Kate Kittinger is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants in Los Angeles, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 15 years of industry experience. Kittinger has been with Cerity Partners LLC since 2013. Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants advises plan sponsors of defined contribution and defined benefit plans, providing ERISA fiduciary services, participant advice, plan design, and administrative support. The firm focuses on asset-allocation driven model portfolios and written investment policy statements, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Kathryn Costas is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at FMB Retirement Services and FMB Wealth Management. EP Wealth Advisors is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a suitability-driven process to manage portfolios and offers services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, tax preparation, and estate-document facilitation.

Donald Richner is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has been with Churchill Management Group since 2003. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Benjamin Wada is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialists and LPL Financial. He is also an insurance agent with SB Group, Inc. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Kevin Mcdaniel is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His professional background includes roles in estate planning, mortgage lending, and insurance sales, along with educational positions such as adjunct business management instructor at Platt College Los Angeles and instructor at International Education Corporation. He also works with online estate planning and health insurance services through affiliated companies. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary options, and manages over $2 billion in client assets.

Clifford Kim is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 24 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His career includes 14 years at Prudential Insurance Company of America and recent roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.

Intcher Bramlett is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. He has previously worked within the Capital Group Companies and has managed the Intcher K Bramlett Living Trust, where he acts as trustee overseeing real estate investment property. Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, emphasizing fundamental research, long-term investment horizons, and a multi-manager approach through affiliated pooled funds and separately managed accounts.

Benjamin Fife is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors in 2024, he worked at TD Ameritrade Inc., Charles Schwab Bank, and Charles Schwab from 1994 to 2024. EP Wealth Advisors is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and additional services such as tax preparation and estate-document facilitation.

Kyung Mee Lee is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has held roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, LLC, and AXA Advisors, LLC. Lee is also involved with Dickerson Employee Benefit in a non-investment capacity. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms.

Nathaniel Velasco is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Wells Fargo in various capacities since 2009. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients, including pension and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing research from the Wells Fargo Investment Institute and applying diversification principles and modern portfolio theory.

Charles Bachtell is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2025 and has worked at Western International Securities, Inc. since 2013. Outside of advising, he serves as President and Managing Partner of the Academy of California Examinations, which provides exam preparation for financial services licensing. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, research, and various technologies to support its investment strategies.

Douglas Eaton is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a wide range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses structured planning tools and investment models to support its financial planning services.

Christopher Caira is a financial advisor with MassMutual Investors Services in Los Alamitos, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with MML Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of rental property businesses with his brother. MassMutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, emphasizing collaborative, goal-based planning and offering a variety of investment and insurance solutions.

Robert Bayliff is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked for Cuso Financial Services, L.P. and Water and Power Community Credit Union. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by in-house and third-party research.

Kenneth Ibbetson is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Brea, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner of Nature's Realm, a business unrelated to his investment work. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm offers a broad range of brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research and analytics, managing approximately $671 billion in assets with more than 14,000 financial advisors.

Hadi Fakhoury is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience, currently with Morgan Stanley in Los Angeles, CA. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. Outside of advising, he has ownership and officer roles in several restaurant and hospitality businesses in Orlando, FL, serving as a silent or active partner in these ventures. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory services and financial planning to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm employs a structured planning process supported by proprietary tools and offers a range of investment and financial products.

Ernie Salgado is a financial advisor at Merrill in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill since 2021 and previously held roles at Bank of America and Continental Currency Services. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.

Rozina Rupani is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms including U.S. Bancorp Investments, LPL Financial, and Kinecta Financial & Insurance Services. Rupani also has outside employment as a registered client associate with Kinecta Federal Credit Union. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for clients approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, using a centralized consulting team to deliver non-discretionary, research-driven recommendations that incorporate tax-efficient strategies and asset management within Ameriprise accounts.

Duke Susilasate is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2017. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves both individual and institutional clients with comprehensive financial planning and advisory programs. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers planning services that incorporate structured discovery processes and advanced modeling tools.

Huan Bin Lee is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2021, and previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing from 2009 to 2021. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and methodologies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services both directly and through corporate financial planning agreements.