Matthew Apodaca is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Brea, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts FPC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a staff accountant and tax preparer with NorthPoint Tax, Wealth & Business Advisory, LLP, and serves as an officer at Strategic Dash, CPA, focusing on tax preparation. Money Concepts Advisory Service (MCAS) provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs using model portfolios, IAR-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, integrating fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory.

Andrew Horowitz is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of advising, he is involved as a general partner in family-related philanthropic investment partnerships supporting the New West Symphony and the University of Southern California. 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 access to securities transactions, insurance products, placement, and investment banking.

Juan Wilson is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 license and has two years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Citi Private Bank and Aflac, as well as academic positions at the University of Southern California and several high schools. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, combining large institutional scale with unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Kenneth Ruan is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with Series 66 credentials and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to joining GWN Securities, he had limited professional experience, including a role at One Bite Dumpling in 2021. He is also involved with Pension101, providing pension education and lead generation. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm operates a large network of advisors and offers a range of investment programs, including traditional asset allocation and legacy market-timing strategies.

Ana Fuentes is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Financial Partners Credit Union for eight years and Farmers and Merchants Bank for two years. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

John Mcinerney is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2023. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2009 to 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole proprietor of Samurai Race LLC, a recreation business based in New Jersey. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis and often utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Sunny Leung is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. His prior experience includes eight years at Debtmerica Relief and 25 years at WFGIA. He is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Paris Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Lido with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2016, following eight years at Fidelity Investments. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including family offices, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversified strategies across multiple asset classes and implements options-based strategies both directly and through pooled vehicles.

Amit Josef is a financial advisor at Lido with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Lido in 2025, he worked at Avitas Wealth Management for seven years and UBS Financial Services for four years. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach, offering investment management, financial planning, family office services, and estate planning, with a focus on diversification and options-based strategies.

Fabian Sierra is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2019. Prior to this, he was employed at E*Trade Securities and had brief roles outside the financial industry. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and futures commission services.

Grace Lee is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and three years of industry experience. She previously worked for Franklin Templeton for 17 years and maintains an investment role as a passive investor in private companies through AGO Special Situations LP. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client and Plan Sponsor objectives, managing a majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Frederick Williams is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Williams is involved in the development and management of homeless housing and services through New Life Global Development Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver investment advisory and retirement-plan services through multiple program platforms.

Karin Frieden is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF and its predecessor since 2009. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

Jeffrey Cruz is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2014. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, utilizing an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through its proprietary financial planning service and manages a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Kristie Garrett is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. She currently works at EP Wealth Advisors and previously held roles at Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC and Brighton Jones LLC. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualifying clients.

Daniel Kim is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Connectus Wealth, Lido Advisors, Ritholtz Wealth Management, and Signature Estate & Investment Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and customized portfolio solutions.

Jeffrey Lehman is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked in various capacities at Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC, Lehman Financial Resources, Inc., and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. before joining EP Wealth Advisors in 2023. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for clients meeting certain asset thresholds. Their investment approach includes customized model portfolios using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with the inclusion of alternative investments and third-party manager recommendations when appropriate.

Reginne Arevalo is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs Ayco, Fidelity Investments, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, delivering investment recommendations and financial planning services using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within Charles Schwab & Co., focusing on client-directed trading and annual account reviews without discretionary trading authority.

Allison Arvold is a financial advisor at Lido with two years of industry experience holding a Series 65 designation. Her prior roles include positions at Portside Investment Advisors, Lincoln Financial Group, Bank of America, and community involvement with Neighborhood House Community Center. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and family office services through an integrated wealth management approach that emphasizes diversification and options-based strategies, often managing assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers when appropriate.

Benson Liao is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has 32 years of industry experience, including long-term roles with New York Life Insurance Company and affiliated entities. Outside of his advisory practice, Liao serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Taiwan Hotel and Motel Association of Southern California and Moringa For Love, which focuses on combating malnutrition and poverty. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple program types, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.