Bradley Mendenhall is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Zacks Investment Management since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. and AEI Securities, Inc. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients, while managing mutual funds and ETFs. The firm’s investment approach combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative portfolio management across diverse strategies, including all-cap core, dividend, quantitative, international, sector, fixed-income, and long/short.

Shawn Spellacy is a financial advisor at SB Advisory, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at San Blas Securities since 2024, following a 25-year tenure at Calton & Associates, Inc. He also maintains ongoing roles with Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Indianapolis Financial Group. SB Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $1.1 billion for over 2,600 clients. The firm serves individuals, businesses, and retirement plans, primarily offering non-discretionary advice through portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party manager programs.

Melissa Yano is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at The AmeriFlex Group. She previously worked at Capital Wealth Planners, LLC and Capital Region Financial Group, LLC. Outside of advising, she is licensed to sell various insurance products. The AmeriFlex Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates and investment representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, offering customized strategies through model asset allocations, discretionary or non-discretionary manager relationships, and multiple wrap solutions.

Kirk Stauffer is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior work includes tenures at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Outside of advisory, he owns and manages a local food magazine focused on the slow food movement and serves as president of the Stauffer Family Foundation, overseeing charitable operations. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and governmental clients, employing a systematic investment process supported by Envestnet and utilizing both internal and third-party portfolio management solutions.

William Perry is a financial advisor at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been involved with Perry Financial since 2015. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and access to third-party investment managers. The firm focuses on non-high-net-worth investors and retirement plan participants, utilizing a range of analytical approaches and providing specialized advisory services including actuarial analysis and insurance consulting.

Michael Matter is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lifeco Insurance, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, Lincoln Financial Group, and JPMorgan Chase. He is also the owner of The Matter Financial Group, LLC, a financial planning and advisory firm. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, using a largely non-discretionary model that emphasizes client approval of transactions and employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in portfolio management.

Sheldon Nix is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Mutual of Omaha and its affiliated investor services since 2010. Outside of advising, he is president and CEO of Exceed Wealth & Retirement Group, Inc., which focuses on investment, financial planning, and 401(k) sales and marketing. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet.

Jeffrey Perry is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Innovation Partners LLC and Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation, alongside ownership and management of Jeffrey A Perry Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. He serves on the board of the Lincoln Law School of Sacramento. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm combines traditional investment advisory programs with insurance and risk management services, often employing discretionary portfolio management and coordinating with third-party investment advisors.

Richard Jarvey is a financial advisor at Calton & Associates, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior work experience with Transdey, Inc., UPS, and AT&T. Outside of advising, he serves as Secretary and Treasurer on the board of Woodland Medical Closet, a community organization providing medical equipment at no cost. Calton & Associates serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and other retail clients by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers. The firm provides both fee-based and commissionable brokerage and insurance products, tailoring investment recommendations to client goals and employing various program structures and analytic approaches.

Scott Bacon is a financial advisor with Encompass More Asset Management LLC and holds a Series 65 credential. He has five years of industry experience and previously worked at Verity Asset Management, Appreciation Financial, ORBA Insurance and Financial Services, and Capital Pacific Group. Outside of advisory services, he acts as an independent agent soliciting clients for insurance products through Appreciation Financial and Insurance Services, LLC. Encompass More Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-platform model services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $985 million across about 4,000 clients and uses model-based strategies combining proprietary and third-party sub-advisers, offering a range of investment options including equities, fixed income, and digital-asset related exposures.

Steven Balaban is a financial advisor at Concorde Asset Management, LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and multiple securities licenses (Series 63, 65, and 66). He has worked at Concorde Asset Management and Concorde Investment Services since 2014 and previously was associated with Independent Financial Group LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of 1031 Capital Solutions, focusing on Delaware Statutory Trust investments to assist investors in deferring taxes when exchanging investment properties. Concorde Asset Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement-plan clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm employs asset-allocation and model-based strategies, including overlay management, and provides ERISA retirement-plan advisory services.

Gale Brodie is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Founders Financial Securities, Waddell & Reed, Inc., and Centaurus Financial, Inc. He serves as a trustee for the Arthur & Marilyn Hughes trust. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and integrating advisory services with retirement-plan consulting and administration.

Stacy Paradise is a financial advisor with United Capital Financial Advisors in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisor Networks, Girard Securities, and Merrill. She also works as an insurance agent, selling life, health, and annuities products. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to individual investors, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, access to third-party managers, alternative investments, and customized strategies including ESG and faith-based preferences.

Beau Chandon is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Mariner Independent Advisor Network, LLC, Brown Financial Services Group, and LPL Financial, among other firms. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that integrates both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing technology platforms and third-party managers.

Carlos Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Principal Life Insurance Company, Principal Securities Inc, and Newport Group. He has also worked in diverse fields such as real estate with EXP Realty and public service with CA State Parks. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel overseas. The firm provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jacob Angulo Bailey is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Sacramento, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Allworth Financial, AW Securities, Golden 1 Credit Union, and LPL Financial LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services, employing a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Michael Williams is a financial advisor with Allworth Financial, L.P., based in Sacramento, CA, bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Allworth Financial since 2020 and concurrently maintains a long-standing career as a pilot for American Airlines. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using various model strategies and employs technology to manage held-away retirement accounts, with a notable focus on airline industry employees and management of privately offered income funds.

Joseph Clevenger III is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc. and LPL Financial LLC. Since 2023, he has also provided investment advisory services through Mariner Independent Advisor Network, an independent advisory firm. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and a range of advisory programs. The firm’s fiduciary-based model includes both discretionary and non-discretionary services, employing various investment strategies and technology platforms to support client goals.

Chris Johnson is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Elk Grove, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and held a role at Principal Life Insurance Company from 2015 to 2019. Outside of his advisory work, Johnson serves as a committee member on the finance committee for the Sacramento Literacy Foundation and coaches middle school basketball at Bradshaw Christian School. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services include direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

William Schratz is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Allworth Financial since 2020 and also maintains a role at RAA. In addition to his financial career, William is a pilot for Southwest Airlines. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a variety of model strategies and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, incorporating technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.