Xi Chen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at City National Bank and World Financial Group, alongside multiple tenures at Transamerica Financial Advisors. Chen is also involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with his firm. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a model portfolio and third-party manager approach across multiple advisory platforms, managing approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Joanne Kuy is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at Ayco/Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent 20 years with The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the Investment Committee of St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal School, a nonprofit educational institution in San Juan Capistrano, 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 integrated financial services within a large diversified financial group to deliver tailored wealth management solutions.

Nicholas Schell is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has worked in various roles including positions at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and KPMG Espana. Outside of finance, his work history includes roles in hospitality and retail sectors. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm integrates strategic investment models and proprietary analytics within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to tailor solutions across multiple account and pricing platforms.

Kraig Karnazes is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and Coastal Wealth Inc. Karnazes is also the owner of Knick Inc., a private entity related to his securities and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services. The firm acts as a platform provider offering operations, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

David Bahnsen is a CFP® and Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Hightower Advisors and has been with the firm since 2015, also leading The Bahnsen Group since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he records a weekly podcast for National Review focusing on theology, philosophy, and the human quest for flourishing. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and a combination of affiliated and third-party managers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with extensive financial planning services.

Mariday Taruc is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with GWN Securities since 2010 and is a part owner and director at Titanium Financial & Insurance Services Inc., which she joined in 2013. In addition to advisory work, she is a certified tax preparer and provides bookkeeping services as a sole proprietor. GWN Securities offers investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through a variety of managed account programs and financial planning options. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and utilizes a range of tactical, momentum-based investment strategies alongside model portfolios and discretionary management.

Mike Sheets is a CFP® professional with over 21 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC and has previously worked with Provence Registered Investment Advisor and LPL Financial. Sheets serves as a board member of Brighton Capital and is a financial planning author. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines independent advisory representatives with access to broker-dealer services and third-party platforms to deliver customized portfolio management and estate-planning solutions.

Philip Ho is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held prior roles at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Wealth Management Group, LLP. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, providing wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Christopher Blades is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following a 23-year tenure at Mercer Allied Company, L.P. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Llama Joe's LLC, a personal residence holding company. 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, operating within a large integrated financial group that includes banking and futures capabilities.

Aditya Vashi is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with three years of industry experience. He has been with Goldman Sachs / Ayco since 2022 and previously worked in educational and retail sectors, including positions at Silver Oak Learning K-12 and Walmart Inc. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, operating within a large integrated financial group with a range of specialized affiliate capabilities.

Sean Lee is a financial advisor with Farther in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked for 15 years at Hollencrest Capital Management before joining Farther. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform, as well as in-person meetings. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using proprietary model portfolios with algorithmic rebalancing and incorporating AI tools alongside advisor judgment.

Stephen Lee is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Series 66 designation, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with four years of industry experience. Before joining Schwab in 2026, he worked at IIYGroup LLC for five years and at Research Affiliates for eleven years. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, using standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools. The firm offers a range of investment recommendations and annual financial reviews while leaving final trading decisions to clients.

Kevin Suen is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Fidelity Investments, Merrill, American Funds, and Principal Financial Group. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Wendy Chen is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Newport Beach, CA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has nine years of industry experience. She has also been associated with AT Investment Advisers Inc. since 2004. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and coordinated Family Office services. The firm’s investment process integrates internal teams and external managers to create customized portfolios, with a focus on high asset levels per advisor and specialized services for investment company clients.

Robert Davies is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Investacorp Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory role, Davies is involved in insurance sales, offering products including health, Medicare, long-term care, life insurance, and fixed annuities. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a broad range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs through various program structures and a centralized due diligence process.

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.