Daniel Bickel is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cost Segregation Authority and Captrust, as well as service with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bickel is based in Newport Beach, California. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and uses risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolio exposures with client objectives.

John Conners is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 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 individuals, high-net-worth households, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, leveraging integrated capabilities across its affiliated entities.

John Chapman is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. His previous roles include positions at Constitution Wealth LLC, Worthpointe, Fidelity, and Merrill. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including 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.

Charles Duncan is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 66 license with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, having previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Securities America Advisors, and operated his own firms including Duncan Investment Advisors, Inc. and Duncan Financial. In addition to advising, he serves as an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on discretionary wealth management and outsourced CIO solutions, implementing strategies through third-party independent managers selected via a formal due-diligence process.

Roger Shaar is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for 24 years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he performs as a band member with Pacific Fallout, a music group based in Irvine, CA. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm uses centralized investment resources and tailored strategies, providing services through both direct and partner programs within a large integrated financial group.

Connor Mc Guire is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at the University of California Irvine and Nekter Juice Bar. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Keith Halabuda is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following seven years at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a broad range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and affiliated teams to deliver tailored offerings such as Executive Wealth, Personal Wealth, and Private Family Office support.

Renu Sidgal is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including World Financial Group, First American Title Insurance, and Synoptek, where she currently provides data analytics expertise as a Business Intelligence Architect. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to corporations, offering advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Madison Evans is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower, Madison held roles at multiple companies, including Agri-Stor Companies and Threads USA. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Kevin Wiest is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Irvine, CA, holding two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts, he worked for Windes Inc., a CPA firm where he is a partner, and spent 20 years at Wright, Ford, Young & Co. 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 portfolio construction primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income with a primarily long-term investment approach.

Jonathan Reilly is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 34 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Voya Financial Partners, Voya Retirement Advisors, Valic Financial Advisors, and American General Financial Advisors. He serves on the Finance Committee of the California Council on Economic Education, a nonprofit focused on personal finance and economics education for students. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to manage client portfolios, often via non-discretionary arrangements, and operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer.

Winston Ventura is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Cetera Wealth Services, Sageview Advisory Group, Triad Advisors, Resources Investment Advisors, Independent Financial Partners, and LPL Financial. Creative Planning offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets, employing a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by advanced portfolio management techniques and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Brett Nilsson is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2023 and previously held roles at flexPATH Strategies and NFP Retirement. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, 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 while integrating private market exposure and tax-efficient techniques.

Erica Berger is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Knightsbridge Wealth Management and Buffalo Capital Corporation. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven investment approach using both active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and a range of affiliated entities offering specialized advisory and family office services.

Louis Richards Jr. is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has held positions at Guardian Life, Park Avenue Securities, Mutual of Omaha, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory work, Richards is a social media content creator for lifestyle posts and serves on the Board of Directors for the Cal Poly Pomona Sales Center. Park Avenue Securities LLC, where he conducts advisory activities, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.

Constantine Basdakis is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, Citigroup Global Markets, and Transamerica Financial Advisors. He is also involved in managing Basdakis Wealth Management Group, Inc., which operates within his LPL business activities. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, offering a range of services including financial planning and outsourced CIO solutions through an independent-advisor model with an open-architecture investment approach.

Hai Uy Dang is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 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 portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that delivers discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across various asset classes, along with registered broker-dealer capabilities.

Craig Brueckner is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015. He is also a partner and co-owner of BRS Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 1998. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and back-office services. The firm provides portfolio construction flexibility and manages discretionary model portfolios through its Investment Management and Research team.

Brett Dulyea is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC and Rockefeller Capital Management, having joined in 2025. His prior roles include nine years at First Foundation Advisors and seven years at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers LP. 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 provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, brokerage services, and investment banking through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Jordan Putman is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Spectrum Wealth Management, LLC and the Putman Group. He also has experience in education, having worked at Cal State University Fullerton and Tesoro High School. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and uses a diversified, risk-class based investment approach combining passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.