Financial Planning Association of Orange County’s community outreach committee. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a hybrid web, mobile, and in-person platform. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory with algorithmic rebalancing and utilizes a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income, supplemented by AI tools and proprietary models.

Matthew Macdonald is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently an advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2018 to 2021, as well as over a decade at Deutsche Bank AG in Hong Kong. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach, utilizing proprietary due diligence processes and third-party platforms to implement client strategies.

Deborah Kirste is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. She currently works at Independent Financial Partners and previously spent 12 years at LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved as an owner of a limited partnership managing an apartment building in Laguna Niguel. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisers. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, and is known for its formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

John Baxman is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously worked for Litman Gregory Asset Management, LLC for 17 years. Baxman serves as President and Investment Adviser Representative for Litman Gregory Wealth Management, overseeing the transition of its advisory business following an acquisition. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a combined asset-allocation modeling approach with third-party independent managers and offers both active and passive investment strategies across public and private asset classes.

Colin Rowe is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Charles Schwab and has experience in mortgage services and education. His credentials include Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a blend of active and passive investment strategies and offers proprietary private funds alongside third-party manager selection and detailed performance reporting.

Robert Henderson II is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Irvine, CA, holding two years of industry experience. He is also a partner at Windes Inc, a CPA practice, where he has worked since 2013. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office services, and sponsors wrap-fee programs, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Lisa Goodman is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Reilly Financial Advisors, LLC, Alps Distributors, Inc., and Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. Lisa is based in Newport Beach, CA. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, nonprofits, and endowments by providing investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented with low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds.