Susanna Pinto is a CFP® professional currently with Creative Planning, LLC. She has worked in the financial services industry since 2022, including prior roles at Perigon Wealth Management and Oliver & Greb Capital Management. Outside of finance, she has experience in education, having worked at Shanghai Livingston American School. 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 focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and integrated investment infrastructure.

Michael Legaspi Jr. is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2018, following roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and WELLS FARGO Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he engages in photography and videography for amateur travel and club youth sports teams. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm’s approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary investment management programs.

Janet Mendez is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, INC. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Infinex Investments, Inc., Mollison & Sediqi Wealth Management Group, Cuna Brokerage Services, Inc., and SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union. Osaic Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through customized advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers a range of solutions including financial planning, ERISA plan services, alternative investments via the CAIS platform, and lending and cash-management options, with a notable focus on non-discretionary assets.

Gavin Haley is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Before joining MAI Capital Management in 2026, he held various roles outside the financial industry, including working at Puesto Mexican Food and The Farms Golf Club. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management across multiple strategies and integrates financial planning with tax and administrative services.

Austin Kastenberg is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2021, with prior experience at San Diego State University's Fowler College of Business and Right Way Insurance Services, Inc. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a manager-driven investment approach, utilizing both active and passive strategies, and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles including private funds and a registered interval fund.

Joy Anne Marie Gonzales is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with four years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and J.P. Morgan Securities. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Anthony Guinane is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 12 years. Guinane is also the founder and managing partner of Dial Square Private Wealth, an investment advisory business. Sanctuary Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment programs through various account types and utilizes sub-advisors and third-party platforms to implement strategies, supported by its integrated affiliate structure and recent consolidation activities.

Steven Henningson is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Cetera and Applied Financial Planning. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers on the advisory board of The Effect Recovery Ministry and supports the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a large network of partner offices. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement plan services using model portfolios, a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, and access to alternative investments.

Colton Petty is a CFP® certificant with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Newport Beach, CA. His work history includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services and several independent advisory firms prior to joining Mercer. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, and non-profits, offering a range of advisory services including investment management, financial planning, and family office support. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, utilizing diversified portfolios constructed with low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other vehicles, alongside educational content and specialized client services.

Erick Mccreight is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent 19 years at Ayco/Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, operating within a large integrated financial group with access to a broad range of investment and banking capabilities.

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.

Tracy Jackson is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He previously worked at Jackson Financial Management for 25 years before joining Mercer. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a woodworking business that produces and sells handmade pens. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, nonprofits, and endowments, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a variety of programs and integrated affiliated services.

Thomas Selbo is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Landmark Wealth Management Group, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. He is also involved with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC as an insurance agent. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced CIO solutions to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm uses a selective manager approach combined with active and passive strategies across public and private markets and offers proprietary private funds and specialized interval funds.

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 2019, following roles at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and Stearns Lending, LLC. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate and employer-sponsored participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm integrates strategic and tactical allocation models, manager selections, and proprietary analytics, offering tailored solutions through multiple platforms and fee arrangements.

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.

Sarah Minakary is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors who holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Hightower Advisors and its affiliate Hightower Securities since 2016. Minakary is also involved with R2M Management CA, LLC, an administrative services company related to the RIA practice. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions and manager selection, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Patrick Alano is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Paradigm Gilbert, LPL Financial LLC, and JPL Talent. Oppenheimer serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans with a variety of advisory programs and services such as portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple strategies and offers both commission-based and asset-based fee programs.

Elise Orton is a financial advisor at Corient with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Brighton Jones and Gallagher, and has additional experience outside finance, including time at Oasis Salon and Spa. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach utilizing both in-house strategies and third-party managers, with continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management.

Jeffrey Kuhn is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Newport Beach, CA, with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research Inc. and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Kuhn’s background includes roles outside of finance such as working with Lug Sports. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the vast majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

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.