Philip Nguyen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in San Jose, CA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2025, he worked at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIfe Securities, LLC since 2012. Outside of finance, he is involved in commercial fishing. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice across various program types and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within a structure integrated with New York Life affiliates.

Rocky George Marania is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Scharf Investments, LLC, San Jose State University, and various other organizations. 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 operates a Private Advisor model supported by a consolidated investment platform, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, brokerage services, and alternative investment placement.

Jorick Gaines is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience and has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Gaines is also involved with several other businesses, including serving as a referral partner for Nevada Solar Energy and providing client education on estate planning through InheritGuard, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing a mix of proprietary and third-party model portfolios and provides discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Tsankuen Wang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Saratoga, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at WFG Direct, Lu and Wang Group, Premier Marketing, and World Financial Group, INC. He also serves as secretary and CFO of the Lu and Wang Group, an accounting entity, and is involved in selling health care insurance products. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary model portfolios and third-party money managers. The firm operates as both a registered broker-dealer and a registered investment adviser, providing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Bradford Dinsmore is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC in Palo Alto, CA. He holds 29 years of industry experience, including 31 years at Cornerstone Capital, Inc. prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2026. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and private funds, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of the end of 2025. The firm employs a client-specific investment framework that integrates quantitative screening, manager selection, and direct security selection, and offers access to alternative and private market solutions alongside comprehensive wealth management services.

Rene Rocamora is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including ALTA Montclair Insurance Services and U.S. Retirement Partners Inc. outside of his advisory role, he serves as CEO and president of Employee Benefits Services Group and Employee Benefits Services & Advisors, Inc., as well as principal of Philip & Pines, a tax and accounting services firm. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, often using third-party asset managers and employs both long-term and shorter-term investment strategies.

Petty Yao is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. Prior to joining HSBC in 2024, Yao worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC for three years and at Citigroup Global Markets for 14 years. Yao holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, featuring both client-directed and discretionary options. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation through multiple model risk profiles, leveraging global asset management and third-party due diligence providers, with a substantial portion of assets held in non-discretionary, client-directed portfolios.

Siulun Leung is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2022, Leung worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2016 to 2022. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant, alongside extensive in-house research and custody services.

Steven Keirn is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and G.W. & Wade Asset Management Company, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he manages an LLC related to residential property administration. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, offering a range of services including investment management, financial planning, and specialized consulting through a combination of active and passive strategies tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and tax circumstances.

Wei Yi Liao is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has 23 years of industry experience. His prior affiliations include World System Builder Taiwan Branch and Warner Pacific. Outside of advising, he is involved with Gold Socal, Liao Dynasty, and Gold Team LLC, business ventures connected to office management and partnerships. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse range of clients, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, providing discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

David Culler is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience, including roles at Integrated Financial & Insurance Services and a long tenure at Guardian Life. He also sells insurance products on a part-time basis. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services alongside advisory solutions that combine discretionary management with model-based strategies.

Melissa Shaw is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2017. Prior to that, she was with Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC from 2011 to 2017. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides a fiduciary standard for its advisory services and manages accounts through model portfolios or customized solutions.

Ronald Matsui is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC. His career includes roles at Ameriprise, LPL Financial, and Mariner Independent Advisor Network. He operates additional investment advisory activities through separate business entities. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs and managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment strategies and technology platforms.

Marco Quintana is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with a Series 65 designation and experience spanning roles at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and the U.S. Treasury Department’s IRS. He began his advisory career in 2025 following 13 years at the IRS. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm employs Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and research tools to deliver tailored guidance on investments while requiring client authorization for trades.

Himawan Brasali is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and is also associated with the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts, where he provides education and analysis related to Social Security. Additionally, he serves as a Senior Land Surveyor at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory approach utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms, supporting a regulatory AUM of approximately $1.7 billion.

Ryan Brody is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in an insurance business separate from Guardian Life and operates an administrative services entity. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party programs.

Peter Grassi Jr. is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously operated Grassi Investment Management from 1997 to 2025. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and utilizes a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, complemented by supplemental approaches and a range of retirement plan services.

Joseph Bragdon is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC since 2016 and with Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2014. He also serves as Vice President at Financial Architects Partners, where he focuses on integrating life insurance into clients’ financial plans. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, benchmarking, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Richard Luerra is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group based in San Jose, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at ICMA Retirement Corporation, MassMutual, MML Distributors, and GWFS Equities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Jay Backstrand is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Trust Company from 2008 to 2017 before joining Citi Private Advisory LLC in 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains large institutional capabilities, including in-house research and roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.