Gursharanpal Banga

Andrew Redlick is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Investment Growth Management, Inc. He has been with the firm since 2014, including its predecessor entity, and holds a Series 65 license. Investment Growth Management, Inc. is a long-established registered investment adviser dedicated to helping a select group of clients build, preserve, and achieve their most meaningful financial goals. The firm manages client portfolios through long-term, diversified asset allocation tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, and is notable for its regular client communications and ongoing educational presentations.

Joseph Curtis is a financial advisor at Resolve Financial, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Resolve Financial since 2014 and previously operated under Joseph Patch Curtis from 2007 to 2016. Outside of advising, he is self-employed in insurance sales. Resolve Financial serves individual investors, estates, retirement plans, and trusts, typically working with accounts of $50,000 or more. The firm uses a factor-oriented investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on broad market exposures with tilts toward small-company and value stocks, and manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis through a third-party platform.

Michael Power is a CFP® professional with over 30 years of experience, operating Power Investing since 1994. He is also an Enrolled Agent authorized to represent clients before the IRS, providing tax preparation and representation services alongside his investment advisory work. The firm offers discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, and small businesses. Power Investing employs a fundamental analysis approach, emphasizing broad diversification with ETFs and individual securities, and integrates in-house tax services as part of its client offerings.

Vladimir Belinsky is the sole advisor at Hermitage Advisors, Ltd. in Danville, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Hermitage Advisors since 2003. Hermitage Advisors, Ltd. serves a small, concentrated roster of primarily high-net-worth individual clients, providing individualized portfolio management and ongoing investment advice. The firm employs a primarily non-discretionary approach, selecting and monitoring external investment managers based on a multi-decade network of research, with client decisions made collaboratively.

Douglas Buser is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Golden Gate Advisors, Inc., an independent firm based in Walnut Creek, CA, since 1998. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner in a real estate brokerage firm. Golden Gate Advisors is a family-office registered investment adviser serving accredited high-net-worth individuals and related entities. The firm employs a multi-manager, core-satellite investment approach and offers services including financial planning, wealth management, and investment supervisory services for qualified retirement plans.

Durga Eedara is a financial advisor at Eedara Financials with a Series 65 designation and over 20 years of industry experience, including a long tenure at Franklin Resources Inc from 2002 to 2021. Eedara Financials LLC, founded in 2025, provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis alongside various trading strategies, operating under client-granted discretionary authority.