Nvard Ter Matevosyan is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors in 2024, she worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2017 to 2024. Outside of her advisory role, she is a general partner at God First Enterprises LLC, a for-profit business entity. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment advisor serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a network of independent advisors and employs multiple program structures supported by technology and centralized due diligence.

Maria Angrisani is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021. Prior to that, she held roles at Ayco, In-N-Out Burger, Subway, California State University, Long Beach, and the School of Engineering and Sciences. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and portfolio management supported by proprietary research, specialized programs, and access to alternative investments.

Sean Latimer is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower since 2016, following previous roles at Morgan Stanley and its affiliates. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to various pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers supported by proprietary research and customized portfolio construction.

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.

Andy Nguyen is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Ameriprise, Comerica Securities, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in independent insurance brokering and participates in a cash management platform serving corporate and institutional clients. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions through both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types on its Passageway Managed Account platform, allowing clients to tailor investment strategies with options such as mutual fund/ETF models, separately managed accounts, tax overlays, and direct indexing.

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 financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2022. Prior to her advisory role, her background includes positions outside the financial industry, including work at Maki Yaki and Mimi's Cafe. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-focused investment approach using a proprietary “Focus List” and offers a range of services from discretionary wealth management to outsourced CIO solutions.

Tommy Tran is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2016. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering a variety of 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 alongside specialized roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Jay Smith is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Lake Forest, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2019 and has been affiliated with NYLIFE Securities LLC and Burton Financial & Insurance Services since 2013 and 2012, respectively. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member and treasurer for Dana Point Youth Baseball, a local youth baseball league. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, working with a wide range of retirement investors and institutional sponsors.

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.

Andrew Gordon is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Lake Forest, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 1997. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a sole proprietorship involved in sales of health and dental insurance. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services through its CLASSIC Plus platform, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with various analytical approaches and third-party manager options.

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.

Nesrin Guner Mann is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Independent Financial Group, she worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Independent Financial Group provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers various portfolio management options and financial planning, utilizing firm- and third-party models to develop client strategies across multiple risk profiles.

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.

Darin Tuttle is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Corient. His prior roles include positions at Martinsen Wealth Management, Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors, and Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he is a program manager for TuttleNumbNow, a dental education company coordinating programs nationally. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team approach integrating in-house strategies with third-party managers and specialized private fund offerings.

Michael Fahim is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2004 and has concurrently worked with Educators Retirement Services since 1989. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in selling fixed life insurance products. GWN Securities serves individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs, financial planning, and third-party manager introductions. The firm combines model-based portfolio management with discretionary strategies and incorporates tactical market-timing and momentum approaches in certain legacy programs.