Scott Ziegelmeier is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2005 and operates Ziggy Financial & Insurance Services, which provides New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advisory solutions through multiple program types and manages a substantial portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, operating within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Charles Conner is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Churchill Management Group since 1997 before joining Focus Partners Wealth in 2025. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Shihua Chen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup, Chen held roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Wfgia, and HRCF Investment Consulting Co., where they worked for ten years. 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 internal oversight and delivers bespoke solutions for large relationships alongside standard advisory services.

Trisha Miller is a financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at First Republic Securities Company, LLC and First Republic Investment Management, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of implementation options alongside financial planning, retirement consulting, tax planning, and estate coordination.

Arthur Veyna is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has 31 years of industry experience, including long tenures at Securian Financial Services and Minnesota Life. He serves as chairman of the Lambda Chi Alpha National Fraternity Southern California Alumni Association. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory programs and incorporates a mix of in-house and third-party investment strategies.

Joshua Woolslayer is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services based in Newport Beach, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of experience at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Prior to his current role, he worked as an e-commerce entrepreneur and held various positions in the food service industry. 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’s advisory teams use strategic allocation models and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, leveraging resources across the broader Goldman Sachs network to offer a wide range of specialized financial services.

Wade Jones is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for eight years before joining Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities, Inc. Wade is also involved in outside sales of life, disability, annuities, health, long-term care, dental, Medicare, and medical insurance through various carriers. 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 plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

Rosalia Garcia is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with several firms, including Ameriprise Financial Services and Boustead Securities. Garcia has also been affiliated with Bico Drilling Tools, Inc. during her career. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm provides a variety of investment programs and advisory services covering equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios through both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Brent Broaddus is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at First Allied Securities, Inc. and Alpine Star Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-owner of Aloha Bliss, a business involved in Hawaiian merchandise sales, and serves as president and handicap chairman of the Sandbaggers Golf Club. J. W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to multiple managed account solutions, employing discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies that include fundamental and technical analysis, model portfolios, and digital advice platforms.

Adam Jeharajah is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Management since 2014. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team with governance committees to deliver customized portfolio management and wealth advisory services, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets across 175 advisors.

Michael Moises is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Irvine, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life and its affiliated entities, and he is a partial owner of a nail salon business, managing back office inventory and marketing. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Scott Smith is a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Edward Jones for 18 years. Smith also manages Smith Wealth Partners, a client-facing business offering advisory practice information and client portals, and serves as a life and health insurance agent. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans nationwide through over 400 independent advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions.

Sophie Kempf is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach and engaged in academic roles at the University of Southern California and Jserra Catholic High School. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored wealth management solutions and leverages centralized investment resources and affiliated teams to implement portfolios across a range of strategies.

Anakaren Rosas is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services and holds a Series 66 designation. She has four years of industry experience, including roles at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management and legal positions at the Fowler School of Law Chapman Tax Law Clinic and the Law Offices of Alicia D. Taylor. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and portfolio management through a variety of strategies and platforms. The firm leverages integrated capabilities across the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem, providing access to specialized programs and investment solutions.

Blaine Carver is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently with Hightower Advisors since 2023. He has previously worked at J. Derek Lewis & Associates, Mutual Securities, Inc., Mars Jewett Financial Group, Inc., and Cetera Advisor Networks. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisor practices.

Carly Gold is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd who holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Holmes Associates and LPL Financial. She has also worked in various capacities outside finance, including university roles and photography. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, advisor-managed programs, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm’s approach combines individualized asset allocation with access to proprietary and third-party strategies and supports a range of client types and services across multiple custodians.

Indya Yuill is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors and its related entities since 2016. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

John Solik is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Odeon Capital Group, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Journey Strategic Wealth LLC. His outside business activities include serving as a private wealth manager at Journey Strategic Wealth and acting as an agent for fixed insurance products. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a variety of portfolio construction strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Simone Devenny is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 11 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. She has worked at several firms including Morgan Stanley and Eaton Vance, and currently serves as co-trustee of the Miner Family Trust. Additionally, she is the managing member of Aset Advisors LLC, where she consults on the development of various retreats. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolios combining model strategies and third-party sub-advisers, and is notable for its private investment vehicle ownership, specialized divisions, and affiliated broker-dealer and tax/accounting practices.

Jordan Greenhall is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience, currently serving clients at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services. Prior to his current role beginning in 2021, he worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and NKSFB LLC. He has also been involved with the Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival and the Israel Lacrosse Association. 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 customizes investment strategies through dedicated advisory teams, leveraging proprietary analytics and access to Goldman Sachs’ broad platform of affiliated services.