Emile Abinader is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup since 2007. Abinader owns several rental properties in the greater Los Angeles area, managing these investments outside of his securities trading hours. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and blends large institutional scale with unique market roles, including swap dealing and futures commission activities.

Carl Ludwigson is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently advising clients at Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles. He has been with Hightower since 2021, following a nine-year tenure at Bel Air. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers, with access to various investment vehicles and proprietary research.

William Gallon is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Leaders Group Inc and Gideon Strategic Partners, as well as involvement with educational organizations such as Williams College and Pine Cobble School. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and ongoing monitoring using fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios, and it offers both managed accounts and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

William Fuentes is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2019 and previously at Questar Capital from 2016 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in assisting clients with term life insurance products and fixed annuities. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Adrian Engel is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at City National Rochdale since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Adrian serves on the advisory board of Iluria, a company developing software to monitor ADHD-related patterns using commercial smart wearables, and participates on the committee for the JVS Socal Scholarship Program, which supports job seekers through candidate selection. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and institutional investors, employing an active, multi-strategy investment process that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis. The firm offers portfolio management and sub-advisory services and sponsors multiple mutual and interval funds, managing approximately $73 billion in assets across 125 advisors.

Sophia Stoehr is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Arixa Capital, Bellwether Asset Management, and Lincoln Property Company, as well as time spent at the University of Southern California. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach integrates centralized macro and manager research with access to alternative investments through an extensive private-investment platform.

Jack Kirby is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and California Lutheran University. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach emphasizing diversification across various asset classes and options-based strategies, managing most assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers when appropriate.

Gerardo Camacho is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at World Financial Group, WealthWave, and Revolution Financial Management. Outside of advisory work, he operates an independent tax preparation service and is involved in real estate activities. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Lauren Garner is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining IEQ Capital, she worked at Mozaic LLC, Pritzker Group (Sheridan Place), and Perella Weinberg Partners. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions, utilizing a macroeconomic research-driven investment process and a combination of liquid strategies, third-party managers, and private alternatives. The firm offers a range of ancillary family-office services and focuses on clients with net worth typically above $10 million.

Natalie Stover is a financial advisor at Lido with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, Monster Energy, Dutch Bros, and Letzroll Offroad. 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, employing an integrated wealth management approach across a broad range of asset classes and options-based strategies.

Todd Krieg is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lido Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Pegasus Partners Ltd., Reinhart Partners, LLC, and U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. Lido serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach emphasizing diversification across asset classes and implements options-based strategies both directly and through pooled vehicles.

Michael Lee is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, based in Beverly Hills, CA. He has 14 years of industry experience, including roles at HighTower Advisors since 2019 and Lourd Capital Management since 2009. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions through affiliated and third-party managers, employing proprietary research and diverse portfolio construction strategies.

Mia Terzic is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Citi Bank and OneSignal, and she completed her education at the University of California, Berkeley. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various 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 and operates with institutional scale alongside specialized market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Masa Sekulic is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2017 and previously held roles at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc and Db National Trust Company from 2011 to 2017. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and custodial services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional capabilities, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Alyssa Lecca La Cruz is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Freestone Capital Management and Angel of the Winds Casino, as well as experience in the food service industry and retail. 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, employing an integrated wealth management approach that includes diversification across asset classes and options-based strategies.

Garrett Patton is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Fisher Investments and Personal Capital Advisors Corporation prior to joining Creative Planning. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

Sharon Stepenosky is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill, Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. She serves as a board member for the El Encanto Homeowners Association in Calabasas, CA. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm supports over 400 independent advisor representatives who employ various investment approaches and manage accounts on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Mark Schindler is a CFP® with 44 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. since 2014. He previously worked at Planmember Securities Corporation and Brookstreet Securities Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, Schindler acts as an agent for a Self Insured Medical Reimbursement Plan, presenting healthcare-related tax-saving opportunities to business owners and benefit managers. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through a variety of managed account programs and financial planning options. The firm uses a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and employs both asset allocation and market-timing strategies within its portfolio management.

Afrin Ahmed is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs as well as execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and commercial arrangements.

Robert Baron is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to that, he held positions at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities, and offers a broad range of advisory and execution services.