Ryan Boudreau is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with GWN Securities since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Boudreau serves as a board member at large for Saddleback Valley Pop Warner Football & Cheer, a youth sports organization. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning. The firm uses a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and model-based allocations, employing both traditional and tactical strategies in portfolio management.

Samantha Mokma is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. and LPL Financial LLC, having previously worked at OSAIC and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Her career also includes a long tenure at The Bishoff Financial Group. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm serving more than 24,000 clients through approximately 366 advisors. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and financial planning services, employing an open-architecture approach that integrates multiple external platforms and third-party managers.

Cynthia Couyoumjian is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 40 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Independent Financial Group since 2010. Couyoumjian is the author of three books and is involved in financial education initiatives, including hosting educational sessions for women and developing online training modules. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services through a national field force and utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers to implement client investment strategies.

Robinder Saggu is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient in Newport Beach, CA. His work history includes multiple roles within Corient and its affiliates since 2016. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Cayden Kotowitz is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with a Series 65 credential and experience dating back to 2023. His prior roles include positions at Spectrum Wealth Management, LLC and Putman Group. Before entering the advisory field, he was involved with GOGO Enterprises, LLC and attended the University of California. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement plan consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Jack Mathews is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Newport Beach, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management and has held various positions connected to Pepperdine University and Experian. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored strategies supported by integrated resources across the Goldman Sachs organization, utilizing advanced analytics and a range of service models.

Therese Cheevers is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Irvine, CA. She holds credentials as a CPA and has two years of experience in financial advising, alongside over 19 years as a partner at Windes, Inc., a CPA firm. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and combining internal management with third-party asset managers.

Andrew Shires is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 registrations. Shires has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2020 and previously was employed at Whaley Capital Group. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, corporate participants, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm uses strategic and tactical allocation models and offers access to specialized programs and alternative investments, leveraging Goldman Sachs’ broad affiliated capabilities.

Alexander Stimpson is a financial advisor at Corient with 37 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has held various roles within Corient and its affiliated entities since 2015. Stimpson also serves as an individual trustee for clients of Corient. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes advanced risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Ben Putman is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Empirical Wealth Management, Independent Financial Group, and Spectrum Capital Investment Group. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed to sell and service fixed insurance and fixed annuity policies. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and an internal Investment Committee.

Xianjunliang Kong is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Irvine, CA. His career includes roles at Nylife Securities LLC and Benson Liao Insurance & Financial Center. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Ginnie Chen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. She has also practiced dentistry since 2001 as the managing dentist and owner of her own dental office. Outside of financial advising, she is involved in sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with her firm. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment programs.

David Hopkins is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been affiliated with Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and accident/health insurance products through Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing a proprietary Focus List and quantitative and qualitative due diligence to select third-party investment managers.

Brendan Archibald is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He has previously worked at Empower Advisory Group, Personal Capital Advisors, E*Trade, and Morgan Stanley. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios with low-cost ETFs, separate account managers, and tax-managed options.

Jason Chuang is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. He previously worked at BNY Wealth for four years and Globalink Securities, Inc. for one year. His background also includes roles outside the financial industry at the University of California, Riverside and Arcadia High School. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and selective private market investments, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

William Blanke Jr. is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Hightower Securities, LLC since 2014. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s approach incorporates manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with services that include discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

David Le is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors continuously since 2014. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) solutions to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies in public and private markets.

Daniel Bickel is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cost Segregation Authority and Captrust, as well as service with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bickel is based in Newport Beach, California. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and uses risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolio exposures with client objectives.

John Conners is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following a seven-year tenure 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 individuals, high-net-worth households, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, leveraging integrated capabilities across its affiliated entities.

Jasmita Patel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Tustin, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She has concurrently worked with multiple firms, including JJP Insurance Services and Axiom Financial & Insurance Solutions, both of which operate broker-dealer activities related to insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis, primarily working with defined contribution and defined benefit plans as well as charitable and corporate clients.