Zachary Hayes is a financial advisor at Mariner with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Hayes Financial, Inc. and Raymond James Financial. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to various third-party managers. The firm combines internal research with external allocations across a wide range of asset classes and provides integrated tax and accounting services alongside portfolio management.

David Parkes is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has worked extensively with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an executor for a family member’s estate. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and programs.

Cheng Yeoh is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His background includes roles with multiple organizations such as Dream Builder Financial, Principal Dental, Silicon Valley Enterprise, and United Healthcare. Yeoh also serves as a director of a homeowners association and holds a leadership position as vice president of the Malaysian Professional & Business Association. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a mix of proprietary and third-party investment models. The firm manages a substantial portfolio of assets and supports its clients through various program options and affiliated retirement services.

Matthew Mendoza is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Outside of his advisory role, he is a manager of a family-held investment LLC created to invest in early-stage companies. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, operating both as a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with capabilities across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and placement services.

Ioannis Meras is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 40 years of industry experience. He has been associated with United Planners since 2008 and operates Meras Financial as a principal. He also acts in a fiduciary capacity for family accounts and holds a non-variable insurance agent license. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm’s advisors deliver services through independent advisory and brokerage models, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Gaoling Fu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Fu has held roles at several firms, including Balancepoint Financial Services, Wang Insurance, and ABC Insurance Services. Outside of advisory work, Fu serves as president of Balancepoint Financial Services, managing operations and marketing health and property and casualty insurance products. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, delivering services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms. The firm’s advisory model primarily utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers, offering integrated retirement plan solutions and affiliated investment products.

Hector Cervantes is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Grassi Investment Management, HKC Partners, Enliven Advisory, and Bank of America. Creative Planning serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, providing services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan fiduciary solutions. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and a centralized investment infrastructure.

Brian Fenn is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at The Colony Group, LLC, BAM Management, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and Carolina Capital Consulting, Inc. 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, private funds, and ETFs.

Jason Whong is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, MUFG Union Bank, and U.S. Bank. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, utilizing a combination of passive and active investment strategies guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael House is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and currently based in San Jose, CA. He has worked in the financial industry for over a decade, including twelve years at The Northern Trust Company before joining Citigroup in 2025. 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 utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains unique market roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Yang Song is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Jose, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Eagle Strategies since 2009 and New York Life Insurance Company and its affiliated entities since 1998. Eagle Strategies serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailoring its solutions to client objectives and handles a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Flynn is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He is the owner of Flynn Wealth Strategies and Insurance Solutions, Inc., and serves on the advisory board of MIF, Inc., a medical billing company with operations in the U.S. and international delivery centers. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers tailored solutions across multiple program types, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis and a focus on fiduciary responsibilities in retirement plan advisory.

Linda Smestad is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2006 and is also co-owner of Investment House, LLC, which operates a securities business. Additionally, she has experience in tax preparation outside the investment field. 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 provides a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, supported by extensive operations, trading, technology, and compliance infrastructure.

Alena Povarova is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. She has 18 years of industry experience, having previously worked at Arbor Point Advisors, KMS Financial Services, Sowell Financial Services, and Concert Wealth Management. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and state and municipal entities. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, third-party manager selection, and related services through multiple program models with custody primarily arranged through Schwab and Fidelity.

Timothy Garner is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, METLIFE SECURITIES Inc, and currently Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he prepares tax returns for Intuit Turbo Tax customers. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial planning and consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management and supports a range of investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Ronald Welch is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Carpinteria, CA, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 54 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2015 and has operated as a self-employed advisor and enrolled agent since 1972, also providing income tax preparation services. PlanMember Securities Corporation offers retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and providing education, support, and participant-level investment options through its asset allocation portfolios. The firm manages risk-based mutual-fund portfolios using a defined strategic rebalancing process.

Yuh Jiun Chen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has held roles in mortgage lending and real estate transactions and operates as a loan officer and broker associate in related businesses. Chen has been active with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Clara Zaya is a financial advisor at Planmember Securities Corporation with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at Planmember since 2011. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a board member for her local homeowners association. Planmember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process with risk-based mutual fund portfolios and offers education, support, and personalized retirement planning services.

Nicholas Peterson is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley, First Republic, and Securian Financial Services. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutions, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services through a consolidated investment platform.

Jeffrey Grau is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Campbell, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember and Employee Benefits Services Group since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a referee for high school and club softball and water polo games. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation process and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, while offering education and support services to both sponsors and participants.