Jacey West is a financial advisor at Westend Capital Management, LLC., holding a Series 66 designation with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Westend Capital Management in 2023, Jacey worked at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. from 2019 to 2023 and at Cornerstone Retirement Group, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. Westend Capital Management serves individual and trust clients through separately managed accounts and a privately offered pooled vehicle for accredited investors. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management across multiple mandates and integrates fundamental and technical research, market data, and industry contacts to identify investment opportunities.

James Fitzmaurice is a financial advisor with Marin Bay Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. He has been with Marin Bay Wealth Advisors since 2017. Marin Bay Wealth Advisors provides asset management and investment consulting primarily to high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis, along with qualitative judgment and third-party manager due diligence.

Ivan Gvardin is a financial advisor at Vega Capital Group LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Keller Williams and as a self-employed professional. Outside of finance, Gvardin works as a personal trainer and social media manager. Vega Capital Group provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with dynamic allocation strategies across equities and fixed income to manage market risk.

Aaron Leone is a financial advisor with Baker Street Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Baker Street Asset Management since 2018 and previously spent nine years at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages rental properties. Baker Street Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, institutions, corporations, registered investment advisors, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of research and quantitative analysis with fundamental, technical, and cyclical methods to guide asset allocation and security selection, managing portfolios that may include equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and more active strategies.

Brian Proses is a CFP® professional affiliated with Rational Investment Management, LLC in Mill Valley, CA, with 12 years of industry experience. He has owned and operated Charles W. Proses Accountancy Corporation since 2002, providing accountancy services as a CPA. Rational Investment Management offers discretionary investment supervisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $402.6 million. The firm also serves select non-retail entities and implements client-specific investment plans mainly using institutional mutual funds and ETFs.

James Licosati is a financial advisor at Alder Capital with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC. Alder Capital is an independent SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and institutions. The firm offers discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and investment management with an emphasis on broadly diversified, long-term portfolios using various asset types, including ETFs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options, and alternatives.

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.

Benjamin Wilson is a financial advisor at Wilson & Boucher Capital Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2005 and holds a Series 65 credential. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains a reserve law-enforcement position and serves as an officer for a small technology start-up. Wilson & Boucher Capital Management primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts and pension plans. The firm manages discretionary portfolios tailored to client-specific risk tolerances and investment objectives, with a focus on fixed-income risk management and documented exposure to digital assets.

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.

William Browne is a financial advisor at Monetary Management Corporation with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Monetary Management Corp. since 1984. Monetary Management Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual investors, including IRAs, trusts, family limited partnerships, and foundations, with a focus on equities. The firm uses proprietary, earnings-based stock selection formulas and employs strategies such as Multi Cap Earnings Growth and Market Neutral, incorporating short positions and options for hedging and market-neutral approaches.

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.

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.

Robert Hunter Jr. is a financial advisor with Marin Wealth Advisors LLC in San Rafael, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Marin Wealth Advisors since 2004. Marin Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, non-profits, and retirement plans on a fee-only basis, using a strategic asset allocation approach combined with individual security selection and global diversification to manage risk.

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.

Jarrett Topel is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Topel & DiStasi Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2017, following eight years at LPL Financial. In addition to his advisory role, he dedicates part of his time to non-variable insurance, including long-term care and group health. Topel & DiStasi Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, and standalone financial planning. The firm manages approximately $300 million on a discretionary basis, employing model allocations that range from conservative to aggressive and offering broad financial planning services beyond typical retail offerings.

Katherine Mc Gee is a financial advisor at Shepherd Street Advisors with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo for 15 years. Shepherd Street Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to build portfolios from individual equities, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and options, and is noted for its use of derivatives and participant account management through third-party platforms.

Vanessa Donaville is a financial advisor with In Touch Financial Services in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. She has been with In Touch Financial Services since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as a licensed real estate broker and mortgage originator. In Touch Financial Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services for individuals, trusts, estates, corporate pension plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create personalized asset allocations and manages approximately $87.5 million across about 290 client accounts.

Antonio Kwan is a financial advisor at AK Global Asset Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with AK Global Asset Management since 2005. AK Global Asset Management provides personalized portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $117.8 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary services, with an investment approach that includes margin use and a concentrated client base.

Alex Gates is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of experience at Clayton Partners LLC in Berkeley, CA. He has been with the firm since 2010. Clayton Partners LLC provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals, institutions, trusts, endowments, and pension plans. The firm employs a long-term, research-driven investment approach focused on businesses priced below intrinsic value, managing both pooled funds and separately managed accounts with strategies that include long and short positions, derivatives, and decarbonization-focused investments.

Brian Lancaster is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Clayton Partners LLC since 2011, where he is part of a four-advisor team based in Berkeley, CA. Clayton Partners LLC provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and limited partners through separately managed accounts and a pooled private fund. The firm focuses on long-term investments in equity and equity-related securities priced below intrinsic value, supplementing its pooled fund with derivatives and leverage strategies to hedge or enhance returns.