Niza Oun Nguyen is a financial advisor at Mariner with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors, AdvicePeriod, and BNY Mellon Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in several entrepreneurial and community activities, including founding online platforms focused on Cambodian culture and wellness, authoring a children's book and supervising educational YouTube content, and serving as Chief Operating Officer for Females for Football. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers and offers integrated tax services and family office support uncommon among large enterprises.

Mark Menne is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2012 and has been with The Lotter Group since 2005. Outside of advisory services, he acts as an insurance agent specializing in life, long-term care, and disability insurance. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions. The firm employs a variety of investment approaches across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services.

James Dewhurst is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Newport Beach, CA. He has 11 years of industry experience, including seven years at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2019. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm uses strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to provide a wide range of advisory and investment services.

Christopher Carlsen is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2024, he worked at Morgan Stanley and has held positions outside the financial industry, including roles at In N Out Burger and Ashton Carter for C&L Refrigeration. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and investment management to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Dongzhe Jin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Yorba Linda, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2016 and is involved with multiple affiliated entities including Abacus Financial Strategies and OpenWin Financial & Insurance Services. Jin is also the owner of Golden Summit Insurance & Financial Center, Inc. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and emphasizes tailored solutions, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Michael Solo is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017 and previously worked for Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for one year. Solo is also a co-owner of Tranquility Wealth Management, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of advisory support, including managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

John Bennis is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He is also the owner of Pacific Wealth Partners, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Nafeng Hioe is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Aetna and World Financial Group, among other roles. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as CFO of Destiny Builders 8, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment platforms, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Joy Dutmers is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Principal Financial Group since 1998 and Principal Securities Inc. since 2016. Dutmers also serves as a bank/trust officer for Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships across multiple business areas. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Tyler Merrill is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Raymond James and held positions at the University of California, Irvine, among other roles. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning-led investment approach featuring low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Shawn Bragdon is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Costa Mesa, CA, holding a ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience, including roles at The Leaders Group, Inc. and BGA Insurance Services. Outside of advisory activities, he is a managing partner and president of insurance services firms that focus on wholesale and retail life insurance, annuities, and related products. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and financial planning, employing manager selection and Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios across various investment styles and risk levels.

Aridaman Singh is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Anaheim, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Before joining Eagle Strategies, Singh worked at New York Life Insurance Company and several affiliated entities. Outside of his advisory role, he is part owner of a restaurant franchise business developing a TOGOs sandwich shop through Skylight Unlimited LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Thai is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following a 19-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises 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, manager selection, and advanced analytics to tailor solutions across multiple platforms, leveraging capabilities across the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Michael Brescione is a financial advisor with Osaic Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Money Concepts Capital Corp, LPL Financial, Wescom Financial Services, and several other firms. He also spent two years in homemaking between 2023 and 2025. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services and utilizes a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, along with access to alternative investments and lending solutions.

Andrew Meyer is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2015. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio management strategies across equities, fixed income, ETFs, and private investments, integrating financial planning and tax services into client relationships.

Samuel Soler Conklin is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Brea, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Householder Group Estate and Retirement Specialists, Wescom Financial Services, and Merrill. He is involved with the American Financial Education Alliance, providing educational services to local colleges and libraries. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and emphasizes diversified, risk-class-based investment allocations using both passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Andrew Bautista is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Irvine, CA, holding two years of industry experience. He is also a partner at Wright, Ford, Young & Co, CPAs, where he has worked for over 26 years. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing customized portfolios with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and sponsors various wrap-fee programs.

Barbara Cole is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has worked with New York Life and its affiliates since 1987 and operates Cole Insurance & Financial Services, through which she sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Sean Okeefe is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and LPL Financial since 2015 and previously spent 15 years with Equitable Advisors. He is based in Irvine, CA. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors managing about $18.6 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients through independent investment adviser representatives, offering customized portfolio management and financial planning using an open-architecture platform that integrates multiple third-party managers.

Yaochy Lin is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. Lin has a varied work history including roles at Cashflow First Inc., Quantum Electronic Payments, and Dickerson Employee Benefits. Outside of advisory work, Lin is involved in notary services and merchant services for businesses. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.