Jin Hymers is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Although new to the advisory industry, joining Transamerica in 2026, he has prior experience at firms including World Financial Group Insurance Agency and Pinnacle Tax Services. Outside of financial services, Jin is involved with R&J Ardmore Properties LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base ranging from individual investors to corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with access to proprietary and third-party investment models. The firm operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, supporting a wide array of investment and retirement solutions.

Michael Mares is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, based in Irvine, CA. He has three years of industry experience and previously worked at Pacific Advisors LLC and Gilbert Z. Mares & Associates, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Mares serves as Government Relations Chair for NAIFA California, acting as a liaison with policymakers and handling legislative analysis and advocacy. He is also a committee chair for Cub Scout Pack 361 and holds board membership at NAIFA-Los Angeles. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and nonprofits. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party platforms.

Pushkar Murthy is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2019 and previously spent five years at Affinity Investment Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he has passive ownership interests in residential real estate through several entities in California. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and offers solutions including separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative products.

Kasia Hargrave is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Irvine, CA. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. Since 2018, she has also worked as an insurance broker appointed with outside carriers for brokering non-registered insurance products. 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 multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to meet client objectives, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

George Avila is a financial advisor with Osaic Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Infinex Investments, LPL Financial, and Financial Partners Credit Union. He is also involved with AmeriEstate Legal Plan, where he discusses living trusts on a limited basis. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with a focus on firm supervision and a sizable non-discretionary asset book.

Joshua Cervantes is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at New York Life Insurance Co., NYLIFE Securities LLC, and BBVA Compass. He also serves as an agent for AGIA, selling non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors. The firm manages approximately $29.2 billion and supports close to 300,000 clients with centralized technology and model solutions.

Juan Thorn is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds the Series 66 designation. He has six years of industry experience, including roles at both Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, Thorn is involved in insurance sales separate from Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm provides tailored financial planning and consulting through advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and access to proprietary and third-party investment platforms.

Zhasmen Atamyan is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Their career includes roles in health insurance sales and supportive in-home services, alongside ongoing work with Anthem Blue Cross and World Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, Atamyan provides in-home supportive services and has experience managing rental property. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, employing a model portfolio approach supported by third-party managers and digital platforms to deliver investment advisory and brokerage services.

Daniela Reyes is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, she worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and Wells Fargo Bank NA. 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 holders. The firm uses an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its planning services.

Thomas Hanna is a CFA® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Farther since 2024. He previously worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Citi Wealth Management, and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a combination of a digital platform and in-person meetings. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing with a focus on ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Jason Bettendorf is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory in Irvine, CA. He has 14 years of industry experience, including 13 years at Wells Fargo and recent roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Schwab Wealth Advisory. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning based on firm-developed asset allocation models and research tools. The firm offers at-least-annual portfolio reviews and typically recommends separately managed accounts managed by third-party or affiliated money managers.

Abbass Agahi is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with Infinite Wealth Financial & Insurance Services since 2010. Agahi has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies and New York Life-related entities since the late 1990s. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in brokering non-New York Life products through his DBA, Infinite Wealth Financial and Insurance Services. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Ronald Savageau is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Corona, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation from 2011 to 2022 before joining Empower Financial Services, Inc. in 2022. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, utilizing an integrated service model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its planning approach and serves a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Christine Lapidus is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at both Guardian Life and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities in various roles since 2016. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in selling fixed life, health, and disability insurance products through companies other than Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides tailored client solutions through advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and a digital advisory platform, combining access to insurance products and alternative investments with integrated lending and business consulting tools.

Mark Jacoby is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Bank of America, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with True Path Financial in an insurance and investment relationship capacity. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a range of clients including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Mitchell Taing is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Irvine, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with seven years of industry experience. He has worked with NYLIFE Securities, LLC and New York Life Insurance Co since 2018 and operates his own firm, Taing Financial Wealth and Insurance Solutions, LLC. Taing also serves as an insurance broker for non-registered products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jeffrey Fields is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding two years of industry experience. He is also a partner at Windes, Inc., a CPA firm where he has worked since 2011. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, and family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios and a selection of internally managed and third-party strategies.

Tim Mcdonald is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Riverside, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2005 and is also an agent for non-securities insurance products with Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning through a large network of advisors. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts and overlay services, managing approximately $29.2 billion across nearly 300,000 clients.

Robert Bukacek is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 16 years of industry experience and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory role, he hosts a life coaching podcast called Rob Bukacek Life Coaching. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment 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, along with access to insurance products and alternative investments through its affiliation with Guardian Life.

Tom Rosenbaum Jr. is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, where he has worked for 24 years. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 26 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he is an agent for non-securities insurance products with Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based 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 UMA models to construct client portfolios.