John Schweitzer is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Concord, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Transamerica Employee Benefits and LSPN Pro, LLC, as well as involvement with the Heartland Institute of Financial Education and the HIFE College Planning Program. Outside of finance, he works part-time in the beverage industry with Delicatio Family Wines. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory services across multiple platforms, with regulatory assets under management around $1.7 billion.

Marta Amaton is a financial advisor with UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES of AMERICA and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. She has 26 years of experience in the industry, including prior roles at Jacobson Wealth Management and independent insurance services. Outside of advising, she works as a tasting room associate at Vezer Family Vineyard and serves as an instructor at Napa Valley College. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base with advisory and brokerage services. The firm supports independent advisors like Amaton through a limited-partnership ownership structure and uses a combination of custodians and third-party managers to implement investment strategies.

Silje Solstad Normann is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Symetra Investment Management, Army & Air Force Exchange Services, and First Choice In-Home Care. She has also worked in various non-financial roles including physical therapy and education. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates in its financial planning approach.

Daniel Pallesen is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently with Creative Planning since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Keystone Wealth Partners and Matrix Providers Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Level Up Vision, LLC, a financial psychology practice focused on coaching, writing, and speaking. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and long-term strategies, managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets across more than 1,100 advisors.

John Hall II is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 31 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial and Waddell & Reed, Inc. He is also an author, having contributed a chapter to the book "Bloom Where You Are Planted and Shine." Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a fiduciary-based advisory model and a range of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and technology platforms.

Justin Watson is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he served six years in the United States Air Force and is currently a first officer at FedEx Express, where he flies global freight under FAA Part 121 operations. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs using a centralized Investment Management Team to design and manage portfolios.

Brett Mccarty is a Series 66 licensed advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2008, accumulating 18 years of industry experience. He is based in Fairfield, CA. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs, execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains unique market roles such as operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

John Mills is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 20 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial, Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, and Associated Securities Corp. Outside of his advisory work, Mills serves on the board of the Napa Rifle and Pistol Club and operates a tax preparation and accounting service. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model using various investment strategies and technology platforms, and offers managed account solutions including its proprietary WealthSuite.

Geoffrey Mettler is a financial advisor with Prime Capital Financial in Concord, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including LPL Financial, Independent Financial Partners, and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant junior varsity wrestling coach. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with a range of services including asset management, financial planning, and family office offerings. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and offers specialized services such as tax planning and consolidated reporting across multiple asset types.

Alyssa Luchini is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at First Command Advisory Services. Her work history includes roles within multiple First Command entities since 2019 and prior experience with Raquel Salas and Victor Jones. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a notable focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed centrally by an Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Henry Frazier III is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Concord, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies and affiliated firms since 2015 and operates Biggr Wealth Strategies and Insurance Solutions, LLC, which brokers non-registered insurance products. Frazier also serves as a board member of the City Surf Project, a San Francisco nonprofit that teaches inner-city youth how to surf. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of program types and delivers most of its assets under management on a non-discretionary basis, serving a diverse client base within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Stacey Quinn is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has held roles at multiple entities, including Phoenix Leadership Development, Inc., where she serves as president, and Quinn Property and Casualty as a partner. Her other business activities include involvement in estate planning education and commercial property insurance. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers to implement advisory strategies through a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.

Benjamin Buck is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2024. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, Chase Investment Services Corp., and Wells Fargo, spanning over a decade. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for the Benicia Arsenal Futbol Club, where he assists with organizational activities such as hiring and scheduling. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional plans. The firm employs a combination of firm- and third-party models to tailor investment strategies based on client risk tolerances, utilizing both passive and active portfolio exposures.

Lachlan Mac Lean is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and eight years of industry experience. His career includes six years at Equius Partners and one year at Nitro Software, Inc. He is currently based in Novato, California. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets and offers diversified investment approaches that combine passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis.

Charles Webb is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in San Diego, CA. Outside of his advisory role, his spouse owns a clothing store called Wild Dove Boutique. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and offers a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a range of supplemental portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Lawrance Johnson is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and WELLS FARGO Advisors, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is a 50% partner in BLACK DIAMOND EXCLUSIVE LLC, a business involved with vehicle and venue rentals for social events. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including plan sponsors, institutional investors, and individuals. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts, supporting investments with due diligence and serving large institutional clients, including sovereign wealth funds.

Remy Jacobson is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and holds the Series 66 designation. He has six years of industry experience and concurrently serves as an instructor at Napa Valley College. His work history includes roles at Jacobson Wealth Management and Tax Alpha, as well as a background in the hospitality industry. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base through independent advisors. The firm offers both advisory and brokerage services, utilizing multiple custodians and third-party managers, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Holly Utermoehlen is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Napa, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. She has worked with Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and with Principal Life Insurance Company since 2011. In addition to advisory services, she is involved in fixed insurance lines including health, dental, vision, and group benefits. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel outside the United States. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Richard Jacobson is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with United Planners Financial Services of America as a Limited Partner. He has led Jacobson Wealth Management, Inc. since 2007 and has experience in insurance services as well as property management through Seminary Properties LLC. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm delivers advisory services primarily through independent representatives and emphasizes non-discretionary account management.

Steven Peterson is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. Prior to joining Mariner in 2026, he held roles at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, Adero Partners, LLC, UBS, and Cynthia Nowicki Moore, CFP. Outside of finance, he worked for two years at Percival Brewing Company. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and private funds, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with a notable integration of tax and accounting services uncommon for firms of its scale.