Mark Nguyen is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Legendary Lion Dance, a community nonprofit organization managing payments, expenses, and tax filings. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs using model portfolios managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Anthony D'Angelo is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Series 66 registration. He has one year of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and WestPac Wealth Partners. Prior to entering the financial industry, he worked in logistics and technology sectors. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships using a mix of proprietary and third-party models.

Peter Smegielski is a financial advisor at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, Inc., and BBVA Securities Inc. Outside of financial advising, he serves as treasurer for a nonprofit organization and acts as an exam proctor for the State Bar of California. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and state and municipal entities. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing both proprietary guidance and third-party platforms.

Sibi Joseph is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2015 and is also involved with Legacy Shield, providing wills and trusts services to assist clients with estate planning. Additionally, he serves as a college consultant with the Heartland Institute of Financial Education, referring clients to college planning services when relevant. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a mix of advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Alexandra Sonnenberg is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2024. Her prior experience includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Foresters Financial Services. She is also involved in fixed insurance sales in San Diego. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors, offering a broad range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services.

Daniel Umansky is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 34 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Cetera and First Allied firms from 2014 through 2025. 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 offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Charbel Ghaby is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation, bringing six years of industry experience. He has worked with both Guardian Life Insurance Company and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities throughout his career. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for the nonprofit Mountain Ave. Committed to Kids and is a board member and CFO of The Hummingbird Project, a 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. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs through proprietary and third-party models.

Barry Naiditch is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience and practiced law as an attorney from 2012 to 2025. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a model portfolio approach implemented through third-party managers and proprietary platforms such as Transamerica ONE and the TFA365 Advisory Program.

Thomas Faley is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked for Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. &PARTNERS serves a diverse range of clients, including individual and institutional investors such as retirement plans, charitable organizations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers both investment advisory and brokerage services, employing a variety of portfolio management strategies through platforms like Envestnet and utilizing a combination of proprietary and third-party solutions.

Patrick Comer is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at Epstein and White Financial LLC and Epstein and White Retirement Income Solutions, LLC. He is a trustee of a revocable trust that invests as a limited partner in real estate equity and lending funds. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, and it offers specialized services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Kurt Eakin is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory. He previously spent 13 years at Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner and president of Coastal Life Ventures Inc., a firm involved in investment management and financial planning. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base, including large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Mark Ruffo is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC based in San Diego, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Lincoln Financial and TD Ameritrade. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through programs focused on asset allocation and retirement guidance, utilizing Morningstar Investment Management for portfolio construction and oversight.

Jeremy Gonzalez is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Forthright Capital Partners, Forthright Capital Advisory, and Alpha Global Investments. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as president of Alpha Global Investments and is also an independent insurance agent. 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 offers investment supervisory and portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, combining fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory with a platform that integrates traditional and nontraditional client services.

Wang Liao is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. based in San Diego, CA. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 66 license, and has eight years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at HSBC Private Banking and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. since 2017, as well as prior positions at Abroad Intellect, Inc. and DLD Asset Management, Lp. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides a range of program types combining client-directed and discretionary management, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation with oversight from affiliated and third-party providers.

Robert Mccauley is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Fidelity Investments and Citi, among other roles prior to his current position. 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 in-house research and operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Jenny Cao is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has a background that includes roles at Pavilion Surgery Center and ongoing work with F3 Insurance Services LLC. Outside of financial advising, she is a registered nurse at St. Joseph Hospital, where she has worked since 2001. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers, with program options that can be discretionary or non-discretionary.

Stephanni Sharp is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Independent Financial Group from 2016 to 2021 before joining Commonwealth in 2021. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.

Gabriel Adams is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2021 and previously held positions at Reilly Financial Advisors, WCG Wealth Advisors, Beta Wealth Group, and Epstein and White Financial. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Eric Enriquez is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC and Mission Bay Aquatic. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Nicole Ross is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2008 and has held a position at Agia since 2022. At Agia, she is involved with non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of advisors. The firm manages discretionary unified managed accounts via Envestnet’s platform and provides tax-aware and impact/ESG overlay services.