Keri Kutakoff is a financial advisor at Lido with 20 years of industry experience and holds the ChFC®, Series 65, and Series 63 designations. Her prior roles include positions at Chelsea Financial Services, Fountainhead AM, Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. She also serves as a general agent overseeing life insurance advisors with National Life Group. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including family offices and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and estate services. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, managing many assets on a discretionary basis and collaborating with third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Brian Parker is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at EP Wealth Advisors since 2005. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Parker serves on the finance committee of the Beach Cities Health District and is a board member of the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, financial planning, and discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios and offers ancillary services including tax preparation and estate-document assistance for qualifying clients.

Blair Buick is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lido in Los Angeles, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Innofovate LLC and The Renaissance Companies. Lido provides wealth management services to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and other entities, offering a diversified investment approach that includes equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options-based strategies. The firm manages assets on a discretionary basis and frequently serves as a sub-adviser to registered investment companies.

Klaudia Dettloff is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation, with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with EP Wealth Advisors since 2019 and previously worked at Guidant Wealth Advisors and LPL Financial. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning, providing customized portfolios that incorporate fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, along with a range of ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document assistance for qualified clients.

Thomas Dwyer is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at EP Wealth Advisors since 2023 and spent 20 years at Resolute Financial, LLC prior to that. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services, utilizing customized model portfolios and a range of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Rebecca Dutka is a CFA® charterholder with four years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2022 and previously spent 18 years at Covington Capital Management. Dutka is based in Los Angeles, CA. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing using proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Matthew Christopher is a CFA® charterholder currently with EP Wealth Advisors and has seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Parcion Private Wealth LLC and the City of London Investment Management Company Limited. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans with customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with alternative investment recommendations and ERISA plan services.

David Sassen is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill and Bank of America. He is based in Los Angeles, CA. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Robert Amoruso is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at The Leaders Group Inc and M Holdings Securities, Inc., and serves as CEO of Gideon Strategic Partners LLC. TLG Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes manager selection and diversification using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, supported by a network of independent advisors and sub-advisors.

James Edleman is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Cerritos, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2014 and also works with American United Life. Edleman is the owner and president of JBE Financial, an insurance sales business, and is involved in the renovation and reopening of a historic hotel and restaurant in Pittsburgh, PA, as a minority investor. 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. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including both traditional and legacy market-timing strategies, and manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts.

Brock Miller is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA. He has four years of industry experience and previously worked at Utah State University and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Outside of finance, he is a partner involved in social media for Link Indoor Golf, an indoor golf facility. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves 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, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Matthew Gale is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with EP Wealth Advisors and has previously worked at Steel Peak Wealth Management, Brighton Jones, and Charles Schwab. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation, using customized model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Matthew Sealy is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with four years of industry experience, currently working at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2022. Prior to joining Lido, he held roles at BlastMotion Inc., San Diego State University, Mascot Factory, Westview High School, and the United States Soccer Federation. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers when appropriate.

Dani Comart is a financial advisor at Lido with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and JPMORGAN Securities LLC for nine years. Comart has been with Lido Advisors, LLC since 2020. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, including family offices, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with diversification across asset classes and implements options-based strategies directly and through pooled vehicles.

Jordan Friedman is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors who holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors in 2023, he worked for Raymond James & Associates from 2015 to 2023. He also serves as Managing Director for Fixed Insurance / Fixed Annuity products and as trustee of the Friedman Family Trust. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisors and clients.

Sebastian Kim is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Los Angeles, CA, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2019. In addition to his advisory role, he operates an insurance brokerage licensed with outside carriers and owns the Sebastian Kim Agency Inc., which is used for corporate tax purposes. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Constantin Brancov is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Carpinteria, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at PlanMember since 2013 and also leads Brancov Financial Services, a financial and insurance sales firm he founded in 2000. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options. The firm’s investment approach uses a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios with periodic rebalancing based on economic and portfolio considerations.

Scott Shellhamer is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Warren Financial Service for 10 years before joining EP Wealth Advisors in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of directors and the fundraising committee for Good Works, Inc., a nonprofit focused on home repair. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves 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.

Stephanie Hicks is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. She has worked with multiple firms, including Advantage Legacy Corporation and Dickerson Insurance Agency, and is involved in providing Medicare services to seniors. Hicks also provides health benefit coverage through Covered California and offers guaranteed issue whole life products for clients under age 50 via Enrollment First Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Griffin Lake is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently with EP Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2024, following roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. His background includes multiple positions in financial services and higher education. 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, employing a range of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, along with alternative investments and third-party manager oversight.