Joseph Pasquinelli is a financial advisor at Portfolio Medics, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Alpha Retirement Wealth LLC and Asurea Insurance Services. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent for One Life America/Heartland Financial, selling insurance products including annuities. Portfolio Medics provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a focus on retail and small-business relationships.

Darold Mark is a financial advisor with The Wealth Consulting Group, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked with The Wealth Consulting Group and LPL Financial since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in non-variable insurance activities. The Wealth Consulting Group is an SEC-registered firm serving individual clients, corporate clients, retirement plans, and trusts with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis to tailor strategies to client goals, offering both active and passive investments across multiple platforms.

Bradley Mendenhall is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Zacks Investment Management since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. and AEI Securities, Inc. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients, while managing mutual funds and ETFs. The firm’s investment approach combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management across diverse strategies, including all-cap core, dividend, quantitative, international, sector, fixed-income, and long/short.

Kirk Stauffer is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior work includes tenures at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Outside of advisory, he owns and manages a local food magazine focused on the slow food movement and serves as president of the Stauffer Family Foundation, overseeing charitable operations. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and governmental clients, employing a systematic investment process supported by Envestnet and utilizing both internal and third-party portfolio management solutions.

Michael Matter is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lifeco Insurance, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, Lincoln Financial Group, and JPMorgan Chase. He is also the owner of The Matter Financial Group, LLC, a financial planning and advisory firm. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, using a largely non-discretionary model that emphasizes client approval of transactions and employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in portfolio management.

Sheldon Nix is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Mutual of Omaha and its affiliated investor services since 2010. Outside of advising, he is president and CEO of Exceed Wealth & Retirement Group, Inc., which focuses on investment, financial planning, and 401(k) sales and marketing. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet.

Steven Balaban is a financial advisor at Concorde Asset Management, LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and multiple securities licenses (Series 63, 65, and 66). He has worked at Concorde Asset Management and Concorde Investment Services since 2014 and previously was associated with Independent Financial Group LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of 1031 Capital Solutions, focusing on Delaware Statutory Trust investments to assist investors in deferring taxes when exchanging investment properties. Concorde Asset Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement-plan clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm employs asset-allocation and model-based strategies, including overlay management, and provides ERISA retirement-plan advisory services.

Gale Brodie is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Founders Financial Securities, Waddell & Reed, Inc., and Centaurus Financial, Inc. He serves as a trustee for the Arthur & Marilyn Hughes trust. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and integrating advisory services with retirement-plan consulting and administration.

Stacy Paradise is a financial advisor with United Capital Financial Advisors in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisor Networks, Girard Securities, and Merrill. She also works as an insurance agent, selling life, health, and annuities products. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to individual investors, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, access to third-party managers, alternative investments, and customized strategies including ESG and faith-based preferences.

Carlos Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Principal Life Insurance Company, Principal Securities Inc, and Newport Group. He has also worked in diverse fields such as real estate with EXP Realty and public service with CA State Parks. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel overseas. The firm provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jacob Angulo Bailey is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Sacramento, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Allworth Financial, AW Securities, Golden 1 Credit Union, and LPL Financial LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services, employing a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Michael Williams is a financial advisor with Allworth Financial, L.P., based in Sacramento, CA, bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Allworth Financial since 2020 and concurrently maintains a long-standing career as a pilot for American Airlines. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using various model strategies and employs technology to manage held-away retirement accounts, with a notable focus on airline industry employees and management of privately offered income funds.

Joseph Clevenger III is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc. and LPL Financial LLC. Since 2023, he has also provided investment advisory services through Mariner Independent Advisor Network, an independent advisory firm. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and a range of advisory programs. The firm’s fiduciary-based model includes both discretionary and non-discretionary services, employing various investment strategies and technology platforms to support client goals.

Chris Johnson is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Elk Grove, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and held a role at Principal Life Insurance Company from 2015 to 2019. Outside of his advisory work, Johnson serves as a committee member on the finance committee for the Sacramento Literacy Foundation and coaches middle school basketball at Bradshaw Christian School. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services include direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

William Schratz is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Allworth Financial since 2020 and also maintains a role at RAA. In addition to his financial career, William is a pilot for Southwest Airlines. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a variety of model strategies and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, incorporating technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.

Theodore Young is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 36 years of industry experience. He has held various roles including leadership positions at Perry Young Insurance Solutions and Kaneski Associates Financial & Insurance Services. Young serves as a board member for the Sports Financial Advisors Association and the Northwoods League, a college baseball summer league. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers a variety of programs tailored to client objectives, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Charles Simms IV is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at WCG Wealth Advisors, LLC and Northwestern Mutual. Simms is also involved with Treloar & Heisel, LLC, where he participates in fixed insurance sales. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth planning, and retirement consulting services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of investment strategies and offers integrated financial planning and trust services, with over $72 billion in assets under management.

Mark Becker is an investment advisor representative with Kestra Advisory Services and has 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and also owns Becker Brothers Insurance Services and The Bee Box, a partnership unrelated to investment services. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors, offering fiduciary services and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Arnold Bassett is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Sacramento, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and having 21 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and its affiliated entities since 2016. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm also serves as investment adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund and operates within a vertically integrated group that uses affiliated funds.

Charles Romualdez is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to his current role, he has worked at HR Block, Paragon Financial Services, LLC, Northwestern Mutual, and has a background in education and the food service industry. 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 including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.