Ryan Demartini is the principal of JC Financial Services in Loomis, CA, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at JC Financial Services since 2016, following a brief tenure at Johnston, Martin & Montgomery. In addition to his advisory role, he operates JC Bookkeeping, providing bookkeeping and tax preparation services. JC Financial Services offers investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, including services for small-business retirement plans. The firm employs a passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs and integrates its tax preparation and bookkeeping practice as part of its service offerings.

Matthew Pederson is the sole advisor at MP3 Finance LLC in Cameron Park, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of experience in financial advising. Prior to founding MP3 Finance, he worked at Life Time Fitness and Sutter Health. Outside of finance, he is involved with MP3 Fitness, a separate business he has operated since 2020. MP3 Finance primarily serves individual clients, focusing on pre-retirees and younger investors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, coaching, and tax optimization with an investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis and emphasizes long-term allocations to stocks, bonds, and ETFs.

Kathleen Faulkner is the principal of Faulkner Financial Planning, LLC, an independent advisory firm, with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated her firm since 2012. In addition to her advisory work, she owns Divorce Advisory Services, LLC, which provides financial analysis and mediation related to divorce, and serves on the board of directors for Summitview Child Treatment Center. Faulkner Financial Planning primarily serves individual and household clients, as well as high-net-worth and corporate clients, offering comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a non-discretionary approach by creating individualized plans and selecting third-party asset managers to implement and adjust portfolios, while maintaining ongoing investment oversight and client reviews.

Walter Romatowski is a CFP® certificant with 18 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Castellan Financial Advisors in Newcastle, CA. He has worked at Castellan Wealth Management, Inc. since 2007. Castellan Financial Advisors provides fee-only financial planning and investment services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach with non-discretionary asset management, using mutual funds and ETFs combined with fundamental and technical analysis.

Tiffani Sharp is the principal of T. Sharp Wealth Management and holds a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. She previously worked as an attorney for over 17 years and currently operates T. Sharp Legacy & Wealth Counsel, where she provides estate planning, probate, business formation, and real estate investment legal services. T. Sharp Wealth Management, LLC offers fee-only financial planning and investment consulting to individuals and families, focusing on long-term, globally diversified passive investment strategies utilizing low-cost ETFs and index funds. The firm emphasizes financial planning services such as cash-flow analysis and goals prioritization, delivering advice primarily through fixed-fee or hourly arrangements.

Kimberly Tucker Knotts is the sole advisor at Kim Knotts, RIA, an independent firm based in Folsom, California. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. Prior to founding her firm in 2017, she worked at several investment advisory and securities firms. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates businesses in real estate sales and mortgage lending, as well as income tax preparation and consulting. Kim Knotts, RIA provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, along with comprehensive financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $9.3 million in client assets using a multi-asset allocation approach tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon, with all accounts managed on a non-discretionary basis. The firm also maintains affiliations with real estate and tax service businesses, allowing it to offer ancillary real estate, tax, and insurance services.

Dorete Ben David is a CFP® professional with 8 years of industry experience, operating Ben-David Financial Planning since 2003. She leads an independent firm based in Shingle Springs, CA, serving a small roster of clients. Ben-David Financial Planning provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, couples, families, and business owners, using primarily no-load mutual funds along with bonds and alternative investments tailored to client goals. The firm emphasizes a collaborative approach with quarterly reviews and a fee-only retainer billing model without third-party compensation.

Paul Burke is a financial advisor at Vortalis Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 designation and over a decade of experience in the financial sector. He has worked at Helios Quantitative Research since 2020 and previously held roles at Patra Corporation and the El Dorado Union High School District. Vortalis Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and project-based financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory, employing a mix of passive and active strategies and offering socially conscious investment options.

Marcos Lira is the principal of 360 Dividends in Granite Bay, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TrustedSite Security and WhiteHat Security. Outside of his advisory work, he owns an independent insurance agency and a tax and accounting services business. 360 Dividends provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with passive investment management and offers services such as portfolio management, financial planning, real estate investment analysis, and integrated tax-related advice.

Mark Harris is the sole advisor at Mark Harris Services in Cameron Park, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 5 years of industry experience. He has operated Mark Harris Services since 2001. The firm provides continuous investment supervisory services and incidental financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, and a range of institutional clients including charitable institutions and municipalities. Its investment process combines fundamental and technical analysis with a 12- to 18-month time horizon, generally operating on a non-discretionary basis and tailoring programs to client objectives and restrictions.

Adarsh Shyamsundar is a financial advisor at Polaris Capital Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Micron Technology Inc. for twelve years. Polaris Capital Management provides individualized investment management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing a small, boutique book of business. The firm builds tailored portfolios based on client goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations, and is notable for offering performance-based fee arrangements with hurdle and high-water-mark provisions.

Richard Mac Farlane is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Legacy Wealth, Inc. with experience in estate planning law, serving as president and owner of California Probate and Trust, PC since 2013. He also operates as an independent insurance agent and has provided financial advisory services through his sole proprietorship since 2023. Legacy Wealth, Inc. offers portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on investment policy development, asset allocation, and portfolio monitoring. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, insurance products, and occasionally private placements and venture capital funds.

Charles Ho is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank before founding Legacy Builders Financial, LLC in 2017, where he currently serves as the sole advisor. Outside of his advisory work, he is the CEO of two corporations established for real estate investments. Legacy Builders Financial is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual clients across a range of wealth levels. The firm provides tailored investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and short-term financial coaching, typically constructing passive portfolios supplemented by various analytical approaches and collaborating with third-party managers.

Brian Belcastro is the principal advisor at The $ Coach, LLC, an independent firm based in El Dorado Hills, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 26 years of industry experience. He has led The $ Coach since 2011. The firm combines traditional portfolio management and financial planning with business consulting and public educational outreach, including a recurring YouTube series and a published book. The $ Coach serves individual and high-net-worth clients through ongoing portfolio management and financial planning, using a mix of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis. The firm manages accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis and integrates business consulting alongside its investment services.

William Corley is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been the principal at Corley Investment Management since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, Corley is a licensed independent insurance agent for various companies. Corley Investment Management provides advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients by identifying and supervising unaffiliated third-party asset managers. The firm also offers standalone financial consulting and educational seminars, focusing on client objectives and risk tolerance without taking custody of client assets.

Scott has had an interest in finance and investing ever since his first job delivering newspapers when he was eleven years old. He grew up in the home of a physician and scientist, studied finance and accounting and worked in Silicon Valley for a few years. After all these experiences, he has settled into the profession he always envisioned. He works with individuals and families in the medical, scientific and technology fields to understand their financial goals and dreams and develop a uniquely tailored financial plan. He strives to remove the pain points in his clients' financial lives, increase their confidence about the future and reduce the costs associated with their financial decisions. He loves the opportunity to provide this service. Scott is married and has four children. He enjoys music, along with his wife and daughter, and can sometimes be found building LEGOs with his three sons. He has also lived and traveled various places in the world and loves learning about history and culture.

Rachael Burns is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 18 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at True Worth Financial Planning LLC, where she has worked since 2020. Prior to that, she was with Ameriprise from 2017 to 2020 and Merrill Lynch from 2015 to 2017. True Worth Financial Planning provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers project-based and ongoing comprehensive planning, uses third-party managers for portfolio execution, and delivers fee-based online educational courses and content.

Randolph Elder is a CFP® professional based in Loomis, CA, with 25 years at R. Elder CFP and eight years of industry experience. He serves as president of the South Placer Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit focused on historical preservation, with involvement dating back to 1995. His firm primarily serves individual clients and also works with pension plans, businesses, charities, trusts, and estates, providing investment management, financial planning, and portfolio management. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term focus on capital preservation and moderate growth, tailoring portfolios to client goals and managing approximately $17.2 million across 30 client relationships.

Marios Gregoriou is a financial advisor with Elite Capital Services, LLC in Folsom, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Elite Capital Services since 2008. Elite Capital Services provides wealth and portfolio management along with separate financial planning and consulting engagements on a fixed-fee or hourly basis. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and financial institutions, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis, proprietary models, and risk-management tools to build and monitor client portfolios.

Paul Rossi is the sole advisor at Rossi Financial Group in El Dorado Hills, CA, holding the CFA® designation and Series 63 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has led Rossi Financial Group since 2012. Outside of advisory services, Rossi is also a licensed real estate broker in California, an activity that occupies less than one percent of his time and is unrelated to his investment practice. Rossi Financial Group provides financial planning, investment consultation, and supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a Core + Satellite investment approach combining index-based core holdings with actively managed satellite positions, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, and offers pension consulting and educational workshops on retirement, estate, and investment topics.