Alec Smidt is a financial advisor at Bass Rocks Asset Management with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Bass Rocks, he worked in marketing and other roles including at Full Throttle Marketing and XYZ LLC. Bass Rocks Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and subadvisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities, ETFs, and options-related strategies. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis and prepares individualized investment policy statements.

Matthew Grishman is a financial advisor at Gebhardt Group, Inc with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at 401K Masters, LLC from 2014 to 2019. Gebhardt Group serves individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and consultation. The firm emphasizes risk management through an actively managed, trend-following strategy that combines fundamental and proprietary quantitative analysis, with portfolio authority primarily discretionary and accounts reviewed at least quarterly.

Brian Eisenbarth is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Lava Creek Capital Management, LLC since 2012. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, donor-advised funds, and certain business entities. Lava Creek Capital Management implements an active mid-cap value investment approach with a focus on concentrated portfolios and the selective use of options and derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Thomas Kopas is a financial advisor at Pring Turner Capital Group with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Pring Turner since 2002. Pring Turner Capital Group provides fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, foundations, and other entities. The firm uses an active asset-allocation process based on a proprietary business-cycle framework called the “Six Stages” and manages portfolios with an emphasis on quality, value, income, and capital preservation.

Eric Strong is a Certified Financial Planner® with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Miller Avenue Advisors LLC since 2021 and previously spent 10 years at Brighton Jones, LLC. Miller Avenue Advisors provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm also offers private placement investment services and limited-scope fiduciary services for workplace retirement plans, managing portfolios based on clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

Joseph Wallace is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of Wallace Advisory Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2015. Wallace also leads Wallace Financial & Insurance Solutions and is a registered representative with M Holdings Securities. Wallace Advisory Group provides asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, and standalone financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach that includes asset allocation, fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, and utilizes third-party sub-advisors to manage client portfolios.

Daniel Brown is a financial advisor at Miles Brown Asset Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with the firm since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he provides part-time tax preparation and planning services. Miles Brown Asset Management offers fee-only, fiduciary advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages client assets using individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and options, and also features a proprietary automated ETF-only platform for smaller accounts.

Marjan Soleimanieh is a financial advisor at Marin Wealth Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Gosho Financial Group for three years. Outside of advisory work, she is involved with Westfab Manufacturing, a sheet-metal manufacturing business where she spends part of her time on operations. Marin Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to a range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, and organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation framework combined with individual security selection and offers regular account reviews and performance reporting.

Matthew Kelmon is a financial advisor at Bass Rocks Asset Management with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 registrations. His prior work includes roles at Backshore Asset Management, Insperex LLC, Blue Investment Partners, and 2344, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an outside advisor for Flourish Capital, an early-stage venture investing firm supporting startup entrepreneurs. Bass Rocks Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and subadvisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on equities, ETFs, and options-related strategies while managing accounts on a discretionary basis with documented risk tolerance and time horizons.

Ronald Hunt is a financial advisor at Hunt Wealth Management in Concord, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Sowell Financial Services, LLC and Concert Wealth Management, Inc. since 2017, he has been with Hunt Wealth Management. Hunt Wealth Management provides discretionary investment advice and portfolio management to individual clients, tailoring recommendations based on each client’s financial profile. The firm manages approximately $110 million in discretionary assets for about 180 clients and focuses on diversified portfolios with an emphasis on limiting transaction costs and tax impacts through infrequent trading.

Ann Fleming is a CFP® with 8 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fleming Financial Advising and owning i2 Financial Planning, a financial education company. She has worked at Fleming Financial Advising since 2000 and founded i2 Financial Planning in 2025, dedicating a portion of her time to this educational endeavor. Fleming Financial Advising primarily serves individual clients with fee-only financial planning and portfolio management under a fiduciary standard. The firm emphasizes goal- and risk-focused investment strategies, individualized portfolios, and maintains a small advisory team with credentialed planners.

Daniel Hawley is a CFP® professional with 43 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Hawley Advisors in Walnut Creek, CA, where he has worked since 2005. Prior to founding Hawley Advisors, he spent seven years at Foothill Securities, Inc. Hawley Advisors offers personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, with investments mainly in no-load or load-waived mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Harold Lowe is a financial advisor with Monvia Financial L.P. in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and over 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Whitehall-Parker Securities, Lincoln Financial Securities, and his own consulting and insurance businesses. Outside of advising, he provides consulting services to political candidates and non-profit organizations and is involved in community outreach through his marketing support work at Lowe Consulting Group. Monvia Financial L.P. offers individualized financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth households, and plan sponsors. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within documented investment policy statements and provides both fiduciary retirement-plan support and traditional wealth management.

Jarrett Brady is a financial advisor at Pursue Wealth Partners, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Kingswood Capital Partners, J Alden Associates, iCapital Wealth, Cantella & Co., and Raymond James & Associates. Brady is also CEO of White Rabbit Cap, Inc., an entity established for legal and accounting purposes related to Pursue Wealth Partners. Pursue Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $243 million through discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, employing a long-term strategy that combines fundamental and technical analysis across diverse asset types, including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, options, and structured products.

Michael Zaidlin is the principal advisor at Madrone Investment Advisory, LLC in San Rafael, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has operated Madrone Investment Advisory since 2009 and concurrently maintains a law practice under the Law Offices of Michael H. Zaidlin since 2006. Madrone Investment Advisory serves individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing direct asset management on a primarily non-discretionary basis. The firm emphasizes client-approved, evidence-based, low-cost investment strategies and offers discretionary ERISA 3(38) investment management for qualified retirement plans.

James Gebhardt is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 30 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Gebhardt Group, Inc., where he has worked since 2005. Prior to that, he held roles at Integrity Alliance LLC and 401K Masters, LLC. Gebhardt also operates as an independent insurance agent, focusing on fixed insurance products. Gebhardt Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs an actively managed, trend-oriented “Protected Growth” strategy and serves a high-net-worth clientele through coordinated planning and multiple custodial and third-party platforms.

Brian Hogan is a financial advisor at Stonebridge Capital Management NW, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Stonebridge since 2009 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Stonebridge Capital Management NW, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment supervisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments. The firm customizes investment allocations using a three-part framework of Core, Alpha, and Alternatives strategies to diversify and manage volatility, and emphasizes professional judgment alongside model inputs in its management approach.

Kelly Kane is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Broadwing Capital Advisors, Inc. since 2003. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of the advisory board and a limited partner of LA Ballena Mexico Partners, LLC, where she provides business advice to general partners. Broadwing Capital Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, families, and trusts, along with non-discretionary investment advice to employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages model portfolios focused on low-cost ETFs and dividend-paying stocks, using fundamental screening and third-party research to guide investment decisions.

Mark Sifling is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in financial advising at Simple Life Financial, where he has been a principal since 2006. He also serves as the principal consultant of Blu Pagoda LLC, a management consulting firm that provides services to financial companies. Simple Life Financial offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, small businesses, and related entities, with experience serving multi-generational households through tailored investment profiles, cash-flow and liquidity planning, and coordination with clients’ other professional advisors.

Ian Tongol is an advisor at Investment Growth Management, Inc. with one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes positions at Armanino LLP, Century Group, and Robert Half. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved with ECA Marketing. Investment Growth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as business retirement-plan sponsors and participants. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified portfolios combining equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers additional services such as personal cash-flow tracking and educational presentations.