Juli Rahill is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Outside of her advisory role, she is associated with an investment partnership that focuses on small and mid-size private businesses. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors, institutional investors, and individuals. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving a range of clients from private investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Ross Layton is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities for 16 years before joining Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services in 2024. Layton provides investment advisory, portfolio management, and financial planning services through Oculus Financial Group. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm’s services include fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds alongside other large institutional investors.

Tyson Beem is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA, holding six years of industry experience. He is also the CEO and business manager of Gelfand, Rennert, & Feldman, a role he has held since 1998. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial and tax planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to private and registered pooled vehicles. The firm’s investment approach integrates long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction through a combination of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Stacey Velez is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 25 years of industry experience. She currently works at Creative Planning and has previously been employed at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors and Geneva Investment Management of Chicago. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad advisory team and integrated investment infrastructure.

John Cheung Jr. is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a senior financial planner at Kestra Advisory. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory duties, he is involved with JD Strategic Financial Services, LLC, where he acts as an insurance agent selling life insurance products. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering a range of services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors.

Alicia Powell is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at First Republic Investment Management, Inc. and FIRST REPUBLIC Securities Company, LLC for seven years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and provides a range of investment solutions through its consolidated platform, Rockefeller Global Investment Management.

Jeremy Moniz is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Mariner Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2019, after previous roles at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Northwestern Mutual. Moniz’s background also includes four years working at the University of Nevada-Reno. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an investment committee and integrates tax and accounting services alongside traditional wealth management.

Gregory Van Kesteren is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with over 33 years of industry experience. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has held prior roles at LPL Financial, Mariner Independent Advisor Network, RBC Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons. In addition to his advisory work, he operates an online retail business. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a fiduciary-based advisory model with access to proprietary managed account solutions and third-party managers.

Mike Barry is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Merrill and Bank of America prior to joining Sanctuary Wealth in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for Carondelet High School and is a committee member for the Diablo Country Club Charitable Foundation. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm supports independent advisors who implement varied investment strategies, providing portfolio management through multiple account types and employing a range of analytical approaches.

Jedd Nicolas is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. His prior experience includes roles at Pettinelli Financial Partners and SII / John Hancock Financial Network. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Edward Christiansen Jr. is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Merrill and Bank of America. He is also the owner of Muirwood Private Wealth, a business name under which he conducts advisory operations. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports independent investment adviser representatives with various portfolio management options and employs multiple analytical approaches while acting as a fiduciary under written agreements.

Inhee Kim is an advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Realty ONE Group and National Life Group, and she is also involved with Prestige Accounting & Tax Advisors Inc. as an accountant and administrator. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates as both a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, offering multiple advisory platforms and frequently utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Gregory Warner is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Adero Partners, LLC and Hines & Warner Wealth Management, LLC. Warner holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a combination of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Alandra Simmons is a financial advisor at Mariner with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at firms including Halbert Hargrove and R Bar. Mariner serves a broad range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax, accounting, and administrative family office capabilities.

Phillip Swenson is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in San Francisco, CA. His career includes prior roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Millar Financial Group before joining Mercer. Mercer Global Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, offering globally diversified portfolios with multi-factor tilts, tax management, and a range of implementation options.

Matthew Traub is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He currently works at Mariner, where he has been since 2022, following roles at Affinity Capital Advisors and financial positions at Lyft and Uber. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds by providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm combines in-house research with external allocations and offers integrated tax, accounting, and family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Kelly Trevethan is a financial advisor at Mariner with 40 years of industry experience and holds a Series 63 designation. Prior to joining Mariner in 2020, Trevethan worked at firms including United Capital Financial Advisers, CETERA Advisor Networks, and Girard Securities. Outside of advising, Trevethan is a passive investor in a Napa Valley winery and serves on the board of the Olympic Club Foundation, a nonprofit supporting at-risk youth in the San Francisco Bay area. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm offers discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment committee, and provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Stephanie Cooper is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2018. Prior to that, she worked at Adam Financial Associates, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. She is also the founder of an online apparel company, allSZN Apparel, LLC. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a range of supplemental portfolio management options and integrated retirement plan services.

Linda Adefioye is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, U.C. Berkeley, Visa, LinkedIn, Carta, NerdWallet, The Wharton School, Mastercard, and Morgan Stanley. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, separate account managers, direct indexing, and other strategies, supported by specialized advisory services and educational initiatives.

Ian White is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Capital Management in 2026, he worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and Wood Mackenzie. He serves as a board member for SEED Lafayette, a special education enrichment development foundation. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating uniquely as a registered broker-dealer with an integrated investment platform that offers discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across various asset classes.