Rocio Marticorena is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank NA, Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Outside of finance, she has affiliations with Lyft and Uber and previously worked in the restaurant industry. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and institutions. The firm offers a broad range of financial planning services tailored to clients who meet certain net-worth criteria, using proprietary research and tools to develop recommendations.

Ana Ramirez is a financial advisor at Cetera with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Cetera and Cetera Wealth Services since 2013. Ramirez is also the owner of Ana Ramirez Investments LLC, a financial services DBA, and is involved in fixed insurance sales focused on life and annuities. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individual, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of over 10,000 advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services with multiple program structures and access to affiliated and third-party managers.

Joshua Knittel is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 24 years of industry experience, all spent at the same firm since 2002. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing a commercial rental property in Sutter Creek, California. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment options, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Nicholas Pulido is a financial advisor at Merrill with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at JP Morgan Securities LLC and Bank of America, N.A. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party managers.

Michelle Fruit is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in El Dorado Hills, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2015 and also operates J.M. Fruit, Inc., a consulting business where she manages bookkeeping and light accounting tasks. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Lee Fields is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for his father. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory options. The firm’s approach is IPS-driven and incorporates a range of investment vehicles, including insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep options.

Laura Scruggs is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and Wells Fargo Advisors in various capacities since 2012. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages roughly $671 billion in assets and supports clients through a combination of brokerage and advisory solutions.

Eric Figueroa is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Hesperian Wealth, an independent firm, and has previously worked at Litman Gregory. Hesperian Wealth provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, while also managing portfolios for institutional clients. The firm focuses on tailored portfolio management and ongoing oversight to align investments with client objectives through ongoing advisory engagements.