Wesley Ratelle is a financial advisor at Verity Asset Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work history including roles at Teacher's Pension and Insurance Services, Inc., where he serves as an insurance agent, and as a sole proprietor providing education, consulting, and retirement planning services. Before his financial career, he worked for over two decades in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. Verity Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm employs a model-driven investment process with tactical asset allocation across diverse asset classes and provides both internally managed and third-party models.

Derrick Andrews is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience, currently associated with Modern Wealth Management, LLC. His previous roles include positions at LPL Financial, LLC, Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, and Mariner Independent Advisor Network. In addition to advising, he is involved in estate planning services and acts as a non-variable insurance agent on a part-time basis. Modern Wealth Management, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.9 billion in assets. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and modular services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, supported by a centralized Investment Committee and a range of strategic allocation tools.

Steven Kimes is a financial advisor at Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Packerland since 2018. Prior to that, he was with Foresters Equity Services and Iof Foresters beginning in 2003. Kimes also owns a small insurance-related business operating under Kimes Financial of Roseville and Kimes Financial Services. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors through a range of financial planning and advisory programs. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management, utilizing firm-managed portfolios, wrap programs, and third-party co-advisory arrangements on the Hilltop/Envestnet platform.

Paul Kranich is a financial advisor with Principal Advised Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and various entities within Principal Financial Group. Principal Advised Services provides investment advice and related services mainly to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients. The firm offers both non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary, wrap-fee investment management program called SimpleInvest, utilizing a combination of third-party and proprietary models supported by affiliated asset management and custodian services.

Tanner Phelps is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC. He has previously worked at firms including Ameriprise, Northwestern Mutual, Morgan Stanley, and Etrade Financial. Outside of finance, he has experience working in the fitness industry and in agricultural operations. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory and asset management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation through model portfolios and offers integrated wealth, tax, estate, and insurance planning supported by a multidisciplinary team.

Heather Smart is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor at NorthRock Partners, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Ameriprise and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. before joining NorthRock Partners. NorthRock Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored investment approach emphasizing broad asset allocation, diversification, and integrates private market investments while utilizing AI tools to support tax-aware investing and portfolio monitoring.

Philip Bru is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Capitol Planning Group and Mutual of Omaha. He also works as a licensed insurance agent specializing in life and health insurance. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers services through a large network of affiliated offices and advisers.

Clayton Holcomb is a financial advisor with Mutual Advisors, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses, with 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mutual Advisors since 2017 and previously held positions at Wealth Advisory Group, Inc., LPL Financial, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent and sells collectible U.S. coins on eBay. Mutual Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, using a combination of active and passive investment strategies tailored to each client’s objectives. The firm manages approximately $9.45 billion through 154 advisors and is notable for its extensive institutional work and operational features such as an Outsource Insurance Desk and relationships with third-party managers.

Erin Kincheloe is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked for 19 years at Ponder Financial Group. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a consulting business focused on CRM operations and training. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a mix of model strategies and employs third-party sub-advisers when appropriate.

Jerod Wurm is a CFP® professional with 29 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently affiliated with CWM, LLC and has held roles at multiple firms including Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Advisors. He is CEO of Wurm Financial, Inc. and a partner at Wurm & Frye Wealth Management. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan solutions.

Bobby Benyamin is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. in Folsom, CA. He has been with Allworth Financial since 2018 and previously worked at AW Securities and Prime Communications. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolios through various model strategies and manages privately offered funds, with ownership interests that include private investment vehicles and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Hannah Manzo is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Roseville, CA. She holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Health Plan One, State Farm, and Finance of America Mortgage. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Frank De Vito is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Roseville, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones and Old Republic Title. Principal Securities offers brokerage and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel overseas. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Jing Chen is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with six years of industry experience. Chen holds CFP® and CFA® designations and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, Empower Advisory Group, and Transpacific Financial Group. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm uses a variety of model strategies and third-party sub-advisers to create customized portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management services.

Ethan Green is a CFP® professional at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lake Tahoe Wealth Management, Inc. for a decade and has been involved with Northern Sierra Swimming, a non-profit youth sports organization, serving as coach, administrator, and treasurer. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans with financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active managers alongside quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Richard Han is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson since 2016 and holds a Series 66 designation. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services including ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a Private Wealth program for clients with more than $20 million in net worth, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

Mazher Mir is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Roseville, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley and TD Ameritrade. Outside of finance, he contributes as an OpEd writer for the Dhaka Tribune and serves as a mentor and advisor to the CEO of Roybi Robots. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet’s UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Eric Garrison is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co., holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and 24 years of industry experience. He worked at Morgan Stanley for six years before joining D.A. Davidson in 2019. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm operates under the Advisers Act fiduciary standard and offers specialized services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and a Private Wealth program for clients with over $20 million in net worth.

Kevin Duffy is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently associated with Allworth Financial, L.P. He has been with Hanson McClain Advisors and Hanson McClain Securities since 2015. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management through various model strategies and employs technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.

Austin Alcaine is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with three years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Before joining D.A. Davidson, he worked at Trane Technologies for four years and attended the University of Kansas. D.A. Davidson & Co. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, equity research, and a Private Wealth program for clients with over $20 million in net worth.