Daniel Newman is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner. His prior roles include positions at Hayes Financial, Raymond James Financial Services, Charles Schwab, Harrisdirect LLC, and Morgan Stanley. He is based in San Jose, CA. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and external managers, and provides extensive tax and accounting integration along with family office and employer financial wellness services.

Linh Tonnu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 31 years of industry experience. She has worked with multiple firms including World Financial Group and Blue Shield of California, and is involved with Narssa.org, where she provides education on Social Security benefits. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models and both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Theresa Du is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 10 years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. She has held roles outside finance including a graduate assistant position at San Jose State University and a customer service role at Sharks Ice San Jose. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a mix of proprietary and third-party investment models, managing over $2 billion in client assets.

Maggie Liu is a Certified Financial Planner® with 22 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held positions at Bordeaux Wealth Advisors, Empirical Wealth Management, and Fidelity Brokerage Services, among others. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, providing investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office and business management, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with a customized strategy that incorporates both active and passive management, tactical overlays, and a broad range of affiliated solutions.

Tomislav Vatavuk is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Creative Planning. He previously worked at Stansberry Asset Management for nine years and has held positions at Harrisdirect LLC and Merrill. Based in San Jose, CA, he holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tax-loss harvesting and selective private market exposure, managing over $295 billion in client assets.

Damon Yee is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Centaurus in 2018, he worked at AAA Mountain West Group for five years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property and casualty insurance sales and serves as CEO and president of True North Financial and Insurance Services, Inc. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management through platforms such as CLASSIC Plus and FlexUMA.

Nishant Pandya is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms, including The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and LWI Financial Inc. He is based in San Jose, CA. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, offering a range of services including investment management, financial planning, and family office support. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies and provides customized portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerance, liquidity, and tax circumstances.

Richard Raybin is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior work includes a 17-year tenure at Lifetime Capital Group and roles at Lifetime Legacy Services and Wealth Enhancement Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and an internal Investment Committee.

Brandon Chew is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC and Retirement Wealth Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through eHealth-Plans Inc., operating under the dba Brandon Chew Financial. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individual and institutional clients. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and supports third-party RIAs with sub-advisory and model-licensing services, managing approximately $49.8 billion for over 127,000 clients.

Michelle Soto is a CFP® and Series 66 professional with 22 years of industry experience. She currently serves at Cerity Partners LLC, where she has worked since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Bingham Osborn & Scarborough, LLC and Bailard, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, Soto is a board member and Investment Committee Chair for The Peninsula College Fund. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm employs a customized wealth management approach centered on client-specific investment profiles, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and direct security selection along with access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Cameron Ralston is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his industry experience in 2026. Before joining Focus Partners Wealth, he worked briefly at Qualcomm and LR Interior Design and spent several years as a student. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans by offering investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office and business management, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies across various asset classes, customizing portfolios to clients’ risk tolerance, liquidity, and tax circumstances.

Xi Fei is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Cupertino, CA, with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Her prior work includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions, utilizing multiple risk-profile models and leveraging global asset management resources.

Ryan Callan is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked with LPL Financial LLC and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. Callan also provides administrative support to Stratos Wealth Partners as part of a registered investment advisor role. Stratos Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management, serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and other institutional clients. The firm utilizes an IAR-driven model with customized portfolio management and an open-architecture approach that incorporates multiple third-party platforms and managers.

Dan Wang is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles at several firms, including Dream Builder Financial and Silicon Valley Enterprise, where he serves as treasurer. Wang is also involved in insurance product sales affiliated with his primary firm. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party model portfolios, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment options.

Xuan Nguyen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has held roles at several related firms, including WFGIA, WSB Partners, Inc., and Gold Team LLC. Beyond his advisory work, Nguyen operates X-PRESS, providing writing and consulting services unrelated to investment activities. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

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.

John Deggelman is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors holding a Series 65 designation. He has recently transitioned from roles in real estate and homebuilding, including five years at KB Home and four years at Harvest Properties, entering the advisory profession in 2026. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with offerings that encompass discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

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.