Gianni De La Cruz is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., having previously worked for ten years at The Vanguard Group, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews and investment recommendations across various asset classes. Its advisory services utilize standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools, with final trading decisions made by clients.

Michelle Jackson is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation and several securities licenses, including Series 63, 65, and 66. Her prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Capital Bank & Trust Company. Capital Group Private Client Services primarily provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, using a multi-manager approach and a focus on fundamental research and long-term investing. The firm utilizes separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and access to private-equity and alternative strategy funds in client portfolios.

Michael Brimhall is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with MAI Capital Management, LLC and previously worked at Evoke Advisors and Bel Air Advisors. Prior to his advisory roles, he spent four years at Brigham Young University. 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 offers a range of investment strategies and combines financial planning with tax and administrative services, managing over $72 billion in assets as of May 2026.

Ryan Wehr is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Glendale, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2003 and is also involved with Agia, providing non-securities insurance products. Wehr is the owner of Wehr-Living, LLC, a company that rents semi-portable homes in areas with housing needs. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Jennifer Mason is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Bank, accumulating over a decade of experience in financial services. Outside of her advisory role, Mason is involved as an independent business owner for Amway, focusing on retail sales of health, home, and beauty products. 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 portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer, providing a range of investment and banking services through a Private Advisor model and consolidated investment platform.

Mitchell Fedders is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Strategic Group, Elizabeth Park Capital Management, and The Ohio State University Shoemaker Center. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients including individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with a focus on diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, managing assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers when appropriate.

Bennett Gross is a CFA® charterholder with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at NewEdge Advisors, LLC, Jefferies LLC, Sanctuary Wealth, and L&S Advisors, Inc. He also acts as a trustee for the Friedman Testamentary Trust, overseeing the distribution of assets without compensation. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized investment approach supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting resources.

Charleger Santiago is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies and affiliated New York Life entities since 2006. Santiago serves as a board member for Community First Fund. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional sponsors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers a range of advisory programs, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Steven Simon is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Equity Services, Inc. since 1995 and with National Life Group since 1997. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Ricardo Ramirez is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Glendale, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Ramirez has worked with Monarch Grove Wealth Strategies & Insurance Solutions LLC and RMR Insurance Solutions & Wealth Strategies, which he owns, brokering non-registered insurance products alongside his advisory role. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through multiple programs and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Shawn Moran is a financial advisor at Lido with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Crawford Investment Counsel for seven years before joining Lido in 2020. Based in Los Angeles, CA, Moran has worked at firms focused on investment management and advisory services throughout his career. 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 that includes diversified investments across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, managing assets typically on a discretionary basis while utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Michael Davis is a CFP® professional currently with Lido, based in Los Angeles, CA, and has two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Pure Financial Advisors and GoSite. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including family offices and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and estate services. The firm uses an integrated wealth management approach with diversified asset strategies and options-based implementations, often managing assets on a discretionary basis and collaborating with third-party managers.

Michael Karsa is a financial advisor at Lido with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Lido Advisors, LLC since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he owns several holding companies related to private investments in sectors including online retail, restaurants, and cryptocurrency. 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 range of services including investment management, financial planning, family office services, and estate planning, employing an integrated wealth management approach that emphasizes diversification and options-based strategies.

Nils Dillon is a financial advisor at Lido with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Pegasus Partners and Heck Capital Advisors. 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 integrated wealth management services including investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, using a diversified approach across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies.

Jessica Vongsaphay is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Sequoia Financial Group, LLC for seven years and has an academic background from the University of Akron. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles, offering services including investment management, financial planning, and estate planning. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversified strategies across various asset classes and manages assets on a discretionary basis using both internal and third-party managers.

Alan Scott is a CFP® with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with PlanMember Securities Corporation and has concurrent experience as an independent insurance agent and a real estate sales agent since 2004 and 2012, respectively. His activities include acting as a real estate agent primarily for residential homes. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, serving as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options through its proprietary asset allocation portfolios. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes a top-down strategic asset allocation with risk-based mutual fund portfolios and incorporates education and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

Michael Reed is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities, Reed worked in various roles including application development for LA County Probation and positions in technology and agricultural sectors. He is also involved as an associate with LA Pension Planners and in life and health insurance sales. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm supports a large network of advisors and offers a range of managed-account programs that include both traditional asset allocation and legacy market-timing strategies.

John Baxter is a ChFC® with 38 years of industry experience. He is currently with TLG Advisors, Inc. and has worked at The Leaders Group, Inc. since 2007. He also owns and operates John Baxter Insurance & Financial Services, where he manages life, disability, long-term care, and employee benefit accounts. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and ongoing monitoring to build diversified portfolios, providing investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and fiduciary services through a network of independent advisors and sub-advisors.

Samuel Waltman is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC since 2016. Kayne Anderson Rudnick provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services to institutional and individual clients, including pension plans, insurers, banks, family offices, endowments, registered investment advisers, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes fundamental company-level research and incorporates proprietary governance and sustainability assessments into its investment process.

Ashley Calderon is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Merrill for seven years before joining Rockefeller Financial in 2019. Since 2024, she has also been affiliated with ROCKEFELLER Capital Management. 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 portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform, while also operating as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, insurance products, and investment banking services.