John Griffin Jr. is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Arbor Point Advisors and Securities America Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the Cortina Homeowners Association board and coordinates a scholarship fund for North Salinas High School graduates. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related services through multiple program models that utilize proprietary and third-party platforms.

Cristofer Cabanillas is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Creative Planning. He previously worked for Monterey Private Wealth, Inc. for 14 years. He is also a member and 33.33% owner of Top Floor Investors, LLC, a commercial real estate business involved in property management. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Holly Beyer is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services, where she has worked for six years. Her background includes roles in financial planning and insurance services at First Command, as well as experience in media and education with organizations such as The Dayton Daily News and Bowling Green State University. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs using centrally managed model portfolios and approved third-party managers.

Erich Reinhardt is a financial advisor with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, Buckingham Strategic Partners, and Loring Ward Financial Inc. He is also involved with The Wealth Management Alliance as an investment advisor. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors and their clients, offering diversified mutual fund and ETF model portfolios, discretionary fixed-income management, and specialized services for retirement plans and registered investment companies.

Mark Kooiman is a CFP® professional at Creative Planning with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Monterey Private Wealth, Inc., Michels Communications, and Charles Schwab in various roles. Kooiman serves on the board and finance committee of SunStreet Centers, a nonprofit organization operating a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and offers a range of supplemental strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized infrastructure.

Jeremy Connally is a CFP® and ChFC® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services. He previously worked at Farmers Financial Solutions and Farmers Insurance for nine years before joining Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches children's and beginner adult jiujitsu classes at Gracie University Monterey and supports his wife's Farmers Insurance Agency as an agency manager. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Edward Lopez is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Salinas, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Gwfs Equities Inc/Great West Life & Annuity Insurance Company since 2006. 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. The firm delivers services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

Ericka Gutshall is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Salinas, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Primerica Advisors since 1996 and also works as a classical tutor. Gutshall is a member of the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed accounts. The firm curates third-party asset managers and uses a tiered wrap-fee structure for its services.

Patricia Miranda is a Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position she has held since 2024. She has been serving clients for over twenty-five years, focusing on helping them pursue their financial goals and dreams through personalized strategies that consider their unique needs at any life stage. Her professional experience includes roles as a Financial Consultant and Workplace Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, as well as positions at UBS Financial Services, Toronto Dominion Securities Inc., Marathon Brokerage, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., and the Investment Dealers' Association in Toronto. Patricia holds a CA Insurance License. Outside of her professional work, Patricia enjoys art, cooking and baking, family activities, gardening, hiking, and traveling.

Emily Quatman is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 16 years of industry experience. She previously worked with J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank before joining LPL Financial and Bay Federal Credit Union in 2020. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, with access to model portfolios, research, and technology-driven investment solutions.

Rodney Pirtle is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Monterey, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to both individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and processes. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and delivers services through Financial Advisors and its Estate Planning Strategies Group.

Catherine Marino Edwards is a financial advisor at Merrill with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Hilltop Securities Inc. before joining Merrill in 2026. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Milda Esquivel is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with eight years of industry experience. She has held her current role since 2017 and previously worked with Food Thumb, LLC and Asilomar Conference Grounds, Aramark. Esquivel holds the Series 66 designation. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households. The firm manages over $1 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory services through a nationwide network of more than 23,000 financial advisors.

Daniel Morones Garcia is a financial advisor at Fidelity with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Pence Financial Group, Charles Schwab, Integris Wealth Management, and UTE Isbill Williams Estate Planning Attorney. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked as a banquet server at Cypress Point Club. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including charitable and registered investment company accounts. The firm uses a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction, offering discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services along with model portfolios to intermediary platforms.

Mary Myles is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Seaside, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 36 years of industry experience. She has worked with Primerica Advisors since 1989 and Primerica Financial Services since 1991. Prior to this, she was employed by the State of California from 2001 to 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a retail store in Blytheville, Arkansas, called Hudson's Corner. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, providing model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed account options primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm curates third-party asset managers and employs a tiered wrap-fee structure rather than fixed fees.

Martin Livingston is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Carmel, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for his mother’s trust. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s IPS-driven approach incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes a range of investment options, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Cathy Carlone is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Carmel, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory options. The firm’s investment approach is driven by investment policy statements and modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its offerings.

Diana Dirocco is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Marina, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Springer Financial Advisors, Merrill, and Bank of America. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service targeting individuals nearing or in retirement with substantial investable assets, providing detailed written Recommendation Reports on income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax analysis in a centralized consulting approach and emphasizes the use of Ameriprise-managed accounts in its recommendations.

Charles Evans is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at City National Bank and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as well as Cisco Systems. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of MECA Worldwide LLC, a business unrelated to investments. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service designed for individuals approaching or in retirement with substantial investable assets. The firm provides written Recommendation Reports using a combination of research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis, with an emphasis on assets held in Ameriprise Managed Accounts.

Jessica Stewart is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 2005. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal Chief Investment Office teams and third-party managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.