Phu Nguyen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Irvine, CA, holding the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked with New York Life Insurance Company and its affiliated entities since 2006. 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, with an emphasis on tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Monica Yeung is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank and AIA International Ltd. Outside of her advisory role, she is also a licensed realtor and provides notary services. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services emphasize direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Jerry Wilk is a financial advisor at SPC with 46 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at SPC since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at Sigma Financial Corporation, The Planners Network, Inc., and National Planning Corp. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services through a network of over 460 advisers managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets.

Nicholas Tan is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services and holds the Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has previously worked at the Bank of New York Mellon and Goldman Sachs. 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 capabilities across Goldman Sachs affiliates and employs strategic allocation models, tax-aware techniques, and proprietary analytics in its advisory process.

Ian Rand is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including VS Associates Inc. and Centaurus Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he has worked as a food delivery driver. 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 through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Stephen Nielander is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2012 and previously spent 11 years at DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. He also serves as adjunct faculty at San Diego State University, teaching a finance course. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment approach that combines proprietary quantitative methods with both third-party strategies and direct security selection.

Connor Benvenuti is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied from 2013 to 2021 before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and a range of tailored offerings, delivering services through both discretionary and non-discretionary managers within a large integrated financial group.

Ling Zhang is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Sterling Bank and Trust Irvine Branch. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Terrence Loughran is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC, where he has worked since 2012. His prior experience includes roles at CNR Securities, LLC and City National Bank, where he has been employed since 2007. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment process that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as sub-advisory services.

Anthony Mauro is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2012 and previously at Pacific Point Securities, LLC from 2009 to 2017. Mauro is also president of Mauro Wealth Planning, a DBA used for marketing and branding purposes. 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 through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analysis.

Joseph Pensabene IV is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and having six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2018, as well as positions at Core Financial Wealth & Insurance Solutions and MediaMix 365. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a variety of program types tailored to client objectives, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis and working closely with a diverse range of institutional sponsors.

Dheepu Nambiar is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following an 11-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a wide range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and offers tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth, Private Family Office support, and retirement plan education within a large integrated financial group.

Neil Livingston is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at Teles Properties from 2015 to 2017. He holds a Series 65 designation. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, 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.

Jason Bevacqua is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts, he has worked with the Garden Grove Unified School District for 29 years. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, 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, utilizing customized portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income while employing both long-term and shorter-term trading strategies.

Mark Mc Crary is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SageView Advisory Group and WJ Landscape, as well as academic appointments at the University of Southern California and the University of Pennsylvania. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, alongside various tailored strategies and institutional services.

Alberto Segura is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Bank, HSBC Bank, and Citi Bank, spanning from 2015 to 2022. Based in Costa Mesa, CA, Segura has worked at Citigroup since 2022. Citigroup Global Markets serves both individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant market roles, including acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Noreen Mares is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2022, following previous roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Investments. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with Ramos Consulting and Wealth Management Firm, a non-investment-related business. Centaurus Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements and multiple analytical approaches.

Dustin Schmidt is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services holding a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. His background includes roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley, and multiple positions at Michigan State University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm integrates resources from across the Goldman Sachs organization to provide tailored investment strategies and varied service platforms.

Courtney Johnson is a Series 66 licensed advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Nicole Letarte is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc., based in Orange, CA, and has 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining J.W. Cole Advisors in 2022, she worked for Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation from 2015 to 2022. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates a financial planning business under Modern Wealth Design. J.W. Cole Advisors supports a large network of independent advisors and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and platforms, including digital advice and third-party managers.