Connor Benvenuti is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied from 2013 to 2021 before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. He is based in Newport Beach, CA. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and a range of tailored offerings, delivering services through both discretionary and non-discretionary managers within a large integrated financial group.

Ling Zhang is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Sterling Bank and Trust Irvine Branch. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Terrence Loughran is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC, where he has worked since 2012. His prior experience includes roles at CNR Securities, LLC and City National Bank, where he has been employed since 2007. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment process that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as sub-advisory services.

Anthony Mauro is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2012 and previously at Pacific Point Securities, LLC from 2009 to 2017. Mauro is also president of Mauro Wealth Planning, a DBA used for marketing and branding purposes. 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 through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analysis.

Joseph Pensabene IV is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and having six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2018, as well as positions at Core Financial Wealth & Insurance Solutions and MediaMix 365. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a variety of program types tailored to client objectives, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis and working closely with a diverse range of institutional sponsors.

Dheepu Nambiar is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021, following an 11-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a wide range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and offers tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth, Private Family Office support, and retirement plan education within a large integrated financial group.

Neil Livingston is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at Teles Properties from 2015 to 2017. He holds a Series 65 designation. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Yi Huang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and at World Financial Group since 2005. Yi Huang discloses involvement related to rental property interests managed by her husband, Kun Qian. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment models, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and a registered investment adviser.

Jason Bevacqua is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts, he has worked with the Garden Grove Unified School District for 29 years. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, 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, utilizing customized portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income while employing both long-term and shorter-term trading strategies.

Mark Mc Crary is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SageView Advisory Group and WJ Landscape, as well as academic appointments at the University of Southern California and the University of Pennsylvania. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, alongside various tailored strategies and institutional services.

Alberto Segura is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Bank, HSBC Bank, and Citi Bank, spanning from 2015 to 2022. Based in Costa Mesa, CA, Segura has worked at Citigroup since 2022. Citigroup Global Markets serves both 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 maintains significant market roles, including acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Noreen Mares is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2022, following previous roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Investments. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with Ramos Consulting and Wealth Management Firm, a non-investment-related business. Centaurus Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, utilizing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements and multiple analytical approaches.

Dustin Schmidt is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services holding a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. His background includes roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley, and multiple positions at Michigan State University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm integrates resources from across the Goldman Sachs organization to provide tailored investment strategies and varied service platforms.

Courtney Johnson is a Series 66 licensed advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 15 years of industry experience. She has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Nicole Letarte is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc., based in Orange, CA, and has 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining J.W. Cole Advisors in 2022, she worked for Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation from 2015 to 2022. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates a financial planning business under Modern Wealth Design. J.W. Cole Advisors supports a large network of independent advisors and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and platforms, including digital advice and third-party managers.

Marie Paul is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at CBRE and other firms, as well as a period working with the San Francisco Giants. 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 employs tailored allocation models and manager selections, offering a range of fee arrangements and leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem for expanded product access.

Tracy Sula Wang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Revolution Financial Management and Rise Inc, where she serves as a board member and president. Wang is also involved in insurance sales through affiliated companies connected to Transamerica. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm provides access to proprietary and third-party investment models with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Liang Zhu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also involved in IT consulting through Nucleon Technologies LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Timothy Carter is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2006 and has been affiliated with NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since the early 1980s. His other business activities include brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple advisory programs tailored to client needs and emphasizes non-discretionary management alongside fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Ryan Boudreau is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with GWN Securities since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Boudreau serves as a board member at large for Saddleback Valley Pop Warner Football & Cheer, a youth sports organization. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning. The firm uses a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and model-based allocations, employing both traditional and tactical strategies in portfolio management.