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.

Melissa Eugenio is a financial advisor at Alexander Beard (USA) Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Alexander Beard since 2018, following prior roles including five years at ABD Retirement Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she is a Bikram yoga instructor, teaching weekly classes at Being Yoga. Alexander Beard (USA) Inc. provides advisory services primarily to individuals and retirement plans, focusing on UK citizens or former UK residents living in the U.S. with UK-based pension accounts. The firm offers pension consulting, portfolio management, and financial planning, tailoring advice to client goals and working with pension trustees to facilitate pension transfers and flexible arrangements.

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.

Matthew King is a CFA charterholder with 20 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has worked at Bell Investment Advisors, Inc. from 2000 to 2018 and has been with King Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2015. King Wealth Advisors is a small independent firm serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm focuses on discretionary investment management using mutual funds and ETFs, applying a selection process based on momentum, value factors, and economic conditions, with an analytic approach that includes fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting methods.

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.

Harrison Lazarus, Jr. is a financial advisor with Harrison Lazarus Advisors, Inc. in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with his current firm since 2007. The firm provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, managing most client assets on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on mutual fund–based asset-class allocations and periodic rebalancing. It is affiliated with a separate CPA/accounting practice operated by the principal, offering tax and accounting services under a separate agreement.

Jason Draut is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Harborlight Investments, LLC since 2016. Prior to this, he worked at Wynn Capital Management from 2014 to 2016. Harborlight Investments serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and privately held businesses. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with an automated advisory program, focusing on ETFs and no-load mutual funds, and employs both long- and short-term trading strategies alongside pension consulting services.

Frank Branson is the sole advisor at Branson Frank A Inc in Burlingame, CA, with 29 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 12 years at Duncan & Branson. Branson Frank A Inc provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and foundations. The firm focuses on portfolio management primarily for individual accounts, emphasizing fundamental security analysis, a buy-and-hold strategy, and risk limitation, while managing equity securities, ETFs, U.S. government securities, and money market funds.

Josh Schein is a financial advisor at Global Key Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has held roles at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of advising, he is a general partner in an energy equipment fund and serves on the advisory board of a venture studio focused on disaster mitigation. Global Key Management provides integrated financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and family offices, utilizing separately managed account portfolios with a statistically driven investment process that emphasizes proprietary data analysis and concentrated long-only models.

Susan Gavrich is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. She is affiliated with MoneyWell, where she has worked since 1998, and also has experience with Seasonal Strategy since 2018. MoneyWell provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to individuals, families, trusts, and pension plans, typically serving clients with $1 million to $7 million in investable assets. The firm employs a lower-volatility “SuperDiversification” approach, using a mix of conventional asset classes and diversifiers, and incorporates a subadvisor arrangement to access specialized strategies for larger accounts.

James Murray is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Phocas Financial Corporation since 2005. The firm provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to institutional and private clients, including pooled investment vehicles and government entities. Phocas emphasizes fundamental research combined with quantitative analysis, managing strategies such as U.S. Small Cap Value, REITs, and Equity Income, and is noted for its minority-owned status and service to a select client base.

Suzy Hong is a financial advisor at WealthBoost Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Goodin, MacBride, Squeri & Day, LLP for eight years, as well as for the City & County of San Francisco. WealthBoost Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and specialized investment advisory services primarily for individual clients, small business retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a tailored, goals-based process focusing on mutual funds, ETFs, model portfolios, and selected sub-advisers, with an emphasis on Modern Portfolio Theory and specialized services including legal qualifications and charitable foundation advisory.

Stephen Catton is a financial advisor at Catton Capital Partners, LLC in San Francisco, CA, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. He serves on the finance council of Santa Maria Catholic Church in an advisory capacity to assist with budgeting and financial oversight. Catton Capital Partners, LLC provides discretionary asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach, combining fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, and utilizes a range of instruments and third-party managers tailored to client objectives.

Wanwan Hong is a financial advisor at Asia Global Asset Management, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Asia Global Asset Management since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, she operates as a sole proprietor in fixed insurance and indexed annuities sales. Asia Global Asset Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning and facilitating relationships with independent third-party investment managers. The firm emphasizes a data-driven discovery process and relies primarily on outside managers for portfolio management and custody.

Guillaume Decalf is a financial advisor at WE Financial Group with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Oui Financial, Fitbit, and Bluegrasshopper. Outside of his advisory role, he provides product feedback and strategic recommendations for several technology and marketing platforms, including a direct indexing platform and AI meeting script software. WE Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and estate-planning support. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside diverse strategies such as tax-loss harvesting and options-based products, and it offers educational seminars for clients and the wider public.

Sherry Karlsson is a financial advisor at Rosenblum Silverman Sutton Sf Inc in San Francisco, CA, with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations. Her prior work includes roles at Minkoff & Associates, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Rosenblum Silverman Sutton Sf Inc provides customized investment management and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach incorporates macroeconomic monitoring, fundamental equity analysis, and tactical rebalancing, managing approximately $486.6 million in discretionary assets across a team of four advisors.

Christopher Caruso is a financial advisor at Veritas Wealth Partners, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Glovista Investments LLC and Citigroup Global Markets. Caruso holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Veritas Wealth Partners provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm emphasizes asset allocation in its investment approach and manages client portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and private placements, serving a notable non-U.S. client base.