Wade Gribaldo is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with Independent Financial Group since 2009, after prior roles at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC and Pension Planners Securities, Inc. Outside of advising, he owns and operates tax preparation and accounting businesses, including Monson & Associates and Perfect Balance Tax Service. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate and pension plans. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management using a combination of firm and third-party models, employing both passive and active investment strategies across diverse risk profiles.

Charles Ebersole is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63-licensed advisor with 35 years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously been employed at The Colony Group, LLC, HoyleCohen, and Foord, Van Bruggen & Pajak Financial Services. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Mark Pratt is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Davis, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2009 and concurrently operates Pratt Financial & Insurance Services. Pratt serves on the Finance Committee and Lifelong Learning Committee of the Asian Cultural Center Sacramento Valley, an organization providing services to seniors in the Sacramento area. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, with a significant focus on retirement plans and advisory solutions tied to insurance and annuity products.

Danny Fong is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Sacramento, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Principal Life Insurance Company since 2015 and has been associated with Princor Financial Services Corporation since 2001. Outside of investment advising, he is involved in selling long-term care and fixed life insurance products through various carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel overseas. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under different advisory and promoter arrangements.

Ron Brown Jr. is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 34 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Strategic Wealth Advisors Group and LPL Financial. Outside of advisory work, he is a commercial pilot who flies and teaches others to fly airplanes. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and managed account solutions. The firm uses a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates a range of investment strategies and third-party managers.

Sean Kelleher is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and is currently with Empower Advisory Group. His prior roles include positions at Towerpoint Wealth, Cetera Advisors LLC, and CalPERS. He is also a licensed insurance agent. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm utilizes an integrated model aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans alongside optional managed account solutions.

Marina Armbruster is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with 37 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked previously at Securities America Advisors and Securities America, Inc. Armbruster also owns and operates School Benefit Services, Inc., where she provides financial advisory services. PlanMember Securities Corporation offers retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm uses a top-down strategic asset allocation framework to manage risk-based mutual fund portfolios and provides education, support services, and personalized retirement planning to its clients.

Jakub Cech is a financial advisor at Mariner with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Commonwealth Financial Network, Confluence Financial Planning LLC, Bank of America, and Merrill. Prior to his advisory roles, he was involved with Tennis Development LLC, indicating experience outside traditional financial services. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and integrates tax and accounting services alongside traditional portfolio management.

Malik Robinson is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., having joined in 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation, Mutual of Omaha, LPL Financial, Morgan Stanley, Edward Jones, and several other firms. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, third-party money manager access, and plan-sponsor consulting, with a focus on recommendation-based, primarily non-discretionary advisory services.

Raquel Salas Bramasco is a CFP® professional with over 10 years of experience in financial advisory. She has been with First Command Advisory Services since 2015. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs supported by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers who select and manage model portfolios using preapproved mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Grant Mathews is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and The Thakar Group, Inc. Outside of finance, he has worked in retail and community settings, including In N' Out Burger and Bayside Church. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue Wealth Management is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary model portfolios and digital advisory solutions.

Michael Millen is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with a Series 65 credential. He joined Brookstone in 2025 and has prior experience managing a team focused on automation in the home health industry at Alita Systems, Inc. Millen previously worked with the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, delivering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis via various model portfolios and managed accounts.

Teodoro Uytingban is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at U.S. Bancorp Investments, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary solutions. The firm’s IPS-driven approach incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes a broad range of investment options, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Ashley Tangeraas is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Thrivent Financial since 2019. Prior to her current role, she was employed by the State of California for 11 years. Tangeraas also maintains a California real estate broker's license for personal and family use. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based financial analyses and planning without discretionary trading authority, focusing on topics such as retirement, estate, and tax planning.

Hannah Peterson is a financial advisor at Merrill with six years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has worked at Merrill since 2015. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party teams.

James Lowczyk is a financial advisor at Fidelity with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC for five years before joining Fidelity. Fidelity's Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, employing a blend of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to develop model portfolios from mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

Thomas Demarois is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he has worked since 1996. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, he spent five years as a Bond Trader for a regional bank. His professional focus includes personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, and retirement income. A native of Chico, California, Thomas earned a Bachelor's degree in Business from Chico State University, where he also participated in rugby. He holds the designations of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Outside of his advisory role, Thomas enjoys fishing, golfing, and playing tennis. He has served as a board member of The Cast Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching underprivileged youth the art of fly fishing and an appreciation for the outdoors.

Colin Usrey is a financial advisor at Merrill in Sacramento, CA, holding a Series 66 designation. He has been with Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. since 2026. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with the McAllister Foundation since 2021 and previously worked at Tempest Nutrition. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Jacarri Williams is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2019, and previously held roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and BOK Financial Securities. He is also associated with Tri Counties Advisors in Sacramento, CA. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning and consulting using analytical tools and supports municipal and public-finance work through a unique affiliation with a municipal advisor.

Kenna Stukas serves as a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where she focuses on creating personalized wealth management strategies tailored to her clients' unique financial goals. She leverages the investment insights of Merrill and the banking and lending solutions of Bank of America to support her clients' financial objectives. Kenna has earned several professional designations, including Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). She holds a bachelor's degree from Sonoma State University. She is affiliated with The Fendley Group and follows Merrill's tradition of community involvement by volunteering with local organizations.