Wai Luk is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Jose, California, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and offering 15 years of industry experience. He has served at Eagle Strategies since 2024 and operates Luk Financial And Insurance Solutions, where he brokers non-registered insurance products. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as secretary of his condo complex's homeowners association. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers multiple advisory programs and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to clients’ objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Georgia Sclavos is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Ameriprise and Comerica Securities, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she provides client service and support related to money market fund investment platforms through Comerica Bank. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities through both advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple investment programs on the Passageway Managed Account platform, utilizing third-party portfolio managers and a range of strategies from mutual funds and ETFs to separately managed accounts and tax-optimized solutions.

Ilia Tsai is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also a CPA partner at Sopheleus Associates & Co, where he provides accounting services including corporate financial planning and tax strategy. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory and brokerage services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms that utilize model portfolios and third-party managers.

Christopher Bache is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, Windward Capital Management, and First Republic Securities Company. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and other entities, emphasizing customized investment policy statements and multi-phase due diligence. The firm combines liquid strategies, third-party independent managers, and private alternative investments, with a focus on clients having net worth of $10 million or more.

Sophie Langlois is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and Fidelity Investments. Outside of finance, she has experience working at Jules Place Art Gallery. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, focusing on separately managed accounts and family-office services. The firm emphasizes a diversified investment approach that includes liquid and private alternative investments through an integrated private-investment platform.

Zhong Shi is a CFP® with 23 years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors. He has held roles with organizations including Kyros Ai Corp., Heartland Institute of Financial Education, and Covered CA. Outside of advising, he works as a college planning consultant and financial education instructor. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms. The firm primarily uses model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory services.

Gurvinder Aujla is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 20 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Avantax Investment Services and BancWest Investment Services, among others, and he is involved in bookkeeping, tax preparation, and mortgage lending activities outside his primary advisory role. Independent Financial Group is a large integrated advisory and brokerage firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a mix of in-house and third-party model portfolios tailored to various client risk profiles.

David Mendoza is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 48 years of industry experience. His career includes lengthy tenures at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A., before joining Rockefeller Financial in 2022. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and uniquely operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Quan Zhang is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. based in Fremont, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and possessing seven years of industry experience. He has been with HSBC Securities and its affiliate HSBC Bank USA since 2018. Zhang also serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., where he engages in the sale of bank-related products and services alongside his role as a registered representative. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to a variety of clients including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of investment programs combining client-directed and discretionary strategies, leveraging global asset management resources while utilizing affiliated and third-party providers for advisory, fund selection, and administrative services.

Qi Zhang is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, Qi worked at NYLIFE Securities, LLC and New York Life, and previously spent six years at Guosen Securities. Qi co-owns a non-operational financial services business with her husband. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored solutions and predominantly managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Tammy Tang is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 9 years of experience at the firm and 8 years in the industry. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked for Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union. Outside of her advisory role, she has experience working in an assisted living capacity, providing personal care. J.P. Morgan Securities offers investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework. Services are provided on a non-discretionary basis, with clients retaining final decision-making authority.

Ashkahn Moayedi is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Danville, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2010 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services. The firm’s approach is IPS-driven and rooted in modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related products and bank deposit sweep options within its investment menus.

Tommy Liu is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property management activities in the Redwood City area. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and a broad range of advisory programs. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process supported by the Global Investment Committee’s return estimates and modeling tools.

Christina Patel is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameriprise and Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. since 2016. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients. It offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing tax-aware retirement income planning advice focused on dependable income sources.

Mark James is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing. His prior experience includes roles at JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of finance, he owns and operates RetroTrips, a business focused on toy, hobby, and tabletop game sales. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s IPS-driven approach incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes a broad range of investment options such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Yashvi Shah is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with the Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining RBC, Shah worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities. RBC Wealth Management serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of wrap fee advisory programs with tailored investment strategies implemented through a combination of in-house and third-party managers.

Katrina Yun Nikolac is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Los Altos, CA, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2008. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, as well as affiliated mutual funds and tax-efficient overlay services.

David Knudsen is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in San Jose, CA, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2013 and 2015, respectively. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and financial planning services, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Samuel Maran is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with three years of experience at Morgan Stanley, based in Palo Alto, CA. His prior work includes roles in education and the restaurant industry, including positions at the University of California Berkeley and Pyeongchang Tofu House. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, providing financial planning through structured discovery and firm-approved tools, and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Kristina Kashuba is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Cupertino, CA, with three years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Citibank and San Jose State University. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored financial planning and a wide range of advisory programs, supported by structured planning processes and proprietary investment modeling tools.