Hamid Hanifi is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has four years of industry experience. He has held multiple roles in telecommunications and technology companies, including serving as CTO and advisory board member for several ventures such as TELE110 LLC and Proud Holding. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in the wholesale and retail telecom business through independent contracting. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers to implement their advisory approach. The firm serves individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.

Frank Napolitano is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2025, following a decade at Sensible Financial Planning and Management, LLC. The firm serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients with investment advisory and consulting services, implementing client strategies through a combination of third-party independent managers and a formal due-diligence process.

Eric Post is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company dating back to 2013. Outside of his primary advisory duties, he is involved in selling fixed insurance products outside of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC, where Mr. Post is affiliated, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and diverse advisory programs, including model portfolios and a hybrid digital advisory solution.

Aminatou Bah is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, she worked at Somerset CPAs and Advisors, KPMG, and held multiple roles at Butler University. Outside of her advisory work, she is a part-time employee at Bambino Technologies, Inc., a childcare organization. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a wide range of clients, including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, delivering services through both discretionary and non-discretionary managers within a large integrated financial group.

R Jeffrey Morrison is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at both firms since 2010 and also operates Campus Pathway, a college counseling business that he continues to manage on a limited basis. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Imran Ahmed is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been associated with New York Life-affiliated firms since 1993 and has served as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products since 2004. Ahmed is also an investor in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ripple, and Litecoin. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across various program types and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Jesse Cox is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2013. Cox is also an officer and director of COX Financial Planning, Inc., a business entity used for tax and investment purposes, and owns the marketing DBA Coastal Wealth Management. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, managing approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives.

Liyun Chi is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a variety of investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and is notable for its large institutional scale combined with unique market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Mia Ros is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. based in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. She has worked with HSBC and its affiliates since 2017, including a role as a Bank Officer with HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., where she engages in the sale of bank-related products alongside her registered representative duties. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through a variety of managed account programs. The firm uses a structured investment process featuring multiple risk profiles and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with ongoing fund due diligence and portfolio management.

Syed Rizvi is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at HSBC Bank USA, N.A., HSBC Securities USA, Inc., UnionBanc Investment Services, and MUFG Union Bank. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both client-directed and fully discretionary options. The firm’s investment approach incorporates multiple risk profiles, strategic and tactical asset allocation, and ongoing fund due diligence, supported by affiliated and third-party providers.

Alexandra Fedynsky is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for 13 years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a range of affiliated and unaffiliated managers to deliver tailored wealth management solutions.

Kylee Bowden is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds a Series 66 designation and has six years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and fee-based advisory services, employing a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies alongside financial planning and business consulting.

Joseph Gieser is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Independent Financial Group in 2023, he worked at Crown Capital Securities and Xanterra, and he holds a role as Vice President of CAPS Management, where he is involved in tax preparation and accounting services. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, managing approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets.

Blal Said is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains significant institutional scale with unique market roles such as acting as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Thomas Smith is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bridge Advisory LLC and OAKWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he is an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services. 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-of-managers approach using a proprietary “Focus List” and offers a range of services from discretionary wealth management to outsourced CIO solutions.

Karen Lomas is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Principal Financial Services, where she has worked since 2021, following five years at Securian Financial Services. Outside of her advisory role, she holds leadership positions in several organizations, including serving as Chairperson for Business Owner Education at the Santa Fe Springs Chamber of Commerce, Membership Chair for Women in Manufacturing–Los Angeles, and President of the Rotary Club of Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services emphasize direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions delivered through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Joan Huang Evans is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Irvine, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 2016 and has been associated with New York Life and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2015. Outside of her advisory work, she invests personally in cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes a predominantly non-discretionary asset management approach.

Patrick O’day is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 license holder with seven years of industry experience. He has been with CIBC Private Wealth Management since 2015 and is based in Newport Beach, CA. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm offers portfolio management, comprehensive wealth advisory services, and coordinated Family Office solutions, leveraging an internal investment team and governance committees to create customized investment strategies.

Rocky Lin is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2011 and also has a role as a licensed insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing a proprietary Focus List and a formal due diligence process to select and monitor independent managers across various investment strategies.

Whitney Massey is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts, Massey worked at Level Four Advisory Services LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Massey is also involved in several business activities, including a non-investment-related entity for tax and investment purposes. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach using customized portfolios comprised of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.