Bugra Bakan is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Occidental Asset Management, LLC since 2020 and previously spent a decade at Shield Wealth Management. Occidental Asset Management, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm customizes investment strategies using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and integrates technology platforms for portfolio implementation.

Denise Farkas is a financial advisor at Sage Rhino Capital LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Sage Rhino since 2017, following five years at Merrill. Sage Rhino Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $787 million in client assets and employs a range of strategies including fundamental and quantitative analysis, with the use of derivatives and options-related strategies in separately managed accounts.

John Nolan is a financial advisor at Malakoff Wealth with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Electronics for Imaging, and BDO. Nolan provides investment advisory services through Master Wealth, LLC, an independent investment advisor firm. Malakoff Wealth offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, banks, business entities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on written financial plans and periodic reviews, referring clients to LPL Financial for investment implementation and portfolio supervision, and emphasizes manager evaluation without discretionary portfolio management or percentage-based fees.

Kimberly Helm is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Quantum Financial Advisors, LLC since 2022 and previously was with Abacus Wealth Partners from 2018 to 2022. Outside of advisory work, she serves as a teaching assistant at the University of Pennsylvania, managing student assignments and providing academic support. Quantum Financial Advisors serves individuals, high net worth families, trusts and estates, employer retirement plans, and other business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a rules-based, asset-class investment process favoring mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts, offering both Total Market and Sustainable strategies with access to institutional-class funds and complex instruments for sophisticated clients.

Carlo Panaccione is a financial advisor with Navigation Group LLC in Redwood City, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Navigation Group since 1999 and affiliated with LPL Financial, LLC since 1998. He has also engaged in paid speaking on practice management and tools in the past. Navigation Group provides wealth planning, investment management, consulting, and advisory referral services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, investment companies, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combining passive and actively managed funds, integrates investment management with coordinated wealth planning, and manages over $1 billion in client assets.

Brandon Kurz is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with DiversiFi Capital Inc since 2018, including its prior iteration as Compass Capital Management. His prior roles include positions at Mercer Advisors and Aldrich Wealth. Kurz also receives compensation for assisting clients with life insurance sign-ups during financial planning meetings. DiversiFi Capital provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $671 million in assets. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with an explicit social-impact investment filter and offers specialized products, including private funds and SPVs focused on frontier technology investments.

Martin Miller is a financial advisor at MA Private Wealth, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2018. Outside of advising, he serves as CEO of Fly Big Blue, LLC, an aviation holding company. MA Private Wealth, LLC manages approximately $584 million for about 350 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, and select entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and long-term strategies.

Evan Nelson is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Nelson Capital Management, LLC since 2014. Nelson Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other investment advisers. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, written financial planning, and retirement plan asset-management services using a fundamental analysis-based investment process that includes ETFs, mutual funds, individual stocks and bonds with both long- and short-term strategies.

Iris Nguyen is a financial advisor at Wealth Architects, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Wealth Architects since 2011. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, providing comprehensive wealth management, planning, and consulting services. Wealth Architects employs a modern portfolio theory-based investment process and offers tailored portfolio management alongside planning services, including tax planning.

Steven Hoffman is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC in Sunnyvale, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role since 2020, he has been a financial education instructor at Sunnyvale-Cupertino Adult School and a college planning consultant at Hife College Planning since 2013. Hoffman is also CEO of Backproject Corporation, a medical device manufacturer. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm constructs customized portfolios using various analytical approaches and also refers clients to third-party investment advisors while providing a range of consulting and insurance-related services.

Austin Lastinger is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. since 2016. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Foster City, California. Bailard, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and pension plans. The firm employs an active multi-asset diversification approach combining quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and offers sustainable investing options upon request.

Archana Turaga is a financial advisor at Summitry, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Aspiriant LLC, Yellow Brick Road Financial Advisors LLC, and Carlton Pace Wealth Management. Summitry serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment companies. The firm uses a research-driven, bottom-up investment approach combining internally managed core strategies with independent managers and alternative approaches, while also advising a registered mutual fund.

Glenn Davis is a CFA® charterholder with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bailard, Inc. since 1991. He previously worked at Bailard Fund Services, Inc. from 1991 to 2018. Bailard, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, and pension plans. The firm employs an active multi-asset approach combining quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, with offerings in sustainable and impact investing, and serves as both a sub-adviser and a manager of affiliated pooled vehicles.

Judy Han is a financial advisor at SVB Wealth with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at multiple SVB-affiliated entities as well as First Citizens Investor Services. Han serves as Managing Director - Client Service, providing wealth management advice to private bank and wealth clients. SVB Wealth LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses a documented due diligence process to select and monitor third-party managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management through its investment adviser representatives.

Michael Faust is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Bailard, Inc. since 2008, including five years in his current role. His career spans positions within Bailard Fund Services, Inc. outside of their asset management platform. Bailard provides wealth and asset management services to both individual and institutional clients, employing an active, multi-asset approach that integrates quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment. The firm serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, and pension plans, and offers sustainable and impact investing options upon request.

James Vandevoorde is a financial advisor at Summitry, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Vantage Wealth for 33 years before joining Summitry in 2026. Summitry serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as investment companies and other investment advisers. The firm emphasizes a research-driven, bottom-up investment approach and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, model equity strategies, third-party manager selection, and advisory services to a registered mutual fund.

Richard Larsen is a financial advisor with Team Hewins, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Team Hewins in 2024, he worked at Insight Global from 2019 to 2024. Team Hewins, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans. The firm emphasizes a structured investment process led by an Investment Committee, with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and specialized retirement plan services.

Mary Bersot is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. She spent 20 years at BERSOT Capital Management, LLC before joining Bailard, Inc. in 2025. Bailard provides wealth management and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across multi-asset and single-asset strategies. The firm employs an active, multi-asset approach combining quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and offers sustainable and impact investing options upon client request.

Mikhael Balachov is a financial advisor at Team Hewins, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Team Hewins since 2018, previously working at Hewins Financial Advisors, LLC from 2005 to 2018. Balachov serves as a board member of The Russian Center of San Francisco, where he participates in board meetings and annual festival planning. Team Hewins, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment process is guided by an Investment Committee using Modern Portfolio Theory and offers specialized retirement plan services, managing approximately $3.43 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Jeff Weber is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with The Wealth Consulting Group and has held prior roles at Titus Wealth Management and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, Weber is also licensed to sell fixed insurance products. The Wealth Consulting Group provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporate sponsors, charities, and trusts. The firm employs a tailored investment process utilizing multiple strategies and custodial platforms, and integrates legal-service pathways alongside its advisory offerings.