Jessica Caruso is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Walnut Creek, CA. Her entire career has been with Mercer Global Advisors, where she has held various roles since 2015. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing a range of investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles.

Derrick Chao is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several notable financial institutions, including JP Morgan Chase, J.P. Morgan Securities, and First Republic Bank. He is based in San Francisco, CA. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and leverages both internal oversight and external partnerships to manage client portfolios.

Roxana Canales is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citibank NA since 2013. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary multi-asset, multi-manager strategies. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, providing in-house research, brokerage, custody services, and specialized solutions for high-net-worth clients.

Joseph Guevara is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at MML Investors Services, Lenox Advisors, and Mass Mutual Life. Guevara also maintains a role as an insurance agent involved in the sale and servicing of Penn Mutual Life insurance products. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a combination of advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs a network of advisers and third-party asset managers to provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions, supported by a dual registration as both an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer.

Mindy Ying is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding 24 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Pillar Pacific Capital Management for 14 years before joining Wealth Enhancement Group and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services in 2021. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental research.

Elizabeth Denning is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. since 2022 and was previously with Capital Group from 2007 to 2022. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach and offering access to separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

James Evans is a financial advisor with Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing four years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Amazon, Apeel Sciences, and a leadership position with True Gentlemen's Jerky, Inc. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm employs a rigorous, research-driven investment approach and a multi-manager system that segments portfolios among different managers, typically utilizing separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and access to private equity and alternative strategies.

Julius Elmer Magbitang is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life), bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and operates Magbitang Financial & Insurance Solutions, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance offerings. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Shaundrea Cordier is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. She has been associated with TIAA since 2007. 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, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, operating within a vertically integrated group that uses affiliated funds and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

David Brody is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 26 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and also operates Brody, Walsh & Brody Employee Benefits Insurance Services, Inc., where he is involved in insurance brokering and selling non-registered health insurance products through various outside broker appointments. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored recommendations and a primarily non-discretionary asset management approach.

Daniel Damond is a financial advisor at Corient with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including JPMorgan Chase Bank and Columbia Pacific Wealth Management. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, ranging from individual and high-net-worth clients to corporate entities and charitable organizations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and utilizes risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Cameron Connolly is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services and EPIQ Capital Group, LLC. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, focusing on separately managed accounts and family-office services. The firm employs a centralized investment process that includes independent manager research and access to alternative investments, managing approximately $35.4 billion in assets.

Robert Meckstroth is a CFA charterholder with 16 years of industry experience, currently with RBC Rochdale, LLC in San Francisco. He has been associated with Rochdale Investment Management LLC and Rim Securities LLC since 2011. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, and nonprofit organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with sub-advisory and wrap-fee program services. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis to tailor portfolios across various asset classes.

Jimmy Chow is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has six years of industry experience. He has worked at HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and Deutsche Bank in both the U.S. and Hong Kong. He also serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., an affiliate of his current firm, in addition to his role as a registered representative. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment options. The firm uses model risk profiles and a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation supported by multiple affiliated and third-party providers.

Gary Pollock is a CFP® with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC, having joined in 2024. His prior experience includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and First Republic Investment Management. 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 offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and also operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Randall Yurchak is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Union Bank/Highmark Capital and Insight Capital Research & Management, Inc. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a collaborative investment process involving internal teams and committees to construct customized portfolios, combining proprietary and external strategies, and manages approximately $67.8 billion in assets.

Gregory Aynesworth is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at Osaic Advisory Services, LLC since 2024. He has held prior roles at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, and Foothill Securities, among others. Aynesworth is also president of Omni-Prestige Insurance Services, Inc., a company providing life insurance and employee benefits. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, corporations, and nonprofit entities. The firm delivers a broad range of services through multiple advisory program models, utilizing proprietary and third-party platforms to manage client portfolios.

Benjamin Wong is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Commonwealth Financial Network and Msec, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in the sales of music performances through Wenbong Music. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm combines discretionary, customized portfolio management with in-house research and access to third-party managers, and provides integrated tax, accounting, and family office services uncommon among large advisory enterprises.

Sophie Lee is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Cresset Asset Management, LLC, where she has worked since 2019, and previously spent eight years at Cypress Wealth Advisors. Lee is also a general partner of private funds managed by Cresset Asset Management. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a disciplined, risk-aware approach combining strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and both active and passive implementation across various asset classes, including alternatives, while utilizing advanced tools like artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Huimin Jiang is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Citigroup Global Markets since 2015. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of her advisory role, she is a silent owner of a tea shop called Nomi Tea LLC in Albany, California. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and execution services, and provides a broad set of advisory and brokerage offerings.