Kristina Bell Taylor is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a commercial cleaning franchise and operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides a range of financial services through multiple program structures, emphasizing recommendation-based advice delivered through both advisory and broker-dealer channels.

Darlene Pachot is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with VOYA since 2014. Outside of her financial advisory work, she serves as a visiting preacher involved in public speaking. VOYA Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and multiple advisory programs, delivering primarily non-discretionary recommendations.

Bob Tan is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 26 years of industry experience. Tan has been with Voya Financial Advisors and affiliated entities since 2014. Outside of advisory work, he operates as an independent insurance agent. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and third-party money manager access through various program structures, primarily providing non-discretionary, recommendation-based advice.

Ian Ott is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and four years of industry experience. He co-owns Warmen & James Private Wealth, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Ott has worked at several firms, including Royal Alliance Associates and Mountain West Financial. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform including managed account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Violeta Mendez is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2016. In addition to her advisory role, she operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in the sale of fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides a range of financial services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting, delivering advice primarily through non-discretionary, recommendation-based programs.

Sean Muhlstein is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2015. He also operates a personal writing business, producing short stories and essays for self-publication on Amazon Kindle. Additionally, he is involved as a community educator with the Opera League of Los Angeles, where he prepares and presents lectures on opera. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides a variety of financial planning and portfolio management services through multiple program structures, often delivering non-discretionary advice requiring client approval.

Austin Bustamante is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with firms including Blue Cedar Financial and Insurance Solutions and Generations Capital Strategies & Insurance Solutions. He is also involved in insurance brokering through his DBA, Blue Cedar Financial and Insurance Solutions, focusing on New York Life products and other insurance services. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Albert Munoz is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Redlands, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2003 and also serves as an independent insurance agent and a director and treasurer of The Grove School, where he chairs the finance committee. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering participant-level investment options through its PlanMember Asset Allocation Portfolios. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, and it supports clients with education, seminars, personalized planning, and separation counseling.

Paul Sprague is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of advising, he assists with his domestic partner’s antiques and estate jewelry business, helping with shows and a store location in Palm Springs. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse range of clients, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting through multiple program structures, primarily providing clients with non-discretionary recommendations.

James Riner is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 46 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at Centaurus Financial in two separate periods totaling 10 years, as well as three years at Crown Capital Securities, LP. He is also the owner of James Riner & Associates, a non-investment related business 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 financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with a variety of analytical approaches.

Timothy Merwin is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. He previously worked at Financial Management Network Inc, FMN Capital Corporation, and Aon Hewitt. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a soccer referee for children's games on weekends. VOYA Financial Advisors serves a range of individual and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and a variety of managed account and consulting services through both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

David Hilton is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, David serves as a guided underwater tour guide at the Aquarium of the Pacific. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through various program structures, primarily offering non-discretionary recommendations.

Joe Marini is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. and Voya Retirement Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2015 and Voya Retirement Advisors since 2021. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and plan-sponsor consulting, delivering advice through multiple program structures with a preference for non-discretionary, recommendation-based relationships.

Lilia Hernandez is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities. 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, including research, security pricing, and derivatives services.

James Ott is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Yucaipa, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Signator Investors, Inc. and OSAIC, followed by roles at Elevare Advisors and Warmen & James Private Wealth, where he is a co-owner. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of advisors and their clients by providing a range of advisory programs, technology, and operational support. The firm offers multiple investment platforms and discretionary model portfolios while acting as a back-office provider for affiliated advisors.

Laura Ayon is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at GWFS Equities, Inc., JPMorgan Securities LLC, and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Outside of her advisory role, she is an independent consultant for Paparazzi Accessories, a business selling jewelry and hair accessories. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

La Tanya Harris is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Michaels and Advised Assets Group, LLC. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as part-time faculty at Long Beach City College, where she teaches management courses focused on topics including innovation, technology, diversity, and ethics. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through multiple program structures, primarily offering non-discretionary recommendations.

Damian Lozano is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Redlands, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles in education at various San Bernardino school districts and colleges, alongside operating a family-owned tax preparation business, Computer Tax Service. Lozano also engages in the sale of home security and automation product referrals through affiliated Primerica companies. Primerica Advisors manages a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients, with approximately 3,935 advisors and $15.5 billion in assets under management. The firm delivers advisory services primarily through model-driven strategies provided by third-party asset managers and supports trade execution and custody through established financial institutions.

Jorge Caceres is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities since 2016, with prior experience at Live Nation Entertainment. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a team of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines institutional advisory operations with brokerage and investment management capabilities, delivering recommendations on a non-discretionary basis while clients retain final decision-making authority.

Mary Carruthers is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 42 years of industry experience. She has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of H.M. Bradley Properties, LLC, where she manages mineral interests and related administrative responsibilities. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and asset allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.