Samuel Soler Conklin is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Brea, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Householder Group Estate and Retirement Specialists, Wescom Financial Services, and Merrill. He is involved with the American Financial Education Alliance, providing educational services to local colleges and libraries. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and emphasizes diversified, risk-class-based investment allocations using both passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

Mario Reina is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Pasadena, CA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Infinity Financial Services Advisory, Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP, and U.S. Bancorp Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates a tax preparation business. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through a variety of managed account programs, financial planning, and third-party manager introductions. The firm utilizes both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and employs market-timing and momentum-based strategies in certain legacy programs.

William Fitzhugh is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013 and holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a land ownership business that rents land for farming. 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 operates under fiduciary standards and 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.

Thomas Worrall III is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Laurel Wealth Advisors and Ozco Enterprises, and he has served as president of Azusa Specialties, Inc., a property management business. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing customized portfolios with a long-term approach while incorporating shorter-term adjustments as needed.

Ashley Ting is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at GWN Securities, Inc., Equitable Advisors, and AXA Advisors LLC. Ting is based in La Puente, California. 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 clients. The firm delivers services through an integrated platform tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative systems, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Javier Lopez is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Paychex, Providence St Mary Medical Center, and the High Desert Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Lopez is also the owner of CroesusFG LLC, a pass-through entity related to his business activities. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering a range of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models. The firm operates as both a registered broker-dealer and registered investment advisor and provides various program choices with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Nicholas Stonnington Sr. is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously led the Stonnington Group, LLC for 19 years. Outside of advising, he owns several non-investment businesses including a healthcare insurance and mortgage loan origination firm, as well as a human capital management company. Prime Capital Financial is an enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan sponsorship, and family office solutions, employing a range of investment strategies alongside affiliated tax advisory services.

Rommel Valarao is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and possessing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as secretary for First Solution Hospice Care, dedicating time monthly to managing administrative duties. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Allen Yee is a CFP® professional with 36 years of industry experience, currently with UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA as a Limited Partner. He has previously worked at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC, First Allied Advisory Services, and Guidant Planning, Inc., where he also serves as President. In addition to his advisory work, Yee has been teaching and coaching at Pasadena Community College and Glendale Community College since 2000. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies.

Frank Jimenez is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 14 years of industry experience, including previous roles at Eagle Strategies, Arbor Wealth Strategies & Insurance Solutions, and New York Life. Jimenez also operated his own firm, Jimenez Financial Strategies and Insurance Solutions. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and providing access to insurance products and alternative investments through its affiliation with Guardian Life.

Bridget Goodbody is a CFP® affiliated with Cerity Partners LLC, based in Pasadena, CA, with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2023, she spent seven years at Gamble Jones Investment Counsel. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable institutions, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services through a client-specific investment framework that incorporates proprietary quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Joseph Grabowski is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Before joining D.A. Davidson, he spent six years at ONE&ALL Church and one year at Gateway Theological Seminary. D.A. Davidson & Co. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides fiduciary advisory services, comprehensive financial planning, and specialized wealth management programs, combining qualitative and quantitative analysis in its investment approach.

Sam Lim is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup since 2017 and previously held roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing investment advisory, broker-dealer execution, custody services, and derivatives trading.

Julie Shen is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. from 2012 to 2015. Shen is a 50% owner of ENT Wealth Management, a marketing DBA, and is also a licensed California insurance agent offering various insurance products. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional plans. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through multiple platforms, combining strategic asset allocation and multi-manager portfolios with both passive and active investment exposures.

Ching Wa Cova Mak is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary program types, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation in partnership with HSBC Global Asset Management and other affiliated providers.

Christopher Puzio is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has prior experience at Wallick Wealth Management and LPL Financial. Puzio also engages in fixed insurance sales as a secondary business activity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and a broad client base. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

David Tse is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has been associated with Churchill Management since 2000. 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 employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Patrick Duignan is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Brea, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Duignan is the owner of NorthPoint Tax, Wealth & Business Advisory, LLP, a tax preparation and business consulting firm. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, applying fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to manage assets and offer a range of managed programs and account structures.

Magaly Aguirre is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Dimas, CA. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has 16 years of industry experience, including roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2014. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Timothy Higgins is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Money Concepts Capital Corp and has held roles at Blue Palm Consulting and NorthPoint Tax, Wealth & Business Advisory, LLP, where he provides tax preparation and consultation. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in consulting through Blue Palm Consulting and participates in an investment club as an owner. Money Concepts Capital Corp is an enterprise firm with approximately 431 advisors managing $3.33 billion across about 14,700 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering a range of managed programs that include model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and both discretionary and non-discretionary account structures.