Amber Jenkins is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Secure Retirement Financial & Insurance Services Corp. with two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Sieva Networks and ongoing service within the Secure Retirement Financial firms since 2017. Secure Retirement Financial & Insurance Services Corp. manages approximately $92.4 million for a range of clients including individuals, pensions, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers actively managed investment strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, with a focus on portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement account advice.

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.

James Salter is a financial advisor at Blossom Wealth Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Blossom Wealth Management since 2009, following nine years at KW Securities Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, Salter is an independent insurance agent specializing in term and life insurance products. Blossom Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and multi-generation family office services to individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable institutions. The firm manages a substantial asset base with a small team, employing a range of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, and options, while also offering tailored financial planning and family office services.

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.

Richard Morey is a financial advisor with Secure Retirement Financial & Insurance Services Corp. in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Secure Retirement Financial & Insurance Services Corp. since 2004. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent offering insurance products such as annuities, long-term care, and life insurance. Secure Retirement Financial & Insurance Services Corp. manages approximately $92.4 million for individuals, pensions, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement account advice. The firm offers actively managed investment strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance and operates a referral program for independent advisers.

Michael Hsu is a financial advisor at Asia Global Asset Management, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Vision Wealth Management, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and president of the Center for Marketplace Ministries, a nonprofit organization focused on training Christian entrepreneurs. Asia Global Asset Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing financial planning and facilitating co-advisor relationships with independent third-party investment advisers. The firm’s approach centers on aligning client needs and risk tolerance to third-party platforms and model portfolios through non-discretionary advisory support and ongoing oversight.

Erik Wolfers is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at First and Main Financial in Piedmont, CA. He has been associated with Wolfers Asset Management since 2001. First and Main Financial manages client assets on a discretionary basis, primarily serving individual investors and revocable trusts. The firm emphasizes long-term diversification and periodic rebalancing using mutual funds, ETFs, and various fixed income options, and also provides comprehensive financial planning and pension plan participant services.

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 previously worked at firms including Kingswood Capital Partners, J Alden Associates Inc., and Raymond James & Associates. He is also CEO of White Rabbit Cap, Inc., an entity related to Pursue Wealth Partners for legal and accounting purposes. Pursue Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $243 million in assets, offering customized, primarily long-term investment strategies that incorporate fundamental and technical analysis, using a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, options, and alternative investments.

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.

Faraz Sattar is a financial advisor with Accretive Wealth Management, LLC in San Ramon, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 13 years of industry experience, having been with Accretive Wealth Management since 2012. Accretive Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as small business and institutional clients. The firm uses multiple methods of analysis and manages exposure across public and private markets, with a particular focus on private placements, private equity, private real estate, private debt, hedge funds, REITs, and qualified opportunity zone investments.

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.

Tejpartab Anand is a financial advisor at Accretive Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked as a derivatives trader and in financial services roles at OneAmerica and Cornerstone Financial Partners. Anand has been with Accretive Wealth Management since 2021. Accretive Wealth Management serves individual, small business, and institutional clients by offering investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting services. The firm employs analytical approaches including charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and manages portfolios on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Kevin Kennedy is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience and the principal of Kevin Kennedy, LLC, where he has worked since 2004. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Bank of Marin Bancorp. Additionally, he has been employed by the City of Alameda since 2000. Kevin Kennedy, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, and not-for-profit organizations, utilizing SEI-managed account programs and model portfolios for asset allocation and investment selection. The firm primarily offers non-discretionary services and focuses on retirement plans and institutional clients.

Adam Bagherian is a CFP® with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He is a principal at Arbor Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, CA, where he has worked since 2016. He is also pursuing CPA credentialing and is involved in maintaining and managing short-term rental properties independent of his advisory role. Arbor Wealth Management serves individual clients, trusts, estates, and business entities by providing investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm employs a strategic long-term investment approach supplemented by tactical adjustments, utilizing risk-tolerance assessments and advanced portfolio management tools.

Karen Medford is a CFP® with eight years of experience at Fleming Financial Advising in Walnut Creek, CA. She has been with the firm since 2009 and holds a Series 65 license. Fleming Financial Advising serves individual clients with fee-only financial planning and portfolio management under a fiduciary standard, focusing on later-life planning and survivor-transition work. The firm emphasizes goal- and risk-focused investment strategies using diversified pooled vehicles and fixed-income instruments, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis with individualized portfolios rather than model portfolios.

Nikhil Bhardwaj is a financial advisor at Trillium Investments with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Carlson Financial Management for 16 years before joining Trillium Investments in 2022. Trillium Investments offers discretionary investment management along with financial, retirement, estate, and tax planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a tax-aware, value-oriented investment process with a focus on risk controls, diversification, and defined time horizons.

William Lahl is a financial advisor at Vista Advisor Group, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Vista Advisor Group since 2020 and at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a speaker and instructor for the Retirement Planning Today program, which provides general retirement education. Vista Advisor Group offers investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, managing over $314 million in assets. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary, client-centered approach with personalized portfolio management and comprehensive planning services, supported by a high client-to-advisor ratio and a wrap fee program.