Andrew Thomas is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with EP Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2023, following 13 years at Thomas Financial Advisors LLC. Outside of finance, he is a managing member of a closely held liquor store in Fort Collins, Colorado. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and ancillary services, utilizing customized model portfolios with a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Mark Weinberg is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2003. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs including portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs diverse investment approaches tailored to its programs and advisors, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of year-end 2025.

Souheir Alrachid is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at AXA Advisors and Farmers Financial Solutions. She serves as a board member of the Baccash Family Foundation, which provides grants to several healthcare and community organizations. Eagle Strategies offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients, emphasizing tailored recommendations and a predominantly non-discretionary asset management approach within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Alexander Gordon is a financial advisor at Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Brown Wealth Management. Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.’s Wealth Management division provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to private individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm integrates third-party managers and proprietary private investment products within diversified portfolios, applying both quantitative and qualitative due diligence across various asset classes.

Daniel Chesler is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab entities. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a rental property. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not manage client accounts on a discretionary basis.

Ariel Da Silva is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He previously worked with Oakwood Capital Management and its division ACORN DIGITAL WEALTH before joining Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services in 2021. Based in Los Angeles, CA, his career spans roles at multiple firms within the wealth management sector. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and asset management services, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Louis Kim is a financial advisor at Lido with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at MKL Capital Management LLC, Paceline Partners, The Leaders Group Inc, and Gideon. Outside of his advisory role, he is the managing member of Big D Hotel, LLC, a group investment vehicle related to a hotel in Dallas, Texas. 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 offers investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning.

Phong Luu is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2022, he worked at Covington Capital Management for sixteen years. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable institutions, and other institutional investors. The firm offers customized portfolios with a focus on diversified asset allocation and provides a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

David Hou is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Inbalance Advisors, Evoke Wealth, and First Republic Investment Management. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management across multiple strategies and serves in both advisory and product-sponsor roles, including investment advisory to a registered mutual fund and management of private funds.

Warren Sypinero is a CFP® and CFA® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in Beverly Hills, CA. His career includes roles at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Union Bank, TIAA, and TIAA-CREF. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm emphasizes IAR-led assessments and applies fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across a range of investment products including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Maher Askary is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at Lido with experience spanning several firms since 2016. He has held positions at Lido Advisors, Envision Capital Group, Partners Capital Group, AD Asset Management, and Yield Investments LTD. Outside of his advisory roles, Askary has served as managing director of AD Asset Management, a commercial real estate investment fund currently in the process of closing. 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 emphasizing diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, managing assets both directly and through affiliated pooled vehicles.

Warren Johnson is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and Wells Fargo Bank NA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with large institutional scale and unique market roles.

Adam Castillo is a financial advisor at Lido with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Cambridge Management Group, Mondelez International, and California State University of San Marcos. Outside of finance, he was involved with the North County Basketball Officials Association for two years. 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 that includes diversification across multiple asset classes and implements options-based strategies, typically managing assets on a discretionary basis while utilizing third-party managers as appropriate.

Jeffrey Kaufmann is a financial advisor at Lido with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2021, following six years at Boston Private Wealth LLC. Based in Los Angeles, CA, he provides advisory services within a firm that serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. Lido employs an integrated wealth management approach that includes diversification across multiple asset classes, implements options-based strategies such as its “Cap and Cushion” method, and manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis while utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers as appropriate.

Kevin Friedman is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2017, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he instructs law enforcement and military personnel in defense tactics through Krav Maga Worldwide and serves on the Tucson Delta Chi Alumni Board. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies to construct client solutions, and acts as a qualified custodian for client assets.

Andrea Grumley is a CFP® professional with four years of experience at EP Wealth Advisors and three years prior experience at Homewood Capital Management. Before entering the financial industry, she worked as a self-employed editor. She is based in Torrance, CA. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation, using customized portfolios and a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Conner Grzenia is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors. Prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors, he worked at Rappaport Reiches Capital Management and Cetera Investors. Before entering the financial services industry, he held positions at Move and Store and worked in education at the University of Illinois and a public school. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualifying clients, using customized portfolios built with a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Louis Flamino is a financial advisor with Lido, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has worked with Lido Advisors, LLC since 2016 and also provides services for IDB Lido Wealth, LLC under a contractual agreement. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and other entities, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that includes equities, fixed income, structured notes, real estate debt, and alternatives, along with options-based strategies implemented directly in client accounts and pooled vehicles.

Kevin O’Regan is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor at Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P. and The Blackstone Group, and has been with Kayne Anderson Rudnick since 2019. He also holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Kayne Anderson Rudnick provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services to institutional and individual clients, including pension plans, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm focuses on fundamental, company-level research and incorporates proprietary governance and sustainability assessments in its portfolio construction, managing a range of active equity and fixed-income strategies.

Sean Cartin is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with EP Wealth Advisors since 2013 in various capacities. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services, utilizing customized model portfolios and a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.