Christian Nelson is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include positions at First Republic Securities Company, First Republic Investment Management, Zacks Investment Management, and Merrill. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services mainly to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations. The firm’s investment process combines centralized macroeconomic research with client-specific Investment Policy Statements and utilizes a mix of liquid strategies, third-party independent managers, and private alternative investments.

Howard Sussman is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2020, following 14 years at Sullivan & Serwitz and 7 years at Charles Schwab. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation and manager selection, integrating proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities.

Celine Chen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. The firm serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. Citigroup Global Markets is notable for its large institutional scale, multi-asset strategies, and unique market roles including swap dealer and futures commission merchant activities.

Nasser Ahmad is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding the CFP® designation and a Series 66 license. He has 17 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America Advisors, and LPL Financial. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing multiple program models and both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Chuling Hsiao is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Cupertino, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 28 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2004 and operates OpenWin Financial & Insurance Services, LLC. Hsiao serves on the board of The Alliance Cultural Foundation International, which focuses on improving health and wellness through education and innovation in medicine, arts, and sciences. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides various advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Derek Pesta is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at CWM, LLC and leading Pesta & Pesta Wealth Management. He has managed Pesta & Pesta Wealth Management since 2016 and also operated Pesta & Pesta Tax Preparation from 2015 to 2023. Outside of his advisory work, he is a member of the Cupertino Rotary, participating in meetings and volunteer projects. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios governed by an in-house Investment Committee.

Joanne Mungall is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Anomalous Business Systems, also known as Willow Glen Tax Services, where she performs administrative and clerical duties. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, offering a variety of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management resources while providing access to discretionary model portfolios and a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Maria Rogers is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cresset in 2023, she worked at First Republic Securities Company and First Republic Investment Management. She has also been involved with the Cal Ripken Sr Foundation. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles, utilizing a disciplined, risk-aware approach that combines strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and both active and passive strategies across public equities, fixed income, and various alternatives.

Chao Zheng is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously spent eight years at Bordeaux Wealth Advisors and two separate one-year terms at Calvert Research and Management. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, integrating fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

David Mclaughlin is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citigroup Global Markets and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and various Citi entities. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple private banking and wealth management segments. The firm offers a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services, implementing multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Winny Lin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in San Mateo, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 19 years of industry experience. She has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2011 and has been affiliated with New York Life and its related entities since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, Lin volunteers as a host for a Chinese radio program focused on activities for youth and young adults in the Bay Area. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, including fee-based advice, retirement plan consulting, and variable annuity solutions, with a significant focus on non-discretionary asset management.

Yuanyuan Huang is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Cupertino, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Nomura Securities and New York Life Company. She also operates OpenWin Financial & Insurance Services, LLC, focusing on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored recommendations delivered primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Jaclyn Magbitang is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Mateo, CA, with 11 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Nylife Securities, LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Louis Yencken is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. His background includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Bell Potter Securities, and the CFA Institute, as well as service in the Australian Army. He also operated a hardware business for a brief period. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer and provides a consolidated investment platform delivering discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Nora Gasparyan is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Royal Alliance Associates, JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Wells Fargo Bank. Prior to her financial industry career, she was involved in the restaurant business. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, offering a range of services such as financial planning, advisor-managed programs, and outsourced CIO solutions through an open-architecture investment platform.

Ilan Weinschelbaum is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company, as well as a position at Google X via Magnit. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in the sales of insurance products beyond those offered through Guardian. Primerica Advisors serves a wide retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Sarah Buchardt is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones before joining Charles Schwab entities in 2017. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain referred clients. The firm’s advice is based on proprietary asset-allocation models and research tools, with recommendations tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance and trades executed only with client authorization.

Max Podlone is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC based in Los Gatos, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. 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 operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Ian Linford is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at First Republic Securities Company, LLC for six years. Linford serves on the investment committees of the Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden and the International School of the Peninsula, both nonprofit organizations in Palo Alto. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and nonprofit entities. The firm’s investment approach combines centralized macroeconomic research with client-specific Investment Policy Statements and includes a range of liquid strategies, independent managers, and private alternatives.

Craig Brooks is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and UBS Financial Services. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and managed account solutions using a fiduciary-based advisory model and a range of investment strategies.