Maimoona Ahmed is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Richardson Kontogouris Emerson, LLP from 2016 to 2024. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering services such as annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., delivering advice without discretionary trading authority.

Yueyi Du is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds a Series 63 designation. She has three years of industry experience and has been involved with DU Advisors, LLC since 2020, where she provides accounting and tax services. Her prior experience includes roles at Smarter Tools, Inc. and Wfgia. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm provides proprietary and third-party model portfolio solutions with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

George Chiu is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 32 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Equity Services since 2017 and also operates Strategic Horizon Inc., focusing on insurance agency services. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves on the board of directors for the Buddhist Fellowship of Southern California. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms incorporating third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Claudia Leao is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at GWFS Equities, Inc. and TIAA-CREF. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated delivery model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates in its planning services.

Gary Klein is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 registration. He has 28 years of industry experience, including 19 years at Regal Wealth Group Inc before joining NewEdge Advisors in 2024. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, with a focus on combining in-house and third-party manager solutions supported by technology and centralized due diligence.

John King is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Devere Acuma LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Beach Financial Group, Inc., a branding and marketing firm. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves 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, retirement-plan consulting, and advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Gabriel Millar is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at DewPoint Financial, Velox Clearing, LLC, and VeloX Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a business selling bicycle components and accessories. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, financial planning, equity research, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients, operating under fiduciary standards and employing both qualitative and quantitative investment analyses.

Geoffrey Waters is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner since 2025. His prior roles include over two decades at Strategic Advisers and multiple positions at Fidelity Investments and Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm combines customized discretionary portfolios with in-house research and third-party managers, alongside integrated tax and accounting capabilities uncommon in large advisory enterprises.

Jamie Ta is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with five years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Integrity Alliance, LLC. Jamie has been associated with Retirement Planning Advisors, Inc. since 2012. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, operating as a large advisor network with over 300 representatives managing approximately $5.4 billion in assets. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and both wrap and non-wrap programs, utilizing various investment approaches and third-party sub-advisers through multiple platforms.

Shane Valdez is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company for eight years and is also involved in coaching youth wrestling through ownership of the Valdez Wrestling Club, LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advisory solutions through various program types and manages a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Evan Kress is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at OneDigital Investment Advisors and Retirement Benefits Group. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Nadia Diaz is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Aduna Capital, Wealthbox, LPL Financial, and CUNA Brokerage Services. 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 account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long‑term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Joanna Mccomsey is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Anaheim, CA. She holds the Series 66 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Centaurus Financial in 2017, she worked at Financial West Group from 2014 to 2017. 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, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory management services through a variety of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Kenneth Gallagher is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2002 to 2024 before joining Duthie & Gallagher Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for a family trust that manages residential real estate investments. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Thomas Hoban is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth and Diversified Investment Services, Inc. since 2009. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales under Diversified Investment Services. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, offering a variety of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Christopher Perea is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Garden Grove, CA. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining First Command, he worked at Amazon.com LLC for five years and the Adel Wiggins Group for another five years. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, using a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers to design and manage model portfolios.

Blanca Intriago is a CFP® professional with over 32 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2017 and previously worked at LPL Financial for eight years. 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 its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.

Darren Grossman is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and MetLife Securities Inc. He is also principal of CGM Risk Management and Insurance Services LLC, where he engages in property and casualty insurance services and carrier trainings. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, and institutional entities. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management solutions through platforms such as CLASSIC Plus, with discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements tailored to client needs.

Benjamin Wada is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialists and LPL Financial. He is also an insurance agent with SB Group, Inc. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Kevin Mcdaniel is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His professional background includes roles in estate planning, mortgage lending, and insurance sales, along with educational positions such as adjunct business management instructor at Platt College Los Angeles and instructor at International Education Corporation. He also works with online estate planning and health insurance services through affiliated companies. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary options, and manages over $2 billion in client assets.