Shihua Chen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup, Chen held roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Wfgia, and HRCF Investment Consulting Co., where they worked for ten years. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and delivers bespoke solutions for large relationships alongside standard advisory services.

Trisha Miller is a financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at First Republic Securities Company, LLC and First Republic Investment Management, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of implementation options alongside financial planning, retirement consulting, tax planning, and estate coordination.

Arthur Veyna is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has 31 years of industry experience, including long tenures at Securian Financial Services and Minnesota Life. He serves as chairman of the Lambda Chi Alpha National Fraternity Southern California Alumni Association. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory programs and incorporates a mix of in-house and third-party investment strategies.

Joshua Woolslayer is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services based in Newport Beach, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of experience at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Prior to his current role, he worked as an e-commerce entrepreneur and held various positions in the food service industry. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory teams use strategic allocation models and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, leveraging resources across the broader Goldman Sachs network to offer a wide range of specialized financial services.

Jonathan Penaloza is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2018 and previously was employed at Footprints Behavioral Health and California State University, Long Beach. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a property and casualty insurance agent at CGM Risk Management. 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 financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory management through multiple platforms and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary investment arrangements.

Wade Jones is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for eight years before joining Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities, Inc. Wade is also involved in outside sales of life, disability, annuities, health, long-term care, dental, Medicare, and medical insurance through various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

Rosalia Garcia is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. Her career includes multiple tenures at Oppenheimer and roles at Boustead Securities, Bico Drilling Tools, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation and a variety of investment vehicles to meet client objectives.

Donita Joseph is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, bringing six years of industry experience. She is also a partner at Windes, Inc., a CPA firm where she has worked since 1989. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, constructing customized portfolios with a long-term approach and utilizing both internal and third-party asset management.

Brent Broaddus is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at First Allied Securities, Inc. and Alpine Star Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-owner of Aloha Bliss, a business involved in Hawaiian merchandise sales, and serves as president and handicap chairman of the Sandbaggers Golf Club. J. W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to multiple managed account solutions, employing discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies that include fundamental and technical analysis, model portfolios, and digital advice platforms.

Ronald Kring is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Placentia, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has held roles at Money Concepts Advisory Services, SCI Franchise Holdings, and FIT Strategic Advisors, among others. Outside of advisory work, he serves as Director and Secretary of SCI Franchise Holdings, a biohazard cleaning company. Money Concepts Advisory Services provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.07 billion in assets, utilizing model-driven, asset-allocation strategies supported by third-party managers and platforms like Envestnet.

Ju Hwan Oh is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Money Concepts Capital in 2025, he worked at Unity Wealth Partners and Ameritas Investment Company, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner at John Oh CPA Professional Corp, where he provides accounting and tax planning services. Money Concepts Advisory Service offers investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs model-driven and asset-allocation strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary programs, managing approximately $4.07 billion in client assets through a network of several hundred advisors.

Adam Jeharajah is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Management since 2014. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team with governance committees to deliver customized portfolio management and wealth advisory services, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets across 175 advisors.

Michael Moises is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Irvine, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life and its affiliated entities, and he is a partial owner of a nail salon business, managing back office inventory and marketing. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Laura Lawther is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Empower Advisory Group. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Auro Wealth Management, and Pickett Financial Partners. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as Treasurer for The Pet Adoption Center of Orange County, a non-profit animal rescue organization. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Ryan Cravitz is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Brookstone Capital Management LLC since 2016. He has also owned Cravitz Financial & Insurance Solutions, previously Milestone, since 2011, where he promotes and teaches financial literacy to adults and children as a Certified Financial Education Instructor with the National Financial Educator's Council. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through a turnkey asset management platform and employs a range of investment strategies including strategic and dynamic asset allocation models, ETFs, mutual funds, and options-enhanced strategies.

Scott Smith is a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Edward Jones for 18 years. Smith also manages Smith Wealth Partners, a client-facing business offering advisory practice information and client portals, and serves as a life and health insurance agent. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans nationwide through over 400 independent advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions.

Sophie Kempf is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach and engaged in academic roles at the University of Southern California and Jserra Catholic High School. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored wealth management solutions and leverages centralized investment resources and affiliated teams to implement portfolios across a range of strategies.

Anakaren Rosas is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services and holds a Series 66 designation. She has four years of industry experience, including roles at Goldman Sachs Ayco Personal Financial Management and legal positions at the Fowler School of Law Chapman Tax Law Clinic and the Law Offices of Alicia D. Taylor. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and portfolio management through a variety of strategies and platforms. The firm leverages integrated capabilities across the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem, providing access to specialized programs and investment solutions.

Blaine Carver is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently with Hightower Advisors since 2023. He has previously worked at J. Derek Lewis & Associates, Mutual Securities, Inc., Mars Jewett Financial Group, Inc., and Cetera Advisor Networks. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of advisor practices.

Giesella Earley is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. She has 14 years of industry experience and has been with Citigroup since 2010. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional capabilities including in-house research and specialized market roles.