Benjamin Bruner is a financial advisor at Lido with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach across a variety of asset classes and is notable for its active sub-advisory roles and extensive affiliated capabilities.

James Chartrey is a financial advisor at Lido with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Mariner Wealth Advisors and Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. among others. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach combining equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options strategies, and operates with a broad network of affiliated entities providing comprehensive financial and administrative services.

Gina Dandrea is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group. Her background includes roles at T. Rowe Price, RBC Capital Markets, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. She has also been involved with Blue Moon Cafe in a non-investment capacity. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

John Tijerino is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation. His prior work experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and previous tenures at Citigroup. 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 provides a broad range of advisory programs, execution and custody services, and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Nathan Stagg is a financial advisor at Lido with the ChFC® and Series 66 designations and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at Olympus Wealth Management, US Tech Solutions, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach that balances asset allocation across multiple asset classes and utilizes tactical and defined-risk option strategies, offering services through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, sub-advisers, third-party managers, and affiliated private funds.

Erica Ghotra is a financial advisor at Lido with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Lido Advisors since 2019, following roles at Westmount Asset Management and Merrill. Her other business activities include holding a California Department of Insurance license. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and institutional investors. The firm uses an integrated wealth-management approach that combines traditional and alternative investments, employing tactical and defined-risk option strategies, and supports clients with extensive affiliated trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services.

Michelle St Julien is a financial advisor with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. She holds Series 66 and Series 65 licenses and has five years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked at Capital Group Companies and Transamerica, among other firms. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, employing a long-term, multi-manager approach through separately managed account programs, pooled funds, and alternative strategies.

Loren Barrett is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities, he worked at TSA Private Equity Real Estate and Petco, and has an educational background including Santa Clara University and Highland Park High School. Outside of his advisory role, Barrett owns an online apparel brand where he serves as creative director. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm supports a network of approximately 423 advisors and manages around $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts, offering a range of managed-account programs and investment strategies.

Evan Stablein is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC. He has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base that includes high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and offers additional services such as trust administration and insurance through affiliated entities.

Dongyue Lyu is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Wells Fargo, HSBC Securities, HSBC Bank USA, and Cathay Bank. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by in-house research and unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Benjamin Porras is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Farther and previously worked at Arrowroot Family Office, Arrowroot Financial Services, LLC, and EP Wealth Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a sole proprietorship providing liability and loan consulting as well as transaction coordinator support. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform and direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios, primarily allocating among ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Michael Mora is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial and Catalina Structured Funding. Mora is based in Los Angeles, CA. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services.

John Genung III is a financial advisor at Lido in Los Angeles, California, holding a Series 65 designation. He joined Lido in 2025 and has prior experience with Chilton Capital Management LLC and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC. Genung’s background also includes education roles at Louisiana State University and earlier teaching positions at Memorial High School and Spring Branch Middle School. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and institutional investors, providing investment management, financial planning, and related services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach with tactical option strategies and maintains active roles as a sub-adviser to various funds, supported by a network of affiliated entities offering trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services.

Jonathan Boyack is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining MAI in 2026, he held roles at Evoke Advisors, Sepio Capital, North Island Credit Union, and Benrich Service Company. He studied at Brigham Young University from 2020 to 2024. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a diverse range of strategies and offers integrated financial planning, with $72.3 billion in assets under management as of May 2026.

Nidaa Kalasho is a financial advisor with First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. who holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has 13 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at U.S. Bank, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and Wells Fargo, spanning over a decade. Kalasho is based in Pasadena, California. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services with a client process focused on financial needs assessment and employs a range of investment products and strategies, including portfolio management, model portfolios, and tax-aware services.

Chao Zhao is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Zhao has been in the industry since 2024, having previously worked at Wfgia and currently affiliated with Transamerica since 2025. Outside of advisory work, Zhao is involved in sales of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory model and offers a range of programs and platforms such as Transamerica ONE and the TFA365 Advisory Program.

Jon Wingent is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morton Wealth and Schroders Personal Wealth. He serves as an Investment Committee Member for the British Benevolent Society of California, a nonprofit organization. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutions, offering customized wealth management services that integrate proprietary quantitative methods with third-party and direct investment strategies.

Maria Elena Bird is a financial advisor at Lido with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including CBIZ, Inc, Addepar, Inc, and The Ayco Company LP. Lido advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, charitable organizations, and pension plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm uses an integrated wealth-management approach balancing various asset classes and employs tactical and defined-risk option strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, sub-advisers, and private funds.

Jennifer Overhoff is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Bancwest Investment Services, and Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning services with ongoing portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Gabriela Maria Holian Martinez is an advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Angelini Palisades, the Hammer Museum, and UCLA. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through a range of client-directed and discretionary investment programs. The firm’s investment process utilizes five model risk profiles and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation developed with HSBC Global Asset Management, with ongoing fund due diligence and monitoring conducted by affiliated providers.