Enrico Tolson is a financial advisor at Virtue Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill, Axa Advisors, and Lincoln Financial Group. Tolson also maintains a role as an independent insurance agent. Virtue Capital Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and qualified/ERISA plans. The firm employs active tactical, strategic, and dynamic investment strategies combined with quantitative analysis and third-party manager selection to customize portfolios based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Eberardo Mariscal is a financial advisor with John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC since 2012 and with John Hancock entities since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a social media influencer on TikTok, where he advertises products and creates content related to music. John Hancock Personal Financial Services provides financial planning and consultative services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and business entities, covering both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm utilizes third-party financial planning software to deliver generally framed recommendations, with implementation decisions made by clients, and operates an Emergency Savings program through Apex Clearing.

Reese Kitchen is a financial advisor at AlphaStar Capital Management with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at BD Financial Group and held positions at Target and Petco. AlphaStar Capital Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm employs model portfolios and advisor-directed strategies utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party portfolio technology.

Blake Isaeff is a financial advisor with Golden State Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and six years of industry experience. He has worked with Golden State Wealth Management since 2018 and has held roles at Renaissance Wealth Management and LPL Financial, LLC since 2017. Prior to his advisory career, he was involved with Canyon Crest Country Club and the University of California, Riverside. Golden State Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, offering asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm emphasizes discretionary portfolio management and uses a range of analytic approaches and model portfolios while primarily billing based on assets under management.

Reginald Jackson is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC. He has worked with NWF Advisory Services and operates his own advisory practice. Jackson serves as a board member for two nonprofit organizations, The Unforgetables Foundation and Living Systems Health. OSAIC is a large financial services firm serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines risk-tolerance assessments with advanced portfolio management tools and offers a wide range of investment options through its extensive network of advisors.

Christopher Palmer is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He worked for Wells Fargo Advisors for 10 years prior to joining Prospera. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing family business interests, including serving as a director and secretary of Palmer General Corporation, which is in the process of selling a family ranch, and co-owning Sabinas Mountain Ranch, where he engages in farming activities. Prospera Financial Services is a large enterprise-scale adviser and dually registered broker-dealer serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $12.4 billion across about 207 advisors and offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services using multiple platforms and models tailored to client needs.

Melanie Blakney is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She currently works at McAdam LLC, where she has been since 2024. Her prior roles include positions at Pacific Wealth Management, LLC, Holstrom, Block and Parke, and Breckinridge Capital Advisors, Inc. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a multi-advisor platform providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment strategies tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives.

Kyle Smith is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working in financial services since 2019, including roles at Farmers Insurance and Interac. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans, managing approximately $12.4 billion through over 200 advisors. The firm offers a range of advisory and financial planning services using multiple platforms and combines firm models, third-party sub-advisers, and customizable allocations for portfolio management.

Scott Stephan is a financial advisor with Portside Wealth Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Townsquare Capital LLC, DFPG Investments, INC, and Allegis Investment Services. Outside of advising, he is president of Forethought Medical Resources, LLC, a company that distributes medical instruments and supplies for surgery. Portside Wealth Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm serving individuals, retirement and pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and other services, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory in its investment approach.

Damon Friedman is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2021 and previously spent five years with an independent financial group. Outside of advising, he is a co-owner of Caliber Pacific Construction, a general contracting business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a broad range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Larry Etzweiler is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Redlands, CA. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 43 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Fox Financial and Insurance Services since 2009 and has longstanding relationships with Nylife Securities Inc. and New York Life Insurance Co. since the late 1970s. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through multiple program types and works extensively with insurance and annuity products within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Peter Lupone is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors since 2010. He also holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Agia since 2022, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Christian Schank is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Riverside, CA, holding one year of industry experience. He is also the owner and practicing attorney at the Law Offices of Christian Schank & Associates, APC, a role he has maintained since 2003. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach alongside customized portfolio construction.

Yuming Su is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup, Su held positions at several firms including U.S. Bancorp, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Bank of America. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients encompassing workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth segments. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains significant institutional capabilities, including in-house research and specialized market roles.

Lisa Lee is an investment advisor representative at TLG Advisors, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She previously worked at The Leaders Group Inc. and Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Lee is also the owner of Elite Global Lending Inc., where she provides residential and commercial mortgage services. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and monitoring, employing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified portfolios, and offers a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Alexis Reynoso is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Riverside, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2017 and is also a junior partner at Empire Financial Benefits, Inc. Outside of advisory work, Reynoso is a certified tax preparer and works part-time assisting clients with medical insurance placement for Blue Shield and Kaiser. 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 the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services with a blend of fundamental and technical analyses, accommodating both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

John Barba is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at VOYA since 2014 and has been associated with Teachers Financial Services since 1999. Barba also operates as an independent insurance agent, focusing on the sale of fixed insurance products and servicing exiting annuity clients. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and high-net-worth clients, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting. The firm utilizes multiple program structures, often providing non-discretionary advice, and operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer.

Justin Dorado is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Riverside, CA, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Wells Fargo Clearing. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only, employee pilot digital platform that uses algorithmic risk assessments and discretionary model accounts managed with mutual funds and ETFs.

Vincent Alvarez is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Voya since 2017 and previously spent six years with Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Alvarez serves as a pastor at The Bridge Church, where he leads Sunday sermons and Wednesday Bible study sessions. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, third-party money manager access, and plan-sponsor consulting through various program structures, primarily offering non-discretionary, recommendation-based advice.

Raul Salazar Jr. is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Moreno Valley, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing four years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at GWFS Equities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities, as well as JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, using an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.