Michelle Higgins is a financial advisor at California Financial Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at the Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) and Foothill Securities, Inc. Higgins is also a business owner and author, with profits from one of her books donated to college scholarships. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages over $2 billion in client assets and employs an investment approach focused on asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and due diligence of third-party money managers.

Seongsoo Lee is a financial advisor at New Insight Wealth Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services for 17 years. New Insight Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities with asset management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a tailored, continuously monitored investment approach utilizing various analytical methods and offers complimentary financial planning to asset-management clients.

John Cordano is a financial advisor at California Financial Advisors with 33 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. His prior experience includes roles at Foothill Securities, Inc. and Maloon, Powers, Pitre & Higgins, LLC, along with over three decades in sales and renewals of fixed annuities, life, and disability insurance. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing investment supervisory services, financial planning, and consulting. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and due diligence of third-party managers, with portfolios reviewed quarterly and managed according to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Andrew Agosta is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. in San Ramon, CA. He has previously worked at First Trust Portfolios, L.P. for 11 years and holds the Series 66 designation. He is also vice president of Prosperity Financial Group. Prosperity Financial Group is a team of seven advisors managing approximately $503 million in discretionary assets for individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers customized asset management and financial planning services, with portfolios that may include a range of securities and employs third-party money managers as part of its investment approach.

Matthew Shibata is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Morling Financial Advisors, LLC since 2009. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and non-profit organizations, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension/retirement plan consulting. Morling Financial Advisors typically implements portfolios using index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative vehicles, while maintaining client relationships and monitoring through a team of 15 advisors.

Martin Troiani is a financial advisor with Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. in San Ramon, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fortune Financial Services, Cetera Advisors LLC, First Allied Securities LLC, and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as an insurance agent. Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. offers asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses a multi-adviser team approach and employs multiple analysis methods to tailor portfolios, which may include stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, options, and other investments.

Katie Raasch is a financial advisor at Malakoff Wealth with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience with LPL Financial, California Baptist University, and the City of Dublin. Outside of her advisory role, she has worked as a babysitter since 2017. Malakoff Wealth provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, nonprofits, banks, business entities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm produces written financial plans with periodic reviews and refers clients to LPL Financial for investment implementation and portfolio supervision.

Benjamin Feiner is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Summitry, LLC and First Republic PWM. Morling Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and non-profit organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, typically implementing portfolios through index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, listed equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Stephen Schliesser is a CFP® certificant with 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with The Pacific Center for Financial Services since 1997 and previously worked at Cetera and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CFO and treasurer for two homeowners associations. The Pacific Center for Financial Services provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth families and family trusts. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and long-term diversification, managing portfolios across a range of securities with daily monitoring and regular performance reviews.

Kenneth Wilkinson is a financial advisor with Harvest Investment Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Harvest Investment Services since 2012 and has operated his own advisory and insurance agencies since 1990. Outside of his advisory role, Wilkinson manages an estate and financial consulting business that assists with estate document preparation and fee-based financial planning. Harvest Investment Services provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs customized portfolios and model-based strategies, including active tactical approaches and a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses.

Anthony Ortale is a financial advisor at Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Mutual Securities, Inc., Fisher Investments, and First Allied Securities, Inc. He is based in San Ramon, CA. Insight Wealth Strategies provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multi-advisor model using proprietary model portfolios and a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis for long-term, model-driven investment strategies.

Kyle Dennehy is a financial advisor at California Financial Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at KPMG and the University of California, Santa Barbara. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that manages over $2 billion in client assets, serving individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and due diligence of third-party money managers, implementing strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and tax considerations.

Carol Wikle is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Mirador Capital Partners since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she holds an interest as a convertible promissory note holder in a fractional real estate business. Mirador Capital Partners serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach supplemented by technical analysis and uses multiple proprietary strategies tailored to client needs.

Ronald Yee is a financial advisor with American Investors Company, holding a Series 63 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has been with American Investors Company since 1997. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed independent insurance agent, though he is not currently active in selling insurance. American Investors Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines broker-dealer and SEC-registered adviser functions, offering a range of asset management and financial planning services along with commission-based securities and insurance products.

Anna Hong is a ChFC® with one year of experience, currently serving as an advisor at New Insight Wealth Advisors. She has prior experience at Allmerits Asset, LLC, KBP Financial & Insurance Marketing, and Worthington Financial Partners. Outside of financial advising, she works as an Associate Broker at Alliance Bay Realty, providing real estate planning and sales services. New Insight Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities with asset management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a tailored, continuously monitored investment approach drawing on multiple analytical methods and offers written financial planning complimentary to asset-management clients.

Thomas Powers is a CFP® and ChFC® with 36 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with California Financial Advisors and has worked at Foothill Securities, Inc. and Maloon, Powers, Pitre & Higgins LLC, where he has been since 1998. Outside of advising, he is involved in occasional term life insurance sales. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses with investment supervisory services, financial planning, and consulting. The firm focuses on asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and third-party manager due diligence, managing approximately $2 billion in assets through a compact advisory team.

Matthew Vera is a financial advisor at RPG Investment Advisory, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with RPG Investment Advisory since 2014. RPG Investment Advisory provides portfolio management and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs firm-developed model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis to manage approximately $1.04 billion in client assets across discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Aaron Karas is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC since 2018. He previously worked at Mutual Securities, Inc. and Lincoln Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is a board member of Legacy The School of Sport Sciences and owns QB1 Advisors, where he provides holistic financial and talent management consulting for professional athletes. Insight Wealth Strategies offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and institutions. The firm uses proprietary portfolios primarily composed of low-cost, diversified ETFs and individual stocks, employing a multi-disciplinary investment process that includes fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis.

Ronald Moore is a financial advisor at CS Planning Corp with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Arm, Inc. from 2010 to 2024. Moore is also the CEO and Chairman of the Board of NPV Growth & Income Fund, LLC, an investment-related business specializing in securities trading. CS Planning Corp, operating as Vertical Ascent Wealth Management, offers investment supervisory, portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning services to a diverse client base. The firm employs a multi-advisor model and constructs broadly diversified portfolios using systematic strategies tailored to client risk tolerance and goals.

Amanda Albright is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC, where she has worked since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Brooklyn FI, LLC, HoyleCohen, R.M. Davis, and MacPage. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and select pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes tactical asset allocation using a combination of passive and active investments, focusing on long-term holdings with tactical market adjustments and attention to tax implications in taxable accounts.