Jack Chou is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at MML Investors Services LLC and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for his parents’ investment and pension accounts. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services utilizing in-house and third-party models, including a hybrid digital advisory solution.

Zachary Smith is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior experience includes roles at JP Morgan Securities and Cetera Wealth Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a sole proprietorship called Study Tech, which involves branding and selling various products online. 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 emphasizes a financial-planning-led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies while offering a range of specialized services such as sub-advisory arrangements and private market investments.

Zhenxing Lao is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at HSBC Securities USA Inc., HSBC Bank USA Inc., and Wells Fargo. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Wendy Zimmerman is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. based in Lake Forest, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Since 2014, she has worked with HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs serving individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary investment options. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation supported by global asset management resources and operates both as an SEC-registered adviser and broker-dealer.

Jing Wu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Wu has been with Transamerica since 2012 and is also involved in various non-investment activities, including serving as an independent facilitator advocating for individuals with disabilities and participating on the board of a nonprofit supporting the disabled community. Additionally, Wu is engaged with the Franklin Foundation and provides in-home support services for family members with special needs. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory and brokerage services featuring proprietary and third-party investment models, with program choices that can be discretionary or non-discretionary.

Kile Kropko is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Roth Staffing Company and Apple. He has also been involved with the Orange County Baseball Officials Association. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and offers a range of supplemental strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Mitchell Taing is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has worked with NYLIFE Securities and New York Life Insurance Co since 2018 and currently operates Taing Financial Wealth and Insurance Solutions, LLC. In addition to advising, he is appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within the New York Life affiliate network.

Jeffrey Fields is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding two years of industry experience. He is also a partner at Windes, Inc., a CPA firm where he has worked since 2011. Integrated Wealth Concepts 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, and family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios and a selection of internally managed and third-party strategies.

Robert Kemp is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and operated Kemp Financial Management, LLC for 28 years. Kemp also has a longstanding involvement in real estate through Robert J. Kemp Realty, where he remains licensed as a broker. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated services such as accounting, legal, and trust through affiliated entities.

Alyssa Martinez is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Elevate Wealth Management and Modern Wealth Management. Martinez also sells fixed term insurance as an agent for Elevate Insurance Group. 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, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing a range of investment approaches across discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Christopher Haberl is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 34 years of industry experience, currently with Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2013. He has been involved in the Direct Insurance Business for over 30 years. Outside of advisory services, he owns and operates a retirement planning workshop and participates as an investor in private biotech-focused investment funds. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse clientele including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment analysis techniques and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary services through multiple platforms and approved third-party managers.

Jeremiah Pangan is a financial advisor with Prime Capital Financial holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including 20/20 Financial Advisers of San Diego, Ameritas Investment Corp, and 2020 Capital Management. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member of Mountain View Church, overseeing church operations and budgeting. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with services such as asset management, financial planning, and third-party manager selection. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies and offers family office services, tax advisory through an affiliated subsidiary, and consolidated reporting for private investments.

Robert Mauldin II is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he instructs CFP candidates at the University of California Irvine. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, providing a broad range of advisory and execution services.

Yiwei Li is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. Li holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Citibank since 2026, following previous roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Outside of finance, Li was involved with Yingfu Branding in Shanghai and Evey Jewelry. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across wealth management segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and leverages its large institutional scale and specialized market roles to provide tailored solutions.

Robert Bukacek is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. His career includes multiple roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life. Outside of his advisory work, he operates a life coaching podcast. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individual and institutional clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs, using both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Lucas Dipietro is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of a nonprofit organization where he advises on finance and budgeting, and he is involved in property and casualty insurance as well as health insurance sales. 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, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Joel Sheldon is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Placentia, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Crown Capital Securities, LP and Lincoln Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory duties, Sheldon engages in engineering consulting services and manages his financial services business through an S-Corp structure. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs model-driven, asset-allocation strategies and utilizes both proprietary and third-party portfolio management programs across a large network of advisors.

Jenning Chen is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 21 years of industry experience. Chen has worked at multiple firms including Strategic Horizon Inc., Jenstar Financial and Insurance, and Capstone Financial Group, with a career spanning roles in insurance sales and financial services. Outside of advisory work, Chen is involved in selling health and life insurance products through several affiliated insurance businesses. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers managed account programs, fee-based management of variable products, and integrates multiple custodial platforms, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners for portfolio construction and oversight.

David Tang is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, where he has worked since 2024. He has two years of industry experience and previously spent ten years at UCI Medical Center and five years at St. Joseph's Hospital. NewEdge Advisors is a large registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting services, and access to third-party managers, emphasizing centralized due diligence and technological tools to support advisors and clients.

Jeremy Mincks is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd since 2016 and concurrently affiliated with LPL Financial since 2015, following a one-year tenure at Edward Jones. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise advisor managing approximately $18.6 billion in assets with a team of around 379 advisors. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients through an open-architecture platform that integrates multiple third-party managers and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to client goals.