Bincheng Wang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SV New Venture LLC, National ARC Research Lab LLC, and Lawfin Consulting LLC. Wang is also the CTO of two technology companies, Hangzhou Arc-Data Tech., Ltd. and Jiaxing Xintu Shuju Keji, Ltd., where he oversees data analysis and cloud computing initiatives. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models.

Michael Zent Jr. is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Mariner Independent Advisor Network, LPL Financial, Wells Fargo Advisors, and Citigroup Global Markets. Zent also has involvement with Camino Advisors and Camino Advisory Services, Inc., a non-investment-related business entity. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and managed account solutions. The firm operates a fiduciary-based advisory model that utilizes third-party managers and various investment strategies to meet client goals.

Andrew Lai is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with Citigroup since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Lai is a commissioned Notary Public serving clients primarily in the Bay Area, California. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities.

Daniel Robinson is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, he worked at Bank of America, Merrill, Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Comcast Cable. He has also been involved with Bay City Events Inc. 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 clients. The firm offers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Wei Ping Sun is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 18 years of industry experience and has been with Transamerica since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Clearwater Benefits, LLC and Gateway LLC, where he acts as a real estate broker. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with various fee-based programs and access to third-party money managers.

Dionysis Heliotis is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and WealthWave since 2015. He was also involved with the Kyparissioton Society of America from 2009 to 2020. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, institutional clients, and various organizations through a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, offering proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Bich Le is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup and its affiliates since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs that include separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles and provides both advisory and execution services.

Xuan Cao is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Cupertino, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining HSBC in 2015, Cao worked at Merrill from 2011 to 2013. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through several portfolio types, including client-directed and fully discretionary options. The firm’s investment process incorporates five model risk profiles and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with fund due diligence and ongoing monitoring.

David Kuga is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Campbell, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and over 25 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember Securities Corporation since 2011 and has worked with Employee Benefits Services Group since 2005, where he is involved in insurance product sales. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm offers participant-level investment options, education, and support services, with an investment approach based on strategic asset allocation and risk-based mutual fund portfolios.

Wai Luk is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Jose, California, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and offering 15 years of industry experience. He has served at Eagle Strategies since 2024 and operates Luk Financial And Insurance Solutions, where he brokers non-registered insurance products. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as secretary of his condo complex's homeowners association. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers multiple advisory programs and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to clients’ objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Ian Gonda is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management in Los Gatos, CA, with five years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license. Prior to joining Savant Wealth Management in 2025, he worked at Parkworth Wealth Management, Inc. for four years and has experience outside finance including a role at Surf Diva Surf Shop. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm combines an evidence-based, model-driven investment approach with actively managed strategies and benefits from centralized resources supported by its scale and affiliated accounting, legal, and trust services.

Georgia Sclavos is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Ameriprise and Comerica Securities, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she provides client service and support related to money market fund investment platforms through Comerica Bank. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs on the Passageway Managed Account platform, utilizing third-party portfolio managers and a range of strategies from mutual funds and ETFs to separately managed accounts and tax-optimized solutions.

Gurvinder Aujla is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Avantax Investment Services, Bancwest Investment Services, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Chase Investment Services Corporation. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in tax preparation, bookkeeping, small business consulting, and also works as a licensed real estate agent and loan officer. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate plans. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through multiple platforms, combining strategic asset allocation with active and passive investment approaches.

David Mendoza is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 48 years of industry experience. His career includes lengthy tenures at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A., before joining Rockefeller Financial in 2022. 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 provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and uniquely operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Qi Zhang is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, Qi worked at NYLIFE Securities, LLC and New York Life, and previously spent six years at Guosen Securities. Qi co-owns a non-operational financial services business with her husband. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored solutions and predominantly managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Tammy Tang is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union for twelve years and operated a hair salon for two years. Outside of her advisory role, she provides personal care support as an employee/contractor at an assisted living facility. J.P. Morgan Securities offers institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients through a non-discretionary program focused on written asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm’s advisory process combines quantitative screens and qualitative research to build model asset allocations, incorporating ESG eligibility frameworks and broader derivatives capabilities.

Yashvi Shah is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining RBC, she worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities. RBC Wealth Management serves individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs and customizes investment strategies based on clients’ risk profiles, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers.

Katrina Yun Nikolac is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Los Altos, CA, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2008. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, as well as affiliated mutual funds and tax-efficient overlay services.

David Knudsen is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2013, including 11 years at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association. Based in San Jose, CA, his career has been focused within the Morgan Stanley platform. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, providing a variety of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs structured planning processes supported by firm‑approved tools without giving individual security recommendations as part of standalone planning.

Kristina Kashuba is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Cupertino, CA, with three years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Citibank and San Jose State University. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored financial planning and a wide range of advisory programs, supported by structured planning processes and proprietary investment modeling tools.