Christian Bower is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Edward Jones, Persona, and Agia. Outside of finance, he is a musician and songwriter who records and releases music on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music. 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 discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed model portfolios and various overlay options.

Judi Gordon is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Roseville, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, she was affiliated with NYLife Securities, LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory role, Gordon serves as a board member and treasurer for the Experimental Aircraft Association Hangtown Chapter 512 and works as a ground school flight instructor through Juliet Golf Aviation. 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 advice across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Alexis Dunbar is a Series 65-registered financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. in Folsom, CA, with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Allworth Financial, Alexis worked at Soesbe Financial and was involved in financial wellness education at Sacramento State. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a range of model strategies and employs technology to manage held-away retirement accounts, with a notable focus on airline industry employees and private real estate and credit investments.

John Kucserka is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Folsom, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has held roles with Goss Advisors and Mid Atlantic Financial Management, Inc., and serves as a senior financial advisor and owner at Alder Creek Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in organizing local volleyball tournaments and sells fixed insurance solutions. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to various advisory programs, utilizing in-house and third-party managers alongside technology tools and centralized due diligence.

Sarah Johnson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Auburn, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. She has been with Eagle Strategies since 2015 and concurrently affiliated with Packard Financial and NyLife Securities LLC since 2014. Outside of her advisory work, she co-owns a rental property with her husband. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated affiliate structure.

Tyler Collier is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and Principal Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, Collier serves as a director of The Kurt Kitayama Foundation, a golf foundation that supports junior golfers in college recruitment and tournament preparation. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs customized portfolios using a blend of model strategies and third-party sub-advisers, and it manages specialized offerings including defined-outcome ETFs and options-based overlays.

Lloyd Fillis is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with two years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Retirement Advisors of America, DTB CPAs, Career Path Service, and Clearwater Paper. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using various model strategies and also manages privately offered funds, with notable operations including an Airline division and affiliated businesses in brokerage and tax/accounting services.

Kenyon Lederer is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with CWM, LLC and has held roles at Pinnacle Wealth Management, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Pinnacle Asset Management, among others. Lederer also serves as Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, and Chief Investment Officer at Pinnacle Wealth Management. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and sub-advisory access, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Timothy Vasdias is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. and Ameritas Investment Corp. since 2003, and has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021. Vasdias is also licensed as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products and annuities. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, utilizing multiple custodial platforms and third-party tools to support portfolio construction and monitoring.

Gene Williams Jr. is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Rocklin, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 47 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Questar Asset Management and Questar Capital Corporation from 2013 to 2019. Gene also operates Granite Bay Financial Strategy, a non-investment related business for branding purposes. 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 financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analyses.

Robert Brennan is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including LPL Financial and Cetera Advisor Networks, following a lengthy career in construction at Brennan Construction. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving a broad client base including high-net-worth individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio management using diverse strategies and utilizes technology to manage held-away retirement accounts without client login information.

Kevin Wright is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Next Peak Financial Group, Capstone Financial Group, and Ameritas, as well as ownership of Capstone Accountancy Inc, where he provides tax preparation and accounting services. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides a variety of managed account programs and integrates multiple custodial and execution platforms to support tailored investment solutions.

Austin Niven is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Mutual of Omaha Investor Services and Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through both adviser and promoter arrangements.

Cameron Reid is a Series 66 licensed advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC. His work history includes roles at Edward Jones and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with CMR Financial, Inc., a business entity established for tax and investment purposes. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing technology platforms and a range of investment strategies often implemented through third-party managers.

David Dickson is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Leslie Roper Day & Associates since 2024 and spent 19 years at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors prior to that. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Opa's Epoch Cookies, a business selling baked goods, and has worked as a tasting room associate at Willamette Wineworks. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving approximately 2,900 advisors and their individual and institutional clients nationwide. The firm offers a broad platform of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and comprehensive back-office services.

Elisabeth Boaz is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with nine years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Her prior work includes roles at Three Bell Capital LLC and several other firms across the financial services and related industries. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolios using various model strategies and utilizes third-party sub-advisers, while also managing privately offered funds and maintaining affiliated broker-dealer and tax/accounting practices.

Steven Burnett is a CFP® with 33 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been associated with Allworth Financial since 1996 and has also worked with Hanson McClain Strategic Advisors, Inc. and AW Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he performs general homeowner association duties for Auburn Valley HOA in Auburn, CA. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies, including model-based allocations and specialized approaches, and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts using technology to access held-away employer retirement assets.

Tamara Lowenberg is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Creative Planning since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in Adriatic Express LLC, a transportation business based in Utah. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, alongside supplemental investment approaches and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Ciaran Mccullaugh is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group located in Rocklin, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has seven years of industry experience, with previous roles at Edward Jones, Fidelity Investments, Merrill Lynch, Aperio, and State Street. Outside of advisory work, he manages a real estate rental property in Sacramento. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services integrate closely with Empower’s administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and savings rates in their financial planning.

John Guess is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and possessing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones and several other financial firms. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing technology platforms and combining various investment strategies often implemented through third-party managers and TAMPs.