Darren Gunnell is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Riverside, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2018 and has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Co. and Nylife Securities, LLC since 2009 and 2010, respectively. Outside of advisory services, he is also appointed as an insurance broker with outside carriers for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and plan sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm operates a large network of affiliated advisors and emphasizes tailored solutions delivered through multiple program types, managing primarily non-discretionary assets under an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Michael Nemzek is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2018. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at JPMORGAN Securities LLC for three years. He also teaches fundamental principles of comprehensive personal financial planning at the University of California, Irvine. 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 broad range of supplemental portfolio management options and affiliated non-investment businesses such as a law firm, trust company, and retirement plan recordkeeping services.

Monica Yeung is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank and AIA International Ltd. Outside of her advisory role, she is also a licensed realtor and provides notary services. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services emphasize direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Jerry Wilk is a financial advisor at SPC with 46 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at SPC since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at Sigma Financial Corporation, The Planners Network, Inc., and National Planning Corp. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services through a network of over 460 advisers managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets.

Ling Zhang is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Sterling Bank and Trust Irvine Branch. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Anthony Mauro is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2012 and previously at Pacific Point Securities, LLC from 2009 to 2017. Mauro is also president of Mauro Wealth Planning, a DBA used for marketing and branding purposes. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analysis.

Yi Huang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and at World Financial Group since 2005. Yi Huang discloses involvement related to rental property interests managed by her husband, Kun Qian. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment models, operating as both a registered broker-dealer and a registered investment adviser.

Juan Garcia is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including GWFS Equities, PNC, BBVA Compass Insurance Agency, and Compass Bank. He is also registered as a public notary, although he is not currently active in that role. 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 clients. The firm delivers services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Liang Zhu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also involved in IT consulting through Nucleon Technologies LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Ryan Boudreau is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with GWN Securities since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Boudreau serves as a board member at large for Saddleback Valley Pop Warner Football & Cheer, a youth sports organization. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning. The firm uses a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and model-based allocations, employing both traditional and tactical strategies in portfolio management.

Cynthia Couyoumjian is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Tustin, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 40 years of industry experience, including prior roles at First Allied Securities, Inc., LPL Financial, and Equitable Advisors. Cynthia is the author of three books and is involved in financial education through public speaking and online training modules, including initiatives focused on increasing financial literacy among women. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model-based investment approach combining strategic asset allocation with multi-manager portfolios, offering both active and passive exposures, and supports advisors in developing tailored strategies based on client risk tolerances.

Veronica Gauthier is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. She has 10 years of industry experience and has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors and affiliated firms since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she manages the administrative and tax-related operations for an S corporation established with her husband. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Rosalie Morris is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network who holds 10 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Able-Wagner, Inc since 2008. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, enabling advisors to implement portfolios through both internal model portfolios and external platforms.

Xianjunliang Kong is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Irvine, CA. His career includes roles at Nylife Securities LLC and Benson Liao Insurance & Financial Center. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a broad network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and delivers services across multiple program types, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Ginnie Chen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with nine years of industry experience. She is also the owner and managing dentist of a dental practice, Ginnie I. Chen, DDS, which she has operated since 2001. Chen has been affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and has additional experience with Dream Builder Financial and World Financial Group. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through various fee-based and commission-based programs and access to proprietary and third-party investment models.

Jason Chuang is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. He previously worked at BNY Wealth for four years and Globalink Securities, Inc. for one year. His background also includes roles outside the financial industry at the University of California, Riverside and Arcadia High School. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and selective private market investments, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Jasmita Patel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Tustin, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She has concurrently worked with multiple firms, including JJP Insurance Services and Axiom Financial & Insurance Solutions, both of which operate broker-dealer activities related to insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis, primarily working with defined contribution and defined benefit plans as well as charitable and corporate clients.

Renu Sidgal is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2022 and concurrently holds a role as a Business Intelligence Architect at Synoptek. Sidgal has also been involved with World Financial Group since 2018. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Jonathan Reilly is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 34 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Voya Financial Partners, Voya Retirement Advisors, Valic Financial Advisors, and American General Financial Advisors. He serves on the Finance Committee of the California Council on Economic Education, a nonprofit focused on personal finance and economics education for students. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to manage client portfolios, often via non-discretionary arrangements, and operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer.

Eleanor Mar is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2015. Based in Yorba Linda, CA, her career has focused on serving a diverse client base within a large enterprise firm. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various segments, including workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services, utilizing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintaining unique market roles such as acting as a security-based swap dealer and futures commission merchant.