Stephen Stanford is an investment advisor representative at The Putney Financial Group LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Portsmouth Financial Services Inc for 11 years and Arete Wealth Management for 3 years. Stanford holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. The Putney Financial Group LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable trusts. The firm manages approximately $205 million in assets using a multi-faceted investment approach that emphasizes asset allocation across various instruments and delivers ongoing portfolio oversight with regular client reporting.

Samuel Wood Bednarz is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with North Berkeley Investment Partners, LLC since 2013. North Berkeley Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management with an emphasis on long-term, total-return oriented portfolios using a mix of passive and active strategies, including ESG and carbon-screened options.

Echo Chien is a financial advisor with The Putney Financial Group LLC in San Rafael, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Putney Financial Group in 2024, Chien worked at Arete Wealth Management, Portsmouth Smartlife Financial Group, and Portsmouth Financial. Chien serves as Chief Compliance Officer for The Putney Financial Group's affiliated registered investment advisory firm. The Putney Financial Group LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable trusts. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach emphasizing asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, structured products, private placements, and options strategies.

Christopher Winkler is a financial advisor with Aspirean Wealth, LLC in Mill Valley, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Securities America Inc. for over a decade. Outside of advisory, he is involved in periodic life insurance sales through Legacy Advisors Agency. Aspirean Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm emphasizes long-term, asset-allocation-driven strategies using broadly diversified, passively managed funds and integrates third-party money managers in client portfolios.

William Dixon IV is a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Allied Growth Ventures and Hamilton Zanze. Choreo serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, family offices, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, endowments, and institutional clients. The firm employs a systematic investment approach centered on strategic asset allocation and manager due diligence, offering a broad range of services from portfolio management to specialized advisory solutions such as 1031 exchanges and Deferred Sales Trusts™ consulting.

John Lundin is a financial advisor at KCM Investment Advisors with 9 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with KCM Investment Advisors since 2000. KCM Investment Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and corporate pensions, providing discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm manages about $6.0 billion in discretionary assets using a customized, fundamental and quantitative investment approach.

Joyce Franklin is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mission Wealth Management, LP. She previously led JLFranklin Wealth Planning for 25 years. Mission Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and consulting services. The firm employs a comprehensive approach that integrates investment management with tax, trust, legacy, philanthropy, and risk planning, tailoring portfolios to client needs using both internal and select third-party managers.

Miranda Pringle Dressler is a financial advisor at Integrity Advisory Solutions with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Clock Tower Wealth Management Inc. and has practiced law as a partner at Mackay Dressler Law, APC since 2017. Outside of her advisory and legal work, she serves as Chair of the Governance Committee on the board of the Village Network of Petaluma, a local nonprofit for seniors, and participates in the Petaluma Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Committee. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors, managing around $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and leverages third-party platforms to provide tailored investment solutions and integrated retirement plan advisory services.

Brian Frack is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors since 2015. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Larkspur, CA. Outside of his advisory role, Frack serves as a trustee for the Deborah Robinson Third Party Special Needs Trust, acts as a minister performing occasional speaking engagements and ceremonies, and is the treasurer of the US Naval Academy Alumni Association. United Capital provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management for individual and high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services including sub-advisory and consulting, supported by a technology platform that facilitates customized investment solutions and extensive affiliate networks.

Huilian Zhang is a financial advisor at Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Symphony Financial, Zhang worked for ten years at Juniper Networks and has also been involved with MKI Marketing. Symphony Financial provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis and offers tailored portfolios with continuous monitoring.

Miguel Delgado is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience and is currently with Legacy Wealth Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Lion Street Advisors, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp, and David White & Associates. Legacy Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm offers tailored strategies, continuous account monitoring, and access to a broad range of investment options through a multi-team platform.

Dylan Sage is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked for Baldwin Wealth Partners, LLC for 18 years. Outside of advising, he serves on the investment committee for Neighborhood House and sits on the board of directors for Sage Minerals Inc., a family-held company in the process of winding down. Belpointe Asset Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other advisors. The firm manages approximately $7.6 billion in client assets and employs a combination of passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies to customize discretionary portfolios.

Kevin Bartel is a financial advisor with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. in Larkspur, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked with the firm since 2014 and is also the owner and sole proprietor of Larkspur Financial Advisors, Inc., a financial planning and asset management DBA. The Strategic Financial Alliance provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting through both in-house management and third-party manager platforms. The firm serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and operates multiple portfolio programs with a focus on non-discretionary asset management.

Bridget Mackay is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions in Petaluma, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. She previously practiced law for 19 years at her own firm, the Law Offices of Bridget Mackay, APC, specializing in estate planning and elder law. Mackay serves on the Senior Advisory Committee for the City of Petaluma, advising on quality-of-life issues for local seniors. Integrity Advisory Solutions is a multi-team firm with approximately 127 advisors managing around $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and sub-advisory services, utilizing various asset-allocation strategies and third-party platforms.

Jason Seale III is a financial advisor with SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC in Novato, California. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 37 years of industry experience. He previously worked at American Wealth Management, Inc. from 2002 to 2021 before joining SeaCrest Wealth Management in 2021. SeaCrest Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management with a customized, long-term approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis and uses both internal and third-party artificial intelligence tools.

Steven Wight is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has 14 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Grain Goods, a business creating handmade custom leather and wood goods. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities through a nationwide network of independent firms and financial professionals. The firm provides a broad range of advisory and brokerage services including investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory.

Elizabeth Cacanindin is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with four years of industry experience. She has operated Elizabeth M. Cacanindin, Inc. since 2003, where she is also licensed as an insurance agent specializing in Accident & Health and Life insurance. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, doing business as Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm employs an open-architecture investment platform and combines internally developed and independent asset allocation models with fundamental and technical analysis to manage client portfolios.

Krystalynn Schlegel is a financial advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and has previously worked at The Leaders Group Inc and Sisu Insurance. Schlegel serves on the board of The Frederick Gunn School and Forum 400, a nonprofit organization supporting life insurance producers, and leads a monthly networking group with ProVisors. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, supported by proprietary platforms and comprehensive back-office services.

Michael Thomas is a financial advisor with Advisor Resource Council, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Falcon Point Capital, LLC for 18 years. Thomas serves as a partner, senior portfolio manager, and director of research at AIQ Asset Management, where he is involved in portfolio selection, strategy, and analysis. Advisor Resource Council is a multi-team SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines artificial intelligence tools with fundamental analysis to offer a variety of model and separately managed account strategies, along with custom investment solutions tailored to client objectives.

Russell Albright is a financial advisor at Sovran Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held positions at multiple firms including RWA Wealth Partners, Polaris Wealth Advisory Group, and Bank of the West. He is also the owner of Russell Albright CTFA, LLC, an entity established for tax management and income purposes related to his wealth management business. Sovran Advisors serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients by providing financial planning, advisory services, and portfolio management through various program types. The firm utilizes a combination of active and passive investment strategies implemented via written investment policy statements and third-party managers, supported by technology-enabled rebalancing and administrative services.