Joseph Lumarda is a financial advisor at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Capital Bank and Trust Company for five years before joining his current firm in 2021. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach and a range of investment vehicles including separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and alternative strategy funds.

Tonnette Patterson is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Churchill Management Group and National Planning Corporation. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies and offers specialized investment options.

Henry Gitman is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, holding a Series 66 credential and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer, Hightower Securities, LLC, since 2014. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment products such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Nicholas Eguiazarian is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. Outside of advising, he is a partner in JLN Shoes LLC, a retail and online shoe business. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services through a Private Advisor model and an integrated investment platform.

David Tracy is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, M. S. HOWELLS & cO., Triad Advisors, Legacy Wealth Partners, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies across various investment vehicles.

Justin Amrein is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Evoke Advisors, Heritage Investors Management Corporation, and George Washington University. Outside of finance, he has experience with Tennis Central Corp and Chester Valley Golf Club. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio strategies implemented through in-house managers and third-party sub-advisers, integrating financial planning and tax services into many client relationships.

Zachary Valdez is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities, he held positions at Harvey Mudd College, Keck Graduate Institute, and several other organizations. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through managed account programs, financial planning, and third-party manager selection. The firm uses a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and incorporates market-timing and momentum-based strategies in certain legacy programs.

Nicholette La Frenier is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Modern Woodmen of America and academic-related work at California State University, Fullerton and Pasadena City College. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research and security-pricing capabilities, supporting complex advisory needs and large institutional clients.

Graham Foltz is a financial advisor at Lido with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Nuveen Securities, Nuveen Asset Management, and Arrowmark Partners. Outside the financial sector, he has worked in hospitality and recreational settings, including a country club and a restaurant. 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 focusing on diversification across multiple asset classes and implements options-based strategies, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis while utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers when appropriate.

James Boyd is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 39 years of industry experience. He is currently with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and has previously worked at LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation, as well as operating Boyd Financial Planning since 1984. Outside of his advisory roles, he prepares tax returns through a separate business, SASSY COUTURE. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a broad client base including individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party advisory solutions through an open-architecture platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

Josephine Tran is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 licenses. Her prior work includes roles at BFC Planning, Inc. and Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc., as well as self-employment. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary portfolio management through model and customized portfolios, applying a fiduciary standard within its RIA services.

Sanjeev Sardana is a financial advisor at Lido with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked for Bluepointe Capital Management, LLC for 19 years. Lido advises 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 with diversification across multiple asset classes and manages assets on a discretionary basis while utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers when appropriate.

Sean Walker is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Cetera, LPL Financial, and Applied Financial Planning. Outside his advisory role, he owns aviation-related businesses involving aircraft training and management and participates in a financial radio show called The Money Guys. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools.

Komal Motwani is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2025, Motwani worked for Yanni & Associates Investment Advisors, LLC for a total of seven years and spent time at Thakar Financial LLC, Raymond James. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between stand-alone planning services and ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Myra Alport is a financial advisor at Lido with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Copperwynd Financial and Thompson Wealth Management. 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 with diversification across various asset classes and options-based strategies, managing assets both directly and through third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Jacob Dorman is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner, where he has worked since 2022, and previously held roles at AdvicePeriod, LLC and his own firms Dorman Skorheim Wealth Management LLC and Dorman & Company, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he co-owns Dorman & Company Inc., an event services business, and spends several hours monthly consulting for it. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm integrates tax and accounting services and provides customized, discretionary portfolios managed by an internal team and Investment Committee.

Dylan Mathis is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup since 2014. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research, futures and derivatives services, and bespoke solutions for very large clients.

Tat Chan is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Principal Life Insurance Company, NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Co., Basel Capital, Whitewing Insurance Solutions, and HSBC in both the U.S. and Hong Kong. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of Seed Capital LLC, which is investing as a limited partner in a restaurant. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel, with advisory offerings that include financial planning and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Nicki Green is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Lido Advisors, LLC since 2023 and previously held roles at Colorado Financial Management and Cascade Financial Management Inc. Prior to her financial industry roles, she worked at Vail Resorts. 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 focused on diversification across multiple asset classes and implements options-based strategies, typically managing assets on a discretionary basis and utilizing third-party managers and sub-advisers when appropriate.

Shaina Desai is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with Hightower Advisors and has held prior roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Jessica Aliotti. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled investment vehicles and private funds.