Yucheng Huang is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. He has held roles at Tri-Merit, Kyros AI Corp, Legacy Shield, and the Heartland Institute of Financial Education, among others. Outside of his advisory work, Huang is involved in college consulting and assists clients with health insurance, tax credits, and estate planning referrals. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers within a large advisor network to provide investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services.

Hector Cervantes is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Grassi Investment Management, HKC Partners, Enliven Advisory, and Bank of America. Creative Planning serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, providing services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan fiduciary solutions. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and a centralized investment infrastructure.

Brian Fenn is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at The Colony Group, LLC, BAM Management, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, and Carolina Capital Consulting, Inc. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework combining active and passive strategies, private funds, and ETFs.

Jason Whong is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, MUFG Union Bank, and U.S. Bank. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, utilizing a combination of passive and active investment strategies guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael House is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and currently based in San Jose, CA. He has worked in the financial industry for over a decade, including twelve years at The Northern Trust Company before joining Citigroup in 2025. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains unique market roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Chuong Ha is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes a year at Net Law and roles with World System Builders and World Financial Group since 2015. He is also involved in sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Yang Song is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Jose, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Eagle Strategies since 2009 and New York Life Insurance Company and its affiliated entities since 1998. Eagle Strategies serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailoring its solutions to client objectives and handles a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Flynn is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He is the owner of Flynn Wealth Strategies and Insurance Solutions, Inc., and serves on the advisory board of MIF, Inc., a medical billing company with operations in the U.S. and international delivery centers. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers tailored solutions across multiple program types, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis and a focus on fiduciary responsibilities in retirement plan advisory.

Long Hoang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having four years of industry experience. He is also involved with the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts and manages accounting for a family-owned hair salon business. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services, including fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and access to third-party money managers, with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Linda Smestad is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2006 and is also co-owner of Investment House, LLC, which operates a securities business. Additionally, she has experience in tax preparation outside the investment field. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, supported by extensive operations, trading, technology, and compliance infrastructure.

Danning Zhao is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Corient in Menlo Park, CA, and has previously worked at Portola Partners, Kepos Capital, and Galaxy Derivatives Capital Management, among other roles. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and specialized platforms, incorporating risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Alena Povarova is a financial advisor at OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Arbor Point Advisors, KMS Financial Services, Sowell Financial Services, and Concert Wealth Management. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and lender solutions, utilizing multiple advisory program models and a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Varun Jain is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at First Republic Investment Management, Inc. and Evidation Health. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets, serving a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a disciplined, risk-aware investment approach combining strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and active and passive strategies across public and alternative asset classes.

Timothy Garner is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, METLIFE SECURITIES Inc, and currently Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he prepares tax returns for Intuit Turbo Tax customers. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial planning and consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management and supports a range of investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Jon Ekoniak is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Bordeaux Wealth Advisors, Jon Ekoniak Consultancy, and Charles Schwab & Co. He is based in Menlo Park, CA. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a broad client base, including individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies alongside various specialized offerings.

Tam Diep is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities, Hightower Advisors, and First Republic Bank. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial counseling, family office and practice-integrated wealth services, and employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with a broad network of affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Ronald Welch is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Carpinteria, CA, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 54 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2015 and has operated as a self-employed advisor and enrolled agent since 1972, also providing income tax preparation services. PlanMember Securities Corporation offers retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and providing education, support, and participant-level investment options through its asset allocation portfolios. The firm manages risk-based mutual-fund portfolios using a defined strategic rebalancing process.

Michael Texido is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at First Republic Investment Management and First Republic Securities in various roles from 2015 to 2023. Cresset Asset Management is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven approach combining active and passive strategies, with a structured due-diligence program for manager selection and ongoing monitoring.

Yuh Jiun Chen is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has held roles in mortgage lending and real estate transactions and operates as a loan officer and broker associate in related businesses. Chen has been active with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Clara Zaya is a financial advisor at Planmember Securities Corporation with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at Planmember since 2011. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a board member for her local homeowners association. Planmember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process with risk-based mutual fund portfolios and offers education, support, and personalized retirement planning services.