Shaan Baren is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years at the firm and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2019, he worked at LourdMurray from 2015 to 2019. He is a 33% partner in a private commercial lending fund through Like Father Like Son LLC, an activity he does not pursue during business hours. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager strategies, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and varied investment vehicles.

Susannah Emami is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Capital Bank & Trust Company, Alliance Bernstein, and KLS Advisors. Emami holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and is based in Los Angeles, CA. Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. provides discretionary investment management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes long-term fundamental research and a multi-portfolio manager approach, typically implementing strategies through affiliated pooled funds and separately managed accounts.

Alexander Kob is a financial advisor at Lido with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2017. Prior to that, he was with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and McAdam LLC from 2014 to 2017. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, utilizing a diversified, integrated wealth management approach that includes options-based strategies and discretionary asset management.

Rafiq Wiley is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC. in Studio City, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Infinex Investments, MassMutual Investors Services, and Planmember Securities Corporation. Wiley is also involved in insurance sales through several personal insurance agencies. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements and access to alternative investments. The firm operates with a primarily non-discretionary asset base and provides advisory solutions via a network of investment adviser representatives using various analytical and portfolio management approaches.

David Cox is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with one year of experience at the firm and a background as a partner at Duffy Kruspodin LLP, a CPA firm where he has worked since 2012. His professional credentials include both financial advisory and accounting expertise. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 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, and family office services, employing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach and oversight of third-party asset managers.

Bernard Reina is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in operating a high-end car wash and detailing business and is the founder and president of a nutrition and health company. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal standards and oversight committees.

Christopher Peterson is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Lido since 2016. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at Asset Planning Solutions/Ken Stern & Associates from 2016 to 2018. Lido advises 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 retirement and estate planning, utilizing an integrated wealth management approach that incorporates diversification and options-based strategies.

Colleen Kelly is a financial advisor with Lido, holding a Series 66 credential and 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Lido Advisors since 2018 and previously held roles at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo 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 employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, often managing assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers when appropriate.

Benjamin Uribe is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2013 and concurrently serves in the U.S. Air Force. 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 specialized market roles including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities.

Matthew Kulka is a CFP® with eight years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Lido Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Capital Management, Fidelity Brokerage Services, and Royal Alliance Associates. Kulka also worked at Michigan State University earlier in 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 diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, managing assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers when suitable.

Jeffrey Westheimer is a financial advisor with Lido, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Lido Advisors, LLC and related entities since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he owns 10 Fifteen Consulting, a business consulting firm. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, employing a diversified investment approach that includes equities, fixed income, structured notes, real estate debt, alternatives, and options-based strategies.

Julian Driver is a financial advisor with VALIC Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mission Wealth Management, New York Life Insurance, and other financial services firms. He is active with LA Pension Planners and LA Wealth Partners in Pasadena, where he provides financial planning and insurance services. VALIC Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors and centralized technology platforms.

Xiao Liu is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Liu is based in Los Angeles, CA. 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 provides discretionary and non‑discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and uniquely operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Richard Maholchic is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. and has held roles at Pacific Southwest Financial, The Leaders Group, Inc., Lincoln Investment Planning, and Capitas Distributors, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, Maholchic consults for law firms on insurance matters and facilitates life settlement situations on a reactive basis. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory services, financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services with a portfolio construction approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Kamarra Freeman is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Lido, Freeman held roles at Paypal Holdings Inc, Kinfolk Venture Capital, Banks Capital, and Club Ethos. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, employing an integrated wealth management approach that includes diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies.

Destiny Collins is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining Mercer, her work history includes roles at MWA Financial Services Inc., Modern Woodmen of America, and LA City United. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering a range of advisory services including investment management, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach uses globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and regular rebalancing, implemented through ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds.

Kyle Cross is a financial advisor at Lido with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Lido Advisors since 2020. His prior roles include positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Genentech, UCLA, and Avanade. 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 investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, utilizing an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies.

Richard Henry is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Lido with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. for seven years and Sauganish Capital Management LLC for four years. Lido advises 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 diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis while leveraging third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Moya Higgins is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Churchill Management Group since 2012. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach emphasizing tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Jacob Silverstein is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lido. His prior experience includes four years at All-Terrain Financial and a variety of roles spanning the automotive and service industries. Outside of advising, he is the sole proprietor of JTS Capital LLC, focusing on investment property management with responsibilities including maintenance and tenant relations. 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 emphasizing diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, often managing assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers when appropriate.