Erick Von Berge is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Von Berge Wealth Management Group, Laurel Wealth Advisors, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants advises plan sponsors on defined contribution and defined benefit plans, providing ERISA fiduciary services, participant advice, plan design, and administrative support. The firm focuses on asset-allocation driven model portfolios, investment policy statement monitoring, and non-discretionary management, serving a broad range of institutional clients.

Alfredo Paredes is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He has been with Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2019, including his current role since 2023. Prior to his advisory career, he worked in various roles including at LIFEAid Beverage Co. and the University of California, Santa Cruz. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal management team and offers integrated tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Michael Graney is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with Laurel Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2012. Graney also lectures on financial planning for women at Poway Adult School and Mira Costa Continuing Education and serves as a surf coach at SurfinFire Surf School. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, using customized portfolios that combine mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a primarily long-term investment approach.

Timothy Petrovich is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc., Securities America, Inc., and LPL Financial. He is currently associated with both Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of Guardian Life, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a range of investment advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party models.

James Yee is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Green Retirement and Independent Financial Group since 2020. Prior to his financial career, he spent several years in the cutlery industry with roles at Knife Sharpener and We Be Knives. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives, utilizing multiple advisory programs and third-party asset managers.

Jung Hoon Park is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at several financial firms such as Principal Life Insurance Company, National Life Group, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. He is also involved in selling various types of insurance, including life, disability, annuities, health, long-term care, dental, Medicare, and medical insurance. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through direct advisory and promoter arrangements.

Mark Vannatta is a CFP® professional with over 43 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has held roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2004. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Kameron Hall is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2019 and previously worked at the University of New Hampshire from 2015 to 2019. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors. The firm offers a comprehensive platform including discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Eugene Choi is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. for eight years before joining his current firm. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and uses a diversified investment approach combining passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Nelly Warner is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked in hospitality and education roles, including positions at Catamaran Resort Hotel & Spa and San Diego University for Integrative Studies. 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 about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Enrique Enriquez is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in San Diego, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pacific Advisors and Guardian since 2013. Enriquez is also involved with Armorcrest Insurance Services LLC, a property and casualty insurance company focusing on home, auto, and commercial insurance. Guardian Life's subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs.

Jack Stark I is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2022. Jack has also been engaged in academic pursuits since 2009. 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 brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, distributing advisory programs through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives and utilizing multiple investment platforms and third-party managers.

Sandra Williams is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding ChFC® and Series 66 credentials and has seven years of industry experience. She also has ongoing involvement with The W Coaching Group, Inc., a business coaching firm she founded. Additionally, she is a published author and a certified Kolbe Consultant. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to proprietary and third-party model portfolios.

Clark Anderson is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Principal Financial Services. He has been associated with Principal Securities Inc. since 1985 and PRINCIPAL Life Insurance Company since 1998, and he also leads Anderson Legacy Advisors. Outside of investment advisory, he is involved in selling group benefits and various individual insurance products, including fixed life insurance and long-term care policies. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Scott Balderas is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Bank SSB, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and Fidelity Investments. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in its program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations across a range of asset types. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and uses standard asset allocation models and Schwab research tools, with clients retaining final trading decisions.

Erik Nelson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient. His prior roles include positions at Dowling & Yahnke, LLC, Weatherly Asset Management LP, and CIPW Service Company, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and employs risk management tools and alternative investments as appropriate.

Jessica Szombathelyi is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. She has worked with firms including Independent Financial Group, CUSO Financial Services, TDAmeritrade, and Boeing Employee's Credit Union. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and manages approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad advisor-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody and clearing services.

Junior Granados is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in San Diego, CA, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at various Voya entities since 2005, including Voya Financial Partners and Voya Retirement Advisors. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individual and institutional investors such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting, often delivering advice through non-discretionary, recommendation-based programs.

Yuliya Brown is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Farther and has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, San Diego County Credit Union, Bank of America, Merrill, and Comerica Bank. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing bespoke allocations and proprietary algorithmic model portfolios with automatic rebalancing, primarily investing in ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

April Schultz is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, HoyleCohen Wealth Management, LLC, CPA Financial Group, Inc., and NB Private Capital, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside third-party managers and alternative strategies.