Douglas Conklin is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Folsom, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with an administrative services company related to registered investment advisor practices. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a range of investment options and operational features tailored to various client needs.

Stephanie Motzkus Bakan is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. since 2019. She previously worked at Yellowbrickroad Financial Advisors, LLC for seven years. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a mix of model strategies and third-party sub-advisers to manage discretionary and non-discretionary engagements.

Jim Mcelravy is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Independent Financial Group since 2010 and previously held positions at Chase Investment Services Corp. and Wamu Investments, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed California insurance agent and serves as an officer and director for an entity involved in creation and marketing development. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and utilizes both firm- and third-party investment models tailored to client risk tolerances.

Daniel Shelly is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC based in Folsom, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in landscape construction and remodeling through Cascading Falls Incorporated and in payment processing services with Rate Tracker Payments, LLC. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to 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 to assist with portfolio construction and monitoring.

Lynda Tu is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at AW Securities, Comprehensive Asset Management & Management, Inc., APW Capital, Inc., and Johanson Financial Advisors, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Co-Treasurer for the Santa Teresa Home and School Association. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser that serves individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a range of model strategies and incorporates technology solutions to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.

John Creech is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Fresno, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1997 and also works with Agia. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as Chair of the Associate Member Committee for the California Association of School Business Officials, a volunteer position supporting vendors working with California school districts. 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Rachel Matheson is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2025 and has been involved with Capstone Financial Group since 2022. Matheson also spent five years with The Total Health & Fitness Expo prior to her financial advisory roles. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and consulting services, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners, and integrates multiple custodial and execution platforms to serve its clients.

Douglas Boring is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with CWM, LLC in Roseville, CA. His prior roles include positions at Aspire Financial Planning, The Wealth Consulting Group, LPL Financial, and PRINCOR. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member for Pacific Unity Insurance Solutions and acts as trustee for a family generation-skipping trust. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser with over 600 advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement-plan services, utilizing discretionary model portfolios guided by an internal Investment Committee and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Christopher Grellas is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with NewEdge Advisors, where he has worked since 2024, following prior roles at AW Securities and Allworth Financial, LP. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through an extensive network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides a wide range of services, including comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing multiple program structures and centralized due diligence processes.

G Lowe is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Cascadia Washington Wealth Management and Securities America, Inc. prior to joining Allworth Financial. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered advisor serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using diverse strategies and employs technology to manage held-away retirement accounts.

David Bland is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 43 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013 and holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. D.A. Davidson & Co. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides various services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, equity research, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative investment analysis.

William Sullivan II is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2007. He also has roles at AGIA, American General Life Insurance, and AIG Capital Services. Outside of his advisory work, he acts as an insurance agent offering non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors and implements discretionary unified managed accounts using Envestnet’s platform and third-party model managers.

Justin Ozeroff is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at Valic Financial Advisors since 2012 and at Agia since 2022. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as an agent in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individual clients, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm manages approximately $29.2 billion through over 1,200 advisors, offering wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning services with a focus on discretionary unified managed accounts and model-based investment solutions.

Russell Trumm is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2011. He is also the president of Fox Hill Financial & Insurance Service, Inc., where he oversees operations and provides employee benefits consulting and sales. Centaurus Financial, Inc. offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform.

John Chapman is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2023 and has operated his own consulting company, Chapman Private Client Services, since 2005, advising businesses and individuals on retirement planning, investments, life insurance, and annuities. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via model portfolios and managed accounts.

Adam Stanley is a financial advisor with Allworth Financial, L.P. in Folsom, CA, holding two years of industry experience. He has worked at Retirement Advisors of America and concurrently serves in the US Army Reserve and at Delta 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 model-based and options-based approaches, employs third-party sub-advisers, and manages specialized funds and employer retirement accounts using proprietary technology.

Crystal Kanada is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Roseville, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2025 and has longstanding roles with Capital Edge Insurance & Financial Services, Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in insurance brokering and retirement planning through her ownership of Capital Edge Insurance & Financial Services. 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 advice programs with an emphasis on tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria, managing the majority of regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Brittnay Cotton is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Americhoice Financial and Principal Life Insurance Co. Her background also includes roles in mortgage lending and sales of fixed life, fixed annuities, disability insurance, health, and group benefits. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through both adviser and promoter arrangements.

Natalie Quirarte is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience. She is currently with Allworth Financial, L.P. and previously worked at Hall Private Wealth Advisors for eight years. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with the Premier Financial Education Group, where she participates in public speaking engagements. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a range of strategies, including core-satellite, index, and specialized approaches, and maintains affiliated businesses alongside its investment services.

Justin Burrow is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Royal Alliance and Ryan Wealth Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, no additional business activities are noted. 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 utilizing model approaches and third-party sub-advisers, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary services.