Devon Nick is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AWM Capital, LLC, Bridge Advisory LLC, and United Planners' Financial Services. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, standalone financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm integrates asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Adam Herzing is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (New York Life). He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2009 and has been associated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities, LLC since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of his office building’s homeowners association and is involved in cryptocurrency investment. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a broad network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including fee-based advice, retirement consulting, and co-advisory relationships, with a focus on tailoring recommendations to client and plan sponsor objectives.

Juan Thorn is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds the Series 66 designation. He has six years of industry experience, including roles at both Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, Thorn is involved in insurance sales separate from Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm provides tailored financial planning and consulting through advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and access to proprietary and third-party investment platforms.

Amir Kiani is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Elevate Wealth Management, LLC and Stratton Group - Keller Williams Southern Arizona. Outside of his advisory role, Kiani is involved in real estate referral and business services related to tax preparation and estate planning. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management solutions, employing various analytical approaches and providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment arrangements.

Darren Lightfoot is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2022, he worked at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. from 2016 to 2022. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a multi-manager investment approach that incorporates affiliated and third-party managers across various asset types.

Jennifer Muir is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2019, following a 14-year tenure at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse clientele, including individual investors, executives, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm utilizes strategic allocation models, manager selections, and proprietary analytics within an integrated platform supported by the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Zhasmen Atamyan is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Their career includes roles in health insurance sales and supportive in-home services, alongside ongoing work with Anthem Blue Cross and World Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, Atamyan provides in-home supportive services and has experience managing rental property. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, employing a model portfolio approach supported by third-party managers and digital platforms to deliver investment advisory and brokerage services.

Pascal Menut is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors or its predecessor firms since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner and partner of Placements Orion, an investment-related business based in France. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, utilizing both active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

Teke Bower is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Bower worked at Morgan Stanley and Bank of Hawaii. Outside of his advisory roles, he has been involved with Santa Clara University and the Pat Malley Fitness Center. 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 offers a range of tailored investment strategies and operational tools, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to deliver comprehensive wealth management solutions.

Scott Ayers is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked within various Beacon Pointe entities since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and accident/health insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes asset allocation across third-party independent managers selected through a proprietary due-diligence process and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles while offering a range of wealth management and consulting solutions.

Saimir Prapaniku is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. Since 2026, he has worked at Fifth Third Securities following prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Invest Financial Corporation, and Chase Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Financial Oxygen/Maestro, a cash management platform for corporate and institutional clients. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage services, offering multiple program types, including mutual fund and ETF models, separately managed accounts, and tax-overlay solutions via its Passageway Managed Account Program.

Amir Kolyani is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 license and bringing four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management and Red Table. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm integrates strategic allocation models and manager selections with proprietary research and technology, drawing on the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to provide comprehensive advisory services.

Kenneth Krell is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company, each for six years, and spent four years at American Funds. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, employing model portfolios and tax-aware strategies delivered through both advisor support and an online planning tool.

Jeffrey Hobert is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been associated with Centaurus Financial since 2015. He also operates under the Hobert Wealth Management brand, which is used for branding purposes only. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down investment analysis.

Luke Mckelvy is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2022, and has prior experience at Bank of America and Merrill. Luke is also an owner of Auric Capital Partners, an outside business activity. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services utilizing various analytical approaches and maintains distinctive platform ownership and affiliations.

Raymond Stellhorn Tavera is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with five years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. His prior work includes roles at Blue Cedar Financial and Insurance Solutions, AlpenWeis Financial & Insurance Solutions, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, he serves as an independent contractor for the United Soccer Coaches Convention, assisting with event coordination. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, as well as charitable and corporate clients. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers, emphasizing tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Samuel Sutterfield is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business activities including ownership of entities focused on tax preparation, legal document preparation, insurance sales, and he is a minority owner of a video production company. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services through the CLASSIC Plus platform, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with a variety of analytical approaches.

Makoa Hotz is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory duties, he works as an independent contractor in insurance. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a variety of financial planning, consulting, and institutional services.

Richard Sturm is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. His prior career includes twenty years at National Planning Corporation and nine years at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a motivational speaker and educator. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a wide range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, with a focus on combining in-house and third-party strategies supported by centralized due diligence and technology tools.

Tony Han is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Beacon Pointe and its affiliated entities since 2011, with prior experience at Excelcia Financial Group, Ltd. and Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) solutions to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive investment strategies across public and private asset classes.