Melyssa Lloyd Parmenter is a Wealth Management Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role she has held since 2022. In this capacity, she collaborates with clients, their Wealth Management Advisors, and other team members to develop and implement comprehensive financial planning strategies aimed at helping families achieve their financial objectives. Her tenure at Fidelity Investments includes positions as a Planning Consultant from 2020 to 2022, Senior Relationship Manager from 2017 to 2020, and Relationship Manager from 2016 to 2017. This progression reflects her experience in wealth management and client relationship roles within the firm. Melyssa holds a California Insurance License.

Marcus Shaw is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management in Del Mar, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Thrivent in 2019, he spent 25 years at Allergan Pharmaceuticals. Outside of his advisory role, Shaw is a partner in a high-end car recreation business and serves on the board of the Mitchell Thorp Foundation, a nonprofit supporting families of children with rare diseases. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. Their approach focuses on holistic, goal-based analyses and a broad range of planning topics without discretionary trading authority, allowing clients to integrate planning with managed accounts under a consolidated billing option.

Richard Chase is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank NA for 14 years. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients, focusing on written asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting. Its advisory process combines quantitative and qualitative research with forward-looking capital market assumptions to build model asset allocations.

Joshua Thompson is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and Wisdom Wealth Management since 2021. Joshua was previously a full-time student at Chapman University and worked at Santa Fe Christian School. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficient strategies through a centralized consulting team and offering a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions.

Jaime Morgan is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2016, Jaime worked at A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. from 2007 to 2008. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and employs over 14,000 financial advisors, offering both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Matthew Poznicek is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Investment Management and Cetera Advisors LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm employs an IPS-driven advisory process based on modern portfolio theory and includes a broader set of financial product offerings than many institutional advisers.

Brian Coffin is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer offering a variety of advisory programs to individuals and institutions. The firm employs a structured financial planning process and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Carla Campbell is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cetera. She has held roles at Sterling by Mejia LLC and Avantax firms, and is involved as a trustee managing a family trust and as president of Clarion Tax & Wealth Strategies, where she focuses on company organization and strategic planning. Additionally, she serves as co-executor for a family estate and operates a tax preparation and accounting business. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a nationwide SEC-registered firm serving individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with various portfolio management options, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, supporting a large network of advisors and clients.

Dominic Myers is a financial advisor at Cetera with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Lincoln Capital Inc and Independent Financial Group. Myers is also an educational speaker for the Foundation for Personal Financial Education, providing financial education to the general public. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform with various program structures and custodial relationships.

Joanne Wong is a financial advisor with Merrill based in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at Merrill since 2003 and has been with Bank of America, N.A. since 2011. 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 individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Gary Endres is a financial advisor at Stifel with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 20% owner of Montrose LLP, which owns real estate property in Costa Rica. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to support its investment analysis and allocation guidance.

Ara Freedman is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2020, he worked at Lucia Capital Group and Lucia Securities from 2011 to 2020. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms.

Dushyanth Reddy is a financial advisor at Cetera with 16 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at Lincoln Capital, Inc. since 2007 and was previously with Independent Financial Group before joining Cetera. He volunteers with the Foundation for Personal Financial Education, providing one-on-one financial counseling. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers various portfolio management and financial planning services through a large network of independent advisors and utilizes a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Raseca Eustaquio is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Los Angeles, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has been with UBS Financial Services since 2020, following a 20-year tenure at Bank of America. UBS Financial Services Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and utilizes proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor advice to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Bradley Cooperman is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 26 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities, Chase Investment Services Corp., Wamu Investments, Inc., and Wells Fargo Investments, LLC. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients, offering non-discretionary asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting supported by centralized due diligence and a combination of quantitative and qualitative research.

John Taylor is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Merrill in Carlsbad, CA. He has been with Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. for the past 12 years. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and institutions, utilizing model-based and discretionary strategies developed by internal and third-party managers.

Athena Constant is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in San Diego, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has worked at Ameriprise and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in managing a business entity, Tyto Alba LLC. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. It offers a Premier Retirement Income service focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies, supported by a centralized team and proprietary research tools.

Jonathan Savona is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2020 and previously worked at Lucia Securities, LLC, Lucia Capital Group, and Raymond J. Lucia Companies, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved as a non-variable insurance agent with Westland Financial. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm provides advisory and brokerage services through a large network of representatives, offering a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and institutional platforms.

Sandra Cohn is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with six years of industry experience. She previously worked at Independent Financial Group and Intuit and has operated the Cohn Tax Company, specializing in tax preparation and accounting, for over ten years. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, combining extensive non-advisory activities with oversight of more than $819 billion in discretionary assets.

Andrew Hathaway is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Oceanside, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2014. Hathaway serves as Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors for the UM Club of San Diego. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to create personalized, non-discretionary recommendation reports. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated companies.