Michael Kriechbaum is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Lincoln Investment in 2023, he worked at Pruco Securities, LLC and Prudential Insurance Company of America from 2019 to 2023, and earlier at Jack Keeter & Associates, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. Outside of finance, he has operated businesses including Elite Costumes and Rhinestone Dealer. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services using both strategic and tactical approaches, managing approximately $22.9 billion in advisory assets as of December 2025.

Ryan Beck is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations, and has 30 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at AXA Advisors and Mony Securities Corporation. He is currently writing a book about Executive Benefit Planning. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a variety of investment advisory programs.

Gregory Sagers is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2023. He previously worked at Planmember Securities Corporation and Morgan Stanley, and has operated his own advisory business since 2014. He also maintains an ongoing role with Financial Educational Systems, Inc. outside of his primary advisory work. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate plans. The firm employs both firm- and third-party models to develop client strategies, offering a range of portfolio management options across varying risk profiles.

Donald Braun Jr. is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at WealthWave, Managed Wealth Financial, and World Financial Group, among others. Outside of financial services, he is a shareholder in Braun Holdings LLC, a golf lab and golf simulator business. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Garrett Vanamen is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2018 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a part-time sales business specializing in plastic countertops. 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 its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services across both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Jared Copinga is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. and TMFS Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Prime Capital Risk Management, focusing on the sale and service of fixed insurance products. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with a range of services including asset management, financial planning, and qualified retirement plan sponsor and trustee services. The firm employs various investment strategies and offers family office services along with affiliated tax advisory capabilities.

Joshua Schmidt is a financial advisor at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2013. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and model portfolios to provide guidance focused on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement timing.

Valerie Tanner is a financial advisor at Lido with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. She previously worked at Olympus Wealth Management, Addepar, and Morgan Stanley. Lido advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers integrated wealth management services including investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement and estate planning, with a focus on diversification and options-based strategies.

Eric Keith is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and having one year of industry experience. Prior to his current roles, he worked at Texas Roadhouse for seven years and HK Composites for one year. He also engages in independent insurance sales outside of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions, including hybrid digital advisory services and tailored financial planning options.

Adam Stewart is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at E*TRADE Securities, Morgan Stanley, and LPL Financial. He is based in Lehi, Utah. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and retirement consulting services.

Bradley Barker is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple organizations including Managed Wealth Financial and WealthWave, and serves as president of Huntington Estates Water, overseeing neighborhood irrigation scheduling. Barker also provides social security analysis through the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to deliver investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services through multiple program platforms.

Kai Granados is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Murray, Utah. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has been with Empower since 2026. Prior to that, he worked briefly at Morgan Stanley and has professional experience in various roles including military service in the U.S. Air Force. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management mainly to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as retail IRA and brokerage clients. The firm integrates its advisory services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focuses on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Robert Sandberg is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Arbor Point Advisors and Verus Capital Partners, among others. He is the president and owner of Freedom Point Financial, which provides branding, marketing, and business consulting services to insurance agents and registered representatives. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a variety of clients, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive investment management and financial planning services through multiple program models, utilizing both proprietary and third-party platforms.

Clinton Stosich is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in South Jordan, UT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Eagle Strategies, Ethington Financial Group, Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. He is also involved in brokering non-registered insurance products through Ethington Financial Group. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers tailored advice through multiple program types and manages a majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Robert Wilson is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Fidelity Brokerage Services. He also receives trail commissions on health insurance contracts written before 2016 when he operated as an independent insurance agent. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Scott Martineau is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Creative Planning since 2021, following roles at Reilly Financial Advisors and Gwfs Equities Inc/Great West Life & Annuity Insurance Company. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets, employing a financial planning-led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tactical and private market investment options.

Mckay Sobotka is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at National Life Group and LiveView Technologies. He has been an insurance agent with Cambridge Financial Network since 2025. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently utilizes third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and operates with both discretionary and non-discretionary client programs.

Kendra Burgon is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. She serves as president of the Silver Mesa PTA and is involved as a referral partner with Beach Boss Influencers. Kendra's prior roles include marketing positions with WealthWave and Managed Wealth Financial. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services including fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and access to third-party money managers. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs and operates as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

Michael Ewing is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has four years of industry experience and has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he has involvement with Super Saver Media and World Financial Group, Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, including fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and access to third-party money managers.

Kelly Zitting is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC. He has held prior roles at firms including Equitable Advisors, Arbor Point Advisors, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he serves in the U.S. Army Reserve as a Resource Manager and operates a health insurance and annuities business. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and nonprofit entities. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through multiple program models and uses a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms.