Eric Lai is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Archvest Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2014 and previously worked at Grossman Financial Management from 2020 to 2021. Archvest Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as various institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and family office services, managing approximately $330 million in client assets as of the end of 2024.

Jill Carothers is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor at Clarity Wealth Partners with seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Rebalance LLC, Waypoint Wealth Partners, Brouwer and Janachowski, LLC, and a long tenure at All California Mortgage. Clarity Wealth Partners is a fee-only registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and portfolio supervision for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm also conducts educational seminars and offers project-based planning, managing portfolios with a combination of passive and active strategies and incorporating socially responsible investment options when requested.

Lauren Friedlander is a CFP® professional at Spectrum Financial Management with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Spectrum, she held roles at RBC Wealth Management and worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Spectrum Financial Management advises individuals and high-net-worth clients and their trusts, providing investment management along with financial planning and tax services. The firm uses an asset-allocation approach focused on fundamental analysis and offers integrated tax planning and representation services.

Brock Stassi is a financial advisor at Baer Investment Advisory LLC with four years of industry experience. He has held coaching positions with several professional baseball organizations, including the Philadelphia Phillies, and currently serves as a baseball coach at William Jessup University. Baer Investment Advisory LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process within a modern portfolio theory framework, focusing on equities, fixed income, and derivative strategies tailored to client objectives.

David Eisenhauer is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Greykasell Wealth Strategies, Inc., where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he spent over a decade at Northwestern Mutual in various roles. Eisenhauer is vice president of the board for the nonprofit School of Imagination and has partial ownership in Succession Planning, LLC, which offers a web-based succession cash flow analysis tool. Greykasell Wealth Strategies serves high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, focusing on clients with significant investable assets. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term investment approach using globally diversified portfolios constructed from ETFs, mutual funds, debt, alternative investments, and selected managers, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.

Rajesh Bijlani is a financial advisor at BRsquared L.L.C. with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Trinet Inc and Devero Inc/Netsmart. Outside of his advisory role, he is a Notary Public and an Enrolled Agent providing tax preparation services to individuals and companies. BRsquared L.L.C. offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using a range of analytical methods and both long- and short-term investment strategies tailored to client goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerance.

Joseph Haberman is a financial advisor at Marin Bay Wealth Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as the head basketball coach at Cunha Intermediate School. Marin Bay Wealth Advisors provides asset management and investment consulting primarily to high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multifaceted investment process that incorporates fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis, along with qualitative judgment and manager due diligence, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with strategies including covered-call writing and defensive allocations.

Maxwell Balbin is a financial advisor at Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Thrivent Investment Management Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC. Prior to his financial career, he spent several years in engineering roles at Langan Engineering and Environmental Services and AECOM. Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, pooled vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with diversified investment vehicles and offers services across three tiers, ranging from basic reporting to advanced planning and private equity evaluations.

Laurean Nardone is a CFP® with 26 years of experience and has been with Shira Ridge Wealth Management since 2000. She holds the Series 63 designation and serves on the boards of the Marin Shakespeare Company, Inc., The League of Women Voters Marin County, and Far Horizons. Shira Ridge Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations with discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines a planning-first approach with diversified, tax-aware investment strategies and access to institutional separate managed account programs.

Arek Puzia is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Pathwise. He has held roles at Pathwise Wealth Partners and ACCLARO Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory work, Mr. Puzia is a professor at Diablo Valley College, where he teaches Financial and Managerial Accounting. PathWise provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension plans. The firm’s investment approach is long-term and allocation-driven, integrating comprehensive due diligence and tax coordination, with an investment team that includes licensed CPA/CFPs engaged in academic instruction.

Alisha Bhardwaj is a financial advisor at Trillium Investments with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley from 2003 to 2019 before joining Trillium Investments in 2019. Trillium Investments provides discretionary investment management along with financial planning and retirement, estate, and tax planning services for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a tax-aware, value-oriented investment process that incorporates macroeconomic and fundamental analysis, risk controls, and diversification across growth and income positions.

Morgan Selmi is a financial advisor at Broadwing Capital Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential. He has been with Broadwing since 2017 and has experience working in education and sports, including roles at St. Vincent de Paul High School and Sonoma Stompers Baseball. Broadwing Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services for individuals, families, and trusts, as well as non-discretionary advice to employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs model portfolio management with a focus on low-cost ETFs and dividend-paying stocks, using fundamental screening and third-party research to guide investment decisions.

Nicholas Laughton is a financial advisor at Diversified Capital Group with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Diversified Capital since 2022. Prior to that, he has been affiliated with Mi-GSO PCUBED since 2017. Diversified Capital Group provides discretionary asset and portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a range of analysis methods and strategies, focusing on individualized portfolios with continuous monitoring and periodic rebalancing.

Alvin Yam is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and is a managing member of Paraiba Wealth Management LLC. He worked at Stonemark Wealth Management for nine years before joining Paraiba Wealth Management in 2022. Paraiba Wealth Management LLC is a California-registered investment adviser serving primarily high-net-worth individuals. The firm manages customized model portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers financial planning and retirement-rollover advice while acting as a fiduciary.

Thinh Nguyen is a CFP® professional affiliated with Fog City Advisors, LLC, with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fog City Advisors, he held positions at CSU East Bay and Laney College. Fog City Advisors is a fee-only firm that offers holistic financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, trusts, non-profits, and business entities. The firm follows a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach using diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with selective use of fixed-income securities and specialized funds.

Christopher Gilmor is a CFP® professional at Meristead Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stansberry Asset Management since 2022 and was previously with Marin Capital Management from 2015 to 2022. Meristead Wealth, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, offering separately managed accounts and third-party asset management programs. The firm combines macro analysis with fundamental research to pursue opportunistic, value-oriented allocations across global equities and credit, and also manages private credit funds for accredited or qualified investors.

Mario Valente is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Meristead Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Meristead, he spent eight years at Stansberry Asset Management LLC and has additional work history in the biopharma sector. Meristead Wealth, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, offering separately managed accounts and participating in third-party asset management programs. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach combining top-down macro analysis with bottom-up research across global equities and credit, and manages multiple private credit funds for accredited investors.

Kenneth Gott is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. He has been with Meritas Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he participates as a mentor in the Financial Planning Association’s Residency Program, where he develops and delivers financial planning case studies for CFP® professionals and candidates. Meritas Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified portfolios based on written Investment Policy Statements and primarily uses no-load mutual funds and passive strategies informed by academic research.

Mitchell Bortolotto is a financial advisor at Stonebridge Financial Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors and Axa-Advisors, LLC. Stonebridge Financial Group serves individuals, families, business owners, and employer plan sponsors, offering discretionary wealth management, financial consulting, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a mix of quantitative and qualitative investment approaches and manages portfolios across various asset classes, often utilizing independent sub-advisors through third-party programs.

Michael Macdonald is a financial advisor with Financial Transparency, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 43 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at United Planners' Financial Services and managing his own firm, Michael MacDonald Financial Management, Inc., where he has been active for more than two decades. He also serves as a personal representative and trustee for the Estate of Howard Franklin Haas, overseeing estate financial matters. Financial Transparency provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, retirement plans, businesses, and other organizations through a network of independent advisory representatives. The firm employs a range of discretionary asset management and consulting services, using an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis with both passive and active strategies.