Kristopher Gallaher is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Goldman Sachs since 2021, following 11 years at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Based in Newport Beach, CA, his career spans both wealth management and advisory roles. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, 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 and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

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.

Scott Plamondon is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 credentials. Prior to his current role, he worked at The Leaders Group Inc and Comprehensive Brokerage. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in insurance services as an owner and vice president at Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions. The firm uses a manager-focused investment approach with a formal due-diligence process and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles, including private funds and a registered interval fund.

Lauren Meixel is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors and its predecessor entities continuously since 2016. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individuals, 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.

Paul Avila is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial, LLC, and Independent Financial Group prior to joining J.W. Cole Advisors. He is also involved in fixed and health insurance activities. J.W. Cole Advisors serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, including access to third-party investment managers and multiple managed account solutions.

Christopher Vizzi is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising, currently with Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2009. He has ownership interests in Southcoast Investment Advisors LLC and The Vizzi Group, Inc., and has been involved in insurance sales since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the boards of several nonprofit and community organizations, including The Lift Foundation and Good Boy Golf LLC, and volunteers on his local homeowners association board. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, serving a diverse client base with both commission-based and asset-based advisory options.

Bernard Mc Gloin is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2023 and previously spent 20 years at BNY Mellon Wealth Management. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm focuses on asset allocation using third-party independent managers selected through a structured due-diligence process and offers services including discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

James Dewhurst is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following a seven-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support through integrated strategies and affiliated managers.

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.

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.

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.

Vinit Madan is a financial advisor at Farther with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Pacific Rim Capital, 20/20 Capital Management, and Prime Capital Investment Advisors. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a combination of digital platforms and in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using proprietary model portfolios, algorithmic rebalancing, and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

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 and has worked at The Leaders Group, Inc. since 2017, with prior roles at Arete Wealth Management LLC and as managing partner of BGA Insurance Services, where he oversees wholesale life insurance and annuity product relationships. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm emphasizes manager selection and ongoing monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and provides both sub-advisor managed accounts and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

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.

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.

Ramy Fahim is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2004 and concurrently serves as President of Retirement Plans Services Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is also involved in real estate sales and mortgage loan origination. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs, financial planning, and third-party manager introductions. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and incorporates both market-timing and momentum-based strategies in its portfolio management.

Jacob Salloum is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Hightower in 2025, he worked at MWA Financial Services Inc. and Modern Woodmen of America, among other roles spanning financial services and restaurant management. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes multi-manager solutions and manager selection, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across a range of investment vehicles and strategies.

Jacob Koller is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Corient in 2025, he held positions at Agia and Valic Financial Advisors. He has also worked in roles related to healthcare and sports medicine at Zimmer Biomet and the University of Tennessee. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that combines proprietary strategies with third-party managers and incorporates advanced risk management tools.

Alex Nunes is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at 20/20 Capital Management, 20/20 Financial Advisers LLC, and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing third-party independent managers selected through a formal due-diligence process, and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles including private funds and a registered interval fund.

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.