Jacob Kennedy is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, as well as financial planning, group education, and access to proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Brice Murphy is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Bridgepoint Education and Comprehensive Advisor. Murphy is also involved in insurance sales and services through Comprehensive Advisor. AE Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides a platform-centered investment approach featuring model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Dennis Lindeman is a CFP® professional with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2007. Prior to that, he worked for Brookstreet Securities Corporation for nine years. He is also a board member of Smiles, a nonprofit organization in Fallbrook, CA. 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 utilizes both firm- and third-party models to develop client strategies, combining strategic asset allocation with multi-manager portfolios across passive and active exposures.

John Vreeburg is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience and has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2014. He is based in Carlsbad, CA. Outside of his advisory role, he is associated with a family-owned real estate corporation in Encinitas, CA. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as retirement plan advisory, financial planning, equity research, and private wealth management for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards and utilizing qualitative and quantitative analysis in its investment approach.

John Mckean is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC and a speaker for the American Financial Education Alliance, a nonprofit organization that provides financial education to consumers. He has also been involved with Comprehensive Advisor LLC since 2016. AE Wealth Management, LLC serves a diverse client base including individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors, providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies through discretionary model portfolios, supporting scalability with a high client-to-advisor ratio across its platform.

Randy Helfond is a CPA affiliated with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, where he has been since 2025. He has 30 years of experience running Randy G. Helfond, CPA. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Timothy Kenska is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm operates with large institutional scale and maintains unique market roles, including functioning as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Shelley Reeves is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, Independent Financial Group, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo Investments. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and managed account solutions through a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates third-party strategists and a variety of investment methodologies.

Kavita Rajaratnam is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked in real estate sales with multiple firms, including Big Block Realty, Realty One Group San Diego, and currently HKT Cal Inc and REAL Broker. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in online estate planning through Net Law Group Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio and third-party manager approach, delivering services through various platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365, with regulatory assets under management around $1.7 billion.

Jeremy Gottlieb is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2019, previously spending seven years at Independent Financial Partners and 15 years with LPL Financial. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios constructed from mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Klindt Ginsberg is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013 after seven years at Crowell, Weedon & Co. Outside of his advisory role, he occasionally refers clients to his wife, who is a residential real estate agent. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards with both qualitative and quantitative investment analyses.

Long Nguyen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2023, he worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services and Aston Carter. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains large institutional scale alongside unique market roles such as security-based swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Valdo Mota is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has recently transitioned from a 22-year career in the United States Marine Corps to the financial industry, where he has worked at First Command in various capacities since 2026. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team.

John Himmel is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at several firms, including Freedom Mortgage and loanDepot.com. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as for Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, delivering services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

David Delarosa is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas firms since 2008 and is also involved with Martinez Agency and Martinez & Winter, focusing on fixed insurance products. He operates a sole proprietorship, DeLaRosa Plan Administration, providing retirement plan informational return preparation. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides asset management and consulting through a variety of program platforms and integrates model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Brian Solomon is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Independent Financial Group, Inc. and Sentra Securities Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of a tax and accounting firm and serves on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Northwest San Diego. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Taylor Hindle is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he held roles at Aldrich Wealth LP, Tate Asset Management, and Fidelity. He serves on the Board of Directors for Lifeline Community Services in Vista, CA. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines in-house research with third-party manager allocations and offers extensive tax, accounting, and family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Brian Buehring is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Carlsbad, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson & Co. since 2017. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers ERISA retirement plan advisory services, comprehensive financial planning, and a private wealth program for clients with over $20 million in net worth.

Trevor Lattin is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with firms including Lion Street, Inc. and Executive Benefit Solutions, where he is also an owner involved in health and life insurance sales. He serves as a board member for Last Race Ranch, a nonprofit organization providing new homes for retired racehorses. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers a range of investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services, utilizing multiple platforms and investment approaches tailored to client needs.

Anthony Pavia is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with 35 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Gwn Securities Inc. and operated his own firms, including Pavia Financial Services, Inc. and RetireWell Capital Management. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in residential loan brokerage through Pavia Financial Services. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation approach to manage risk-based mutual fund portfolios and offers education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.