Kevin Yang is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and two years of industry experience. He has been with Empower Advisory Group since 2025 and was previously affiliated with Empower Financial Services, Inc. from 2023. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Michael Cheng is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His background includes over two decades of service in the United States Navy, followed by roles at Amazon.com, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and military-related positions, including Navy Region Southwest and First Command's various entities. He is also affiliated with St. Michael's School. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, employing a centralized Investment Management Team to design and manage model portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and approved third-party managers.

Elisabeth Cullington is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. She has worked at The Colony Group, LLC and HoyleCohen, LLC, and has a longstanding association with CT. General Life Ins. Co. since 1984. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Ian Carr is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2022, he worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank and JP Morgan Securities LLC from 2015 to 2021 and spent a year as a homemaker and at-home dad. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operational, trading, technology, and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Katherine Fries is a Certified Financial Planner® with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously spent over 17 years at The Family Firm. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a disciplined approach that includes allocating across third-party independent managers selected through a proprietary due-diligence process and offers a variety of services including discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Brandon Borcic is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at GWFS Equities, INC, Core Staff, Jeppesen Sanderson, and Staff Pro. 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 model tied to Empower’s administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Arturo Mendez Vega is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Empower Financial Services, TIAA, and Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable and corporate clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management through wrap and unified managed account programs, and brokerage and insurance product distribution. The firm delivers advice using model portfolios, affiliated strategies, and third-party strategists, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Sheila Braun is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2021, she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for ten years. She is currently associated with Plan to Prosper alongside her role at Commonwealth. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including portfolio management, trading, compliance, and technology services.

Adriana Pacheco is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of her financial advisory work, she is a professional ballroom dancer who performs at events, competes, and occasionally teaches. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of investment programs combining model portfolios and manager-driven sleeves, with a focus on non-discretionary advice and a platform that integrates advisory and broker-dealer services.

Matthew Digiacomo is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Core Financial Group since 2023, and previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. from 2011 to 2023. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs, investment management, and practice-management support. The firm offers discretionary model portfolios and customized program options, backed by substantial clearing and custody relationships.

Tedd Meyer is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at TLG Advisors, Inc. and has previously held roles at J Alden Associates, Inc., Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc., Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., and Northrop Grumman. Meyer is also a director at Newcleus LLC, where he provides life insurance solutions to credit unions, and he maintains an independent insurance agent role focused on life insurance sales. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary assets, serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory services, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, employing a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Stephan Sandoval is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance since 2010. Sandoval also serves as a bank officer with Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships across multiple offerings. 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 U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Alan Pamintuan is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Forthright Capital Partners, Forthright Capital Advisory, Pruco Securities, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts on Envestnet’s platform combined with tax-aware and impact overlays.

Dauna Bohlken is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Redlands, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Voya in various capacities since 2014. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. offers investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm utilizes a range of model portfolios and manager-driven strategies, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment options, and integrates an advisory platform with an active broker-dealer distribution model.

Elaine Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. 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 retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated service model is linked with Empower’s administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Mark Berdan is a ChFC® with 38 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services and has held roles at various related firms, including ownership of Mark Berdan Insurance Services, Inc. and Berdan Benefits. His experience also includes selling health insurance and fixed insurance products through multiple carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a broad client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm’s advisory services encompass direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Winnie Robinson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2016 and currently works at Voya Retirement Advisors in San Diego, CA. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a wide range of clients including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services, with a focus on non-discretionary asset management and a combination of affiliated and third-party investment strategies.

Rachel Luken is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, having joined in 2025 after working at The Colony Group, LLC and HoyleCohen, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to 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 a range of specialized investment offerings.

Gabrielle Watters is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Creative Planning since 2021, following a tenure at Reilly Financial Advisors from 2015 to 2021. Based in San Diego, CA, her background spans multiple roles within these firms. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure managing approximately $217 billion in assets.

Brooke Warner is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at HoyleCohen, LLC and WheelerFrost-Wealth Managers. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm uses a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies alongside firm-affiliated private and registered funds.