Michael Johnson is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Benningfield Financial Advisors, LLC since 2014, where he serves as one of three advisors. Benningfield Financial Advisors provides integrated financial planning and discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as pension and charitable accounts. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach, combining passive index and ETF investments with select active managers, and manages accounts under limited discretionary authority.

Jeremy Bardin is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Elevate Capital Management, L.L.C. since 2019 and previously worked at Elevate Wealth Management, L.L.C. from 2016 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CFO and board member of Fourth Pillar, Inc., an alternative health products company. Elevate Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored portfolio management and documented investment policy statements. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and a long-term trading orientation to manage accounts on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Chui Wa Leung is a financial advisor at Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Voya Financial Advisors and Center Pillar Wealth Management. Leung is also an independent insurance agent involved in the sales of fixed insurance products. Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as small businesses, trusts, estates, pooled vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers tiered service levels ranging from core financial planning to private client services.

Mark James is a financial advisor at Alexander Beard (USA) Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Alexander Beard (USA) LLC since 2014. Alexander Beard (USA) Inc. advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and retirement plan sponsors. The firm provides pension transfer reports, discretionary and limited non-discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting, often managing accounts on a discretionary basis with a combination of analytical approaches and third-party sub-advisors.

Tejpartab Anand is a financial advisor at Accretive Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked as a derivatives trader and in financial services roles at OneAmerica and Cornerstone Financial Partners. Anand has been with Accretive Wealth Management since 2021. Accretive Wealth Management serves individual, small business, and institutional clients by offering investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting services. The firm employs analytical approaches including charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and manages portfolios on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

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.

Kurt Rauzi is a financial advisor at Dedicated Capital Advisors, LLC in San Francisco, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 39 years of industry experience, including a prior role at Gordian Investments, LLC from 2015 to 2016. Dedicated Capital Advisors primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, their families, and related business entities by providing comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services. The firm uses a structured four-phase process and typically allocates client assets to independent third-party managers, emphasizing multidisciplinary planning and outsourced portfolio management.

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.

Amanda Bearden is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently advising at Financial Zen in San Francisco, CA. Her prior roles include positions at Pesta & Pesta Wealth Management and Carson Group. Outside of her advisory work, she operates a small photography business. Financial Zen provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $167.6 million across about 107 clients with a two-advisor team. The firm’s investment approach centers on passive portfolio construction aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory, supplemented by additional analytical methods and discretionary rebalancing.

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.

Kaden Wootton is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Enspire Wealth Management, LLC and previously worked at Meritas Wealth Management and Fidelity Investments. Enspire Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a consultative approach to build diversified portfolios centered on long-term holding and fundamental analysis, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis.

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.

Christopher Goodmacher is a financial advisor at Uprise Advisers LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is the co-founder of Ontrail, Inc. Additionally, he operates a small business selling ebooks about college admissions. Uprise Advisers LLC provides financial planning services primarily to individual clients through its website and mobile application, focusing on asynchronous consultation without offering investment management or custody. The firm employs modern portfolio theory in its planning process and operates on fixed pricing models, including a Strategic Partner Program that enables third-party companies to provide planning access for their users.

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 APP with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of finance, he has been the general manager of Hilldale Golf Club since 1986, overseeing golf course operations. APP advises individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $12.9 million across 76 client relationships. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using a combination of analysis techniques and offers services such as ongoing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting.

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.

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.