Madisen Karlson is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors. Her prior roles include positions at Austin Private Wealth and The Vanguard Group. Karlson is also an adjunct faculty member at Idaho State University, where she teaches financial literacy and personal finance topics. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm constructs customized model portfolios utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides additional services including tax preparation and estate-document assistance for qualified clients.

Ramsey Andrijevich is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2023. His prior roles include positions at First Foundation Advisors, Purus Wealth Management, and Waddell & Reed. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, employing an integrated wealth management approach that includes diversification across multiple asset classes and options-based strategies.

Ayelet Bisson is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked with firms including Kestra Advisory Service and Synergy Financial. Outside her advisory roles, she has been involved in entrepreneurial ventures such as ABOS LLC and ABOB LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and a registered investment adviser.

Brian Estep is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lido. His prior roles include positions at Mercer Global Advisors Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, and TIAA. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses an integrated wealth management approach that incorporates diversification across various asset classes and implements options-based strategies, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis.

Monika Mugg is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with MAI Capital Management, LLC and has previously worked at Evoke Advisors, First Republic Securities Company, Llc, Luminous Capital, LLC, and Merrill. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a diverse range of strategies tailored to client objectives and serves as both an investment adviser and product sponsor, including managing a registered mutual fund and private investment vehicles.

Jonathan Bacon is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at EP Wealth Advisors since 2020 and previously spent five years at Harris Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer and board member of the Financial Planning Association of Los Angeles. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services, using customized model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Joseph Lindley is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at EP Wealth Advisors. He has previously worked at firms including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Edward Jones, and LPL Financial, among others. Lindley holds a Series 66 license and is based in Torrance, CA. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving 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, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in constructing customized portfolios.

Nathan Mirji is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience working at HoyleCohen and California State University Northridge. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm uses a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that blends active and passive strategies and incorporates fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Nicholas Hatfield is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors since 2018. He previously worked at Rampart Wealth Advisors and Miceli Financial Planning. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning, offering customized model portfolios and a variety of ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for clients meeting certain asset thresholds.

Alan Bonde is a financial advisor with Mariner in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at AdvicePeriod, LLC and GenSpring Family Offices, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm uses discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and provides specialized solutions such as ERISA 3(38) retirement plans and integrated tax and accounting services.

Kathy Gardner is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has a background in real estate brokerage dating back to 1993. Gardner is also involved in property management through ownership and management roles in multiple LLCs. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a mix of advisory and broker-dealer services with access to proprietary and third-party model portfolios, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment options.

Jonathan Van Dijk is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. He is based in Los Angeles, CA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains large institutional scale combined with specialized market roles.

Dierra Bean is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Torrance, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. She has held various roles outside of traditional advisory work, including managing short-term rental leases, working as a Medicare representative, and providing supplemental health insurance benefits through Champion Health, Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios alongside commission-based insurance and brokerage products.

Mindy Huang is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Oakwood Capital Management LLC for 14 years. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Peter Lee is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Lido Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Avitas Wealth Management and UBS. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and other entities, providing investment management, financial planning, family office services, and estate planning. The firm uses an integrated wealth management approach that includes diversified strategies across multiple asset classes and implements options-based strategies both directly and through pooled vehicles.

Christopher Gomez is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments and E*TRADE Capital Management, among other firms. Gomez holds active insurance licenses for life, accident, health, variable life, and variable annuity insurance. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private fund platforms.

Wen Tsai is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 47 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Merrill and Laurel Wealth Advisors prior to joining Integrated in 2023. Integrated Wealth Concepts 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, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, emphasizing customized portfolios and a combination of internal management and third-party oversight.

Daniel Leong is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Lido and has prior experience at Morgan Stanley, Oracle Corporation, and the University of Southern California. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, utilizing a diversified investment approach that includes equities, fixed income, structured notes, real estate debt, alternatives, and options-based strategies.

Andrew Shestek is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Greater Nevada Credit Union and spent four years in full-time education prior to his advisory roles. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, utilizing proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Joo Kyung Lee is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. Lee holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including The Leaders Group Inc, Ameritas Advisory Services, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of investment advisory roles, Lee is involved as a Medicare agent assisting seniors with Medicare insurance enrollment. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. Its investment approach includes fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, with a direct-to-consumer program that allocates clients into passive, active, or blended fund portfolios reviewed quarterly.