Konrad Kuciej is a financial advisor at Lava Creek Capital Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Lava Creek since 2012. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Lava Creek Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, donor-advised funds, and certain business entities. The firm employs an active mid-cap value strategy with concentrated portfolios and utilizes options and other derivatives as part of its investment approach.

Kenneth Silva Ballard Jr. is a Series 66–licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at Communitas Financial Planning PBC and has previously worked with First Affirmative Financial Network, Summit Financial, and other firms. Outside of finance, he owns and operates Chef Pro Life, a consulting and training business in the culinary field. Communitas Financial Planning PBC primarily serves institutional clients such as plan sponsors and retirement plans, focusing on socially responsible investing combined with diversification and asset-allocation strategies. The firm provides services including retirement plan consultation, participant education, third-party manager due diligence, and investment advisory program implementation.

Adam Schneiberg is a financial advisor with Shepherd Street Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Shepherd Street Advisors since 2019 and previously at Jacobs & Company, LLC from 2014 to 2019. Shepherd Street Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, core-plus-satellite investment approach, combining fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, and offers educational seminars on personal finance and investing.

Juliana Moravy is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Elmwood Wealth Management in Piedmont, CA. She has been with Elmwood Wealth Management since 2014, including its current team structure since 2023. Elmwood Wealth Management is a fee-based, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and various account types. The firm employs a total-return, long-term investment philosophy with both actively managed and ETF-based strategies, integrating ongoing financial planning with portfolio construction and offering specialized tax coordination and retirement plan advisory services.

Amie Shapiro is a financial advisor at Lula Financial in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with five years of industry experience. Prior to her advisory role, she worked at Sephora and Starbucks Coffee Company for a combined total of over 20 years. Outside of advising, she is involved in hospitality and retail sales ventures. Lula Financial provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, using a fee structure that includes fixed, hourly, and subscription arrangements. The firm emphasizes passive investment strategies with index funds and ETFs and operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Robert Baer is a financial advisor at Baer Investment Advisory LLC in San Rafael, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. He worked at Goldman Sachs from 2008 to 2021 before joining Baer Investment Advisory LLC. Baer Investment Advisory LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporations, tailoring Investment Policy Statements and model portfolios for each client. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, employing both long- and short-term trading strategies with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Dana Schmidt is a financial advisor at Wulff, Hansen & Co. with 37 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Wulff, Hansen & Co., she worked at Jordan Park Group LLC and LOYAL3 Securities Inc. Schmidt also provides occasional compliance consulting for broker-dealers or RIAs with firm approval. Wulff Capital Management, the investment-advisory division of Wulff, Hansen & Co., offers discretionary portfolio management and limited investment consultation to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable institutions. The firm focuses on customized portfolios of liquid publicly traded securities using fundamental and cyclical analysis with a long-term holding approach.

Joseph Belli is a financial advisor at ImpactAdvisor LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms, including Cushman & Wakefield and Jones Lang LaSalle, and currently serves as Director of Finance and Operations at Pranger Law PC. ImpactAdvisor LLC is a small team managing approximately $75 million for around 50 clients, including individuals, business owners, retirement plans, and nonprofit entities. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning with an emphasis on values-aligned investing, alternative strategies, and comprehensive retirement plan consulting.

Christian Mejia is a financial advisor at Autonomous Wealth Management LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Sivia Capital, UBS Financial Services, SF Sentry Securities, Fidelity Brokerage Services, and Charles Schwab. Autonomous Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary investment management to a select group of individual retail investors through an AI-driven, invitation-only digital platform. The firm manages portfolios using proprietary systems that select ETF and direct-indexed equity allocations based on client profiles, executing transactions on a discretionary basis without automatic monitoring or rebalancing.

Courtenay Wise is a financial advisor at Ketron Financial LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Western International Securities, Inc., LPL Financial, and Ketron Financial throughout his career. Outside of advising, he is also a licensed notary and maintains involvement in non-variable insurance services. Ketron Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified investment approach combining fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods, managing approximately $384 million in assets across a three-advisor team.

John Collet IV is a Series 65 registered advisor at Simple Life Financial in El Cerrito, CA, with less than one year of industry experience. His work background includes roles at Domino's, Target, and California State University-Chico. Simple Life Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, small businesses, and related entities, with a focus on multi-generational households. The firm offers tailored investment management, financial planning, cash-flow and liquidity planning, and wealth coordination through collaboration with clients’ attorneys, accountants, and other professionals.

Robert Gillooly is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Elmwood Wealth Management since 2012. He is based in Berkeley, CA, and is part of a four-advisor team. Elmwood Wealth Management is a fee-based, SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and various types of accounts. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning, employing a total-return, long-term investment philosophy through actively managed and Core ETF-based service models.

Barbara Wright is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. She is a principal at Van Strum & Towne Inc, where she has worked since 2000. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of Energy Minerals Inc., a geothermal steam production company. Van Strum & Towne serves primarily high net-worth individuals and also manages accounts for various entities including trusts and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, capital preservation, and long-term growth, maintaining generally low portfolio turnover while tailoring asset allocation to client objectives.

Thomas Swift is a financial advisor with Financial Avengers, Inc. in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Financial Avengers since 2000. Outside of advising, Mr. Swift writes plays, scripts, and books, and works as a producer through Tom Swift & His Amazing Productions LLC. Financial Avengers serves individuals and families with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm manages $488.4 million in discretionary assets, emphasizing long-term, value-oriented, buy-and-hold strategies focused on income and low turnover, combined with a behavioral approach to client relationships.

Jethro Townsend is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Nia Impact Capital, where he has worked since 2024, following a nine-year tenure at Addend Capital Management. Nia Impact Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, nonprofit organizations, registered investment companies, and other financial advisers. The firm employs a gender-lens and thematic investment approach, combining quantitative and venture-style analysis, and engages in active shareholder advocacy while managing its own registered mutual fund alongside UMA/model delivery and sub-advisory relationships.

John Bishop is a financial advisor at Wellington Capital Advisors, LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Capital Advisors since 2016, where he is the sole advisor. Wellington Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting to individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, trusts, and businesses, offering services that include portfolio construction across various asset classes and tax return preparation. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach with a focus on income generation and risk management, incorporating strategies such as derivatives and options-writing overlays uncommon among similar independent advisers.

Juan Zuniga is a financial advisor at Dedicated Capital Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Dedicated Capital Advisors since 2013. The firm primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related business entities, providing comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services through a structured four-phase process. Dedicated Capital Advisors emphasizes multidisciplinary planning and outsourced portfolio management, coordinating with independent third-party managers and offering specialized services such as estate and wealth transfer, philanthropic planning, and business succession.

Conor Sheridan is the sole advisor at Sheridan Capital Management, LLC in San Rafael, CA, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has led his firm since 2011, following a recent role at Parallel Advisors, LLC. Sheridan Capital Management provides discretionary asset management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $217 million for about 116 clients. The firm’s investment approach blends fundamental and technical analysis, maintains regular portfolio supervision and rebalancing, and includes cash and cash equivalents as an asset class in its strategies.

Marc Roth is a financial advisor at Elmwood Wealth Management with 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Atlas Capital Advisors LLC for six years and JMR Capital Management, Inc. for 25 years. Elmwood Wealth Management is a fee-based, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, donor-advised funds, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a long-term, total-return investment philosophy through actively managed and Core ETF-based strategies, integrating financial planning and tax coordination.

Sanford Lowengart is a financial advisor with Capital Trust Advisors (Goldberg Advisers, LLC) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 23 years of industry experience and has been with Goldberg Advisers since 2013. Capital Trust Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional entities, providing discretionary wealth management and financial planning with a focus on asset allocation, retirement, tax, and cash-flow planning. The firm manages portfolios primarily invested in mutual funds and ETFs, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.