John Conners is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021, following a seven-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, leveraging integrated capabilities across its affiliated entities.

Andrew Talley is a financial advisor with EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors, he worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct customized portfolios and offers services including third-party manager recommendations and ERISA fiduciary support.

John Chapman is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. His previous roles include positions at Constitution Wealth LLC, Worthpointe, Fidelity, and Merrill. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Jasmita Patel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Tustin, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She has concurrently worked with multiple firms, including JJP Insurance Services and Axiom Financial & Insurance Solutions, both of which operate broker-dealer activities related to insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis, primarily working with defined contribution and defined benefit plans as well as charitable and corporate clients.

Ryan Munroe is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at several firms including Creative Planning, Reilly Financial Advisors, Versant Capital Management, JPMorgan Securities, Janus, and TIAA-CREF. He is currently with Creative Planning in San Diego, CA. 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 emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Charles Duncan is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 66 license with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, having previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Securities America Advisors, and operated his own firms including Duncan Investment Advisors, Inc. and Duncan Financial. In addition to advising, he serves as an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on discretionary wealth management and outsourced CIO solutions, implementing strategies through third-party independent managers selected via a formal due-diligence process.

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.

Jeffrey Holben is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously led The Holben Group, LLC for 19 years. Outside of advising, he is involved in managing ranching and property management businesses through The Holben Group. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate document preparation. The firm employs a customized investment approach that includes model portfolios, third-party manager oversight, and ERISA plan services.

Austin Seifert is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently advising at EP Wealth Advisors. His prior work includes roles at Thompson Wealth Management, Harbour Investments, and Beacon Pointe Advisors. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with alternative investment strategies.

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., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at GWN Securities since 2004 and has also been associated with Millennium Advisory Group, LLC for 18 years as well as Hutto/Dean & Co for over 38 years. Outside of advisory roles, he provides fixed annuities to select clients. GWN Securities offers investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through managed account programs, financial planning, and third-party manager introductions. The firm employs a range of discretionary portfolio management strategies, including market-timing and momentum-based approaches, and integrates affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers within its model-based allocations.

Diego Conejo is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. He has a background that includes roles at Primerica, Wells Fargo Investments, and Victrix Capital Management, where he provided bookkeeping services for retail shops. Outside of finance, Diego owns Angel City Candle Co, a handmade candle business, and operates West Coast Office Supply, an online used book and office supply retailer. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs, managing billions in assets under management.

Travis Mceuen is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at EP Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he was with Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. from 2022 to 2024, and Herrmann & Cooke from 2016 to 2022. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with third-party manager recommendations and ERISA plan 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.

Allan Horner is a financial advisor with EP Wealth Advisors in Torrance, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Criterion Capital Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans with wealth management and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers additional services such as tax preparation and estate-document facilitation for qualifying clients.

Steven Jackson Jr. is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2013. He is a member of the board of directors for the Estate Planning Council of San Gabriel Valley. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers ERISA retirement plan advisory services, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for clients with significant net worth, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Tyler Polson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience, currently practicing at &Partners since 2025. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Bank of America, each for eight years. Polson serves on the investment committee of the South Coast Botanic Garden Board in Palos Verdes, providing input on endowment fund investments. &Partners serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, ERISA consulting, and brokerage services through a dual registration as an investment adviser and broker-dealer, utilizing a mix of proprietary and third-party strategies with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

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.

Derrick Garcia is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Litman Gregory Wealth Management and has held roles at the University of Redlands, Sleepy Hollow Swim and Tennis Club, and Campolindo High School. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning, offering customized model portfolios that incorporate fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with alternative investment options.