Sarah Chavez is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at LPL Financial and operated the Sarah Greenway Insurance Agency. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, focusing on holistic, goal-based financial planning without discretionary trading authority. The firm offers a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan” that combines planning and managed-account programs while maintaining them as separate services.

Aubrey Currington is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, specializing in assisting business owners align their business and personal finances. She is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) professional, equipped to help clients navigate various life stages including business growth, retirement planning, and business transitions. With a foundation built on early financial lessons, Aubrey focuses on personalized financial strategies tailored to clients' long-term goals. Her expertise encompasses corporate benefits, employee benefits planning, family wealth management strategies, personal retirement planning, small business strategies, and retirement income. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from California State University Sacramento and maintains several professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Beyond her professional role, Aubrey is engaged in community activities through organizations such as 100 Black Men of Sacramento, FBI Citizens Academy Alumni, and the US Attorney's Office Hate Crime Task Force. She is also a member of the California Association for Nurse Practitioners. Her personal interests include cooking, football, soccer, and traveling.

Lindsay Key is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2019, following six years at E*Trade Capital Management LLC and E*Trade Securities LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a wide range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning. The firm’s process uses structured discovery and approved planning tools, supporting clients with comprehensive financial strategies without providing individual security recommendations in standalone planning.

Brandon Fahl is a Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role he has held since 2020. In this position, he assists clients in achieving their short and long-term financial goals through a structured three-step process involving understanding clients' current situations and goals, developing and reviewing financial plans, and optimizing these plans using Fidelity's resources. Prior to his current role, Brandon gained experience as a Senior Financial Consultant at TD Ameritrade from 2019 to 2020 and as a Financial Adviser at Morgan Stanley from 2016 to 2019. He holds a California Insurance License. Outside of his professional work, Brandon's personal interests include cooking and baking, family activities, running, sailing, scuba diving, and traveling.

Artur Bukatar is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Roseville, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with PFS Investments Inc. since 2011 and Primerica Financial Services since 2010. Outside of advisory work, he receives compensation for referrals related to home security, automation products, and loan services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, offering model-delivery strategies and separately managed accounts primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a tiered wrap fee structure and curates third-party asset managers, with trading and execution delegated to BNY Mellon Advisors.

Judy Seibold is a Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Vice President with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Roseville, California. With a career beginning at Prudential Securities, she joined Merrill in 1994 and co-founded the Jalli/Seibold Group alongside Leonard Jalli. The team brings more than 60 years of combined financial services experience, focusing on helping high-net-worth individuals and families manage the complexities of their wealth through personalized strategies. Judy's expertise spans college education planning, family wealth management, services for endowments and foundations, and retirement income planning among others. She is also a Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Retirement Benefits Consultant, advising corporate retirement benefit plans across the country. Judy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in financial services from Brigham Young University and maintains several professional designations including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER4, Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor4, and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor4. Residing in Sacramento with her wife and children, Judy is involved in her community and enjoys endurance sports such as running, swimming, and cycling. She has completed events like IRONMAN Coeur d'Alene and values spending time outdoors with family and friends.

James Apgar is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012 and also has a longstanding role at JPMC BANK NA. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, utilizing quantitative asset-allocation modeling and centralized due diligence. The firm offers non-discretionary advice through a structured process that includes an ESG eligibility framework and access to a broad range of approved funds and strategies.

Michelle Mccormick is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Enterprise LLC. She has previously worked in marketing through MCORMC Marketing since 2022 and has a background spanning over a decade in a separate professional role prior to entering the financial services industry. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, advisory services, and access to model portfolios and third-party asset management. The firm combines advisory programs with brokerage and insurance product sales on an integrated platform.

James Orchard is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles in the hospitality sector and teaching at several California high schools and colleges. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services tailored for clients with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide non-discretionary, written recommendations through a centralized consulting team.

David Kluenker is an Investment Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role he has held since 2024. He focuses on understanding clients' needs and priorities to provide tailored perspectives and professional insights that support informed financial planning decisions. David has extensive experience in the financial services industry. Prior to his current position, he served as a Senior Investment Specialist at Principal Financial Group from 2019 to 2023, and as an Internal Wholesaler at the same firm from 2007 to 2019. He began his career as a Financial Representative with Northwestern Mutual from 2001 to 2007. He holds a California Insurance License. Outside of his professional work, David has personal interests that include cars, family activities, fitness, movies, skiing, and traveling.

Mandeep Kaur is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including a ten-year tenure at First Tech Federal Credit Union. Outside of her advisory role, she owns an Amazon fulfillment business operating through Alibaba. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and nonprofit organizations. The firm focuses on tailored, non-discretionary planning and employs analytical tools to support client decision-making, offering a range of advisory programs and specialized services.

Mercy Maina is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Roseville, CA, holding a Series 66 credential and six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Tesla, California Air Resources Board, and several educational institutions. She is also involved with an independent wealth management venture, Impact Wealth Management. Equitable Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, retirement consulting, and asset management programs through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm utilizes various third-party advisory programs and focuses on personalized client assessment and matching to appropriate investment solutions.

John Lymath Jr. is a financial advisor at Cetera with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at LPL Financial, SCF Securities, and Resource Investment Architects, among others. He also operates a wealth management business under a DBA related to his LPL activities. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a large nationwide network of independent advisors that serves individual, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services with various program structures and access to both affiliated and third-party managers.

Nicole Fuentes is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Menlo Park, California, with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in She Rises Connective LLC, a retail and online store based in Sacramento, California. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a wide range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes structured planning tools alongside investment modeling techniques.

Kimberly Ogden is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently with Cetera. She has been affiliated with Cetera Wealth Services since 2013 and operates a financial planning business under the name Atherton Wealth Advisors. In addition to advisory services, she is also licensed to sell fixed life insurance products. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with various portfolio management options, combining discretionary and non-discretionary authorities, and has more than 10,000 advisors managing over $256 billion in assets.

Matthew Hamilton is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has held positions at TD Ameritrade, New York Life Insurance Company, Edward Jones, and Tesla Inc. among others. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base, primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a combination of non-discretionary and discretionary investment management with a multi-asset model portfolio approach and centralized custody and order-routing arrangements.

Michael Fredrick is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services in Roseville, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. He worked at DWS Investments Distributors, Inc. for 12 years prior to joining Ameriprise in 2022. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement-income planning focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Joshua Reider is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2019. He has prior experience with FSC Securities Corporation and American United Life. Outside of advisory work, he is registered as an independent insurance agent. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, employing a variety of portfolio management strategies and platform arrangements tailored to client objectives.

Joan Birdsell is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at BFC Planning, Inc. and Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeting individuals with significant investable assets, providing detailed, non-discretionary recommendation reports that incorporate tax-efficient withdrawal strategies and Social Security claiming options. The firm combines research and modeling with automated and committee-reviewed processes to support its advisory services.

Joseph Ostrander is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Edward Jones with three years of industry experience. Before joining Edward Jones in 2022, he worked for eight years at the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients across various segments. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a network of more than 23,700 advisors and offers a range of advisory strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.