Hal Burns is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Ontario, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Avantax Advisory Services and related firms from 2015 to 2021 and currently operates Burns Tax & Wealth Management and Hal Burns & Associates, providing tax preparation and accounting services. Burns also provides investment advisory services through Verus Capital Partners, LLC, an independent registered investment advisor. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm supports its advisors with in-house research and a variety of investment solutions, combining advisory capabilities with non-advisory products such as insurance and lending services.

Robert Osgood is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. and Thrivent Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer and Secretary of IEFC, LLC, overseeing the entity’s finances and strategic direction. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach, offering customized asset allocations using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and alternative investments, supported by third-party custodians such as Fidelity and Schwab.

Julio Bedolla is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors, and Capital Group, among other firms. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-driven investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and selected individual securities, with tailored portfolio construction and monitoring to align with client objectives.

Michael Mercer is a financial advisor at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC with 48 years of industry experience. He has worked at Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2007 and owns Mercer Tax and Financial Services, where he provides income tax preparation and insurance product sales. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on customized portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes discretionary portfolio management and offers access to third-party investment advisors, emphasizing services for non-high-net-worth individuals.

Melanie Blakney is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She currently works at McAdam LLC, where she has been since 2024. Her prior roles include positions at Pacific Wealth Management, LLC, Holstrom, Block and Parke, and Breckinridge Capital Advisors, Inc. McAdam LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a multi-advisor platform providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing fundamental analysis and a range of investment strategies tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives.

Jeremy Logeot is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at First Advisors National, LLC with one year of experience at the firm and over 12 years in the financial services industry. Prior to joining First Advisors National, he worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. and World Financial Group, INC. from 2013 to 2025. First Advisors National provides investment management, asset allocation advice, and retirement plan consulting primarily to individual clients, including ERISA plan participants. The firm utilizes third-party money managers and supplements portfolios with advice on equities, ETFs, and mutual funds, managing approximately $506.8 million in discretionary assets.

Daniel Estrada is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Fisher Investments, NYLife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in digital content creation through video editing and production. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors serving more than 20,000 clients across 66 offices. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified portfolio management supported by an internal Investment Management team and offers a range of wealth-management services including financial planning, retirement plan advice, and employee financial-wellness programs.

Kelly Dunnahoo is a financial advisor at Creativeone Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held roles at Change Path LLC and Cona Investment Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as president of Fruit Growers Laboratory, an environmental testing lab, where he manages operations and reviews analytical data. Creativeone Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services to individual, corporate, charitable, and RIA clients. The firm employs a mix of proprietary ETF-based core models, third-party managers, and option strategies, supporting tailored suitability assessments and regular portfolio rebalancing.

Richard Eddy Jr. is a financial advisor with Creativeone Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at CONA Investment Advisors, LLC from 2010 to 2018 and has been an independent insurance agent since 2005. Outside of advising, he provides business consulting for Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation Inc., focusing on leadership development and business process improvement, and serves as vice president of the Sierra La Verne Homeowners Association. Creativeone Wealth, LLC delivers fee-based asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and other RIAs. The firm employs a combination of proprietary ETF-based core models, third-party managers, boutique equity managers, and option-based strategies, supported by quantitative, fundamental, and modern portfolio theory analyses.

Peter Lupone is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors since 2010. He also holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Agia since 2022, where he is involved in 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 discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Kimberly An is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, where she has worked since 2015. She has 11 years of industry experience. 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 through a national network of Investment Adviser Representatives and manages approximately $11.3 billion in regulatory assets.

Leng Lo is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007 and holds the Series 66 credential. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains in-house research and security-pricing activities alongside unique market roles such as swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Robert Arensberg is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) since 2014 and has held concurrent roles with NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance since 2007. His activities include insurance brokering through various companies for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through multiple program types, mostly managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Christian Schank is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Riverside, CA, holding one year of industry experience. He is also the owner and practicing attorney at the Law Offices of Christian Schank & Associates, APC, a role he has maintained since 2003. 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, consulting, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach alongside customized portfolio construction.

Yuming Su is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup, Su held positions at several firms including U.S. Bancorp, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Bank of America. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients encompassing workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth segments. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains significant institutional capabilities, including in-house research and specialized market roles.

Calvin Wu is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at HSBC Bank USA, N.A. from 2016 to 2022 before joining Citigroup in 2022. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains in-house research and security-pricing capabilities, supported by a large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Jjean Claude Baldivino is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2017 and is also involved with Alliance Financial Solutions, Inc. and Inheritguard, LLC, where he provides education and client support related to estate planning services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Alexis Reynoso is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Riverside, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2017 and is also a junior partner at Empire Financial Benefits, Inc. Outside of advisory work, Reynoso is a certified tax preparer and works part-time assisting clients with medical insurance placement for Blue Shield and Kaiser. 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 with a blend of fundamental and technical analyses, accommodating both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Amy Lilly is a financial advisor at D.A. Davidson & Co. with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with D.A. Davidson since 2013. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes fiduciary standards and offers a range of services such as ERISA retirement plan advisory, financial planning, and a private wealth program for high-net-worth clients.

Po Ying Chen is a CFP® certificant with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2018. Prior to this, Chen worked at TransGlobal Advisory LLC, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., and World Financial Group, Inc. Chen is also an officer and director of BCLL Corp., which operates an insurance agency focusing on life insurance, and serves as an agent providing mortgage lending services through Exceed Lending. Independent Financial Group is a large advisory and brokerage firm offering investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm combines in-house and third-party asset management models and operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.