Brendan Connaughton is a financial advisor at Catalyst Private Wealth, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Mutual Advisors, LLC and ClearPath Capital Partners LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in a media application that assists users with custom video trailer creation. Catalyst Private Wealth serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and third-party manager selection. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies, using multiple analytical methods to create diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Mitchell Sands is a financial advisor at Catalyst Private Wealth, LLC in San Mateo, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Catalyst Private Wealth and Emerson Equity since 2019, and previously at Mutual Advisors, LLC and ClearPath Capital Partners LLC. Sands is a partner and founder at Catalyst Private Wealth. Catalyst Private Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies using various analytical methods to tailor diversified portfolios aligned with client goals and risk tolerances.

Scott Schwartz is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at EntentVest Inc. He has worked at various firms including Alexander Beard (USA) LLC and American Airlines. Outside of financial advising, Schwartz is a licensed pilot and flight instructor, serves on the Board of Directors and as President of the Rotary Club, and is the author of *Investing in a New Climate: A Sustainable Approach to Investing & Living in a New Climate*. EntentVest Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes sustainable (ESG) investing and utilizes a digital platform for automated trading, rebalancing, and reporting, offering institutional-level services uncommon for an independent firm of its size.

Paul Gelormini is a financial advisor with Promontory Financial Planning, LLC in Los Altos, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Liberty Group, LLC, and he is the owner of Gelormini Financial, a business providing comprehensive wealth management and financial advisory services. Gelormini is also a licensed insurance agent who recommends fixed insurance products as part of his advisory work. Promontory Financial Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations with comprehensive financial planning, discretionary asset management, and targeted consultation services. The firm emphasizes a disciplined investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, a multi-advisor team structure, and integrated non-investment services including insurance and accounting.

Sonja Breeding is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Rebalance LLC since 2021. Prior to joining Rebalance, she worked at Homewood Capital Management, Inc. from 2008 to 2021. She holds a California insurance license but is not actively engaged in insurance sales. Rebalance LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and decision-support through its Rebalance360 program to individuals, retirement plans, pooled vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.56 billion in discretionary assets across several hundred accounts, employing a strategic asset allocation framework focused on ETFs and long-term rebalancing.

Erin Hadley is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Occidental Asset Management, LLC since 2015 and previously spent four years with Personal Financial Consultants Securities Corporation. Occidental Asset Management, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $1.4 billion across roughly 945 accounts. The firm employs a discretionary approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning services through a 12-advisor team spread across six offices.

Bryan Wilson is a financial advisor with Catalyst Private Wealth, LLC in San Mateo, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Emerson Equity LLC since 2019 and has been with Catalyst Private Wealth since 2018, where he is a partner and co-founder involved in both client advisory and firm management. Catalyst Private Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions with investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs both active and passive investment approaches, using multiple methods of analysis to build diversified portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Sultan Beardsley is a financial advisor at Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Swing Education. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor team managing approximately $585 million for individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using ETFs and institutional mutual funds, offering discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning through separately managed accounts and specialized sub-advisory strategies.

John Lee is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Vantage Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. He previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC, beginning in the same year. Outside of his advisory role, Lee is a board member of The Schultz Celebrity Golf Classic, an annual fundraising event supporting Sonoma County children's charities. Vantage Wealth Management is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing over $1.1 billion in assets, providing financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and small businesses. The firm uses a customized asset-allocation approach with mutual funds and ETFs, employing both strategic and tactical allocation supported by multiple third-party platforms.

Marian Wellman is a financial advisor with International Asset Management in San Mateo, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Individual Asset Management, Inc. since 2006. Outside of advising, she operates a tax preparation business focused on U.S. tax services for clients in Mexico. International Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly U.S. expatriates and non-U.S. residents with U.S. investment accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, wealth planning, and financial consulting with a global investment approach that includes attention to currency hedging and cross-border tax considerations.

Jared La Blue is a financial advisor with Diversifi Capital Inc in Los Altos, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Compass Capital Management Group, Diversifi Capital LLC, theTaxGuySF, and Dragon Financial Group. DiversiFi Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as managing pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and quantitative analysis within a structured investment process and manages multiple private funds and SPVs focused on frontier technology investments.

Brian Ferrin is a financial advisor with MA Private Wealth, LLC in San Carlos, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having seven years of industry experience. He has been with MA Private Wealth since 2018 and previously retired from 2003 to 2018. MA Private Wealth, LLC manages approximately $584 million for about 350 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, and select entities, employing a tailored, long-term investment approach based on detailed client profiling and fundamental analysis.

Mallory Davis is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at MA Private Wealth, LLC since 2021. Prior to this, she worked at Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Albion Financial Group. MA Private Wealth is a five-advisor team managing approximately $686 million for individuals, families, trusts, estates, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, with an investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and portfolio customization based on clients’ risk tolerance, liquidity needs, and tax considerations.

David Fernelius is a CFP® professional with 36 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Vantage Wealth Management, LLC since 2010 and also worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2014. Fernelius serves as trustee of The Fernelius 1998 Living Trust, a fiduciary role he dedicates part of his time to. Vantage Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charities, corporations, and broker-dealers, managing approximately $897 million in client assets through a team of seven advisors. The firm offers personalized financial planning and asset management, focusing on customized portfolios with diversified asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs.

Jonathan Riley is a financial advisor with Riley Friedman Asset Management in Los Altos, CA, holding 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Riley Friedman Asset Management since 2011, working as one of two managing members. Riley Friedman Asset Management provides ongoing portfolio management and basic financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on capital preservation, transparency, liquidity, and diversification.

Arti Srivastava is a financial advisor at Unique Wealth Strategies with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Unique Wealth Strategies, Arti worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. from 2019 to 2023, and held roles at Bank of America and Allstate agencies earlier in their career. Unique Wealth Strategies serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable clients with asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory strategies and includes the use of derivatives and leverage within managed portfolios and its proprietary wrap-fee program.

Nathan Brickley is a financial advisor at Brickley Wealth Management in San Mateo, CA, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Brickley & Company CPA Inc. and LPL Financial, LLC. Brickley is also involved with Brickley & Company CPA Inc., which provides tax preparation and accounting services. Brickley Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach incorporating modern portfolio theory, active and passive funds, ESG screening, and manager due diligence.

Ekaterina Atanassov is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with eight years at Neumann Capital Management and four years at Atan Consulting, totaling 12 years of industry experience. She is part of a three-advisor team based in Foster City, CA. Neumann Capital Management is a fee-only wealth management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services, emphasizing strategic asset allocation, proprietary screening, disciplined rebalancing, and tax-efficient model strategies primarily using ETFs.

Jordan Sam is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Alpha Solutions Investment Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Alpha Solutions, he was affiliated with the University of California, Riverside for a total of four years. Alpha Solutions Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered, fee-only firm managing approximately $509 million in discretionary assets. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients including pensions, foundations, and retirement plans, providing discretionary portfolio management, customized wealth management, and limited financial planning across multiple asset classes.

Stephen Philpott is a CFP® and financial advisor with Nelson Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2005. He has 13 years of industry experience and is based in Menlo Park, CA. Nelson Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other investment advisers by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan asset-management services. The firm’s investment process uses fundamental analysis and a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, individual stocks, and bonds, with regular portfolio reviews and both long- and short-term strategies.