Mark Flint is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2016. Prior to that, he spent 12 years at Brandes Investment Partners, LP. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with due diligence on third-party independent managers and offers both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Aria Vergopia is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in Lake Forest, CA. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include assignments at Simplicity Investments, GT Securities, Inc., and Xnergy Financial LLC. Vergopia is also involved with Reborn Future Inc., where she has been active for five years. TLG Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans. The firm focuses on manager selection and portfolio monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering both personalized advisory services and a digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Joseph Cooper is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with MAI Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Pariax Private Wealth Management, JK Sports Management LLC, and a PGA Tour affiliate. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides a range of investment management and wealth planning services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a diverse portfolio of strategies and integrates financial planning, tax, and administrative services while also acting in both product-sponsor and advisory capacities for registered mutual funds and private investment vehicles.

Courtney Brown is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Irvine, CA, holding one year of experience in the industry. He is also a CPA partner at Windes, a CPA firm where he has worked since 2010. Brown divides his professional time between wealth management and accounting. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach alongside shorter-term rebalancing strategies.

Christopher Copps is a financial advisor at Corient with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Corient and its related entities since 2015. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining proprietary and third-party strategies, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Jason Colin Patrick is an investment advisor affiliated with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and also serves as owner and CEO of Fiduciary Advisors, LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services that include fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Dexter Varrelmann is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial, he worked at Marcus & Millichap for three years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and provides an integrated investment platform that includes discretionary and non-discretionary management, access to third-party managers, and alternative investment placement.

Graham Forrester is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent 20 years at The AYCO Company, L.P. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and delivers services through various tailored programs, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management within a large integrated financial group.

Richard Du Vernet is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NPB Financial Group, LLC, Associated Planners Investment Advisory Inc., and PRUCO Securities, LLC. He also serves as an insurance agent for Prudential Financial, focusing on term life, whole life, and variable universal life policies. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of strategic asset allocation and manager selection across passive and active portfolios, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services through multiple platforms.

Troy Dueker is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Carpinteria, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2000 and also serves on the board of Mary’s Shelter, a nonprofit supporting pregnant teens and their babies. Prior to and alongside his advisory role, he has been involved with Team Advisors since 2014. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary and offering participant-level investment options through its asset allocation portfolios. The firm’s investment process utilizes a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive.

Kimberly Dwan Bernatz is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Newport Beach, CA. She has been with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors since 2018, following a 17-year tenure at First American Trust. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a collaborative investment process involving internal teams and committees to create customized portfolios and offers a range of strategies including options hedges and structured notes.

Scott Mesa is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2023. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, IEQ Capital, BNY Mellon Securities Corporation, and Rim Securities. He is president of the newly established Latino Professionals chapter in Orange County and serves on the planning committee for the SER Summit for Latin@s in Financial Services. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized investment approach supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and offers unique tax integration and family office capabilities for its enterprise-scale clients.

Thomas Heuer is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 designations and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at NFP Retirement, Inc. for six years and has experience with Frank, Rimmerman, LLP, Xponential Growth Solutions, and San Diego State University. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets with around 220 advisors serving nearly 9,700 clients, including individuals, corporate and pension plans, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm employs an institutional-style asset allocation framework and offers a range of services such as wealth management, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting.

Luke Belden is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience with roles at Guardian Life, Park Avenue Securities, Proverbs Financial & Insurance Services, and WLA Investments. Outside of advisory work, he is also involved in insurance sales. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored financial planning and investment management through proprietary and third-party solutions.

Jules Yang is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2024. Prior to that, he was affiliated with the University of California, Riverside. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, and institutional clients. The firm integrates centralized investment resources and offers tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large, multi-affiliate financial group.

Michael Horne is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 17 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2021 and previously held roles at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C., EF Legacy Securities, LLC, and Edelman Financial Services LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he manages a rental property in Chatham, MA. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon for firms of its size.

James Chiate is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 12 years before joining Sanctuary Advisors in 2025. Chiate is also the founder and managing partner of Dial Square, an investment advisory entity. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad range of clients, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm supports more than 400 independent investment adviser representatives who develop customized investment strategies using various analytical approaches and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Darin Simonian is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC and Newport Wealth Strategies, Inc. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a proprietary manager selection process and combines active and passive strategies to implement client portfolios.

Courtney Hutchinson is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe, she worked at Waypoint Wealth Partners for 13 years and spent one year with Barclays Capital Inc. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm integrates active and passive investment strategies and employs a rigorous due diligence process for third-party manager selection, supporting its clients with detailed performance reporting and plan-level analytics.

Jason Lilly is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Citigroup since 2011, with additional roles at LPL Financial and California Bank and Trust. Lilly holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with significant institutional scale and operates in unique market roles, including as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.