Mark Pierce is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Criterion Capital Advisors LLC, Wells Fargo Advisors, and his own firm, Pierce & Pierce Inc., which operates a family farm. He also serves on the board of directors for the nonprofit Blakeford at Green Hills. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios and offers ancillary services including tax preparation and estate-document facilitation for qualified clients.

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.

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.

Heather Blake is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2022 and previously at LPL Financial and Financial Partners Wealth Management starting in 2016. Blake serves as a trustee and executor for a trust and estate unrelated to her investment activities. She is affiliated with Osaic Institutions, Inc., an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. Osaic operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model, combining investment adviser registration with broker-dealer licensing and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Greggory Cowan is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Capital Group for 11 years before joining Beacon Pointe Advisors. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual, corporate, pension, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, offering both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Matthew Kuhn is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with EP Wealth Advisors since 2020 and previously spent 28 years at Harris Financial Advisors, Inc. He is based in Torrance, CA. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios and provides additional services such as tax preparation and estate-document facilitation for qualifying clients.

William Maniss is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc since 2016. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides various advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a range of investment products to tailor client solutions.

Karl Kim is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at Integrity Alliance, LLC since 2020. He previously worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. for 14 years and has been involved with Retirement Planning Advisors, Inc. since 2002. Outside of advisory work, Kim owns a Medi-Cal eligibility service business and serves on the board of Keiro Kikyo Home, a care facility. Integrity Alliance supports a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through 164 independent advisers. The firm offers comprehensive asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing both advisor-managed and model-based portfolio strategies across various investment vehicles and platforms.

Megan Hurches is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Executive Wealth Management, Dynamic Wealth Management Solutions, and has experience in healthcare roles at Ascension St. Thomas West, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Outside of advising, she serves as a nurse educator, virtually instructing patients on the use of home INR monitoring systems. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services, employing customized portfolios with a range of analytical approaches and facilitating ERISA-related fiduciary services.

Steven Mahan is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with EP Wealth Advisors and previously worked at Capital Insight Partners LLC and American Funds. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning, using customized model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Robert Shier Jr. is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 30 years of industry experience. He is associated with Cerity Partners LLC and has been working with HPM Partners Advisor Alliance LLC and HPM Partners LLC since 2012. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable institutions, and other institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on customized, diversified portfolios and private market programs for qualified clients.

Matthew Henn is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Capital Synergy Partners, CPS Insurance Services, and Questar Asset Management. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan platform services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

John Gardner is a CFP® and ChFC® at EP Wealth Advisors with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2018 to 2023 before joining EP Wealth Advisors. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with alternative investment strategies.

Mark Moehlman is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors and its predecessor entities since 2013. Moehlman is also president and sole owner of Wealth Management Corporation, a business management company. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to individual and institutional clients, including charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-based investment approach using a proprietary “Focus List” and offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Kamron Nahavandi is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Placentia, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MassMutual, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Fit Strategic Advisors LLC. He is also involved with FIT Planning Group, offering fixed and indexed insurance products. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs model-driven and asset-allocation approaches and operates alongside its broker-dealer and insurance businesses, offering clients access to a wide range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Michelle James is a CFP® at EP Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors, she worked at the Colorado Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Douglas County School District, and Charles Schwab & Co. She also co-founded Mixing Bowl Cookie Dough, LLC, a food-related business. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualified clients, using a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in their investment approach.

Frank Messano III is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, and First Financial Equity Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he operated the 3D Studio Gallery for 16 years. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base, including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers a range of advisory programs supported by third-party asset managers and a proprietary WealthSuite separately managed account platform.

Timothy Mcvey is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving at Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2004. He has been self-employed since 1986 and also works as a tax preparer and real estate broker. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services through both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Maxon Seckman is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Criterion Capital Advisors LLC and Dell Technologies. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans by offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses customized model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, and provides ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualifying clients.

Kathleen Zwickl is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has been with Centaurus since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, Kathleen provides life and legacy coaching focused on helping individuals and families uncover their gifts and preserve wealth across generations. Centaurus Financial, Inc. delivers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.