Christopher Paolantonio is a CFA® charterholder at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at Fiduciary Trust International and Pennsylvania Trust Company. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory services and comprehensive financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach using globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through various investment vehicles and offers specialized services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Sandra Nicole Tucker is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in San Diego, CA. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from 2021 to 2024. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and offers point-in-time financial plans alongside optional managed account solutions.

Jonathan Barrera is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Mama Cocoon & The Papa Saloon, a non-investment-related business. Park Avenue Securities LLC, where he operates, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies across proprietary and third-party platforms.

Jeffrey Barrette is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities and Mass Mutual Investors Services. He is also involved in a separate insurance business unrelated to Guardian Life. Guardian Life, through its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored financial planning and investment management solutions combining advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies.

Aleksandar Jakovljevic is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2009, and previously worked at Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee of The DUO Trust and is a co-owner of an LLC involved in non-investment activities. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms, with tailored client relationships that include financial planning, consulting, and access to insurance and alternative investment products.

Darrell Alford is a ChFC® with 40 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Independent Financial Partners, where he has worked since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Triad Advisors, Resources Investment Advisors, and LPL Financial Corporation. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Andrew Robinson is an advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with one year of industry experience. He is also a partner at Duffy Kruspodin LLP, a CPA firm where he has worked for over 15 years. His professional background includes accounting and financial services. 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, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, emphasizing customized portfolios and a combination of long-term strategies with shorter-term trades.

Garrett Workmon is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2018. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Uber Technologies Inc. and H&R Block, and has experience with Wayzata Community Church and the University of Missouri - Columbia. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by enhanced indexing and private market exposure.

John Glenn II is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including GH Wealth Management and Glenn & Associates, and owns a non-variable insurance business in San Diego. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm delivers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives using various custodians and third-party managers, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary account management.

Patrick Araujo Lipine is a financial advisor at Breckinridge Capital Advisors Inc with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Breckinridge since 2013. Breckinridge Capital Advisors manages over $50 billion in separately managed accounts and sub-advisory arrangements for high net worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, mutual funds, and wrap-fee program participants. The firm offers a variety of fixed income and equity strategies, combining top-down macro outlooks with bottom-up fundamental research, and emphasizes tax-aware services and portfolio customization.

Holly Salazar is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also an agent with Agia, focusing on 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 managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

David Applestein is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Wells Fargo, Fidelity, and Principal Securities Inc. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused financial planning and investment management program for individual investors and households, utilizing proprietary mutual funds and ETFs with discretionary account management and an online planning tool.

Erick Von Berge is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Von Berge Wealth Management Group, Laurel Wealth Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Prudential Equity Group. He is based in San Diego, CA. Cerity Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs a client-specific investment framework that integrates quantitative screening, manager selection, and both third-party and direct security strategies, with access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Timothy Petrovich is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, having previously worked at Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc., Securities America, Inc., and LPL Financial. Park Avenue Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.

Jung Hoon Park is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at several financial firms such as Principal Life Insurance Company, National Life Group, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. He is also involved in selling various types of insurance, including life, disability, annuities, health, long-term care, dental, Medicare, and medical insurance. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through direct advisory and promoter arrangements.

Mark Vannatta is a CFP® with 43 years of industry experience, currently serving at Guardian Life in San Diego, CA. He has held various roles at Guardian Life and its affiliated firms, including Park Avenue Securities, since 2004. Guardian Life’s wholly owned subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Eugene Choi is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. for eight years before joining his current firm. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and uses a diversified investment approach combining passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Enrique Enriquez is a financial advisor at Farther with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Pacific Advisors and Guardian. Enriquez is also involved with Armorcrest Insurance Services LLC, a property and casualty company focusing on home, auto, and commercial insurance. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform and in-person meetings. The firm’s investment approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory with proprietary model portfolios, algorithmic rebalancing, and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Sandra Williams is a ChFC® with seven years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently associated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is a business coach at The W Coaching Group, Inc. and a published author. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers customized financial planning and a range of investment solutions, including proprietary wrap programs, model-based discretionary management, and digital advisory services.

Darek Williams is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Bank of America, Unionbanc Investment Services, and Union Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of multi-asset, multi-manager investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm is notable for its combination of large institutional scale, in-house research capabilities, and specialized market roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.