Susan Chevalier is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 21 years of industry experience. She has held positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and BlackRock prior to joining TIAA-CREF. Chevalier also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Redlands, where she provides classroom instruction and mentors students. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing retirement plan relationships. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between point-in-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, utilizing both model and customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

Lynn Newman is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Los Angeles, CA, bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has worked with Nylife Securities LLC since 1992 and New York Life Insurance Company since 1991. Outside of her advisory role, she is appointed with various insurance carriers to broker non-registered insurance products. 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 and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Rachel Melroy is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience currently serving at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. She previously worked for Capital Bank and Trust Company for five years before joining her current firm in 2021. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach known as the “Capital System” that emphasizes fundamental research and long-term investment horizons. The firm offers access to separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and certain private-equity and alternative strategy funds.

Neeraj Patel is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2021, following five years at Capital Bank And Trust Company. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm uses a multi-manager approach called the “Capital System,” combining fundamental research and long-term portfolio segmentation across separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Kevin Betts is a financial advisor with RBC Rochdale, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at CNR Securities, Citigroup, Rim Securities, City National Rochdale, Beneco, T Rowe Price, and American Funds. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach combining quantitative screening, fundamental analysis, and a proprietary Galaxy asset-allocation tool to tailor portfolios across various asset classes.

Brandon Nie is a financial advisor at Lido with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior work includes roles at Bessemer Trust, UBS Financial Services, and SLC CPAs. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors, offering investment management, financial planning, family office services, and access to affiliated trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach with a focus on tactical and defined-risk option strategies and operates both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts alongside sub-advisers and private funds.

John Hastings is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lido Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Jackson Hole Capital Partners, LLC, Financial Solutions, and Capital Advisors, Inc. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach with active sub-advisory roles and combines traditional advisory services with extensive affiliated capabilities across trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services.

Sebastian Payne is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Pasadena, CA, with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked in educational roles at Mathnasium and Gonzaga University. Outside of advising, he operates a business reselling video games on eBay. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services under fiduciary standards, including retirement plan advice, financial planning, and private wealth management for high-net-worth individuals.

Adam Mizrahi is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, where he focuses on financial planning and capacity-building to assist families and individuals in developing effective financial plans. He employs a structured approach that involves understanding clients' current situations, analyzing their financial status, and presenting tailored ideas to help bridge the gap between their present and future goals. Adam began his career at Fidelity Investments as an Investment Solutions Representative in 2021, progressed to Investment Consultant in 2022, and assumed his current role in 2024. He holds a California Insurance License, supporting his professional qualifications in the financial advisory field. Outside of his professional responsibilities, Adam engages in activities such as biking, football, movies, running, scuba diving, and swimming.

Elliott Brack is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Evoke Advisors, Manhattan West, and Gursey Schneider, LLP. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated 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 a broad range of strategies and offers customized portfolio management supported by in-house and third-party specialists, with $72.3 billion in assets under management as of May 2026.

Christopher Lee is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at The Sterling Group from 2016 to 2019. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Benjamin Finan is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2025. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at 1st Source Bank and LPL Financial for seven years and held positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, Fidelity Brokerage Services, and Signpost. Outside of his advisory role, he is a basketball referee. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach with active sub-advisory roles and a depth of affiliated capabilities across trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services.

Jason Lee Sr. is a financial advisor at Lido with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Fountainhead Capital Management, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Merrill, and Bank of America. Lido advises a broad range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach that incorporates equities, fixed income, alternatives, and defined-risk option strategies, while offering a diverse set of affiliated services such as trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage.

Syauching Hung is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Group since 2015, with prior roles at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. and Legacy Advisory Services, Inc. Hung is also an independent contractor for JC Planning, a DBA focused on the sale of insurance products. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, employing both firm- and third-party investment models with a combination of active and passive strategies.

David Salgado is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in West Covina, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Elevate Legacies Wealth & Insurance Solutions and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a broad client base including individuals, defined contribution and benefit plans, and corporate and charitable clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, with a focus on tailored recommendations and a predominance of non-discretionary asset management.

Matthew Ross is a financial advisor at Lido with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC and Exchange Capital Management Inc. Lido serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach with tactical option strategies and manages approximately $42.5 billion in assets.

Jason Lefton is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Evoke Advisors, First Republic Securities Company, and Luminous Capital. He is based in Los Angeles, 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, offers a range of investment strategies, and integrates financial planning and tax services into client relationships.

Alfonso Aguilar Jr. is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Guardian Life and Northwestern Mutual. He is also the successor trustee of the Aguilar Family Living Trust. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing employer retirement plan relationships, as well as to trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm distinguishes between one-time financial planning services and ongoing discretionary management, operating within a vertically integrated group that employs affiliated funds and applies a fiduciary standard to its registered investment adviser services.

Mingming Guo is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Guo has prior experience working at Korn Ferry U.S. and OpenHill AI LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm operates as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser, providing fee-based and commission-based products with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

John Almaguer Jr. is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked with Entertainment Wealth Management, Ids Life Insurance Company, and Enterprise Leasing. Independent Financial Group provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate and pension plans. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through multiple platforms, combining strategic asset allocation with active and passive investment approaches.