Michael Turley is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at First Command Financial Planning, Inc. for 19 years before joining Mercer in 2023. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and uses a range of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, and direct indexing.

Jonathan Rudolfs is a financial advisor at SPC with the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, and has six years of industry experience. He has been with SPC since 2020 and has worked at Parkland Securities since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Hanna Insurance and Financial Solutions, assisting clients with employer-sponsored SERPs, insurance, and financial product options. SPC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors serving over 30,000 clients and offers tailored, discretionary investment advice primarily through managed account programs and partnerships with third-party advisers.

Shilu Sheng is a CFP® at Creative Planning with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, Sheng worked at Bank of New York Mellon for seven years and PricewaterhouseCoopers for four years. 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 incorporating low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure while offering a range of institutional and retirement plan services.

Darren Taggart is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citigroup since 2017, with prior roles at JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

Angela Berry is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Walnut Creek, CA, with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Fidelity, JPMorgan Securities, Merrill, and Bank of America. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with a modeling agency. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA retirement relationships. The firm offers a range of advisory services including model portfolio management and customized portfolio solutions within a fiduciary framework.

Nolan Parker is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has six years of industry experience, including roles at Lion Street Financial and Fremont Bank. Nolan has also been involved in managing client relationships related to life insurance through PEAK360 Wealth Management. Integrity Alliance serves a broad client base, offering advisory and brokerage services through a large network of over 300 advisors managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets, with investment approaches that include discretionary accounts, model portfolios, and third-party manager referrals.

Stuart Ashwood is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Mirae Asset Wealth Management (USA) and Four Points Advisors. MAI Capital Management provides a range of investment management and wealth management services to individuals, families, institutional clients, and others. The firm manages over $72 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio strategies across multiple asset classes, integrating financial planning and ancillary services into client relationships.

Teresa Beltran is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked primarily in mortgage-related roles before joining Rockefeller Financial in 2019. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Silje Solstad Normann is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Concord, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Empower Financial Services, Symetra Investment Management, and several positions outside the financial sector, including at Pacific Lutheran University and Army & Air Force Exchange Services. 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 clients. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Laurie Marks is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 registrations and having 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., TIAA-CREF, and TrigoFi, Inc. She serves on the Finance Committee of the San Francisco Waldorf School, assisting with financial oversight, budgeting, and endowment management. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and private funds. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and incorporates proprietary research in portfolio construction.

Evan Rothschild is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations. His prior roles include positions at Adero Partners, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Morris Rothschild Capital, and Founders Asset Management. He serves as a member of the investment committee for Jade PTC LLC, a private trust company. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a comprehensive range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction framework.

Rita Lee is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Citigroup since 2018, following a long tenure at Citibank NA from 1995 to 2018. Outside of her advisory role, she provides in-home supportive services to a family member. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs along with broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including swap dealing and futures commission merchant services.

Jeff Giguere is a CFP® professional at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Capital Advantage Inc. and Wells Fargo Clearing. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios, using a variety of investment vehicles and specialized programs.

Michael Mcdonough is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2010 and founded MK McDonough Financial & Insurance Services in 2019. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner and developer of Mastering Action Plans for Success, a proprietary goal planning system, and serves as a board member for the Alameda Boys and Girls Club. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning and retirement consulting, with access to third-party money manager programs under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

John Hall II is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes significant tenures at Waddell & Reed, Inc., LPL Financial, and Strategic Wealth Advisors Group. He is also a contributing author to the publication "Bloom Where You Are Planted and Shine." Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model using technology platforms and a range of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Herbert Pease is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022. His previous roles include positions at Cavu Wealth Advisors, HSBC Securities, HSBC Bank, and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in several community and youth organizations, including serving as president and board member of the West Coast Greco Regional Training Center and as an assistant wrestling coach at De La Salle High School. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and third-party managers. The firm combines discretionary, customized portfolios overseen by an internal investment committee with integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness services.

Rebekah Mull is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Adero Partners, LLC, Ebert Capital Management Inc., and Premier Financial Group. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients by offering comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm emphasizes long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction through an enhanced open architecture approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Christine Cabras is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. She has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2024 and has prior experience with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in family health advising, mentoring a teen and her mother, and works with In House Support Services. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jason Diaz is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Diaz serves on the Board of Directors for the Selective Service System and participates in motorcycle racing activities, including serving as a treasurer for a racing organization. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to both institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, investment advice, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors and employs multiple management platforms and third-party solutions in its supervisory framework.

Joseph Carrano is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. His work history includes roles at Farmers Insurance, Carrington College, and operating his own firms, Carrano Insurance Services, LLC and Carrano Financial Services, Inc. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs supported by internal oversight and multi-asset strategies. The firm combines institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and security-pricing, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.