Edward Vita is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at UBS Financial Services and a consulting position with Vita Wine Consulting. He is based in San Diego, CA. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients through a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, while its Investment Management and Research team manages discretionary model portfolios using a structured due-diligence process.

Danny Recht is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. He has worked in various roles at both firms since 2016. Recht serves on the board of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) and is a member of the San Diego Council for AIPAC, engaging in community and international relations activities. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of advisory programs, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Sue Badgley is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 40 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial in 2020, she worked at Merrill for 39 years. 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 portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting through a consolidated investment platform and operates as a registered broker-dealer, providing a range of investment and insurance services.

Douglas Shepard is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Diego, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 27 years of industry experience, including 12 years with New York Life Insurance Company. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Ezekiel Cortez I is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, he worked at Vail Resorts and Whole Foods Market. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and manages a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Jessica Marchesini is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Commonwealth since 2009, with a brief tenure at LPL Financial beginning in 2026. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

John Nielander is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC in San Diego, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he spent several years in full-time education and held positions at the University of San Diego. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation and manager selection processes, incorporating proprietary quantitative screens and third-party managers, and offers access to alternative and private-market investments.

Kevin Yang is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and two years of industry experience. He has been with Empower Advisory Group since 2025 and was previously affiliated with Empower Financial Services, Inc. from 2023. 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’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Elisabeth Cullington is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 25 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at The Colony Group, LLC and HoyleCohen, LLC. Cullington also has a long-standing association with CT. General Life Insurance Company. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Stephen Kelly is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently associated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Liberty ID, a business focused on identity restoration. Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and features proprietary and third-party investment models.

Jonas Noack is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked at Northrop Grumman and Meketa Investment Group. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, using a mix of low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, and offers specialized programs and tax-management options.

Ian Carr is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2022, he worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank and JP Morgan Securities LLC from 2015 to 2021 and spent a year as a homemaker and at-home dad. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operational, trading, technology, and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Katherine Fries is a Certified Financial Planner® with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously spent over 17 years at The Family Firm. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a disciplined approach that includes allocating across third-party independent managers selected through a proprietary due-diligence process and offers a variety of services including discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Matthew Streeter is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 credential. He has experience working at several firms, including Park Avenue Securities and PBO Advisory Group. Streeter is based in San Diego, CA, and has been with Guardian Life since 2026. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Brandon Borcic is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at GWFS Equities, INC, Core Staff, Jeppesen Sanderson, and Staff Pro. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated model tied to Empower’s administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Arturo Mendez Vega is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Vanguard Marketing Corporation, TIAA-CREF, Empower Financial Services, and Tiaa. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting. The firm emphasizes recommendation-based advice with a large portion of assets managed through non-discretionary arrangements and operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Sheila Braun is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2021, she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for ten years. She is currently associated with Plan to Prosper alongside her role at Commonwealth. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including portfolio management, trading, compliance, and technology services.

Daniel Parent is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals—often those connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans—as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management through managed accounts that utilize model portfolios or customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Adriana Pacheco is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Voya since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she is a professional ballroom dancer who performs at events, competes, and teaches. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and consulting through multiple program structures, primarily operating with non-discretionary recommendations.

Matthew Digiacomo is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Core Financial Group since 2023, and previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. from 2011 to 2023. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs, investment management, and practice-management support. The firm offers discretionary model portfolios and customized program options, backed by substantial clearing and custody relationships.