Colin Kilpatrick is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience and has been with Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2016. He holds a Series 66 license and operates in Camarillo, CA. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm uses a mix of fundamental and technical analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, including specialized services such as retirement-plan consulting and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Matthew Hetrick is a CFP® and CFA® with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and is also a minority partner and wealth advisor at Insight Wealth Advisors LLC, a registered representative business affiliated with Kestra Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as secretary and a member of the board of directors for the Woodland Hills Sunrise Baseball Little League. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, investment advice, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a wide range of clients, including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Robert Nieto Jr. is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 29 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Infinex Investments, Financial Partners Credit Union, LPL Financial, SagePoint Financial, and other firms. Outside of advising, he is involved with AmeriEstate Legal Plan, a prepaid legal service. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments while operating a hybrid adviser and broker-dealer structure.

Jay Brewer is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, holding over four years of industry experience. He has worked at Shuster Advisory Group, LLC since 2022 and has over 27 years of experience with Eq Financial Consultants, Inc. and The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Brewer is also a partner at Brewer & Tominaga CPAS LLP, where he has been since 1986. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-managed programs, access to model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Gabriella Ressler is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Westlake Village, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America, N.A., Unionbanc Investment Services, and MUFG Union Bank. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management solutions, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing various analytical approaches and acting as a fiduciary under written advisory agreements.

Miguel Jacobo is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Partners Federal Credit Union, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Ameriprise Financial Services, Kinecta Federal Credit Union, Wells Fargo Bank, and Learn4Life. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, wrap fee programs, equity research, and comprehensive financial planning, and operates under fiduciary standards defined by the Advisers Act and ERISA.

Nicholas Goodwin is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has previously worked at firms including Mariner Independent Advisor Network, LPL Financial, Summit Wealth Management Group, Fidelity, and Ameriprise. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various managed account solutions through a fiduciary-based advisory model.

Donna Feder is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding one year of industry experience. She is also a partner at Duffy Kruspodin LLP, a CPA firm where she has worked since 2007. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Anthony Motamedi is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with PlanMember since 2002 and has been president of Legacy Financial Group, Inc., where he sells fixed annuities and life insurance products, since 2003. He is also a general partner of Sylvan Property LLC. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm’s investment approach is centered on strategic asset allocation and managing risk-based mutual fund portfolios, supported by education and personalized planning services.

Neil Elmouchi is a financial advisor with Creative Planning, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 44 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Summit Financial Consultants, Cetera Wealth Services, and Triad Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is the author of *The Wise Investor* and owns an online video game development company called Nogo Studios. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional accounts. The firm uses a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tax-loss harvesting, direct indexing, and selective private market exposure.

Lynze Douvros is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having six years of industry experience. She has worked at Legacy Financial Group, Inc. and PlanMember Securities Corporation since 2019, and has operated her own insurance sales business under the name Lynze Hostetter since 2015. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm’s investment approach centers on a top-down strategic asset allocation framework, offering risk-based mutual fund portfolios and a range of educational and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Cheryl Kelly is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and concurrently serves as a commercial airline captain for United Airlines since 1989. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a rental property business. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory strategies and offers multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE, TFA365, and Transamerica ALPHA.

Adam Hanig is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his advisory career in 2026. Prior to joining Wealth Enhancement, his background includes roles at Beverly & Company and the US Postal Service. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets through a large advisor network, offering diversified, risk-class based investment strategies that combine passive and active management overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Cody Nigh is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. His career includes previous roles at Powell Financial Group, CCG Wealth Management LLC, and Lincoln Financial Advisors. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides adviser-support platforms including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

James Franco is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 41 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial and his own firms Franco Financial Services Inc. and James Franco Independent Insurance. He also provides tax preparation services through Franco Financial Services Inc. and serves as successor trustee for a charitable remainder unitrust. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad range of clients through approximately 359 advisors and managing about $12.77 billion in assets. The firm utilizes a combination of custodians, third-party managers, and platform programs to deliver advisory and brokerage services, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Marc Giamo is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2018, following six years at J.P. Morgan Securities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary options, supported by in-house research and specialized market roles.

Jon Beauchemin is a financial advisor at Mariner with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Msec, LLC. Beauchemin is also involved in fixed insurance sales at his branch location. Mariner serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, utilizing a combination of in-house research and third-party managers to implement customized, discretionary portfolios.

Luke Crofts is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Hightower Advisors and previously spent ten years at Lindbrook Capital, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, combining proprietary research with a range of investment options such as mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Sandra Poetz is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation 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 operates under fiduciary standards and employs both qualitative and quantitative analysis to recommend and monitor investments, offering specialized services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory and a Private Wealth program for high-net-worth clients.

Tanner Watson is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and holds a Series 65 credential. He has one year of industry experience and has previously worked at The Colony Group, SCS Capital Management, Royal Alliance Associates, Signature Estate & Investment Advisors, NWF Advisory, UCSB, and Bas Rutten's Elite MMA Gym. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and investment advisory services. The firm emphasizes long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.