Kate King is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2010. In addition to her role at Centaurus, she is the owner and founder of The KFK Group and is involved with Waltz and King, both non-investment-related ventures. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management solutions, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with various analytical approaches and specialized services.

Eileen Lee is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Anaheim, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. She has been with NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2017 and New York Life Insurance Company since 2015. Lee serves as a board member of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in Orange County. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions across multiple program types, with a significant focus on non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Joseph Silla is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Costa Mesa, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. In addition to his advisory work, he provides clients with insurance products such as long-term care, income annuities, disability, and life insurance outside of Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and fee-based advisory services along with financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice solutions.

Adam Wass is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 33 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Infinex Investments, Inc., LPL Financial, and Financial Partners Services. Wass is involved with AmeriEstate, referring clients for prepaid legal and trust services. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and provides access to alternative investments and lending solutions, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary assets.

Eric Gallinger is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial in 2023, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill for over a decade. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charities, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party advisory solutions through an open-architecture platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios.

Daniel Kean is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC for eight years before joining Focus Partners Wealth in 2024. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial counseling, family office support, fiduciary services, and sub-advisory solutions, employing a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that incorporates fundamental and quantitative analysis and utilizes a broad network of affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Johnny Tep is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. His prior work includes roles at Walker Wealth, Griffin Capital Securities, and GCI Solar. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and integrated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios managed by an Investment Committee and supported by in-house research and third-party managers.

Robert Lee is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, providing investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies implemented through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by in-house research and unique market roles.

Debra Popovich is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Fullerton, CA, holding 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at LPL Financial from 2014 to 2018 and has been involved with RD Tax Services since 1993. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, and serves large institutional investors with approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management.

James Reyes is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Warner Pacific and multiple LLCs focused on estate planning and client services. Outside of advising, he provides estate planning referrals and health insurance services through affiliated firms. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, delivering services through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms that utilize model portfolios and third-party managers.

Yasasri Weerasuriya is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2021, Yasasri worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services and Financial Advisors Network. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies while offering a range of portfolio management and private market investment options.

Paul Finchamp is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Covina, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America since 2009. In addition to his advisory role, he is actively engaged in the group insurance business, focusing on health plans and ancillary employer-sponsored benefits. Primerica Advisors is part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, which serves a diverse retail client base through brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm offers various proprietary and third-party investment programs and supports multiple account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Dean Dean Sanderson is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Transamerica since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of The Life Builders, Inc., a family corporation, and provides in-home care for his son. 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, featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Sidney Sheridan is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also associated with Net Law Inc. and Wfg. Outside of his advisory role, he refers clients to estate document services through Net Law Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio and third-party manager approach supported by multiple platform programs, with approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Aleksandr Leybengrub is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience, currently with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Irvine, CA. He has previously worked at HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and HSBC Insur Agency (USA) Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Chief Financial Officer for the Esperanza Sonrisa Association, a homeowners association, where he manages financial reporting and vendor approvals on a volunteer basis. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs for individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary options. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation supported by HSBC Global Asset Management and third-party due diligence providers, with a notable portion of assets managed in client-directed, non-discretionary portfolios.

Charles Gallagher is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Thrivent Financial and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is the chairman of the Orange County National Eagle Scout Association and owns an early-stage tech startup developing video editing software. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm provides direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation managed primarily on a discretionary basis by the third-party managers.

Janice Vuong is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has eight years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Anneta Insurance Solutions, Janice Vuong - Health Insurance Services, Morgan White Group, Delta Dental, and CAL Connect Insurance Services. She offers Medicare and other health insurance solutions, primarily serving senior clients and individuals seeking dental and vision insurance options. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm delivers services through a large network of advisors and multiple program platforms, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers for portfolio management.

Kenneth Beber is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Beber serves as a board member for the Little Elm ISD Educational Foundation and volunteers as a school board member for the Little Elm Independent School District. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets and offers advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers.

Jonathan Zermeno is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work history including eight years at Sun West Mortgage Company and nine years with the California Army National Guard. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a longstanding focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, delivering investment management through a centralized team that selects and monitors model portfolios and third-party managers from approved lists.

Jeffrey Wu is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, CTBC Bank, and Cetera, among others. 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 specialized market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.