Nicholas Venezia is a financial advisor at California Financial Advisors with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Colliers International and Page Mill Winery, as well as self-employment. California Financial Advisors serves individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses by providing investment supervisory services, financial planning, and consulting. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and due diligence of third-party managers, managing approximately $2 billion in assets.

Wayne Freeman is a financial advisor with Dixon Financial Services in Lafayette, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Dixon Financial Services since 1995 and also affiliated with Assante Capital Management since 2001. Dixon Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, trustees, charitable organizations, business owners, and corporations. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and manages approximately $1.086 billion in assets across five advisors.

Ryan Dennehy is a financial advisor at California Financial Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Maloon, Powers, Pitre & Higgins, LLC since 2017. Prior to his advisory career, he was affiliated with CalPoly State University for four years. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages over $2 billion in client assets and employs a team-based approach with specialized investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and tax considerations.

Keley Petersen is a financial advisor at Willow Grove Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Willow Grove Advisors since 2009. Willow Grove Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $300 million for about 187 client relationships, primarily individual and high-net-worth investors. The firm combines technical and economic analysis with strategic asset allocation and trading strategies, offering customized portfolio management and private placement due diligence for suitable clients.

Asha Culhane Husain is a financial advisor at Mirador Capital Partners with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Mirador, she held roles at Re:wild Your Compass, Boccaccios Restaurant, Conejo Family Health, Columbia University, and the University of California, Berkeley. Mirador Capital Partners provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach supplemented by technical analysis and offers multiple proprietary strategies across different asset classes.

Walter Au is a financial advisor with Dixon Financial Services in Lafayette, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Dixon Financial Services since 2000 and has been with Assante Capital Management Inc. since 2001. Dixon Financial Services serves individuals, trustees, charitable organizations, business owners, and corporations by providing investment advisory services focused on individualized investment policy statements, portfolio management through asset allocation, and coordination with clients’ professional advisors. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and manages approximately $1.086 billion in client assets.

Brian Baylis is a financial advisor at Bell Investment Advisors Inc with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Bell Investment Advisors since 2007. Bell Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and fee-based financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes investment recommendations based on clients’ circumstances and conducts ongoing account monitoring while considering market and economic trends.

John Kenny is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Illumination Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he held roles at Savvy Investments & Planning LLC and MML Investor Services. Illumination Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans by providing comprehensive Financial Life Management that integrates financial planning and ongoing investment management. The firm employs client-specific investment policy statements and a strategic asset allocation approach with tactical adjustments, monitoring portfolios regularly with a focus on long-term allocation.

Michael Dixon is a financial advisor with Dixon Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Assante Capital Management Inc. since 2001 and has been president and officer of Dixon Financial Services since 1990. Dixon Financial Services serves individuals, trustees, charitable organizations, business owners, and corporations by providing investment advisory services focused on individualized Investment Policy Statements and ongoing portfolio management using a strategic asset allocation approach. The firm manages over $1 billion in assets with a team of five advisors and emphasizes quarterly account reviews, financial simulations, and educational events for its clients.

Erny Malakoff is a financial advisor with Malakoff Wealth based in Castro Valley, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and offering 40 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial spanning over three decades and leadership positions at Master Wealth, LLC and Malakoff & Associates. He also serves as a preacher at a Masonic residence outside of his financial advisory work. Malakoff Wealth provides financial planning and consulting services primarily to individuals, trusts, nonprofits, banks, business entities, and pension plans, delivering written plans and periodic reviews without managing client assets. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and manager evaluation, recommending diversified allocations and offering advice through hourly, fixed-fee, or retainer engagements rather than discretionary portfolio management or percentage-of-AUM fees.

Victor Huang is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Morling Financial Advisors since 2015. Morling Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a client-specific strategic asset allocation using index-based equities and fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments, with ESG integration available upon request.

Cesar Dantes is a Series 63-licensed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. in San Ramon, CA since 2010. Prosperity Financial Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities, providing asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages approximately $503 million in discretionary assets through a team of seven advisors, offering customized portfolios and oversight of third-party money managers.

Daniel Platt is a CFP® and CFA® with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Neumann Capital Management since 2019 and previously held roles at Brio Financial Group and Ameriprise Financial Services. Platt is based in Foster City, CA, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Neumann Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and charitable organizations, offering both comprehensive and essential wealth management programs. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach with disciplined rebalancing and in-house research, managing approximately $568.5 million in discretionary assets across five offices.

David Hedger is a CFP® and ChFC® with 36 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Liberty Wealth Management, LLC and has held roles at AE Financial Services, Liberty Group, and Granite Bay Asset Management Group. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in health insurance sales and insurance marketing activities. Liberty Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and educational seminars, utilizing a combination of centrally developed models and adviser-developed strategies, with access to private market investments and affiliated business networks.

Heidi Crawford is a financial advisor with Bell Investment Advisors Inc in Orinda, CA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 13 years of industry experience, including twelve years with Bell Investment Advisors and one year at Secure Investment Management, LLC. Bell Investment Advisors is a team-based SEC-registered firm that serves individual clients, trusts, and institutional accounts with investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs diversified strategies primarily using exchange-traded funds and no-load mutual funds, customizing investment policy statements and monitoring portfolios based on clients’ changing objectives.

Scott Lucia is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in financial advisory. He has been with Andrews, Lucia Wealth Management LLC since 2004, where he is the sole advisor. The firm manages approximately $497 million in discretionary assets for about 190 clients, including individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. Andrews, Lucia Wealth Management LLC employs a buy-and-hold investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, primarily using passively managed ETFs and no-load mutual funds, supplemented by separately managed fixed-income portfolios and customized investment policy statements.

Genecar Vivo is a financial advisor at Echo45 Advisors LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill for 19 years before joining Echo45 Advisors in 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for a political campaign committee. Echo45 Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that includes fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and offers strategies such as custom indexing, alternative investments, and digital assets.

Monica Padilla is a CFP® with 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with American Investors Company since 1990 and has operated as a sole proprietor since 1985. Outside of advising, she provides tax preparation services seasonally and acts as a trustee and trust planner for personal clients. American Investors Company serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and conducts evaluations of third-party money managers while acknowledging ERISA fiduciary duties for retirement advice.

Faisal Shujayee is a financial advisor at Grant Private Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles outside the financial industry and a recent transition from full-time student status. Grant Private Wealth Management is a six-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s investment programs are tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances, incorporating various analytical approaches, and it offers public educational seminars on general investment topics.

John Bargmann is a financial advisor at The Pacific Center For Financial Services with 31 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with his current firm since 1997, previously working at Cetera and Cetera Wealth Services. He serves as a board member for the Micki Rainey Scholarship Fund. The Pacific Center For Financial Services advises individuals, high-net-worth families, family trusts, and retirement accounts by providing financial planning, consulting, and investment management services. The firm manages over $1 billion in assets and operates a Managed Account Program focused on diversified, asset-allocation-based portfolio management using mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, and bonds.