Our Financial & Insurance Professionals
Our mission is to work closely with our clients to design financial strategies that provide confidence and clarity while also helping to protect their future. Using customized plans that are created through a true partnership, we empower our clients to weather the inevitable challenges that our complex financial world presents.
Eric DiLeo
PRESIDENT
Denise Popoca
Vice President of Operations
Denise Popoca serves as the lead point of contact for all customer account management matters. She strives to address each need and answer any questions our customers may have. Her goal is to always assist our clients in a prompt and effective manner.
She is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Cal State University of Fullerton. On her free time, Denise enjoys exploring parks and trails in Orange County with her children.
Berenice Bayardo
Vice President of Administration
Berenice Bayardo is the friendly face that greets you in the office while overseeing the implementation of all administrative procedures and policies on a day-to-day basis. She is at the forefront of establishing great customer service as well as building great client relationships.
When not in the office, she loves to spend time with family and friends and loves to travel. She is currently in school studying to be an accountant and hopes to be a CPA one day.
Strategic Alliances
MICHAEL BINGER, CFA®
President of Gradient Investments, LLC
Mr. Binger is the President of Gradient Investments. He has been with Gradient Investments since 2012 and has more than 30 years of total investment management experience. Mr. Binger’s prior roles include managing multi-billion dollar investment products for a large institutional asset manager. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and is a CFA® charterholder. We believe that he brings a depth of market experience that is rare within the industry and has been a featured contributor with several media outlets including CNBC, Fox Business, Barron’s, and The Wall Street Journal.
JEREMY BRYAN, CFA®
Portfolio Manager of Gradient Investments, LLC
Mr. Bryan is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Gradient Investments. He has been with Gradient Investments since 2016 and has over 15 years of total investment management experience. Mr. Bryan’s job history includes equity research and portfolio management roles for institutional asset managers in Minneapolis and New York. He has been a frequent contributor to media outlets including CNBC, Fox Business, Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Bryan graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University, earned an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, and is a CFA® charterholder.
KEITH GANGL, CFA®
Portfolio Manager of Gradient Investments, LLC
Keith joined Gradient Investments in 2018 and has more than 25 years of industry experience. Prior roles include asset management for a multi-billion dollar portfolio with a large institutional asset management firm. Keith is a CFA® charterholder, Lipper Award winner, and has been featured in media outlets such as Investor’s Business Daily, Nasdaq, Reuters, and Bloomberg.
This endorsement of Gradient Investments, LLC is provided by an investment advisor who refers clients to Gradient Investments, LLC. A conflict of interest exists because this investment advisor receives a portion of the annual management fee charged by Gradient Investments, LLC, based on the assets under management of this investment advisor’s clients. This endorsement could assist in the investment advisor increasing the assets placed with Gradient Investments, LLC, and therefore their compensation. These investment advisors are not affiliated with or supervised by Gradient Investments, LLC.