Eric Solve is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Modern Wealth Management, LLC since 2025 and previously spent 13 years at Wade Financial Advisory, Inc. Modern Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and integrated planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, broker-dealers, and corporations. The firm uses a centralized portfolio management model supported by an Investment Committee and offers services ranging from discretionary investment management to tax and estate planning through affiliated entities.

Howard Sussman is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2020 and previously spent 14 years at Sullivan & Serwitz. Based in Los Altos, CA, he holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national clientele, including high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation and manager selection strategies, combining proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities as appropriate.

Celine Chen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. The firm serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. Citigroup Global Markets is notable for its large institutional scale, multi-asset strategies, and unique market roles including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities.

Chuling Hsiao is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Cupertino, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 28 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2004 and operates OpenWin Financial & Insurance Services, LLC. Hsiao serves on the board of The Alliance Cultural Foundation International, which focuses on improving health and wellness through education and innovation in medicine, arts, and sciences. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides various advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Derek Pesta is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at CWM, LLC and leading Pesta & Pesta Wealth Management. He has managed Pesta & Pesta Wealth Management since 2016 and also operated Pesta & Pesta Tax Preparation from 2015 to 2023. Outside of his advisory work, he is a member of the Cupertino Rotary, participating in meetings and volunteer projects. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios governed by an in-house Investment Committee.

Joanne Mungall is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Anomalous Business Systems, also known as Willow Glen Tax Services, where she performs administrative and clerical duties. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, offering a variety of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management resources while providing access to discretionary model portfolios and a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Yuanyuan Huang is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Cupertino, CA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Nomura Securities and involvement with New York Life Company and affiliated entities. She also operates OpenWin Financial & Insurance Services, LLC, through which she sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives across both retail and institutional segments.

Louis Yencken is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. His background includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Bell Potter Securities, and the CFA Institute, as well as service in the Australian Army. He also operated a hardware business for a brief period. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and provides a consolidated investment platform delivering discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Ilan Weinschelbaum is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company, as well as a position at Google X via Magnit. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in the sales of insurance products beyond those offered through Guardian. Primerica Advisors serves a wide retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Max Podlone is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC based in Los Gatos, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Craig Brooks is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Securities America, Provident Credit Union, Cue Financial Group, and Foothill Securities. Brooks also provides investment advisory services through Mariner Independent Advisor Network LLC, an independent investment advisor firm. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a variety of advisory programs and third-party asset managers to align with client objectives.

Geoffrey Akers is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and over 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-president of the Holy Spirit School Advisory Board and is a board member of the South Valley Family YMCA. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer that primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and centralized model solutions.

Cornelius Dempsey III is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2011. He is also the owner of Dempsey & Associates, a marketing DBA. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives and utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers.

Hsueh Liu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. Liu’s career includes roles at Oaktree Funding Corp, Keller Williams, and TruDream Investments LLC, among others. Outside of advisory work, Liu is involved in real estate sales and mortgage loan origination. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, delivering services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms that emphasize model portfolios and third-party managers.

Daniel Flynn is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors for 23 years before joining Commonwealth Financial Network and Aegis Consulting in 2025. Flynn is also the owner of DFF33, Inc., a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, supported by operations, technology, compliance, and practice-management resources.

William Donnelly is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has held leadership roles at Donnelly Accountancy Corporation since 1980 and Donnelly Investment and Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2016. Donnelly also has a longstanding association with San Jose State University beginning in 1984. 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 range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a network of independent advisers, utilizing multiple program structures that combine in-house and third-party manager strategies.

Ian Maher is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Baird and J.R. Financial and Insurance, along with periods focused on full-time education. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing customized, diversified portfolios and a mix of proprietary and third-party management strategies.

Elizabeth Mckown is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. for seven years and Merrill for twelve years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities including securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Ryan Tran is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pruco Securities LLC, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Shurwest Financial, Asurea, and Promark Financial. Additionally, he is an insurance agent involved in the sales and service of fixed life, fixed annuities, disability insurance, long-term care, property and casualty, health, and group benefits. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under adviser and promoter arrangements.

Shao Tsung Tseng is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 16 years of industry experience and has been with Independent Financial Group since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed California insurance agent offering various insurance products. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a national field force, utilizing multiple investment program options and third-party asset managers.