Sean Latimer is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors who holds the Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Securities LLC and Hightower Advisors LLC since 2019, and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2016 to 2019. 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, proprietary research, and various investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Derek Newcomer is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2012. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Newport Beach, CA. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a proprietary “Focus List” of third-party independent managers and a formal due-diligence process for manager selection and monitoring. The firm offers discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, outsourced CIO solutions, and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles, including private funds and a registered interval fund.

Jacob Cornell is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. based in Anaheim, CA, with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at multiple firms including Arkadios Capital, NAV ADVISORS, and Balance. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Cornell Asset Management, which offers term life insurance and Medicare products to clients. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions. The firm utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analyses.

Andy Nguyen is a financial advisor with Fifth Third Securities, Inc. based in Costa Mesa, CA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise, Comerica Securities, and Wells Fargo, covering both brokerage and banking functions. Nguyen is also involved in independent insurance brokering with John Hancock Financial and participates in a cash management platform for corporate and institutional clients. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels, offering multiple program types on the Passageway Managed Account platform. The firm operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank and combines services including mutual funds, ETFs, SMA strategies, and direct indexing with various managed account solutions.

Joseph Azzopardi is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner. His previous roles include positions at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C., Edelman Financial Services, EF Legacy Securities, Golden State Wealth Management, and LPL Financial. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by an internal management team and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services uncommon among firms of its size.

Liliana Sobaszek is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA. Her prior work history includes roles both within Beacon Pointe Advisors and outside the financial sector, including employment at Maki Yaki and Mimi's Cafe. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individuals, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm integrates proprietary asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs a range of active and passive investment strategies across public and private markets.

Cynthia Leberthon is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with two years of experience in the industry. She has previously worked at Wright Ford and Young & Co for eight years and LTSP Inc for fifteen years. She also serves as a senior audit partner at the CPA firm Wright Ford Young, a role unrelated to her investment advisory activities. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 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, emphasizing customized portfolios and a long-term investment approach.

Martin Chiu is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 38 years of industry experience and has been involved with multiple consulting and wealth advisory entities, including founding VANTAQUEST. In addition to his advisory work, he has served as an instructor since 2017 and operates a consulting firm focused on family wealth matters. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm delivers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives and emphasizes a predominantly non-discretionary approach to asset management.

Mark Townsend is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience. He is currently with Money Concepts Capital Corp and has held roles at Western International Securities, Inc., Crown Capital Securities, L.P., and other firms. Outside of advisory work, Townsend provides financial oversight for residential care facilities for the elderly and serves as a real estate broker for Townsend Properties, Inc. Money Concepts Capital Corp is an enterprise-scale adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs model-driven and asset-allocation strategies, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio programs supported by third-party managers and technology platforms.

Kitmen Gunther is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business ventures including property management for Casa Sereno, LLC, and serves as president of the nonprofit Asian Community Development. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio approach with third-party managers and platforms to deliver its services.

Kevin King is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and spent 33 years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied prior to that. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models and offers a range of services such as Private Family Office and Specialized Executive Wealth programs, supported by integrated resources across the Goldman Sachs platform.

Elisha Torrance is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Irvine, CA. Their prior experience includes roles at JP Morgan Chase Bank, Columbia Private Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm utilizes Schwab’s proprietary asset-allocation models and research tools to offer tailored recommendations, while trades require client authorization.

Stephen Bennett is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Citigroup since 2019, following nine years at JP Morgan Securities LLC. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Andrew Chan is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at JP Morgan Securities, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers.

Kelley Slaught is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Centaurus Financial since 2012 and is also involved in American Patriotic Merchandise, a business selling American patriotic promotional items. Additionally, she is the author of "The Great Retirement Mystery," which she promotes through a radio show. 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 services, employing a variety of investment strategies and both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Robert Condon is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2021, he worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated from 2017 to 2019. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts and centralized technology to support its nationwide network of over 1,200 advisors.

Milton Mejia is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Diversified Investment Advisors, Diversified Investors Securities Corp., and T. Rowe Price Advisory Services. Outside of advising, he is a landlord for multiple rental properties. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm that offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to deliver services primarily through non-discretionary client relationships.

Metro Malasavage IV is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional at Mariner with six years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, Mass Mutual Arizona, and Financial Management Network. Mariner serves a broad range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines in-house research with third-party managers and offers integrated tax, accounting, and administrative CFO services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Joshua Hernandez is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is involved in several entrepreneurial ventures focused on marketing, training, consulting, and estate planning document services. 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 both advisory and broker-dealer services, employing a mix of proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Darcy Pierce is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors in 2024, Pierce worked at Regal Wealth Group and EmancipAction, Inc., among other firms. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management and consulting services and employs a variety of program structures, combining in-house and third-party manager options supported by centralized due diligence and technology tools.