Edward Caron is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica since 2015 and has also held roles at BestEdu Inc and Legacy Shields Solutions, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Caron is involved with the Knights of Columbus, participating in community and church activities. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily delivers investment advice through model portfolios and third-party managers, supported by a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.

Sung Yu Liu is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation, bringing 19 years of industry experience. Liu has worked with HSBC Bank USA, N.A. since 2016 and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. since 2013, with prior experience at Merrill and Waddell & Reed. Liu also serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., in addition to her role as a registered representative. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers a range of managed account programs for individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, featuring both client-directed and fully discretionary options. The firm’s investment process includes multiple risk profiles and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation developed with HSBC Global Asset Management and other affiliated providers.

Kc Corkery is a financial advisor at Corient with 18 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. Prior to joining Corient in 2023, Kc worked at Portola Partners and Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. Kc also serves as an individual trustee for clients of Corient. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach incorporating in-house strategies and third-party managers, with continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Benjamin Johnson is a financial advisor at Carson Wealth with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and Pesta and Pesta Wealth Management. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing model portfolios developed by an Investment Committee and providing tailored solutions such as custom indexing and access to alternative investments.

Connor Wood is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Citibank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Jackson Bussell is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, bringing one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pettinelli Financial Partners, LPL Financial, and Northwestern Mutual. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise firm with approximately 379 advisors and about $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory services through an open-architecture platform and independent investment adviser representatives.

Joseph Park is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at First Republic Investment Management, Inc., Waypoint Wealth Partners, and First Republic Wealth Management. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets across a broad range of services including wealth management, financial planning, and advisory for private funds. The firm employs a disciplined, risk-aware approach combining strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and both active and passive investment strategies across various asset classes.

Xiaoying Gu is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior work experience at World Financial Group, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with InheritGuard, LLC and Imagination Lab School. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, including fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and access to third-party money managers.

Darryl Celkupa is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab & Co., Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, Matthews International Capital, Tamarac Inc., and Russell Investments. Outside of finance, he does voiceover work in various media on weekends. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and wealth management consultations to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain referred clients. The firm uses Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools to guide investment selection and reviews portfolios at least annually.

Ryan Schmidt is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Corient with 20 years of industry experience. His career includes ten years at Schmidt Financial Group, Inc. and a decade at Palo Alto Wealth Advisors, LLC prior to joining Corient. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and alternative investments when appropriate.

Dev Rana is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Fremont, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Additionally, he is appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered products with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types, emphasizing tailored recommendations and managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Dirk Gilliard is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Bam Management, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Dan Goldie Financial Services, PartnerVEST Advisory Services, and Emeritus Investment Management. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, providing investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office and business management, as well as employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies and customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerance, liquidity, and tax circumstances.

Julia Lin is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLife Securities, Inc. for 20 years before joining The Leaders Group, Inc. and later TLG Advisors. Lin is also an independent insurance agent. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, with a distinct approach that combines fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and a direct-to-consumer platform called Starlight Portfolios.

Josh Jansen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked primarily at Citigroup since 2016, with brief tenures at Wells Fargo and Union Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Albert Hwang is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cerity Partners LLC. His prior work includes roles at Epitome Learning Center, Consilium Wealth Management, and BDO USA LLP. Cerity Partners advises a diverse clientele including individuals, families, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 2025. The firm provides customized wealth management services with an investment approach centered on client-specific profiles, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and both third-party and direct security strategies, along with access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Kapil Bhatnagar is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Cupertino, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Tax Team Advisors, Inc., providing tax preparation, accounting, and general business services. Centaurus Financial serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, employing a variety of analytical approaches and providing specialized services such as retirement-plan consulting and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Robert Riney is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Menlo Park, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Principal Securities Inc., Principal Life Insurance Company, AWA Inc., and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he operates as an independent insurance agent selling fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed accounts, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated investment products and combining in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to implement client recommendations.

Binh Nguyen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in San Jose, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. Nguyen has been with Eagle Strategies and New York Life Insurance Company since 2012. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jeffrey Du is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked as a self-employed advisor for five years. His background also includes four years in education prior to entering the financial services field. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Aaron Casey is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with WealthWave since 2015 and has been affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors and World Financial Group since 2012 and 2006, respectively. He is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a model portfolio and third-party manager approach, delivering services through multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE, TFA365, and Transamerica ALPHA.