Stephanus Hermanto is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at IBM and ongoing involvement with firms such as inheritguard, LLC, where he provides education and support on estate planning issues. Additionally, he assists clients with insurance needs through the Covered California Health Insurance Marketplace. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, delivering services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms. The firm’s investment approach primarily utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers, combining proprietary and external strategies with an integrated retirement plan ecosystem.

Grant Carver is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Palo Alto, CA, holding a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Colony Group, LLC, GW & Wade, LLC, and CliftonLarsonAllen LLP. 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, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with attention to tax and fee sensitivity, using a combination of active and passive strategies and an enhanced open architecture tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and financial circumstances.

Vinh Do is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Mutual of America Securities LLC and Cetera Investment Services LLC. Based in San Jose, CA, he has been with Empower Advisory Group since 2024. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated approach tied to its recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Sasha Zhu is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in business administration for a restaurant called Little by Little. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains large institutional capabilities including in-house research and market roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Catherine Pitts is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Corient. Her prior roles include positions at Portola Partners and Brownson Rehmus & Foxworth. Outside of finance, she owns and oversees operations at Dasha Boutique, a jewelry business. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and incorporates risk management tools and alternative investments as appropriate.

Trevor Lawson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at GWFS Equities and a part-time position as an EMT with AMR/Rural Metro, where he provides emergency medical services. He also occasionally assists with clerical duties at a family roofing company. Empower Advisory Group primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering financial planning and investment management through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Philip Topacio is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Morgan Stanley. 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 offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating as a registered broker-dealer with services including securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking.

Thomas Bodin is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Bodin Wealth Management LLC. 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, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with tax and fee sensitivity, using a combination of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, private funds, and tactical overlays to customize portfolios according to clients’ risk tolerance and other circumstances.

Jeremy Pomer is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC since 2016. He has also worked with Kestra Investment Services, NFP Advisor Services, 401 K Advisors, and Financial Telesis Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Pomer is a Senior Plan Consultant involved in retirement plan consulting and fiduciary services. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including plan design, compliance testing, fiduciary consulting, and plan-level investment advice. The firm serves large institutional investors and offers access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Geetika Mehrotra is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. She is currently with Citigroup Global Markets and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Chase Investment Services Corp., Wescom Financial Services, Merrill, and Wells Fargo Investments. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm operates with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Chad Galvan is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. based in San Jose, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Blankinship & Foster, LLC, GWFS Equities, Inc., Dash Investments, Silver Oak Wealth Advisors, and David White and Associates. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer firm offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of in-house and external strategists, model portfolios, and technology-enabled tools to deliver customized investment solutions, operating in both advisory and broker-dealer capacities.

Paul Delzio is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wedbush Securities Inc. for eight years and Edward Jones for five years. Delzio serves as a board member of the Redwood Shores Owners Association, participating in neighborhood governance and community affairs. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional accounts. The firm uses both firm- and third-party models to develop tailored investment strategies combining passive and active management across multiple risk profiles.

Jonathan Palacpac is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from 2018 to 2022. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through a point-in-time financial planning service and optional managed account solutions.

Zachary Herlick is a financial advisor at Corient with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc., Portola Partners, and CIPW Service Company, LLC prior to joining Corient. Corient serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals and high-net-worth clients to trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach, combining in-house strategies with third-party managers and customized asset allocation, and offers specialized services through affiliated family office, tax, and corporate trustee platforms.

David Arizini is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at First Republic Investment Management and First Republic Securities Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as managing partner of an LLC that operates an active vineyard. Cresset Asset Management, LLC manages approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction using both active and passive strategies and provides services such as portfolio management, wealth planning, private fund advisory, and family office solutions.

Alicia Mchugh is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Buckingham Strategic Partners, Foreside Financial Services, and Loring Ward Holdings. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, offering a range of services including 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 emphasis on tax and fee sensitivity and utilizes a mix of active and passive strategies alongside third-party managers and private funds.

Paul Rubel is a Series 65 and Series 63 licensed financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in San Jose, California. He has three years of industry experience, including prior roles involving retail seed businesses. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations, offering financial planning and portfolio management through various platforms and specialized consulting services.

Justin Wiles is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Palo Alto, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, Wiles worked at The Colony Group, LLC and GW & Wade, LLC in various roles from 2015 to 2024. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans by 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 and customizes portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerance, liquidity, and tax circumstances.

Susan Wilson is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She has concurrently worked in environmental health and safety consulting as a principal consultant at BSI EHS Services and Solutions since 2016. Additionally, she has experience in insurance and non-insurance product sales affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services that encompass fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and commission-based products. The firm operates uniquely as both a registered broker-dealer and RIA while providing affiliated retirement and recordkeeping services.

Jeff Branson is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience currently serving as a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Branson Financial Planning, LLC, and Investacorp Advisory Services. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a wide range of portfolio management and consulting services, including access to third-party managers and sponsored advisory programs, with a focus on centralized due diligence and the use of technology to support advisors and clients.