Gregory Johnstone is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including 24 years at Centaurus Financial and over 30 years running Johnstone & Associates. Outside of advising, he serves as president of KSWM Inc., an accounting and administrative entity. Centaurus Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with discretionary and non-discretionary management, offering specialized services such as retirement-plan consulting and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Michael Phelps is a financial advisor at Corient with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with various entities within Corient since 2015. He also serves as an individual trustee for a client of Corient. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and offers specialized services through affiliates such as family office and trustee services.

Heather Blake is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked with Infinex Investments, Inc., Financial Partners Wealth Management, and LPL Financial. Additionally, she serves as trustee and executor for an estate and trust, acting in a fiduciary capacity. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Greggory Cowan is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Capital Group for 11 years before joining Beacon Pointe Advisors. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual, corporate, pension, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, offering both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

William Maniss is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc since 2016. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides various advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a range of investment products to tailor client solutions.

Robert Shier Jr. is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 30 years of industry experience. He is associated with Cerity Partners LLC and has been working with HPM Partners Advisor Alliance LLC and HPM Partners LLC since 2012. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable institutions, and other institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on customized, diversified portfolios and private market programs for qualified clients.

Alan Bender is a financial advisor with SPC in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Parkland Securities since 2014 and has been associated with Precision Wealth Financial & Insurance Services since 2004. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as president of Dynamis Wealth Solutions, LLC, which provides group health and life insurance products. SPC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement services, employing both discretionary and nondiscretionary strategies tailored to client needs.

Matthew Henn is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Capital Synergy Partners, CPS Insurance Services, and Questar Asset Management. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan platform services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Hannah Sullivan is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in financial planning and advisory roles. She is currently with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., where she has worked since 2022, following prior experience at Lincoln Financial Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, Sullivan serves as Secretary for Orange Blossoms, an auxiliary group that raises funds for women and children in need, and is a board member of the Community Foundation of Orange, a nonprofit focused on local charitable initiatives. J.W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisors offering fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a range of discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies and provides access to multiple investment platforms and third-party managers.

Mark Moehlman is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors and its predecessor entities since 2013. Moehlman is also president and sole owner of Wealth Management Corporation, a business management company. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to individual and institutional clients, including charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-based investment approach using a proprietary “Focus List” and offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Frank Messano III is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, and First Financial Equity Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he operated the 3D Studio Gallery for 16 years. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base, including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers a range of advisory programs supported by third-party asset managers and a proprietary WealthSuite separately managed account platform.

Gina Seid is a CFP® with seven years of experience in the financial industry. She currently works at Creative Planning and has previously held roles at Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Clearing, First Republic, and Edward Jones. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Timothy Mcvey is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving at Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2004. He has been self-employed since 1986 and also works as a tax preparer and real estate broker. 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, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services through both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Kathleen Zwickl is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has been with Centaurus since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, Kathleen provides life and legacy coaching focused on helping individuals and families uncover their gifts and preserve wealth across generations. Centaurus Financial, Inc. delivers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Jordan Sandfer is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently advising at Hightower Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Financial Advisors Network, Inc., Insight Wealth Strategies, and co-founding Sandfer Fikert & Associates, LLP and Insight Accounting, LLP. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that incorporates affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles. The firm serves clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, with capabilities spanning domestic and international markets.

Benjamin Blokdyk is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently with Mariner Wealth Advisors. He previously worked at Beacon Pointe Investment Advisors and has been associated with the University of Southern California. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations by providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm offers discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services and specialized financial wellness tools.

Gordon Hassenplug is a financial advisor at Corient with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with several Corient-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 plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and employs risk management tools and continuous portfolio monitoring.

Douglas Beaver is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with two years of industry experience. He is also a partner at Windes Inc., a CPA firm. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, using customized portfolios with a primarily long-term approach and a variety of investment vehicles.

Osvaldo Cisneros is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2020, with prior roles at Pruco Securities LLC and the University of California, Irvine. Outside of his advisory work, he owns an online blog called Socratic Speech and a related podcast named I Think, Therefore I Pod. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management services through its CLASSIC Plus platform, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment arrangements with varied analytical approaches.

Brandi Palermo is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2016 and previously at Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2008. Outside of her advisory role, she contracts for Pawsome Pet Company, maintaining a P&C license to facilitate pet insurance sales. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and offers multiple management platforms and pooled employer plan arrangements.