Jason Woon is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Creative Planning since 2021, following six years at IRON Financial. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various specialized investment options and integrated retirement plan services.

John McMahon Jr. is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 45 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Merrill and Bank of America. McMahon has been with Rockefeller Financial since 2020 and joined Rockefeller Capital Management in 2025. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans, providing wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers integrated services through affiliated trust and insurance entities and emphasizes a comprehensive approach that includes access to alternative investments and private funds.

Kevin Rinow is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Hightower Advisors and has previously been affiliated with Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Journey Strategic Wealth LLC. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager selection and multi-manager approach, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across a range of investment vehicles, and offers services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Mark Fredenburg is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously worked at BTR Capital Management, Inc. and Wells Fargo. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, 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.

Hillary Collins is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Bank of America, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans, providing wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm integrates wealth, trust, and insurance capabilities and offers access to alternative and private investments through a recapitalized ownership structure with significant institutional minority owners.

Joseph Sims is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience, currently an advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2021. He previously worked for The Savant Group for 17 years. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering services such as investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm uses discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and combines in-house research with third-party managers across a range of asset classes and strategies.

Eric Frampton is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc., where he has worked since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Fruitful and Fidelity, covering both personal and workplace advisory services and brokerage. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with a range of investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, complemented by client education and integrated service platforms.

Ella Plotkin Oren is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Berkeley, CA. She holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, TPO Financial & Insurance Services, and New York Life Insurance Company. 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 solutions through various program types and maintains a predominantly non-discretionary asset base.

Jeffrey Courtemanche is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Sanctuary Advisors and Sanctuary Securities since 2020. Prior to that, he was with Bank of America for nine years and Merrill for 24 years. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm supports more than 400 independent investment adviser representatives who deliver a range of portfolio management and consulting services using various investment approaches and platforms.

Konstantine Giannoutsos is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2002. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and separate broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing employer retirement plan relationships, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers point-in-time planning as well as ongoing discretionary management using model and customized portfolios.

Brent Conway is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with both firms since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for the Knights of Columbus #14156, a church-related nonprofit organization. Park Avenue Securities, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs.

John Seo is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has prior experience at Simplex Wealth Management and Consilium Wealth Management, LLC. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering various portfolio management and financial planning services through both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Jeffrey Nichols is a financial advisor at SPC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Parkland Securities LLC since 2013, alongside his role at Hanna Insurance & Financial Solutions. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement services, with a structure that supports both fiduciary and non-fiduciary retirement functions through affiliated entities.

Les Garaventa Jr. is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has served in various roles including president of Garaventa Accountancy Corporation since 1985 and is also involved in coaching football at Northgate High School. Additionally, he manages a cattle ranching operation in Oregon. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

Scott Pence is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Ameritas entities since 2008 and also operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products through David White & Associates. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services using model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals.

Joseph Frantz is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Mariner Independent Advisor Network. Outside of finance, he is an assistant coach for men’s and women’s water polo at UC Davis and a business owner of DJ EQWIP. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a variety of advisory programs and third-party asset managers. The firm utilizes multiple analytical approaches and supports model portfolios from strategists such as Fidelity, BlackRock, and Goldman Sachs.

Eric Swensen is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Adero Partners, LLC and Vista Wealth Management, LLC. He is also an investor in Vista Venture Partners. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a combination of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Christopher Wall is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors and CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, as well as experience outside finance at Foothill/DeAnza College and Fry's Electronics. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and access to private market investments.

Roger Lam is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Bank, UBS Financial Services, and founding Lam Trading. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and various types of organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Theodore Lum is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 43 years of industry experience, including seven years at LPL Financial prior to joining Independent Financial Group in 2018. He is also the owner of Lum Global Financial & Insurance Services, a marketing DBA through which he offers insurance products. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets and distributes advisory services through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives.