Michael Solo is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017 and previously worked for Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for one year. Solo is also a co-owner of Tranquility Wealth Management, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of advisory support, including managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

John Bennis is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He is also the owner of Pacific Wealth Partners, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Nafeng Hioe is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Aetna and World Financial Group, among other roles. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as CFO of Destiny Builders 8, LLC. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment platforms, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Joy Dutmers is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Orange, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. She has been with Principal Financial Group since 1998 and Principal Securities Inc. since 2016. Dutmers also serves as a bank/trust officer for Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships across multiple business areas. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Tyler Merrill is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Raymond James and held positions at the University of California, Irvine, among other roles. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a financial-planning-led investment approach featuring low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Shawn Bragdon is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc. based in Costa Mesa, CA, holding a ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience and has worked at The Leaders Group, Inc. since 2017, with prior roles at Arete Wealth Management LLC and as managing partner of BGA Insurance Services, where he oversees wholesale life insurance and annuity product relationships. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm emphasizes manager selection and ongoing monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and provides both sub-advisor managed accounts and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Aridaman Singh is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Anaheim, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he worked with several New York Life affiliated firms. Outside of his advisory work, Singh is a partial owner of a restaurant franchise holding company involved in opening a TOGOs sandwich shop. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large 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 affiliate structure.

Samuel Soler Conklin is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Wescom Financial Services, and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. He is also involved with the American Financial Education Alliance, contributing educational services at local colleges and libraries. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research and a dedicated Investment Committee.

Barbara Cole is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has worked with New York Life and its affiliates since 1987 and operates Cole Insurance & Financial Services, through which she sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large 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 affiliate structure.

Sean Okeefe is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and LPL Financial since 2015. His background includes providing advisory services as an independent investment advisor and involvement in life insurance and fixed annuity products. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm managing approximately $18.6 billion in assets for over 24,000 clients. The firm offers a range of advisor-managed and model portfolio services, utilizing an open-architecture approach that integrates multiple external platforms and third-party managers.

Yaochy Lin is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. Lin has been affiliated with Transamerica since 2012 and owns Cashflow First Inc., which provides property and casualty insurance, health insurance, and business insurance consultation services. In addition, Lin is involved in real estate marketing and sales as a co-owner of CFirst Realty and also provides notary signing services and merchant services for businesses. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse clientele including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services with both proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Mark Redman is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 44 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Legacy Shield, WFG Direct, Net Law Group Inc, WealthWave, and American Funding Center. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and sells individual and group life and health insurance products through Mark Redman Insurance. 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 utilizes a model portfolio approach implemented through third-party money managers and platform providers, supported by a large network of advisors and multiple program platforms.

Cody Mutz is a Series 65-licensed advisor with CWM, LLC, based in Irvine, CA. He has one year of industry experience, including positions at Carson Wealth Management and prior roles outside the financial industry. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a large network of over 600 advisors. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach using model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee and offers a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan solutions.

Ashley Ting is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at GWN Securities, Inc., Equitable Advisors, and AXA Advisors LLC. Ting is based in La Puente, California. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers services through an integrated platform tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative systems, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Bryan Cooper is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Mira Loma, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His career includes multiple tenures at Commonwealth Financial Network and leadership at Cooper Associates. He has worked in appraisal services at BRC Appraisal for over two decades. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions.

Taylor Salisbury is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 11 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2014 and is also involved with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, where he provides administrative support. Additionally, he has connections to multiple related advisory entities including Rooted Advisory Group. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm provides diverse investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Javier Lopez is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica since 2022 and is also the owner of CroesusFG LLC, which manages tax services related to his other business activities. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment models.

Hermann Rojas is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Riverside, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co., as well as over a decade at Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Elizabeth Goeltz is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2017. Prior to this, she worked for six years at H. Beck, Inc. Her additional business activities include involvement with Wealth & Healthy, LLC, where she manages payroll and tax processing. 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 the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, bottom-up, and top-down analysis.

Adrian Gomez is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience, currently associated with Equity Services, Inc. He previously worked at The Walt Disney Company for nine years. In addition to his advisory role, Adrian is also involved in insurance sales and services through multiple entities. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.