Brandon Au is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, MML Investor Services, and Mass Mutual Financial Group. He is also involved with Plan C Group, a business he has operated since 1996. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial and retirement planning. The firm manages accounts through various strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary models, and supports lending and tax-related features.

Nicole Joko is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 24 years of industry experience. She is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where she has worked since 2012, including through the firm’s transition and rebranding. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, with an emphasis on customized, diversified portfolios and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Gilbert Agyemang Badu is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 8 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. Badu has worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2017 and New York Life Insurance Company since 2016. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Benjamin Mckinney is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Irvine, CA, holding two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts, he worked at Windes Inc., a CPA firm where he is a partner, and at HBLA. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, offering customized portfolios that combine internal management with third-party asset managers.

Christopher Struckhoff is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2021 and previously worked at Lionheart Capital Management and Case Packaging Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches CFP classes at the University of California, Irvine. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment approach that combines low-cost indexing with supplemental strategies, supported by affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping services.

Khashayar Emrani is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several major firms, including J.P. Morgan Securities, Bank of America, Merrill, and LPL Financial. His prior business activities include managing a real estate rental investment entity. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, providing a broad range of advisory, execution, and custody services.

Allison Donecker is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as President of Your Family Bank, a business focused on using whole life insurance strategies to help clients eliminate debt. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, and specialized services such as retirement-plan consulting and annuity account management, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

James Mantosh is a CFP® and CFA® with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2017 and previously worked at Syverson Strege - VBHC from 2014 to 2017. Mantosh is based in Irvine, CA. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a financial planning-led investment process centered on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Scott Irribarra is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Stratos, he worked at LPL Financial and held positions at AT&T, Game Stop, and in the music industry. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm serving over 24,000 clients with approximately $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisor-managed and model portfolio solutions through an open-architecture platform, integrating third-party managers and providing diverse financial planning and retirement consulting services.

Richard Means is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and over 43 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Centaurus Financial in 2019, he worked at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company for more than four decades. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as President of CRMA Insurance & Financial Services, focusing on fixed insurance products, and provides financial review services for Anaheim Rod & Custom, Inc. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting through a variety of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements. The firm employs a range of investment analyses and supports specialized services such as advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Gerald Larr is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with HPM Partners Advisor Alliance LLC and HPM Partners LLC since 2012. He is based in Costa Mesa, California. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, advising on approximately $126.9 billion in client assets. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing customized, diversified portfolios and a combination of proprietary and third-party management.

Seyed Ahmad Hashemian is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2009 and has operated Capital Aspects since 1987. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of the Brookhollow Office Park Association. 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 financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, and retirement-plan consulting, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Kevin Lee is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2017, following a one-year tenure at Newport Coast Securities. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Marc Linsky is a CFP® with 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Centaurus Financial, Inc., where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Concourse Financial Group Securities, ProEquities, and Concorde Asset Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is president of E Street Financial, a non-investment-related entity used for branding purposes. 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 both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, employing a variety of analytical approaches and specialized services such as retirement-plan consulting and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Steven Coute is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, based in Riverside, CA, and has 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has additional experience with other firms and business activities, including a leadership role as Unit Commander for the Chino Valley Young Marines, a nonprofit youth leadership organization. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to charitable organizations and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a variety of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Daniel Vigil is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. He has been with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2019 and has worked at Bankers Life and Casualty Company since 2014, where he manages a team of agents involved in life and health insurance sales and training. Additionally, he is principal of MEV Enterprises, where he analyzes and makes decisions on real estate investments. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s investment process focuses on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide portfolio management.

Paul Cooper is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and possessing 40 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2006 and is also the owner of Cooper Associates, a securities business he has operated since 1985. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Alec Viruet is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Bankers Life, he worked in various roles including positions at Fed HVAC and Rutgers University. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Thomas Papadopoulos is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Papadopoulos has worked at both Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial since 2014. He is also involved in administrative support for Stratos Wealth Partners and operates a separate business entity for tax and investment purposes. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm with approximately $18.6 billion in assets under management and over 366 advisors serving more than 24,000 clients. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning services utilizing an open-architecture platform that incorporates both advisor-managed and model-based strategies.

Ken Tsang is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Elewish Inc, and Tristar Risk Management/Tristar Managed Care. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles, including serving as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.