Jeffrey Hobert is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been associated with Centaurus Financial since 2015. He also operates under the Hobert Wealth Management brand, which is used for branding purposes only. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down investment analysis.

Constantin Brancov is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at PlanMember since 2013 and has been the CEO and president of Brancov Financial Services since 2000. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm offers a top-down strategic asset allocation framework with risk-based mutual fund portfolios and supports clients through education, personalized planning, and separation counseling.

Scott Shellhamer is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Warren Financial Service for 10 years before joining EP Wealth Advisors in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of directors and the fundraising committee for Good Works, Inc., a nonprofit focused on home repair. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services, utilizing customized model portfolios and a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Lauren Zuniga is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Savant Wealth Management. Her prior experience includes roles at Kemp Financial Management, Independent Financial Group, and SagePoint Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, she was involved with Cha Cha's Latin Kitchen for nine years. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, families, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation alongside actively managed strategies and offers a range of affiliated services including accounting, legal, and trust operations.

Stephanie Hicks is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has a diverse career background including roles at Covered California, Dickerson Insurance Agency, and Advantage Legacy Corporation. Hicks is also involved in providing Medicare services to seniors and health insurance coverage through Covered California. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services with both proprietary and third-party investment models available on discretionary and non-discretionary platforms.

Griffin Lake is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He currently works at EP Wealth Advisors, where he has been since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors, as well as positions at Utah Valley University and Mountain America Credit Union. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services, and employs a range of investment strategies including customized model portfolios, third-party manager recommendations, and ERISA plan services.

Samuel Sutterfield is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business activities including ownership of entities focused on tax preparation, legal document preparation, insurance sales, and he is a minority owner of a video production company. 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 a range of financial planning and portfolio management services through the CLASSIC Plus platform, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with a variety of analytical approaches.

Makoa Hotz is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory duties, he works as an independent contractor in insurance. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a variety of financial planning, consulting, and institutional services.

Richard Sturm is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. His prior career includes twenty years at National Planning Corporation and nine years at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a motivational speaker and educator. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a wide range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, with a focus on combining in-house and third-party strategies supported by centralized due diligence and technology tools.

Daniela Reyes is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, she worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and Wells Fargo Bank NA. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm uses an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its planning services.

Anthony Hicks is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Carson, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has previously worked with World Financial Group since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in rental property management. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party model portfolios, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Jordan Loo is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors, he worked at Protein Lab from 2020 to 2022. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides additional services such as tax preparation and estate-document facilitation for qualified clients.

Jonathan Estrada is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Big Bear Mountain Resorts from 2014 to 2018. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment arrangements.

Vanessa Sredzinski is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 65-licensed advisor with five years of industry experience. She has worked with EP Wealth Advisors since 2024 and previously spent seven years at Executive Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to her financial career, she was involved in the restaurant industry at Sushi Zen for one year. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside options and alternative investment strategies.

Mark Gieser is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Crown Capital Securities, Lp and SII Investments, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he operates a tax preparation business. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate and pension/profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through multiple platforms and combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active investment exposures.

Lisette Ramos is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 2 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations. Her prior work experience includes roles at Michael DiPietro, CPA, Raising Canes, Skyzone, Cal Poly Pomona, and Gladstone High School. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management with varied analytical approaches and provides specialized services such as advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Kameron Barzegar is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He currently works at EP Wealth Advisors and previously spent six years with RJ Patterson Capital Investment Group. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation for qualifying clients. The firm uses customized model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage assets and provides ERISA fiduciary services for defined contribution and defined benefit plans.

Martin Vanamen is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 38 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Centaurus since 2012, including its predecessor entity, and briefly worked at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. Vanamen holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside his advisory role, he is involved in health insurance sales and business consulting, connecting clients with business brokers on a finder's fee basis. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, using both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with a variety of analytical approaches and access to model overlay programs and approved third-party managers.

Manuel Ramos is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2011 and also has a longstanding affiliation with PSP Financial since 1994. Ramos is involved in media as the owner of a radio and TV outlet under the name Ramos Economia or Ramos Finanzas. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs a variety of investment analysis techniques and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside specialized financial planning and consulting services.

Kelly Smith is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining J.W. Cole Advisors, she worked at PacSun and Starbucks. She also operates Smith Wealth Partners, providing investment advisory services. J.W. Cole Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through a large network of independent representatives, offering fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to multiple third-party investment platforms.