Jalen Lee is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with a Series 66 designation and experience spanning several firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Marine Street Financial, and REV77. His background also includes teaching roles at Arizona State University, Hamilton High School, and Bogle Junior High School. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base through both brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial planning and consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management and supports a range of investment strategies and account services.

Francesco Ruggeri is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at TCFG Investment Advisors and Securities America Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he is a passive owner in several restaurant ventures, including a San Francisco omakase restaurant and two other dining establishments. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services through a national network of advisors and utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers.

Shannon Foster is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. since 2019. Prior to joining Schwab, Foster worked at The Vanguard Group and has experience in both financial advisory and retail sectors. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients within the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering services such as annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations supported by proprietary research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., with a distinctive model that does not involve discretionary trading authority by advisors.

Adem Abate is a financial advisor at Corient in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. His prior firms include UBS, Penserra Securities, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and AXA Advisors. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and utilizes risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Joshua Block is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at RemoteLink Solutions and studied at San Diego State University. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor strategies, low-cost index vehicles, regular rebalancing, and tax management.

Brian Hebert is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with Corient, based in San Diego, CA, and has three years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Baker Tilly US, LLP and Dowling & Yahnke, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies and third-party managers, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Michael Gottman is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. in San Diego, CA. Prior to joining First Citizens in 2025, he worked at The Vanguard Group, Inc. from 2017 to 2025. He also has a background that includes employment at Goldman Realty and a role at San Diego State University. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a client process centered on financial needs assessment and applies fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to portfolio allocation across various asset classes.

Kendrick Uyeda is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Corient with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Corient and its affiliated entities since 2022 and previously spent 25 years at Dowling & Yahnke, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and uses risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Joshua Harlan is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Delphi Private Advisors and Sunrise Capital Partners. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, emphasizing manager selection and multi-manager solutions through affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, supported by proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Margoth Romero is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisers, LLC since 2019 and also has a long tenure at Delphi Private Advisors beginning in 2013. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles and strategies.

Bridgette Ziolkowski is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also involved in coaching through Clear Intentions Coaching, where she practices as an energy healer and facilitator specializing in modalities such as Reiki and breathwork. Additionally, she rents a Tesla Model 3 through the Turo platform. 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Mahalene Dulay is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Foresters Advisory Services LLC and Foresters Financial Services. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as a PTA board member focusing on diversity and inclusion, and she owns two ventures focused on financial education and consulting for financial professionals. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base, including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Timothy Linaugh is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Leaders Group Inc, Lincoln Investment, and Capital Analysts Inc. He is also involved as a Sales Vice President at Pacific Southwest Financial, where he assists insurance producers with life insurance product design and underwriting. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm provides investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, utilizing a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Ronald Farr is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 49 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 1999 and with New York Life Insurance Company since 1967. Farr also operates Farr Financial & Insurance Services, brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services primarily through a network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life structure.

Gabriel Martin is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services across multiple wealth segments. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles including in-house research, swap dealing, and futures commission merchant activities.

Frederick Farnsworth is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 45 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates Altitude Helicopters, an educational business based in San Diego, CA. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing a consolidated investment platform that includes equities, fixed income, and alternatives.

Ekaterina Hanhauser is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. She previously worked for an independent financial group for 10 years before joining D.A. Davidson in 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as PTA president at Los Penasquitos Elementary School, assisting with school activities and event planning. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services under fiduciary standards and integrates quantitative analysis and third-party tools in its investment recommendations.

Christa Keck English is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in San Diego, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Independent Financial Group, LLC and Telos Capital Management, Inc. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2021. 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 around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Mark San Giacomo is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Crump Life Insurance Services, and Park Avenue Securities. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory relationships along with financial planning and consulting services. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party programs, supporting various account types and lending solutions.

Charles Fowler is a CFP® and CFA® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2015. Based in San Diego, CA, he holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines customized portfolio management with in-house research and third-party strategies, and provides integrated tax and administrative services uncommon for a firm of its size.