Cliff Shum is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Shum Financial Group, Inc. since 2016. He previously operated as a sole proprietor and worked at Girard Securities, Inc. from 2013 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains a limited insurance practice. Shum Financial Group serves individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach with written investment policies and quarterly reviews, and it is notable for permitting the use of derivatives and margin in separately managed accounts.

Ryan Beckler is a financial advisor at Verity Wealth Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Verity Wealth Advisors since 2022. Verity Wealth Advisors serves primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW households, as well as a limited number of entities such as retirement plans and trust accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and a privates-tracking service, focusing on tailored investment programs implemented largely through index securities and emphasizing fixed-income allocations to manage principal volatility.

Gustave Ozag is a financial advisor at WestEnd Capital Management, LLC. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations, has 16 years of industry experience, and has been with WestEnd since 2002. In addition to his advisory role, he is a registered independent insurance agent with Financial Systems, where he sells life, health, and disability insurance. WestEnd Capital Management serves individual and trust clients through separately managed accounts and a private pooled vehicle for accredited investors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical research and uses active portfolio management strategies, including long/short positions and derivatives, to manage its Core Growth, Equity Income, and Custom mandates.

Roger Wittlin is a financial advisor at Wittlin Advisory with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including True Capital, Monroe Capital, and PCCP. Wittlin Advisory is a fee-only investment management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and foundations, with a notably international client base. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing fundamental analysis and ongoing monitoring to guide asset allocation, including traditional funds, private placements, and digital assets.

Milo Benningfield is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Benningfield Financial Advisors, LLC since 2003. Outside of his financial advisory work, he leads a small jazz ensemble that performs locally. Benningfield Financial Advisors provides integrated financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, pension, and charitable accounts. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach, combining passive index and ETF holdings with select active managers, and maintains a small client base to support a tailored service model.

Christopher Charles is a financial advisor with Wulff, Hansen & Co. in San Rafael, CA, holding 46 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wulff, Hansen & Co. since 1979 and also has experience with McClurg Capital Corporation and C.A. Botzum & Co. Charles serves as CEO and CCO of his firm’s broker/dealer, RIA, and municipal advisory businesses, where he supervises and manages portfolios. Wulff Capital Management, the investment advisory division of Wulff, Hansen & Co., provides discretionary portfolio management and limited investment consultation to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable institutions. The firm focuses on customized portfolios of publicly traded securities using fundamental and cyclical analysis with a long-term holding approach and offers municipal advisory services alongside retail brokerage activities.

James Sanford is a financial advisor at Balanced Plan Financial Investment Advisors, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at World Equity Group, Inc. and CSP Financial Group LLC. In addition to his advisory roles, he has worked as an independent insurance agent since 2018 and operated a home owner consulting business as a licensed general contractor from 2012 to 2021. Balanced Plan Financial Investment Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $48.8 million for around 149 clients, including individuals, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm offers tailored investment programs based on client objectives and risk tolerances, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory approaches, with some services delegated to sub-advisors or third-party managers.

Holzberg Wealth Management is a family-owned and operated financial planning and investment management firm based in Marin County, CA. As your financial advisors, we serve you as a fiduciary and are fee-only, so we never receive commissions of any kind. We help individuals and families like you in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and virtually nationwide with the financial decision-making process to organize, grow, and protect your assets. Marcus is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ at Holzberg Wealth Management. Before joining the firm, Marcus worked for the private equity and consulting firm AlphaSights in downtown San Francisco. From there, he moved to Manhattan, working in the entertainment industry for Sloss Eckhouse Dasti Haynes LawCo and Cinetic Media. During his time at the firms, he worked across both companies in various advisory capacities, including business and legal affairs, financing, corporate consulting, brand relations, and more.

Alison Van Dyke is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with First and Main Financial, where she has worked since 2016. She holds a Series 63 license and has one year of industry experience. First and Main Financial advises individual clients and revocable trusts, providing financial planning and investment education to pension plan participants. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using primarily mutual funds and ETFs across diverse asset classes, with a long-term investment approach tailored to client-specific factors.

David Ruxin is a financial advisor at Montcalm TCR LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in various roles including corporate finance projects for Vibrant Emotional Health. Montcalm TCR LLC provides customized investment management primarily for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages both individual accounts and a pooled private investment vehicle, using discretionary, asset-allocation strategies that may include private funds, alternative investments, derivatives, and hedging techniques.

Valerija Martinovic is a financial advisor at Global Key Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Global Insight Advisors and ESG Planning, and has a background that includes roles in various educational institutions. Outside of advisory work, she holds life insurance, mortgage loan origination, and real estate salesperson licenses and is affiliated with Mortgage Magic in Santa Clara, CA. Global Key Advisors provides financial planning and investment management primarily through separately managed accounts branded InsideTrack®. The firm uses statistically driven, nonstandard analysis and proprietary tools to identify risks and opportunities, serving a range of clients from individuals to family offices.

Kristin Hull is a financial advisor at Nia Impact Capital with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Nia Impact Advisors, LLC since 2017 and Green Alpha Advisors, LLC from 2015 to 2018. Dr. Hull also serves on the Investment Committee of Green Alpha Advisors, LLC for the Nia Global Solutions strategy. Nia Impact Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, nonprofit organizations, registered investment companies, and other financial advisers. The firm employs a gender-lens and thematic investment approach focused on long-term equity holdings and active shareholder engagement.

Katherine Kochounian is a financial advisor at Elevate Capital Management, L.L.C. with one year of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Elevate, she worked at Keller Williams, Gartner, and Aerotek. She is also a licensed Realtor in California and occasionally processes residential real estate transactions for clients. Elevate Capital Management provides portfolio management and investment planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a blend of analytical techniques and a generally long-term trading approach across various asset classes. The firm manages client assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis and incorporates client-imposed restrictions into tailored allocations.

Brian Eisenbarth is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Lava Creek Capital Management, LLC since 2012. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, donor-advised funds, and certain business entities. Lava Creek Capital Management implements an active mid-cap value investment approach with a focus on concentrated portfolios and the selective use of options and derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Marte Werner is a financial advisor at NWK Group in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with NWK Group since 2002 and is a 50% owner of the firm. NWK Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension, profit-sharing plans, and non-profit organizations, providing investment supervisory services, institutional consulting, financial planning, and cash-management advice. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis in its portfolio management and emphasizes performance reporting and peer comparisons in client communications.

Eric Strong is a Certified Financial Planner® with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Miller Avenue Advisors LLC since 2021 and previously spent 10 years at Brighton Jones, LLC. Miller Avenue Advisors provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm also offers private placement investment services and limited-scope fiduciary services for workplace retirement plans, managing portfolios based on clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

Michael Madsen is a financial advisor with SO LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including a prior role at Equitable Advisors, LLC. SO LLC, operating as Silver Oak, provides estate and trust planning, trust-drafting, standalone financial planning consultations, and portfolio management for institutions, businesses, startups, families, and individuals. The firm uses a combination of technical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis, including AI-generated signals verified by mathematical models, to guide portfolio construction and management.

Daniel Brown is a financial advisor at Miles Brown Asset Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with the firm since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he provides part-time tax preparation and planning services. Miles Brown Asset Management offers fee-only, fiduciary advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages client assets using individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and options, and also features a proprietary automated ETF-only platform for smaller accounts.

Haley Schaffer is a financial advisor at Waypoint West with seven years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at ICONIQ Capital and BlackRock. Schaffer also provides part-time consulting for GLG. Waypoint West offers portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies, including discretionary management and analysis methods, and serves as a private fund adviser and sponsor for pooled funds.

Frank Wignall is a financial advisor at Capstan LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Capstan since 1997. Capstan LLC provides discretionary, separately managed account portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals and businesses, offering tailored portfolios that can include global exposures across various asset classes. The firm’s investment process combines fundamental and macroeconomic analysis with oversight from its president, serving a small client base with a focus on individualized service and cross-border investment capabilities.