Alexandra Mastrota is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Hemington Wealth Management for seven years and has held roles at Virginia Tech and Egan, Berger & Weiner LLC. Alexandra is based in San Diego, CA. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced CIO services to individuals, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes asset-allocation modeling combined with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private assets.

Alisa Civello is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has worked with NYLIFE Distributors LLC since 2005 and New York Life Insurance Company since 1996. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored solutions through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within the New York Life affiliate structure.

John Dorff is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012. 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 offers a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and provides back-office support such as operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Nicolas Ryder is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 65 designation and one year of experience. His prior roles include positions at Holborn Assets and California Lutheran University. He is based in San Diego, CA. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account clients. The firm offers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, delivering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Cleshelle Pearson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 24 years of industry experience, including 16 years at LPL Financial prior to joining Commonwealth in 2022. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and offers a variety of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, and annuities.

Chad Lafauci is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2000 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Timothy Garcia is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at CUSO Financial Services, MML Investors Services, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage, financial planning, and retirement consulting services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of advisory programs that include proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

James Amerman is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with First Command Advisory Services. His prior roles include positions at Fortress Wealth Management, Westmount Asset Management, and Precision Roth Conversion. He is also an instructor for the California Society of CPAs, where he creates educational content on Roth strategies and engages with participants during quarterly sessions. First Command Advisory Services serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed centrally by an Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Shannon Clancy is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Commonwealth, Clancy worked with organizations including Plan to Prosper, the Coronado Historical Association, and Quattro Consulting, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and manages around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody services.

Daniel Umansky is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 34 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera and First Allied firms from 2014 through 2025. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Thomas Faley is a financial advisor with \u0026PARTNERS, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC for a total of 11 years. \u0026PARTNERS serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis along with proprietary and third-party strategies.

Mark Ruffo is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC based in San Diego, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Lincoln Financial and TD Ameritrade. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through programs focused on asset allocation and retirement guidance, utilizing Morningstar Investment Management for portfolio construction and oversight.

Wang Liao is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with eight years of industry experience. He has been with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and HSBC Private Banking since 2017, and previously worked at Abroad Intellect, Inc. and DLD Asset Management, Lp. He also spent two years at Columbia University earlier in his career. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary program types. The firm uses a structured investment process with multiple risk profiles and collaborates with affiliated and third-party providers for advisory and fund management services.

Robert Mccauley is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments and various positions connected to Colorado State University. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, managing large-scale institutional and high-net-worth client relationships.

Eric Enriquez is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC and Mission Bay Aquatic. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Robert Sandrew is a financial advisor at Mariner with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and LPL Financial for nine years. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, and various institutional entities, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon at its enterprise scale.

Ryan Southwick is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in San Diego, CA. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 12 years of industry experience. Ryan operates under the DBA Zephyr Financial Strategies & Insurance Solutions, where he brokers non-registered insurance products in addition to his advisory work. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Tom Gibbings is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has held roles at firms including 20/20 Financial Advisers and Ameritas Life Insurance Company. He serves as a board member of the Optimist Club Foundation of Point Loma, which raises funds for youth programs in the community. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement plan solutions, using a range of investment strategies and maintaining an affiliated accounting subsidiary.

Jon Greulich is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Principal Securities, Bb&T/John Burman Insurance, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in selling employee benefits and group health plans through separate insurance businesses. Independent Financial Group, LLC serves 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, blending passive and active investments across various risk profiles.

Alexander Urbanek is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at Von Berge Wealth Management Group, LLC and Mariner Wealth Advisors. Urbanek is based in San Diego, CA. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, foundations, and other institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on customized, diversified asset allocation and private market programs for qualified clients.