Christine Lapidus is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Park Avenue Securities LLC and Guardian Life Insurance Company throughout her career. In addition to her advisory role, she sells fixed life, health, and disability insurance products outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory relationships with various proprietary and third-party investment programs, integrating multiple strategies and services across a large network of advisers.

Mark Jacoby is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Bank of America, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with True Path Financial in an insurance and investment relationship capacity. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a range of clients including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Kylie Corwin is a Series 66-credentialed advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Newport Beach, CA. She has experience with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Prior to her advisory roles, she worked briefly in the restaurant industry. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, offering tailored financial planning and portfolio management supported by a range of specialized programs and access to alternative investments. The firm integrates capabilities across the broader Goldman Sachs organization to deliver customized strategies, research, and operational tools.

Jack Chou is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company in multiple roles since 2018, and previously at MML Investors Services LLC and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for his parents’ investment and pension accounts. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and fee-based advisory services alongside financial and retirement planning. The firm uses a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Zachary Smith is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior experience includes roles at JP Morgan Securities and Cetera Wealth Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a sole proprietorship called Study Tech, which involves branding and selling various products online. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning-led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies while offering a range of specialized services such as sub-advisory arrangements and private market investments.

Zhenxing Lao is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at HSBC Securities USA Inc., HSBC Bank USA Inc., and Wells Fargo. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Juan Mansilla is a financial advisor at Win Team Advisory Services in Irvine, CA, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations. Mansilla has worked at J.W. Cole Advisors, INC. and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. since 2019 and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2018. He is also an insurance agent. Win Team Advisory Services provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $61 million across about 88 client relationships and uses a customized investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and asset-allocation analysis.

Kile Kropko is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Roth Staffing Company and Apple. He has also been involved with the Orange County Baseball Officials Association. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and offers a range of supplemental strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Mitchell Taing is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Irvine, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has worked with NYLIFE Securities, LLC and New York Life Insurance Co since 2018. Taing also operates Taing Financial Wealth and Insurance Solutions, LLC and is appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes customized solutions across multiple program types and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, often working with institutional plan sponsors.

Jeffrey Fields is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding two years of industry experience. He is also a partner at Windes, Inc., a CPA firm where he has worked since 2011. 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, consulting, and family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios and a selection of internally managed and third-party strategies.

Robert Kemp is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and operated Kemp Financial Management, LLC for 28 years. Kemp also has a longstanding involvement in real estate through Robert J. Kemp Realty, where he remains licensed as a broker. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated services such as accounting, legal, and trust through affiliated entities.

Debra Curry is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Yosemite Capital Management and Syndicated Capital Inc, where she worked for 16 years each, as well as Bridge Advisory LLC. Outside of advisory services, she is also an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services. 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, employing both active and passive strategies alongside a formal manager due-diligence process.

Steven Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 2015 to 2019 before joining Oppenheimer in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental property in Huntington Beach, CA. Oppenheimer serves individual and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs a range of investment approaches tailored by program and advisor, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of year-end 2025.

Alyssa Martinez is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Elevate Wealth Management and Modern Wealth Management. Martinez also sells fixed term insurance as an agent for Elevate Insurance Group. 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 financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing a range of investment approaches across discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Christopher Haberl is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. Haberl has been with Centaurus Financial since 2013 and previously worked at Direct Insurance Business beginning in 1996. Outside of advising, he is involved with Retirement Educators, where he offers a retirement planning workshop, and he invests personally in trust deeds and a biotech investment fund. Centaurus Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized services such as advisory management of annuities and variable life sub-accounts, utilizing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis across discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Jeremiah Pangan is a financial advisor with Prime Capital Financial holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including 20/20 Financial Advisers of San Diego, Ameritas Investment Corp, and 2020 Capital Management. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member of Mountain View Church, overseeing church operations and budgeting. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with services such as asset management, financial planning, and third-party manager selection. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and offers family office services, tax advisory through an affiliated subsidiary, and consolidated reporting for private investments.

Robert Mauldin II is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he instructs CFP candidates at the University of California Irvine. 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, providing a broad range of advisory and execution services.

Amber Lembo is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2026. Prior to that, she was employed at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Integrated Wealth Management. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers across public and private asset classes.

Yiwei Li is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 65 and Series 63 designations and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2026, Yiwei worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities, and has entrepreneurial experience with Yingfu Branding in Shanghai and Evey Jewelry. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services supported by in-house research, extensive manager oversight, and multi-asset, multi-manager strategies.

Robert Bukacek is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. His career includes multiple roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life. Outside of his advisory work, he operates a life coaching podcast. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individual and institutional clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs, using both proprietary and third-party strategies.