Li Li Chan is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and nine years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica since 2016 and operates a sole proprietorship, Lily Chan Consulting, primarily for internal accounting purposes. Chan is also involved in sales of insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, providing investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services through a large advisor network. The firm’s advisory approach utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers, supported by multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

Justin Pearce is a CFP® and CFA® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Orange, CA. His prior experience includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and TIAA-CREF. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement and planning discussions, and investment recommendations based on Schwab’s research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem, focusing on client-directed investment decisions without discretionary trading authority.

Thanh Ha Trinh is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in real estate sales and mortgage loan origination, assisting clients with property transactions and mortgage applications. She also provides health insurance services through Covered CA and manages a property used as student housing. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm provides proprietary and third-party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary options, supporting clients through comprehensive program choices and affiliated retirement solutions.

Chen Kin Cheah is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at World Financial Group, INC. and Platinum M.G. Holdings, LLC. He is also involved as an independent agent helping clients with Medicare health insurance plans. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a mix of proprietary and third-party investment programs, managing over $2 billion in assets under management across discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Brian Baldwin is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2018 and is also co-owner of Frank Deptola & Associates, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, along with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support for its affiliated advisors.

Ghassan (Gus) Nakhoul is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His background includes roles in public works and transportation departments, as well as consulting in civil and structural engineering. He is also involved with the Heartland Institute of Financial Education, where he conducts financial literacy seminars. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services with both proprietary and third-party investment models.

Ralph Ganchero is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2016. The firm serves individual and institutional clients across workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and custodian services. Citigroup Global Markets combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including derivatives and futures services, providing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Nazih Yehya is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Anaheim, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 20 years of industry experience. Yehya is involved in various insurance brokering activities through multiple related entities. He serves on the boards of the Cerritos College Foundation and the CSU Fullerton Center for Leadership. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm delivers customized advice through multiple program types, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Margaret Kelly is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has operated Kelly and Associates since 2011, where she is also involved in tax preparation as an enrolled agent. 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 both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and utilizes a variety of investment analysis approaches and specialized services such as retirement-plan consulting and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Randal Brown is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Centaurus since 2010. Brown serves as a volunteer board member and consulting CEO of California Friends Homes. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Alexander Lessard is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2010 and also owns The Palisades Financial Group, a DBA for fixed insurance and financial planning services established in 2009. Outside of his advisory work, Lessard serves on several nonprofit boards, including Thomas Aquinas College and the Cornerstone Forum, and teaches online courses in the history and philosophy of Catholic education. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, with approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets under management and a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives.

Randy Takayama is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Brea, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at TKYM, Inc., FirstService Residential, and World Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, he performs internal audits in property management at FirstService Residential. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms to deliver its services.

Zhongkai Wang is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2016 and previously worked at IBS Electronics. In addition to his advisory role, Wang is employed by Banny Financial Services and works as an insurance agent outside of Independent Financial Group. Independent Financial Group is a large enterprise firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a mix of in-house and third-party model portfolios and maintaining a dual role as both a registered investment adviser and an active broker-dealer.

Raymond Kinjo is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies, New York Life, and NYLife Securities LLC since 2014 and operates Kinjo Insurance and Financial Services, focusing on brokering non-registered insurance products. Kinjo is also an author, having written a book sharing his personal and family experiences. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides multiple program types tailored to client objectives and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Andreas Ispas is a Series 66 licensed advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation and has experience working with Brancov Financial Services and in educational roles at Marymount Manhattan College and Santa Monica College. He provides administrative and trade support as well as fixed insurance sales and services through Brancov Financial Services. PlanMember Securities Corporation offers retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, serving as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios to support its comprehensive education, planning, and support services.

Rodrigo Muro is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citi bank, Israel Discount Bank of New York, IDB Capital Corp., Bank of New York Mellon, Torrey Pines Bank, and Banc of California. Outside of his advisory role, he owns AVEA LLC, a retail business selling vitamin and supplemental products. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs along with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles including in-house research, swap dealing, and futures commission merchant services.

Richard Sandoval is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including World Financial Group and American Funding Center, and operates a small accounting and tax practice serving several hundred clients. Additionally, he serves as a representative payee for his disabled son’s Social Security and in-home supported services. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory approach and offers multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

Nicholas Lancaster is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors and Next Level Concepts Inc since 2012, and has worked with World Financial Group, Inc. since 2008. Lancaster is also the owner of Next Level Concepts Inc, a pass-through entity. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms, managing approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Douglas Misterly is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and over 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2005 and also has a long tenure at Industrial Alliance Pacific Blue Cross starting in 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed captain and owner of a sailboat charter business on weekends and serves as a volunteer member of the City of Huntington Beach Investment Advisory Board. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and foundations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a mix of fundamental and technical analysis and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment services.

Amy Lilly is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes fiduciary standards and offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients.