Grant Ostapeck is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. He has been with Ameriprise since 2019. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver personalized recommendation reports. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated companies.

Gilberto Cardenas is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Primerica Advisors since 2015. His prior experience includes work with The Acacia Group dating back to 2002. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in the sale of loan products and home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and separately managed account options. The firm uses third-party asset managers and BNY Mellon Advisors for portfolio implementation, operating under a tiered wrap fee structure.

William Bohmer is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience, currently serving at Thrivent Investment Management since 2002. He also holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is the treasurer of the Make A Difference Foundation, participating in project decision-making to assist individuals and families in need. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of Financial Advisors. The firm offers goal-based, holistic analyses and written recommendations on various financial topics, with planning services separate from managed accounts and implementation.

Edward Botros is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at LYFT and California State University of San Marcos. Since 2018, he has been associated with various divisions of JPMorgan Chase, including J.P. Morgan Securities. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm combines institutional advisory operations with broker-dealer and investment adviser registrations, delivering recommendations on a non-discretionary basis.

Robert Erling is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Temecula, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2001. Outside of advising, he is involved in commercial real estate ownership. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeting individuals with significant investable assets, providing detailed recommendation reports that incorporate research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis. The firm combines automated tools and personalized review to deliver tailored advice, primarily focusing on assets managed within Ameriprise accounts.

Kari Cierley is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with nine years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2017, she worked at Executive Business Services, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

John Burg is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Temecula, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 39 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in winemaking as a hobby. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide tailored recommendations. The firm operates as a large institutional provider delivering advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated entities.

John Fountain is a financial advisor with Palomar Advisors Inc. in Temecula, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Palomar Advisors since 2016 and also serves as President and CEO of Creative Wealth Group, where he oversees sales and operations of fixed insurance products. Palomar Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers tailored portfolios actively managed across a broad range of securities and emphasizes services for sponsored retirement plans, including fiduciary support and participant education.

Cletus Emeziem is the principal advisor at CME Strategic Wealth Management in Temecula, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He has led CME Strategic Wealth Management since 2016 and is also involved with TradingBlock since 2015. Outside of advisory services, he owns and operates a tax preparation business and is engaged in a resort/vacation sharing marketing role. CME Strategic Wealth Management serves approximately 20 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charities, and business entities, managing about $549,166 in client assets. The firm offers financial planning, non-discretionary portfolio management, third-party adviser selection, and seasonal tax preparation, using a strategic asset allocation approach with tactical adjustments across various investment vehicles.