John Pittman is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and concurrently operates Infocus Financial Strategies, LLC, which he founded in 2014. Additionally, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products and estate and business succession planning through Cenco Insurance Marketing Corp., a role he has held since 1987. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers diversified portfolio management using various investment vehicles and program platforms, supported by third-party technology and managers, within a corporate structure that includes affiliated insurance and broker-dealer entities.

Carrie Miskawi is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Cornerstone Financial Group and AW Securities. Prior to her financial services career, she spent eleven years as a homemaker. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving a range of clients including individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a variety of model strategies and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches.

Robert Ryan III is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked with firms including Ryan Wealth Management, Inc. and OSAIC. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a variety of model strategies and employs third-party sub-advisers and technology to enhance client service.

Glenn Raese is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience, including 14 years at Principal Funds/Principal Asset Management and more recent roles at LPL Financial and Mariner Independent Advisor Network. Raese also provides investment advisory services through Mariner Independent Advisor Network, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a fiduciary‑based advisory model that integrates proprietary technology and third‑party managers.

Jeremy Miller is a financial advisor with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Focus Advisor Solutions since 2018 and previously spent two years at Loring Ward Securities Inc. He also serves as a regional director for Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, LLC, supporting independent financial advisors in leveraging Buckingham’s services. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors and their clients. The firm offers diversified mutual fund and ETF model portfolios, discretionary fixed-income management, and 3(38) retirement plan investment fiduciary services, managing approximately $41 billion in assets and serving over 33,000 clients.

Justin Bojanski is a financial advisor with Allworth Financial, L.P. in Folsom, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Hanson McClain Securities and Hanson McClain Advisors (now Allworth Financial) since 2018 and previously worked at Newport Group from 2015 to 2018. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using various model strategies, including defined-outcome ETFs and options overlays, and combines discretionary and non-discretionary services supported by technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.

Christian Ortez is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Mariner Independent Advisor Network, Waddell & Reed, Merrill, and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved in insurance services and business coaching through his own consulting firm. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a fiduciary model that integrates both proprietary and third-party investment strategies, utilizing multiple technology platforms to implement diversified asset allocation and portfolio management approaches.

Christopher Herrera is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 13 years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and HIFS Inc. based in Sacramento, CA. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individual and institutional clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs combining proprietary and third-party strategies.

David Schauer is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has been with Allworth Financial since 2004, also working with AW Securities since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor and limited partner in commercial real estate through Coastal Star Partners LLC and Valley Star Partners. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies, including core-satellite, pure-index, and options-based overlays, and utilizes technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.

Carsten Glas is a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameritas Investment Company, LLC and Capstone Financial Group. Outside of financial advising, Glas is involved with the Sierra West Officials Association, where he coaches and enforces league rules. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of asset management and financial planning solutions, utilizing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, interval funds, and individual securities across multiple program platforms.

Douglas Conklin is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Folsom, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with an administrative services company related to registered investment advisor practices. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a range of investment options and operational features tailored to various client needs.

Stephanie Motzkus Bakan is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. since 2019. She previously worked at Yellowbrickroad Financial Advisors, LLC for seven years. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a mix of model strategies and third-party sub-advisers to manage discretionary and non-discretionary engagements.

Jim Mcelravy is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Independent Financial Group since 2010 and previously held positions at Chase Investment Services Corp. and Wamu Investments, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed California insurance agent and serves as an officer and director for an entity involved in creation and marketing development. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and utilizes both firm- and third-party investment models tailored to client risk tolerances.

Daniel Shelly is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas since 2016 in various affiliated roles and is involved with several other businesses, including a landscaping and home remodel company where he serves as a landscape estimator. Shelly also participates in a payment processing sales business serving B2B clients. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and variable product subaccount management through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary programs, utilizing a combination of model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers.

Lynda Tu is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at AW Securities, Comprehensive Asset Management & Management, Inc., APW Capital, Inc., and Johanson Financial Advisors, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Co-Treasurer for the Santa Teresa Home and School Association. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser that serves individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a range of model strategies and incorporates technology solutions to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.

John Creech is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Fresno, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1997 and also works with Agia. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as Chair of the Associate Member Committee for the California Association of School Business Officials, a volunteer position supporting vendors working with California school districts. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Rachel Matheson is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. She has worked with Ameritas Investment Company and Capstone Financial Group, and has prior experience at American National and True Course Retirement. Matheson also participated in The Total Health & Fitness Expo from 2015 to 2020. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a range of model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary program platforms.

Douglas Boring is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with CWM, LLC in Roseville, CA. His prior roles include positions at Aspire Financial Planning, The Wealth Consulting Group, LPL Financial, and PRINCOR. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member for Pacific Unity Insurance Solutions and acts as trustee for a family generation-skipping trust. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser with over 600 advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement-plan services, utilizing discretionary model portfolios guided by an internal Investment Committee and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Christopher Grellas is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with NewEdge Advisors, where he has worked since 2024, following prior roles at AW Securities and Allworth Financial, LP. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through an extensive network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides a wide range of services, including comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing multiple program structures and centralized due diligence processes.

G Lowe is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Cascadia Washington Wealth Management and Securities America, Inc. prior to joining Allworth Financial. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered advisor serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using diverse strategies and employs technology to manage held-away retirement accounts.