Nicolas Bazarevitsch is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and also holds a position as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants, offering managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services through its broker-dealer operations.

Justin Walsh is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience currently serving at Lido Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Lido, he worked at Tolleson Wealth Management and Abundant Life Financial, among other firms. His background includes roles in both wealth management and financial services across several firms since 2019. Lido serves a broad client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach combining equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options strategies, and it is notable for its active sub-advisory role with ETFs and affiliated investment entities.

Michael Chen is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Foundation Advisors, RVW Wealth, and Suntrust Advisory Services. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach known as the “Capital System” and emphasizing fundamental research and a long-term investment horizon.

Grant Vahalla is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He currently serves at Lido Advisors, LLC and has prior experience with TIAA-CREF, Fidelity Brokerage Services, and Advanced Practice Advisors. Outside of financial advising, he is a co-owner of Launderland, a self-serve laundry business in Encinitas, California. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and institutional investors, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach with active sub-advisory and options-based strategies, and operates a range of affiliated entities providing trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services.

Gavin Stellpflug is a financial advisor with Lido in Los Angeles, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Equitable Advisors, as well as coaching and academic positions at Rutgers University and the University of Maryland. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach with tactical option strategies and maintains significant affiliated capabilities across trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services.

Jeff Khang is a Series 66-credentialed advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial, he held positions at UBS Financial Services Inc. and CIBC. Outside of finance, he has experience working in the food service industry. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer with an integrated investment platform that delivers discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Arleta Hacopian is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She has been with Advisory Group West since 2003. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Nicholas Hixon is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. He is currently a wealth manager at Lido Advisors, LLC, a firm that acquired his previous employer, Shore Morgan Young. His prior work includes roles at Lincoln Investment and various positions outside the financial sector. Lido serves a broad range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and institutional entities, offering integrated wealth management that spans equities, fixed income, alternatives, and options strategies. The firm is notable for its active sub-advisory role with investment companies and its extensive affiliated capabilities in trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services.

Shaan Baren is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years at the firm and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2019, he worked at LourdMurray from 2015 to 2019. He is a 33% partner in a private commercial lending fund through Like Father Like Son LLC, an activity he does not pursue during business hours. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager strategies, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and varied investment vehicles.

Raquel Alegria is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, bringing one year of industry experience. She has held roles at GWN Securities and contributed as a freelance writer for UltiWorld, covering Ultimate Frisbee. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs, employing a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and model-based allocations grounded in asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm is notable for its use of market-timing and momentum-based strategies within several legacy programs.

Susannah Emami is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Capital Bank & Trust Company, Alliance Bernstein, and KLS Advisors. Emami holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and is based in Los Angeles, CA. Capital Group Private Client Services primarily provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, employing a multi-manager approach through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative strategy funds.

Alexander Kob is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Lido with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, McAdam LLC, and VOYA Financial Advisors. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach that includes tactical option strategies and offers a range of services through affiliated entities, managing approximately $42.5 billion in assets.

Rafiq Wiley is a financial advisor with Osaic Institutions, Inc. holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Infinex Investments, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Planmember Securities Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through multiple agencies. Osaic Institutions, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, ERISA plans, and corporate clients by providing customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments. The firm operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model, supporting investment adviser representatives with firm supervision while allowing clients to maintain control over their accounts.

David Cox is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with one year of experience at the firm and a background as a partner at Duffy Kruspodin LLP, a CPA firm where he has worked since 2012. His professional credentials include both financial advisory and accounting expertise. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach and oversight of third-party asset managers.

Bernard Reina is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in operating a high-end car wash and detailing business and is the founder and president of a nutrition and health company. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal standards and oversight committees.

Christopher Peterson is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2016, and previously held roles at Asset Planning Solutions/Ken Stern & Associates and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach featuring tactical and defined-risk option strategies and offers a broad range of affiliated services including trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage.

Colleen Kelly is a financial advisor at Lido with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Lido Advisors since 2018, following prior roles at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc and Wells Fargo Clearing. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, charitable organizations, and pension plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach featuring tactical option strategies and delivers services through both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, sub-advisers, and affiliated entities.

Benjamin Uribe is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2013 and concurrently serves in the U.S. Air Force. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities.

Matthew Kulka is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Lido and has held prior roles at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Capital Management, Fidelity Brokerage Services, and Royal Alliance Associates. Lido advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, charitable organizations, and pension plans, providing investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs an integrated wealth-management approach that balances asset allocation across multiple asset classes and utilizes tactical and defined-risk option strategies, including sub-advisory roles with ETFs and a network of affiliated entities offering trust, tax, insurance, and brokerage services.

Jeffrey Westheimer is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Lido with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Lido Advisors Holding, LLC since 2015 and is also the owner of 10 Fifteen Consulting, a business consulting firm. Lido serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors, offering comprehensive wealth management services that combine traditional advisory with active sub-advisory roles and affiliated trust, tax, and insurance capabilities.