Roger Shaar is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for 24 years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he performs as a band member with Pacific Fallout, a music group based in Irvine, CA. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm uses centralized investment resources and tailored strategies, providing services through both direct and partner programs within a large integrated financial group.

Connor Mc Guire is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at the University of California Irvine and Nekter Juice Bar. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Keith Halabuda is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following seven years at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a broad range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and affiliated teams to deliver tailored offerings such as Executive Wealth, Personal Wealth, and Private Family Office support.

Gary Hutto is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked with Millennium Advisory Group, LLC since 2008 and has been associated with GWN Securities and Hutto/Dean & Co for over two decades and three decades respectively. Outside of his advisory roles, he provides fixed annuities to select clients. 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 features a broad network of approximately 423 advisors and manages about $3.65 billion across 37,000 client accounts, offering a range of investment programs that include traditional asset allocation and legacy momentum-based strategies.

Renu Sidgal is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Synoptek and First American Title Insurance Co., and she has experience in business intelligence architecture and insurance product sales. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to charitable organizations, offering a mix of advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Madison Evans is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower, Madison held roles at multiple companies, including Agri-Stor Companies and Threads USA. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

John Keeney is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He previously led Keeney Financial Group Inc. for nine years and has been affiliated with Beacon Pointe in various capacities since 2024. In addition to his advisory role, Keeney is also an agent at Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, focusing on the sale of insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base including individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients, offering wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions. The firm combines proprietary asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers across active and passive strategies, and acts as general partner for proprietary private funds while providing comprehensive portfolio management and reporting services.

Kevin Wiest is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Irvine, CA, holding two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts, he worked for Windes Inc., a CPA firm where he is a partner, and spent 20 years at Wright, Ford, Young & Co. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing customized portfolio construction primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income with a primarily long-term investment approach.

Jonathan Reilly is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and has 34 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and also serves on the finance committee of the California Council on Economic Education, a nonprofit focused on personal finance and economics education. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and high-net-worth clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting through various program structures. The firm primarily provides non-discretionary advice and operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Mark Woodfield is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a business entity focused on income and expense management and is involved in sales and marketing of insurance products, including life insurance and annuities. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, employing various analytical approaches and both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Winston Ventura is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Cetera Wealth Services, Sageview Advisory Group, Triad Advisors, Resources Investment Advisors, Independent Financial Partners, and LPL Financial. Creative Planning offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets, employing a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by advanced portfolio management techniques and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Edward Zwickl is associated with Centaurus Financial, Inc. and holds the Series 66 designation. He has no prior industry experience. Outside of his professional affiliations, he has been involved with Crossline Community Church since 2017. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized services such as advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Brett Nilsson is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at flexPATH Strategies and NFP Retirement. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tactical approaches and a range of retirement plan services.

Erica Berger is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Knightsbridge Wealth Management and Buffalo Capital Corporation. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven investment approach using both active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and a range of affiliated entities offering specialized advisory and family office services.

Louis Richards Jr. is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual and Mutual of Omaha. Outside of his advisory role, Richards serves on the Board of Directors for the Cal Poly Pomona Sales Center and creates lifestyle content on social media platforms. He is affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian Life that provides brokerage services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions using model portfolios and a lower-fee digital advisory platform.

Constantine Basdakis is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Stratos Wealth Partners since 2016 and has worked at LPL Financial since 2007. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party advisory solutions through an open-architecture platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

Hai Uy Dang is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 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 portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that delivers discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across various asset classes, along with registered broker-dealer capabilities.

Craig Brueckner is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015. He is also a partner and co-owner of BRS Financial Group, LLC, where he has worked since 1998. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and back-office services. The firm provides portfolio construction flexibility and manages discretionary model portfolios through its Investment Management and Research team.

Brett Dulyea is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a CFA® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at First Foundation Advisors for nine years and at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and DB Trust Company Americas for four years each. 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 securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Jordan Putman is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Spectrum Wealth Management, LLC and the Putman Group. He also has experience in education, having worked at Cal State University Fullerton and Tesoro High School. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and uses a diversified, risk-class based investment approach combining passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.