Mark Ericson is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and held roles at Bank of America and Merrill. Mercer Global Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach featuring globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, and offers a range of portfolio management and planning services.

Graham Wright is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, INC. He has held positions at Infinex Investments, Inc., First Brokerage America, LLC, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with First Bank. Osaic Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements. The firm is noted for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and its dual broker-dealer/adviser status, providing both advisory and brokerage solutions.

Jennifer Yacoube is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2025. She previously worked at Adero Partners, LLC, ALPS Distributors, Inc, and Litman Gregory Asset Management, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a vacation rental property in Dillon Beach. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework and offers a wide range of wealth management and financial services.

Evelyn Duka is a financial advisor with OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America Advisors and operates her own business, Kaylyn Financial, which involves sales and service of annuities, health insurance, and life insurance. Additionally, she provides individual tax preparation services. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Anne Garrity is a financial advisor with Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked with Voya Financial Advisors and TIAA during her career. Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC provides retirement-plan investment advice and managed account services to participants in employer-sponsored plans. The firm utilizes third-party advice platforms and models to deliver personalized asset allocations and income forecasts, managing approximately $30.9 billion in discretionary assets as of the end of 2024.

Robert Fink is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Capital Management with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Rockefeller Capital Management is an enterprise firm serving a diverse client base with comprehensive wealth management and investment advisory services.

Jayne Smith is a CFA® charterholder with 32 years of industry experience. She currently serves at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Adero Partners, LLC and Vista Wealth Management, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies along with various private and registered funds.

Jennifer Ying is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and Wealth Enhancement Group, where she has worked since 2021. Prior to this, she spent eight years at Pillar Pacific Capital Management LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a wide range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement plan consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Nicholas Hengl is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Dalewood Wealth Management, HFG Advisors (formerly Prime Wealth Management), Fisher Investments, and JP Morgan. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and is notable for integrating tax and accounting services alongside its advisory capabilities.

Geoffrey Mettler is a financial advisor with Prime Capital Financial in Concord, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including LPL Financial, Independent Financial Partners, and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant junior varsity wrestling coach. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with a range of services including asset management, financial planning, and family office offerings. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and offers specialized services such as tax planning and consolidated reporting across multiple asset types.

Patrick Norris is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Bank of America, and Vantage Point Private Wealth. He is also involved with VPCalCo, LLC, an outside business activity. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs.

Julio Dolorico is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Charles Schwab and MassMutual, among other firms. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals and various entities, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers model and customized portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated organizational structure.

Daniel Ayenew is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he owns two motorsports-related businesses focused on content creation, affiliate marketing, and sponsorship. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed accounts to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning with ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to donor-advised funds.

Paul Brownson is a CFA® charterholder with over 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Capital Group Private Client Services for a decade before joining Mariner in 2026. Brownson is based in Walnut Creek, CA. Mariner serves a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm uses customized discretionary portfolios supported by an Investment Committee and combined in-house and third-party management, with notable integration of tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions uncommon in firms of its size.

Timothy Kallas is a financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Walnut Creek, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has six years of industry experience, including prior work at Golub Group, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing globally diversified portfolios with multi-factor tilts and a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

William Wright is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors and holds a Series 65 credential. He has four years of experience at Hightower and previously worked for The Surplus Lines Association of California for four years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services, with expertise in handling large institutional mandates and cross-border investments.

Mimie Yoon Lee is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp, HighTower Securities LLC, LPL Financial, and Aegis Consulting. She is also the owner of a business called Fly Me to the Yoon. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad range of adviser-support services, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and both discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio options.

Stewart Mcguire is a CFP® and CFA® with 23 years of industry experience. He currently works at MAI Capital Management, LLC and previously spent 16 years at Concentric Wealth Management LLC. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services into client relationships.

Aimee Hendershott is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company, Principal Securities, Inc., and Principal Life Insurance Company. She is also a designated bank officer supporting retirement plan account relationships across insurance, broker-dealer, and bank trust offerings within Principal. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Philip Quitoriano is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner Wealth Advisors and has previously worked at Creative Planning, Destination Wealth Management, and Polaris Greystone Financial Group. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a broad range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, tax services, and family office solutions, utilizing customized portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and supported by both in-house research and third-party managers.