Laura Myers is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing six years of industry experience. She has worked at Charles Schwab since 2021 and previously at TD Ameritrade and Driven Brands, Inc. prior to joining Schwab Wealth Advisory in 2024. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice through the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm does not exercise discretionary trading authority and operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem.

Aleksandar Jakovljevic is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked extensively with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities throughout his career. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee of The DUO Trust and is a co-owner of Delije LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Darrell Alford is a ChFC® with 40 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Independent Financial Partners, where he has worked since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Triad Advisors, Resources Investment Advisors, and LPL Financial Corporation. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Andrew Robinson is an advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with one year of industry experience. He is also a partner at Duffy Kruspodin LLP, a CPA firm where he has worked for over 15 years. His professional background includes accounting and financial services. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, emphasizing customized portfolios and a combination of long-term strategies with shorter-term trades.

Alexandria Harris is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in San Diego, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisers, LLC since 2019 and Delphi Private Advisors since 2016. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a variety of investment strategies.

Garrett Workmon is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2018. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Uber Technologies Inc. and H&R Block, and has experience with Wayzata Community Church and the University of Missouri - Columbia. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by enhanced indexing and private market exposure.

John Glenn II is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms including GH Wealth Management and Glenn & Associates, and owns a non-variable insurance business in San Diego. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm delivers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives using various custodians and third-party managers, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary account management.

Travis Lewis is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Blueprint Wealth Partners, both spanning 14 years. Outside of advising, he is co-owner of several tourism and charter-related businesses in Ketchikan, Alaska. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing advisory programs, technology, and operational support. The firm offers a range of investment solutions, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized indexing options.

Patrick Araujo Lipine is a financial advisor at Breckinridge Capital Advisors Inc with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Breckinridge since 2013. Breckinridge Capital Advisors manages over $50 billion in separately managed accounts and sub-advisory arrangements for high net worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, mutual funds, and wrap-fee program participants. The firm offers a variety of fixed income and equity strategies, combining top-down macro outlooks with bottom-up fundamental research, and emphasizes tax-aware services and portfolio customization.

Holly Salazar is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

David Applestein is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65, Series 63, and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, he worked at Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Co, and spent 15 years with Wells Fargo. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, incorporating tax-aware rebalancing and Monte Carlo simulations for retirement income projections.

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.

Kavita Rajaratnam is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked in real estate sales with multiple firms, including Big Block Realty, Realty One Group San Diego, and currently HKT Cal Inc and REAL Broker. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in online estate planning through Net Law Group Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base that includes individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio and third-party manager approach, delivering services through various platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365, with regulatory assets under management around $1.7 billion.

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.