Alan Pamintuan is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Forthright Capital Partners, Forthright Capital Advisory, Pruco Securities, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts on Envestnet’s platform combined with tax-aware and impact overlays.

Jeremy Runnels is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2025. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he spent eight years at West Coast Financial, LLC. He is involved with several nonprofit organizations, including serving on the investment committee for the Lawrence Family JCC endowment and the Trusts & Estates Council at the Rady Children's Hospital Foundation. Additionally, he advises startups through the San Diego Sports Innovators business incubator. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment framework centered on client-specific profiles, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Dauna Bohlken is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Voya in various capacities since 2014. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions through a large network of advisors.

Michael Simon is a financial advisor with RBC Rochdale, LLC in La Jolla, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Merrill and City National Rochdale, as well as positions outside the financial sector, including at Cinemark and Sal's Pizza and Baglery. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment process that integrates quantitative screening, fundamental analysis, and proprietary tools to tailor portfolios across various asset classes.

Gregory Ochinero is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2019 and concurrently holds roles with Sanmina Corporation and Kestra Investment Services, LLC. His other business activities include serving as a registered field assistant, providing backup support and client outreach. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm provides services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment advice, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving large institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds.

Elaine Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities, where she worked for four years. Empower Advisory Group primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering financial planning and investment management services integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates through its planning service, supporting a large participant base with a relatively high client-to-advisor ratio.

Mark Berdan is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in San Diego, CA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 credentials and possessing 39 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Principal Life Insurance Company since 1998 and operates Mark Berdan Insurance Services, Inc. in addition to his advisory work. Berdan also sells health insurance and ancillary group benefits through various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed internationally. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs, with investment implementation typically managed on a discretionary basis.

Winnie Robinson is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in San Diego, CA. She has worked with Voya Financial Advisors since 2016 and with Voya Retirement Advisors since 2021. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a mix of in-house and external strategists, model portfolios, and technology tools to manage predominantly non-discretionary client relationships.

Rachel Luken is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 23 years of experience in the industry. She has worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2025 and previously spent nearly two decades at HoyleCohen, LLC and its predecessor, HoyleCohen, Inc. Her background includes roles at The Colony Group, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans by providing investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office services, and employee benefit retirement plan offerings. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that incorporates both active and passive strategies, private funds, and tactical overlays, customizing portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerance and tax situations.

D. Keefe is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding nearly five decades of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and operates as a senior advisor at FMS Financial Partners, where he provides consulting on insurance, investments, and tax planning. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm provides services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Gabrielle Watters is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Creative Planning since 2021, following several years at Reilly Financial Advisors in various roles from 2015 to 2021. Based in San Diego, CA, she is currently part of a large advisory team at Creative Planning. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, 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 various specialized investment strategies and private market access.

Brooke Warner is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience. She currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held prior roles at HoyleCohen, LLC, WheelerFrost-Wealth Managers, Equitable Advisors, and National Planning Corporation. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans by providing investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office and business management, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, private funds, and tactical overlays.

John Farnum is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies and New York Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has been with NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2018 and Eagle Strategies since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Farnum serves as President of BNI City Pros, a professional networking group in San Diego. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

John Doney is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Intervest International Equities Corp for five years and served in the United States Navy from 1989 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a consulting business providing expert advice and assessments to U.S. military and government clients. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors, institutional, and individual clients. The firm provides fiduciary services, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Jacob Berman is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he held positions at Principal Life Insurance Company and was involved with community organizations such as the Chico Elks Lodge. Outside of his advisory work, he also works part-time as a bartender. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

John Lord is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2013 and previously spent nine years at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he holds a 50% ownership interest in a restaurant in San Diego. 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 offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan services using a mix of firm- and third-party models with both passive and active investment approaches.

Philip Hoffnagle is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2023, he worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank and JPMORGAN Securities for seven years. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals—often those connected through employer retirement plans—as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm features a fiduciary-advised model with discretionary management options and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

David McLenachen Jr. is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 34 years of industry experience. He has been president of McLenachen Financial, Inc., a firm involved in tax preparation, accounting, and bookkeeping services since 2010, and has been actively engaged in investment-related advisory and insurance activities since the early 1990s. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and other institutional clients through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers a combination of advisory and brokerage services and is notable for its limited-partnership ownership structure and focus on largely non-discretionary asset management.

Phuong Paik is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica since 2012 and also operates Uyen Phuong Pham Paik Tax Preparation, a tax preparation business she owns. Additionally, she is involved with F3 Insurance Services LLC and works as a health insurance agent. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a broad client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory model and supports clients through multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE and the TFA365 Advisory Program.

Andre Tueros is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Corient, Equitable Advisors, Mercer Advisors, and experience in education at San Diego State University and Moorpark College. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, offering a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with attention to tax and fee sensitivity, utilizing both active and passive strategies along with customized portfolio management.