Po Ying Chen is a CFP® certificant with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2018. Prior to this, Chen worked at TransGlobal Advisory LLC, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., and World Financial Group, Inc. Chen is also an officer and director of BCLL Corp., which operates an insurance agency focusing on life insurance, and serves as an agent providing mortgage lending services through Exceed Lending. Independent Financial Group is a large advisory and brokerage firm offering investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm combines in-house and third-party asset management models and operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Sherry Lin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 2020 and has over two decades of continuous experience with NYLIFE Securities Inc and New York Life Insurance. Lin is active in community organizations, serving on the boards of the Diamond Bar Chinese American Association and School, the Brea Korean Sister Community Association, and the Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers tailored solutions across multiple program types, with a strong focus on non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

James King Sr. is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 55 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 1992. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a course instructor and consultant for Brokerage Design & Development, works as a marketing consultant with Hamilton Strategic Marketing, and owns a tax preparation service, Wespac Tax Service. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a variety of financial planning and portfolio management services through its CLASSIC Plus platform, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, and incorporates multiple analytical approaches in its investment process.

Isahi Medina is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Upland, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing eight years of industry experience. Medina has been with Centaurus Financial since 2015 and is also affiliated with 1 ON1 Financial. Outside of advisory duties, Medina co-hosts a podcast focused on financial education and serves as an educator developing online courses covering budgeting, investing, retirement, and related topics. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, employing various analytical approaches and providing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Raymond Lee is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked in various roles related to health and Medicare insurance, college planning, and financial education since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in college consulting and serves as an instructor at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver its advisory services through a large network of advisors.

Stephen Thuilot is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He formerly worked at Mill Creek Agency, Inc. for 15 years prior to joining GWN Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a registered representative for a financial services DBA and an insurance agent procuring home, auto, and business insurance. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, utilizing a range of investment strategies including traditional asset allocation and legacy market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Melissa Clarke is a financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management in Fullerton, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Sagepoint Financial Advisors and Kemp Financial Management, LLC. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with wealth management, financial planning, and related services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies, supported by centralized resources and affiliated legal and accounting entities.

Monica Rangel is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked with New York Life Insurance and Nylife Securities since 2005. In addition to her advisory role, she operates Efficient Financial and Insurance Solutions and volunteers with local youth sports and nonprofit educational programs. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, including fee-based advice and retirement plan consulting, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Nain Perez is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Glendale, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic in 2016, he worked at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. He is also involved in non-securities insurance products through a role at Agia and engages in occasional buying and selling of raw land. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed models for portfolio construction and management.

Daisy Wang is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. She has eight years of industry experience, including roles at NYLIFE Securities, LLC and New York Life Insurance Co. Wang also brokers non-registered insurance products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored solutions through various program types and focuses primarily on non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Cameron Woodbury is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held roles at ArchAngel Tax Planning, Glorietta Management Group, Inc., and ArchAngel Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advising, Woodbury is the owner of a tax preparation and planning business and serves as a controller for a management consulting firm. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, utilizing various analytical approaches and options for discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Seungjin Seok is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Anaheim, CA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2023, and has prior experience with New York Life and Nylife Securities LLC dating back to 2012. Outside of his advisory work, Seok serves on the advisory board of the Korean American Special Education Center, which supports individuals with developmental disabilities. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored solutions through multiple program types, emphasizing non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Scott Warner is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms, including Life Design Financial and Global Financial Private Capital, LLC. He is also involved in insurance sales and services through his ownership of Life Design Financial. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach with model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and plan services, supporting advisors with internal consulting and licensing programs.

Chad Turner is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has operated Chad R. Turner & Associates, Inc., an accounting practice, since 1983. In addition to his advisory work, Turner is involved in the sale and service of health and life insurance contracts and has a background as a real estate broker. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services.

Alfred Rivera is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2017, following a one-year tenure at S2K Financial, LLC. Centaurus Financial, Inc. offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Rahul Karugapadam is a financial advisor with FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Ameriprise, Comerica Securities, Wells Fargo, and J.P. Morgan. He is also a part owner of his wife's hair salon. FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES serves individual and institutional clients through investment advisory and brokerage channels, offering multiple program types and third-party portfolio managers on its Passageway Managed Account platform. The firm operates as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank and manages a broad range of investment solutions including mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, and direct indexing.

Joshua Belkin is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Leumi Investment Services, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Chase Investment Services Corp. Outside of advisory work, he owns a travel and wrestling merchandise business and operates a financial planning DBA called Modern Wealth Design. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent advisers. The firm provides portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions, with investment decisions made on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Adina Coca is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Transamerica since 2012. In addition to her advisory role, she owns and operates B & C Tax Service, providing tax preparation and audit services since 1995. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, combining proprietary and third-party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Meileh Burns is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has held managerial roles in several real estate and trading-related companies. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in music ministry as a worship leader and background singer for the Paul McDonald Big Band and Changed Church. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers services through a large network of advisors and multiple program platforms, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers for portfolio management.

Rubab Muzaffar is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors and retirement plans. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed accounts.