Julia Donnelly is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Long Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and two years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Empower Financial Services, Comprehensive Advisor LLC, and Wells Fargo. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates through point-in-time financial plans and managed account solutions.

Avinash Pai is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC and has prior experience at Revant Wealth, Provence Wealth Management Group, and LPL Financial. Pai also serves as an adjunct professor, occasionally teaching in the personal financial planning program at UC Irvine’s Graduate School of Management. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, employing a network model of advisory representatives and utilizing various investment strategies and technology platforms to deliver client services.

Jessica Perez is a Series 66–licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, where she has worked since 2021. Prior to this, she held positions at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and Stearns Lending, LLC, and also has experience in academia at the University of Redlands. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm uses tailored allocation models and offers a range of services such as Private Family Office programs and Specialized Executive Wealth solutions, supported by proprietary analytics and integration with Goldman Sachs affiliates.

Kenneth Donnelly is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at National Planning Corporation and a break in employment between 2017 and 2018. He serves on the board of directors for the Joyful Child Foundation, a charity organization. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm emphasizes a strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, while also delivering education and support services to plan sponsors and participants.

Patrick Vahid is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently associated with Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2018. He previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC from 2012 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Vahid is involved in property and casualty insurance sales and leads educational workshops on trust and estate planning through his position as president of Strandlife Wealth Management. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, and foundations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary services through platforms such as CLASSIC Plus and FlexUMA.

Abel Kan is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and previously held roles at Health Net Insurance Company and Debtmerica, LLC. Kan is also involved in the sale of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. 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 employs a model portfolio approach with third-party managers and digital platforms, managing regulatory assets of about $1.7 billion.

Guillermo Sotelo Baizan is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley. His background also includes roles at Walnut Village Orange County Retirement Community, California State University Long Beach, Orange Coast College, and Villa Valencia Healthcare Center. 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 and operates with significant institutional scale, providing customized solutions for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Gary Smith is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and is involved in several other business activities including real estate sales, tax preparation, and estate planning services. Smith also works as a tanker driver and operates an insurance agency that has been active since 1986. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm delivers services through a large advisor network using model portfolios and third-party managers, with approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Jesse Espinoza Jr. is a financial advisor at Creative Planning in Irvine, CA, holding the Series 66 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2016. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that integrates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets through over 1,100 advisors.

Danova Chow is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. Her career includes over two decades at Wescom Financial Services and recent roles at CUSO Financial Services and Infinex Investments. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure that combines discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Jerome Jostak is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience and has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he manages small projects as an R&D Project Manager at ICU Medical, Inc. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary program choices.

Aaron Tucker is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc., having joined in 2025, and previously worked at firms including Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Coldstream Wealth Management, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. He served in the Army Reserves for six years and has held various positions at University of California campuses. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm utilizes Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and research tools to guide investment decisions while requiring client authorization for trades.

Pejimmy Faragalla is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent eight years with The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, offering tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Yevgeniy Vitebskiy is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and its related entities since 2011. He also operates under the DBA Axiom Financial & Insurance Solutions, brokering non-registered insurance products alongside his advisory role. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice across multiple program types and manages a substantial majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Luke Rollins is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC / AYCO since 2019, following an 11-year tenure at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and model portfolios, delivering services through integrated teams and a range of tailored offerings such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support.

Jin Hymers is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Brea, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Transamerica since 2026. Prior to his current role, Hymers has experience in insurance and tax services, including work with World Financial Group Insurance Agency and Pinnacle Tax Services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Daniel Fan is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2024, following seven years at First Foundation Advisors and two years at First Bank. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, and other institutional investors. The firm provides a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, with a focus on customized, diversified portfolio allocation using both proprietary quantitative screening and third-party managers.

Eric Mueller is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Newport Beach, CA, and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2021, he worked at KPMG, LLP from 2017 to 2020. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs, leveraging strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Michael Mares is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with three years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Pacific Advisors LLC and Gilbert Z. Mares & Associates, Inc. He serves as Government Relations Chair for NAIFA California and is active as an at-large board member of NAIFA-Los Angeles, in addition to chairing the Cub Scout Pack 361 committee. He works through Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which offers brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individual and institutional clients. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions, including digital advisory options and tailored retirement plan management.

Luke Vandermillen is a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance for over three decades. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm emphasizes customized portfolio management supported by an internal investment team and offers integrated tax, family office, and financial wellness services uncommon among large advisory firms.