Brett Mongeau is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently an advisor at Creative Planning. His prior roles include positions at Aspiriant and John Hancock Advisers. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm uses a financial-planning-led investment approach incorporating low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Elisha Sanchez is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 designations. Her prior experience includes six years at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., followed by ten years at Mercer Global Advisors in various roles. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a combination of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private fund platforms, complemented by client education and specialized advisory programs.

Daniel Smyth is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner since 2026. He previously worked at North Berkeley Investment Partners for nine years and had roles at Puritan Financial. Mariner serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines discretionary, customized portfolios with in-house research and third-party managers while providing integrated tax, accounting, and administrative family office services.

Hanna Ready is a CFP® professional at Mariner with several years of industry experience, including roles at Mariner since 2022. Prior to her financial advisory career, she was affiliated with Purdue University and Blackberry Farm. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolio strategies supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting services.

Rebecca Wynarczyk is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at multiple firms including Mariner Independent, Financial Planner Group, LLC, and LPL Financial. Outside of her role at Private Advisor Group, she is involved with Financial Planner Group, LLC, providing investment services through Mariner Independent. 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 provides managed account solutions, including its proprietary WealthSuite platform, and employs a fiduciary-based advisory model utilizing a variety of investment strategies and third-party managers.

Alexandros Mavrellis is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2018, he spent six years with TD Ameritrade Investment Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is a silent part owner of an online resource focused on Halloumi cheese. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management using model or customized portfolios.

Ping Lin is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with five years of industry experience. He has held positions at Charles Schwab since 2022 and previously worked at TD Ameritrade from 2020 to 2022. Lin holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning services to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s advice is based on standard asset-allocation models and internal research tools, with recommendations tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

John Nejedly is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pantheon Wealth Planning and LPL Financial LLC. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm supports a broad range of investment approaches and offers portfolio management through various account types, delivered by a large network of independent advisers under a fiduciary framework.

Gregory Desmond is a CFP® and PFS™ with 26 years of industry experience. He joined Savant Wealth Management in 2026 after founding and leading Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. He also serves as president of Desmond Consulting Group, an accounting firm. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and related services. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.

Thomas Burns is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial in 2024, he worked at Goldman Sachs from 2022 to 2024 and has experience in staffing and education sectors. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Ann Moitra is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Adero Partners for 14 years before joining her current firm. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans by providing investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office and business management, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach utilizing both active and passive strategies and offers customized portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerance, liquidity, and tax circumstances.

Robert Mauer is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, LLC and Napa Valley Wealth Management. 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 employs a strategic allocation investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research targeting factor premiums.

Luke Seiderman is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2019. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Vista Wealth Management and Vista Wealth Management Group, LLC from 2015 to 2019. He is based in Walnut Creek, CA. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental tactics such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Jay Wirig is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked with firms including The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Asset Management, LLC, and Jnjp Certified Public Accountants, Inc. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office and business management, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with an enhanced open architecture that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party managers, private funds, and tactical overlays tailored to clients’ risk, liquidity, and tax needs.

Logan Tonsberg is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and beginning his career in 2026. Prior to joining Wealth Enhancement, he worked at IGT and Aruza Pest Control, and he has an academic background including time at the University of Nevada, Reno. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process integrates diversified risk-class based allocations using both passive and active strategies, with portfolio oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

Karl Olof Mills is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2023. Prior to this, he worked for 20 years at Jurika, Mills & Keifer, LLC. Cerity Partners advises a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services with an investment approach focused on client-specific profiles, asset allocation, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Jessica Chen is a CFP® and CFA® with five years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has previously worked at Edward Jones, Califia Investment LLC, ABD, and Aon. Chen holds licenses for life, variable life, accident, and health insurance and is also involved in insurance sales. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory through globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using a combination of ETFs, index funds, separate accounts, and private funds, and offers specialized programs and tax-managed options.

Alina Sohng is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently advising at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Adero Partners, LLC, Griffin Black, Inc., Cassaday & Company, and Wilson Bennett Capital Management Inc. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans with investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office and business management, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with an enhanced open architecture that integrates active and passive strategies customized to clients’ risk tolerance, liquidity, and tax circumstances.

Steven Vieira is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, Jonestrading Institutional Services, Cantor Fitzgerald & CO., Morgan Stanley, and UBS Financial Services. Vieira also provides investment advisory services through Mariner Independent Advisor Network, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and offers proprietary managed account solutions alongside third-party strategies.

William Richardson is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Cerity Partners since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he has been employed at Miramonte High School since 2022. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment framework focused on client-specific profiles, quantitative screening, and a combination of third-party strategies and direct security selection.