Maria Fuentes is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. in Sacramento, CA, with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Allworth Financial since 2020, as well as Raa since 2008. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm uses customized portfolios with a range of model strategies and employs third-party sub-advisers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management.

Anita Fong Chao is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She has worked at Commonwealth since 2012 and also spent a decade with Paragon Financial Services. Anita serves as a trustee for two family trusts based in Roseville, CA. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with advisory programs, technology, and compliance services. The firm offers a range of investment solutions including discretionary model portfolios and customized advisory programs.

Andrew Bondar is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Sacramento, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 28 years of industry experience. Bondar has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities since 1996 and operates Bondar & Associates Financial and Insurance Services. He is also a shareholder in NYLARC Holding Company, Inc. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Anthony Chiu is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at several firms including Wells Fargo Advisors, Scottrade Investment Management, and U.S. Bancorp Advisors. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individual and institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers a variety of services including financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and plan-sponsor consulting, delivering advice mainly through non-discretionary, recommendation-based programs.

Brian Linde is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and holds a Series 66 credential. He has 25 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial and his own practice. In addition to advisory work, he is involved in insurance services through Solstice Insurance Services, focusing on property and casualty policies as well as fixed annuities and health-related insurance products. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management firm that serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through a network of independent representatives and employs a primarily non-discretionary investment approach.

Daniel Gromatzky is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at RAA since 2007 and has been with Allworth Financial, L.P. since 2020. He is based in Sacramento, CA. 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 using a range of model strategies and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, supported by various sub-advisers and technology tools.

Lauren Williams is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors since 2024. Prior to joining NewEdge, she worked for 10 years at Hanson McClain Securities and Hanson McClain Advisors. She is also a licensed life and health insurance agent in California. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a network of independent advisers, using multiple program structures and centralized due diligence to support client and advisor needs.

Wade Gribaldo is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with Independent Financial Group since 2009, after prior roles at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC and Pension Planners Securities, Inc. Outside of advising, he owns and operates tax preparation and accounting businesses, including Monson & Associates and Perfect Balance Tax Service. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate and pension plans. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management using a combination of firm and third-party models, employing both passive and active investment strategies across diverse risk profiles.

Beth Doehler is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at several organizations alongside her advisory work, including positions in health insurance, accounting, and real estate commission processing. She also serves as president of the Villa L'Auberge Owners Association and operates a tax preparation business serving individuals and small businesses. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services, including proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Charles Ebersole is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63-licensed advisor with 35 years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously been employed at The Colony Group, LLC, HoyleCohen, and Foord, Van Bruggen & Pajak Financial Services. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Dane Abrigana is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having two years of industry experience. His background includes roles in real estate sales at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and financial planning through his ownership of Thrive Financial Group, LLC. Prior to his advisory career, he worked for Intel Corporation for 28 years. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners.

Cole Buxton is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. in Sacramento, CA, with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Allworth Financial since 2020. He also has a long-standing affiliation with Raa dating back to 1998. 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 strategies, including model allocations and specialized equity approaches, and utilizes technology to manage held-away retirement accounts.

Joseph Fernandes is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. in Sacramento, CA, with six years of industry experience. He is also a pilot for Delta Air Lines, a role he has held alongside his advisory work. 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 various model strategies and leverages technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts without client login credentials.

Mark Pratt is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Davis, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2009 and concurrently operates Pratt Financial & Insurance Services. Pratt serves on the Finance Committee and Lifelong Learning Committee of the Asian Cultural Center Sacramento Valley, an organization providing services to seniors in the Sacramento area. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, with a significant focus on retirement plans and advisory solutions tied to insurance and annuity products.

Sarah Fong is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 29 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation and Mid Atlantic Financial Management, Inc. In addition to her advisory work, she has experience as a pharmacy technician. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving a broad range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers diverse portfolio management and consulting services through a network of independent advisers, utilizing a range of program structures and technology tools to support client needs.

James George is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Allworth Financial since 2020. Prior to that, he worked at RAA beginning in 2005. 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, including core-satellite, pure-index, and options-based overlays, and is noted for its Airline division and management of privately offered Shorepoint income funds.

Danny Fong is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Sacramento, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Principal Life Insurance Company since 2015 and has been associated with Princor Financial Services Corporation since 2001. Outside of investment advising, he is involved in selling long-term care and fixed life insurance products through various carriers. 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 U.S. military personnel overseas. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under different advisory and promoter arrangements.

Ron Brown Jr. is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 34 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Strategic Wealth Advisors Group and LPL Financial. Outside of advisory work, he is a commercial pilot who flies and teaches others to fly airplanes. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and managed account solutions. The firm uses a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates a range of investment strategies and third-party managers.

Richard Baumann is a financial advisor with Allworth Financial, L.P. in Sacramento, CA, holding eight years of industry experience. He has been with Allworth Financial since 2020 and also works as a pilot for American Airlines. 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 strategies, including core-satellite and defined-outcome ETF approaches, and uses technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.

Sean Kelleher is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and is currently with Empower Advisory Group. His prior roles include positions at Towerpoint Wealth, Cetera Advisors LLC, and CalPERS. He is also a licensed insurance agent. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm utilizes an integrated model aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans alongside optional managed account solutions.