Maria Valencia is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Shum Financial Group, Inc. in Alameda, CA. Her prior work includes roles at Brown Sugar Kitchen, Tulane University, and Los Andes University. Shum Financial Group provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental analysis and documented investment policies to guide portfolio management, offering discretionary and non-discretionary services that include strategies such as option-writing and use of derivatives.

William Catton is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Catton Capital Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he held roles at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. Catton Capital Partners, LLC provides discretionary asset management, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a range of strategies including fundamental and technical analysis, with investment options spanning equities, fixed income, alternative investments, and more, and maintains a high-touch, concentrated client focus.

Shannon Lemon is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Elmwood Wealth Management since 2012. Elmwood Wealth Management is a fee-based, SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, estates, donor-advised funds, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management combined with financial planning, employing a total-return, long-term investment approach through actively managed and ETF-based service models.

Jackie Kleinman is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at KB Financial Advisors LLC in San Francisco, CA. She has worked at KB Financial Advisors since 2002. KB Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with investment advisory services and financial planning. The firm offers distinct service models tailored to clients at different stages of wealth, including annual tax-return preparation as part of its service packages.

Harish Prabandham is a financial advisor with Rubric Advisors LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Radiant Global Investors and Axa Investment Managers. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Prabandham serves on the Board of Directors of the St. Francis Foundation and volunteers with the UC Berkeley SkyDeck program. Rubric Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, digital advisory services, financial planning, and ERISA/OCIO services to individuals, institutions, trusts, and businesses. The firm combines personalized advisor-led portfolio design with automated digital advisory tools and offers institutional clients IPS-driven asset allocation, manager selection, and regular account reviews.

Anat Yoder is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Yoder Wealth Management since 2018. She also maintains a role with CommonWealth Financial Network dating back to 2013. Anat acts as a trustee for her firm’s 401(k) plan. Yoder Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, financial consulting, and fee-only variable annuity sub-account management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $331 million across 74 client relationships, focusing on customized portfolios with ongoing supervision and a blend of fundamental and technical analysis.

Kevin Yee is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with five years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Brooker Wealth Management and has previously worked at firms including Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Morgan Stanley, and New York Life. Brooker Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable foundations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, utilizing diversified investments primarily through no-load mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and government securities, with most client accounts managed on a discretionary basis.

Vittorio Fratta is a CFA® charterholder with ten years of industry experience. He has been with Cedar Wealth Management since 2016. Mr. Fratta serves on the Advisory Council of the University of West Florida in Pensacola, FL. Cedar Wealth Management serves primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, managing approximately $417 million across 64 client relationships. The firm emphasizes long-term, globally diversified asset allocation implemented through various investment vehicles, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Samuel Hong is a financial advisor at Asia Global Asset Management, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at firms including Liontree Advisors LLC and Molten, Inc., where he currently serves as Head of Growth Strategy. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a part-time independent life and health insurance business outside of securities trading hours. Asia Global Asset Management serves individuals and various institutional clients by providing financial planning and facilitating relationships with third-party investment advisers. The firm does not manage assets directly but focuses on selecting and monitoring independent managers through a structured discovery and review process.

Nicholas Ventimiglio is a financial advisor with Giving Tree Wealth Advisors in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He is a co-founder of Giving Tree Wealth Advisors and has prior experience at Fortune Financial Services, Inc., as well as operating his own advisory firm, Nicholas Ventimiglio, CDFA. Ventimiglio is also involved in developing a financial software company called Trade Wrangler, Inc. Giving Tree Wealth Advisors manages approximately $138 million for about 217 clients, including individuals, qualified retirement plans, and charitable institutions. The firm uses model-based asset allocations with institutional funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and third-party money managers, offering discretionary portfolio management and a range of fiduciary and financial planning services.

Thomas Sepull is a financial advisor at Wealth & Tax Planners LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Private Client Services and Mutual Securities, Inc. Outside of advisory services, he owns and operates an insurance business focused on life and long-term care insurance. Wealth & Tax Planners LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $75 million across about 250 clients. The firm employs a scientific diversification approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management with both passive and active strategies.

Mark Pingree is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Fog City Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Carlson Financial Advisors for one year. Fog City Advisors is a fee-only firm offering holistic financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, trusts, non-profits, and business entities. The firm uses a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, employing broadly diversified, low-cost funds with discretionary trading authority to implement agreed investment policies.

Anna Miller is a financial advisor with Certified Planners, Inc. in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has operated the Law Offices of A. Mari Miller since 1995 and has been with Certified Planners, Inc. since 1994. In addition to her advisory work, she is licensed as an insurance agent and provides insurance sales in conjunction with investment advisory services. Certified Planners, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management, written financial plans, and consultations for individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and ERISA retirement plan participants. The firm serves both everyday and higher-net-worth clients, employing a tactical asset allocation strategy with a focus on mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, while maintaining fiduciary responsibilities for retirement accounts.

David Sylvester is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with CAVU Wealth Advisors, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he was employed at Blue Trust from 2023 to 2026 and previously at Cavu Wealth Advisors from 2009 to 2023. CAVU Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as small and medium institutional accounts. The firm delivers comprehensive wealth management through a disciplined, Investment Policy Statement–driven process, utilizing broadly diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes with an emphasis on tax-aware strategies and long-term allocation discipline.

Daniel Gannett is a financial advisor with Park Place Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Orinda, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Osaic Wealth, Inc. and Securities America, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of the Camp Timberwolf Improvement Committee, a nonprofit scouting wilderness camp board. Park Place Wealth Advisors is a two-advisor firm providing asset management, financial planning, and referrals to third-party money managers for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm typically manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis, tailoring portfolios using various analytical methods and delivering services through a wrap-fee Wealth Management Platform.

Corey Berla is a CFA charterholder with nine years of experience at Berla Investment Consulting. He has also worked as an Information Systems Analyst for the City of Walnut Creek since 2013, focusing on IT hardware and software related to server infrastructure. Berla Investment Consulting provides fiduciary investment consulting to a select client base including employee benefit plans, foundations, endowments, corporate funds, insurance companies, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm operates as a non-discretionary consultant emphasizing manager evaluation, performance measurement, and investment policy oversight, and it does not accept asset-based fees or manage individual portfolios.

Anita Chan is a financial advisor at Garhwal, Chan & Williams Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and is a co-founder and partner of a certified public accounting firm that provides business management, consulting, accounting, estate planning, and tax preparation services. Ms. Chan also co-founded Garhwal, Chan & Williams Family Office. Garhwal, Chan & Williams serves a small, primarily high-net-worth client base, including individuals, trusts, closely held businesses, and certain ERISA plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term, asset-class investing through broadly diversified passive exposures, avoiding active market timing or frequent trading, and has a notable affiliation with a CPA practice that offers complementary tax and estate planning services.

Grant Carey is a financial advisor at Carey Wealth Management in San Ramon, CA, holding a Series 65 designation. He began his advisory career in 2025 and has prior work experience at Trek Bikes and PepsiCo. Carey Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting with an individualized advisory process that includes discretionary management and regular account reviews.

Declan Wolfe is a financial advisor at Abra Capital Management, LP with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and First Republic Bank. Abra Capital Management, LP provides portfolio management and advisory services focused on Digital Assets to individuals, trusts, family offices, and institutions through separately managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s investment approach includes yield-generating strategies such as staking, lending via decentralized applications, and automated market-making, with attention to protocol and counterparty risks.

Elyse Sanchez is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Shum Financial Group, Inc. since 2016 and previously spent a year at Girard Securities, Inc. She holds a Series 66 license and is based in Alameda, CA. Shum Financial Group serves individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations with fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services. The firm employs fundamental analysis and documented investment policy statements in its investment decisions and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, including managed variable annuity and variable life accounts.