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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.

Yoav Karni is the sole advisor at West Coast Financial Wealth Management, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to his current role, he has been operating independently since 2001 and has worked at West Coast Financial Wealth Management since 2011. Outside of advisory work, Karni is a licensed life insurance agent, selling life, disability, long-term care, and Medicare insurance products. West Coast Financial Wealth Management, Inc. serves individual clients by providing tailored financial planning and selecting third-party investment advisers and platforms rather than directly managing portfolios. The firm focuses on client discovery to align goals and risk tolerance with appropriate outside managers, typically maintaining non-discretionary relationships while reviewing third-party reports quarterly.

Lawrence Grossman is a CFP® with 27 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been the sole advisor at Grossman Financial Management since 1997 and previously worked at Archvest Wealth Advisors. Grossman Financial Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers non-discretionary advice with regular account monitoring and reviews, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis, and employs a fee structure that includes fixed-fee and hourly planning options.

Corey Berla is a CFA charterholder with nine years of experience at Berla Investment Consulting. He has also worked as an Information Systems Analyst for the City of Walnut Creek since 2013, focusing on IT hardware and software related to server infrastructure. Berla Investment Consulting provides fiduciary investment consulting to a select client base including employee benefit plans, foundations, endowments, corporate funds, insurance companies, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm operates as a non-discretionary consultant emphasizing manager evaluation, performance measurement, and investment policy oversight, and it does not accept asset-based fees or manage individual portfolios.

Douglas Buser is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Golden Gate Advisors, Inc. since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Buser Brothers Real Estate, where he works as a real estate broker. Golden Gate Advisors, Inc. is a family-office registered investment adviser serving accredited, high-net-worth individuals and related entities. The firm employs a core-satellite, active/passive multi-manager investment approach and offers a range of wealth management and retirement plan advisory services.

Kevin Chung is a CFP® and CFA® with 17 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Generative Family Office LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he held roles at JPMorgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC and First Republic Investment Management, Inc. He holds an active insurance license but is not engaged in insurance sales. Generative Family Office provides tailored consulting services to ultra-high net worth and high net worth families, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on family office services such as consolidated financial reporting, wealth and estate planning coordination, philanthropy planning, and family governance, advising on asset allocation and overseeing external investment managers without discretionary trading authority.