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Peter Mu is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Wealth Cairn, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. He is also licensed to sell insurance products as part of his professional activities. Wealth Cairn provides advisory services to institutional and individual clients, specializing in portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory and often implements strategies through third-party managers with ongoing due diligence.

James Ward is a financial advisor at J Ward Financial in Morgan Hill, CA, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Simplicity Investments, The Leaders Group Inc, and Pathfinder Financial Solutions, among others. In addition to advising, Ward operates a law practice specializing in estate planning and elder law and owns a realty business. J Ward Financial provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, families, and trusts, focusing on asset-allocation strategies tailored to clients’ age, health, liquidity needs, and risk tolerance. The firm manages approximately $15.8 million across about 21 client relationships and may engage third-party advisers to assist with portfolio management.

Michael Garber is the principal of Michael Garber Financial Planning in Gilroy, CA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Keysight Technologies, Inc. and its predecessor companies since 1984 in various roles, currently serving as an internal organizational consultant for sales skills development. Michael Garber Financial Planning provides independent, fee-only financial planning and investment consulting services to individuals and families, emphasizing long-term, cost-minimizing strategies that primarily utilize passive investment vehicles. The firm operates under a retainer- and project-based fee model without discretionary trading authority or custody of client assets.

Lindsay Stuart is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at EquityFTW and has previously worked at Mercer Advisors, Moss Adams Wealth Advisors, and Charles Schwab. Equity For The Win LLC provides fee-only, advice-only financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business clients. The firm offers project-based and ongoing planning focusing on retirement, tax, business, and estate planning, as well as equity compensation analysis, without managing client assets or using asset-based fees.

Alex Baier is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in financial advising, currently with RLS Private Wealth Consulting, Inc. Prior to joining RLS Private Wealth, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Foresters Financial Services. RLS Private Wealth Consulting serves high-net-worth individuals and businesses by providing family office executive and comprehensive wealth-planning services. The firm offers non-discretionary investment consulting, estate-planning coordination, and specialized family office operations, focusing on administrative oversight and project-based billing rather than traditional asset-based fees.

Rhonda Staelgraeve Secor is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RLS Private Wealth Consulting, Inc. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Investments, LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. She is also an advisory board member at Monterey County Bank. RLS Private Wealth Consulting provides wealth-planning and family office executive services to high-net-worth individuals and businesses. The firm offers non-discretionary investment consulting, comprehensive financial planning, and administrative support, including estate-planning coordination and client onboarding to a digital family office platform.