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.

Evan Ke is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Van Strum & Towne Inc, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to this, he was with SKBA Capital Management and Nari Suda LLC. Van Strum & Towne primarily serves high net-worth individuals and manages accounts for a variety of clients including trusts, foundations, and pension plans. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis for stock selection, capital preservation, and long-term growth, maintaining generally low portfolio turnover and tailoring asset allocation to client objectives.

Cathy Jackson Gent is a financial advisor at Global Investment Company with 35 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and OZI Company, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in several nonprofit and community organizations, including serving as a founder of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce and holding leadership roles in local advisory councils and nonprofit boards. Global Investment Company provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, including high net worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses model portfolios and third-party money managers, focusing primarily on asset allocation and employing a range of investment strategies and instruments.

Vijay Kanal is the sole advisor at Stinson Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Stinson Capital Management since 2015. Stinson Capital Management, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, with an investment approach that emphasizes fundamental research, conservative valuation, and diversification across various asset classes.

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.

Joseph Desipio is a CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® with 17 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Wellington Capital Advisors, LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2019. He also serves as president of Vector Capital Management, Inc., where he provides capital markets advisory and financial modeling services, and teaches economics courses as an adjunct instructor at Delaware County Community College. Wellington Capital Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial and tax planning services to individuals, families, foundations, trusts, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis and long-term value orientation, utilizing a range of strategies including ETFs, equities, bonds, alternative investments, derivatives, and option overlays.

Alexander Harmsen is a financial advisor at Global Predictions Inc with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Iris Automation for six years and serves as chairman there. He also acts as a technical advisor at VeriSIM Life. Global Predictions provides online, non-discretionary portfolio allocation recommendations to individual investors through its web application, PortfolioPilot. The firm uses quantitative, model-based analysis and machine learning to deliver personalized investment guidance and tax optimization tools, while clients retain full discretion and custody.

Noboru Muto is a financial advisor at Asset Planning and Protection LLC (APP) with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., and 1st Global Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Muto has served as the general manager of Hilldale Golf Club since 1986. APP is an independent registered investment adviser managing approximately $8.57 million in assets for individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and pension plan services, employing a range of investment analyses and generally focusing on long-term strategies with mutual funds and insurance products.

Joseph Fuqua is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Granite Capital with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Granite Capital Management since 2000 and has previous experience at Banc of America Securities. Granite Capital Management is an independent advisory firm managing approximately $315 million for about 76 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and wealth management services to individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, with an investment approach that emphasizes diversified equity exposure, fixed-income holdings, and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Lisa Shinhira is a financial advisor at Chrome Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors, Sagepoint Financial, and Cullen Financial Advisors. Chrome Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with services including asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs asset-allocation-driven strategies combined with quantitative and qualitative analysis and uses third-party platforms and sub-advisers to implement client portfolios.

Jordan Sam is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Alpha Solutions Investment Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Alpha Solutions, he spent four years as a full-time student and held positions at the University of California, Riverside. Alpha Solutions serves individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW investors, as well as institutional clients such as pensions and foundations. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis across major asset classes, managing discretionary portfolios with an emphasis on ETFs, REITs, MLPs, preferred stock, and direct equities.

Antonio Kwok is a financial advisor at AK Global Asset Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with AK Global Asset Management since 2005. AK Global Asset Management provides personalized portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities, focusing primarily on individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, including long- and short-term trading strategies, and manages roughly $117.8 million in discretionary assets across a small client roster.

Sampurna Khasnabis is a financial advisor at Nia Impact Capital with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Nia Impact Capital, she held roles at the University of Chicago, Ashoka University, the Centre for Civil Society, and Amnesty International India. Nia Impact Capital provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using a proprietary Six Solutions Themes framework and gender-lens screening to guide investment decisions. The firm is notable for acting as adviser and sponsor to a registered mutual fund while also serving other advisers and program sponsors.

Wheelock Bingham is a financial advisor at Bingham Private Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc for 10 years before joining his current firm. Bingham is a licensed insurance agent and dedicates a small portion of his time to insurance sales and implementation. Bingham Private Wealth, LLC advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary wealth management, customized investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a long-term orientation, utilizes third-party artificial intelligence tools for investment research, and incorporates options and other derivatives in client accounts.

Naoya Takashita is a financial advisor at Asset Planning and Protection LLC (APP) with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Value Financial Holdings, Inc., Value Insurance Solutions, Inc., Value Agent, Inc., and Kanagawa Insurance Group, Inc. APP advises individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $12.9 million across about 76 client relationships. The firm combines multiple analysis techniques and uses discretionary authority to implement long-term trading strategies aligned with each client’s Investment Policy Statement.

James Collins is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with five years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Van Strum & Towne Inc, a firm operating since 1998. Van Strum & Towne primarily serves high net-worth individuals and manages accounts across a variety of entities including trusts, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis for stock selection, capital preservation, and long-term growth, managing approximately $430 million in assets with a small advisory team.

Scott Berg is a financial advisor at Insight Capital Management with 42 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Resource Investment Architects, Inc. and Arkadios Wealth. Outside of his advisory role, Berg is a martial arts instructor. Insight Capital Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and educational workshops, tailoring investment strategies to clients’ goals and risk tolerance using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Kenneth Silva Ballard Jr. is a Series 66–licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at Communitas Financial Planning PBC and has previously worked with First Affirmative Financial Network, Summit Financial, and other firms. Outside of finance, he owns and operates Chef Pro Life, a consulting and training business in the culinary field. Communitas Financial Planning PBC primarily serves institutional clients such as plan sponsors and retirement plans, focusing on socially responsible investing combined with diversification and asset-allocation strategies. The firm provides services including retirement plan consultation, participant education, third-party manager due diligence, and investment advisory program implementation.

James Boucher is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience and a Series 63 license. He has been with Wilson & Boucher Capital Management, LLC since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a reserve police officer with the Walnut Creek Police Department and holds officer and board positions, including CFO, at a technology start-up, Risoftdev, Inc. Wilson & Boucher Capital Management is a registered investment adviser serving primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts and pension plans. The firm manages approximately $264.4 million across about 135 client relationships, focusing on discretionary portfolio management and financial planning tailored to each client’s risk tolerance and investment objectives.

Patrick Mc Donnal is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with Tamarind Financial Planning, based in San Mateo, CA. He has been with Tamarind since 2024 and has additional experience as an applications engineer at Indicate Technologies and as a high school athletic coach. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in automated inspection technology and coaching athletic teams. Tamarind Financial Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans by providing comprehensive financial planning, portfolio reviews, and project-based advice on a fee-only basis. The firm emphasizes customized financial plans and asset allocation using Modern Portfolio Theory and generally delegates portfolio management to selected sub-advisers.