Blake Isaeff is a financial advisor with Golden State Wealth Management, LLC in Riverside, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having six years of industry experience. He has worked at Golden State Wealth Management since 2018 and has held roles at Renaissance Wealth Management and LPL Financial, LLC since 2017. Prior to his advisory career, he was associated with Canyon Crest Country Club and the University of California, Riverside. Golden State Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, providing asset management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and portfolio management. The firm uses a combination of analytic approaches and may incorporate third-party managers and model portfolios while primarily offering discretionary portfolio management.

Reginald Jackson is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC. He has worked with NWF Advisory Services and operates his own advisory practice. Jackson serves as a board member for two nonprofit organizations, The Unforgetables Foundation and Living Systems Health. OSAIC is a large financial services firm serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines risk-tolerance assessments with advanced portfolio management tools and offers a wide range of investment options through its extensive network of advisors.

Christopher Palmer is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in Redlands, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include tenures at Wells Fargo Advisors, Merrill, and Banc of America Investment Services. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in managing and selling a family ranch through a closely held corporation and owns a farm animal business in Texas. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and platforms.

Melanie Blakney is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She currently works at McAdam LLC, where she has been since 2024. Her prior roles include positions at Pacific Wealth Management, LLC, Holstrom, Block and Parke, and Breckinridge Capital Advisors, Inc. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a multi-advisor platform providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment strategies tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives.

Kyle Smith is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with Prospera since 2024 and has prior experience at Interac and Farmers Insurance. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a multi-team firm with over 270 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs and platforms.

Scott Stephan is a financial advisor with Portside Wealth Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Townsquare Capital LLC, DFPG Investments, INC, and Allegis Investment Services. Outside of advising, he is president of Forethought Medical Resources, LLC, a company that distributes medical instruments and supplies for surgery. Portside Wealth Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm serving individuals, retirement and pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and other services, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory in its investment approach.

Larry Etzweiler is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Redlands, CA. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 43 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Fox Financial and Insurance Services since 2009 and has longstanding relationships with Nylife Securities Inc. and New York Life Insurance Co. since the late 1970s. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through multiple program types and works extensively with insurance and annuity products within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Peter Lupone is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors since 2010. He also holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Agia since 2022, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Thomas Elsea is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds a Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors and Wfgia since 2018. His other business activities include sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through a variety of proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Christian Schank is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Riverside, CA, holding one year of industry experience. He is also the owner and practicing attorney at the Law Offices of Christian Schank & Associates, APC, a role he has maintained since 2003. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach alongside customized portfolio construction.

Yuming Su is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work history includes roles at U.S. Bancorp, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Bank of America. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and provides specialized solutions for large relationships.

Calvin Wu is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at HSBC Bank USA, N.A. from 2016 to 2022 before joining Citigroup in 2022. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research and security-pricing capabilities, supported by a large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Lisa Lee is an investment advisor representative at TLG Advisors, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She previously worked at The Leaders Group Inc and Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. Ms. Lee also owns Elite Global Lending Inc, a mortgage lending business serving residential and commercial clients. TLG Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on manager selection and ongoing portfolio monitoring, employing fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and offers both advisory and digital investment programs.

Alexis Reynoso is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Riverside, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he is a certified tax preparer and serves as a junior partner at Empire Financial Benefits, Inc. He also works part-time helping clients with medical insurance questions and placement through Blue Shield and Kaiser. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services through its CLASSIC Plus platform, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with a variety of investment analysis techniques.

John Barba is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at VOYA since 2014 and has been affiliated with Teachers Financial Services since 1999. Outside of his advisory roles, he operates as an independent insurance agent, specializing in the sale of fixed insurance products and servicing existing annuity clients. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to implement client-focused investment strategies, offering both non-discretionary and limited discretionary management options.

Justin Dorado is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Riverside, CA, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Wells Fargo Clearing. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only, employee pilot digital platform that uses algorithmic risk assessments and discretionary model accounts managed with mutual funds and ETFs.

Vincent Alvarez is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Voya Financial Advisors since 2017 and previously spent six years with Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of his financial advisory role, Alvarez serves as a pastor at The Bridge Church, where he conducts Sunday services and leads Bible study sessions. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services through a broad network of advisors, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated investment products with a focus on investment policy statements, model allocations, and technology-enabled tools.

Raul Salazar Jr. is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Moreno Valley, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing four years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at GWFS Equities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities, as well as JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, using an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

George Peterson is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 34 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial and its affiliated entities since 2003. Outside of advisory work, he is also an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed accounts, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing both in-house and third-party investment strategies.

Nain Perez is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 21 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Merrill, Ameriprise, and Agia. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in real estate activities, including owning and operating an LLC to purchase and manage real estate assets within a self-directed IRA, as well as occasional buying and reselling of raw land. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, along with employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides wrap programs, portfolio management, and financial planning through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and a technology-driven model approach.