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.

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.

Mukund Madabhushi is a financial advisor at Corient with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Nova Capital Partners and Sanofi. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach integrating in-house strategies and third-party solutions, and offers affiliated private fund capabilities and specialized trust services.

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.

Michael Duffy is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at LPL Financial, Bank of America, Merrill, and Banc of America Investment Services. Outside of advising, he is an author of several books titled The Happiness Book series. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing technology platforms and third-party managers to implement a range of investment strategies.

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.

Joshua Jung is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Merrill, J.P. Morgan Securities, and HSBC Bank. Outside of finance, he has had involvement in the restaurant industry. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs, 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.

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.