Meghan Michele Coolbaugh

Fred Rudd is a financial advisor with Financial Strategies, an independent firm based in Nevada City, CA. He holds eight years of industry experience and has been with Financial Strategies since 1988. Financial Strategies is a sole-proprietorship advisory firm serving individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, IRAs, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on mutual fund–based portfolio management, along with advice on individual stocks, bonds, and other fixed income securities, employing both fundamental and technical analysis to tailor strategies to clients’ risk tolerances.

Cheryl Morhauser is a CFP® professional with 7 years of industry experience, operating her independent advisory firm, Cheryl Morhauser & Associates, since 1998. The firm is based in Grass Valley, CA, and serves a diverse client base including individuals, couples, small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. Cheryl Morhauser & Associates is a fee-only independent advisory firm managing approximately $22.9 million for about 25 clients. The firm follows a primarily non-discretionary model, offering comprehensive financial planning and investment management with individualized account handling and a buy-and-hold investment approach focused on diversified asset-class allocations.

Mark Stempel is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, serving clients through Encore Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2001. He is based in Nevada City, CA. Outside of his advisory role, he manages passive real estate investments as the manager of two LLCs focused on multi-unit residential properties. Encore Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, investment advisory, and tax return preparation services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes long-term, fundamentally driven portfolio management and offers a range of planning services, including access to a client portal for consolidated reporting.

Daniel Apple is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience and has been with Apple & Associates since 2001. He has prior experience at Foothill Securities, Inc. and maintains a role as an insurance sales agent with Asset Marketing Systems Insurance Services, LLC. Apple & Associates offers discretionary investment management and on-demand financial planning to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and small businesses, employing a blend of active and passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Frederick Fisher is a Certified Financial Planner® with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Ostrofe Financial Consultants Inc since 1998 and has also been affiliated with LPL Financial, LLC since 2017 and National Planning Corporation from 2000 to 2017. Fisher serves as a co-trustee for the Fisher-Lourie Trust. Ostrofe Financial Consultants, Inc. provides comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable institutions. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach focused on asset allocation and absolute return, managing approximately $386 million in client assets.

Aileen Danley is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at Oak Street Advisory Group since 2018 and previously was with Warren Street Wealth Advisors and ZEIDERS Enterprises. Oak Street Advisory Group provides personalized financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individual and high net worth clients. The firm applies fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory principles, managing portfolios primarily through mutual funds and ETFs with an emphasis on portfolio construction and asset allocation.