Blair Stientjes is a financial advisor with Accelerate Retirement in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Accelerate Investment Advisors since 2023 and previously spent seven years at Kestra Advisory Services and KESTRA Investment Services. He serves as a board member of the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce, supporting local business activities. Accelerate Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, customized portfolio approach and offers comprehensive services including plan design, provider selection, and ongoing investment monitoring.

Elena Gorskaya is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Concentric, where she has worked since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Advisor Partners, LLC and Echelon Asset Management. Concentric provides discretionary sub‑advisory portfolio management and model portfolio construction primarily to other registered investment advisers and financial institutions, utilizing quantitative optimization and multi‑factor risk models alongside qualitative oversight. The firm’s services emphasize specialized strategies and technological integration, including AI and tax‑aware approaches, with a business model centered on sub‑advisory relationships rather than direct retail clients.

Gary Watts is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC. His career includes roles at Wealth Enhancement Group, LPL Financial, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and Anderson CPAs. He also operates Watts Advisor Tax Planning, providing tax planning and insurance products. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC (Fusion Investment Advisors) offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an open-architecture platform with tailored investment strategies across a broad range of asset classes.

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.

Nitu Kumar is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He also serves as a senior tax preparer at Chahal & Associates LLC, an accounting firm where he has worked since 2015. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on doctors, dentists, and their practices. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services, employing a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach informed by third-party consultants and an internal committee.

Quinton Mcdermott is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 65 registered advisor with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Destination Wealth Management and previously held roles at Intellectus Partners, LLC, SPG Advisors LLC, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. His background also includes experience with Stevens Pass Mountain Resort, LLC. Destination Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation-driven investment process combining fundamental research with thematic, longer-term perspectives and integrates alternative investment opportunities through a formal program with committee oversight.

Malia Salas Russell is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. She joined Destination Wealth Management in 2025 after spending six years at Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. prior to that. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process that integrates fundamental research with thematic, longer-term perspectives across various asset classes and offers alternative investment opportunities with committee oversight.

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.

Xiuhua Xu is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Destination Wealth Management. Prior to joining Destination Wealth Management, Xu worked at Baker Avenue Asset Management LP and held roles at Bank of America and Merrill. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses an asset-allocation driven approach combining fundamental research with thematic, longer-term perspectives, and offers alternative investment opportunities subject to committee oversight.

Lindy Moss is a financial advisor at Concentric with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at AdvisorAssist, Staples Inc., and Babson College. Concentric primarily serves other registered investment advisers and financial institutions as a sub-adviser and overlay manager, while also managing accounts for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative portfolio construction techniques and offers customized implementation tools such as tax-loss harvesting and ESG overlays.

David O'day is a financial advisor at Empirical Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sageview Advisory Group and Morling Financial Advisors, along with experience at Live Oak Bank and Credit Suisse. Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, offering fee-based investment management, financial planning, tax preparation, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach employs Modern Portfolio Theory with diversified model portfolios across multiple asset classes and operates several affiliated businesses providing real estate, insurance, and legal services.

Stacy Chretien is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Destination Wealth Management since 2023. She previously worked at Capasso Planning Partners, Insight Wealth Strategies, and Charles Schwab, where she spent 25 years in various roles. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process that integrates fundamental research and thematic perspectives across multiple asset classes, while also offering estate planning and tax services through strategic partnerships.

Yisha Wang is a CFP® professional at Empirical Wealth Management with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Mariner Wealth Advisors, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, and Wedbush Securities Inc. Outside of finance, Wang is a dance instructor at LDS Studio, where she leads classes focused on mobility and flexibility exercises. Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions, and profit-sharing plans with a range of fee-based investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers affiliated real estate, insurance, and estate-planning referral services.

David Harlow is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license with 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Capital Performance Advisors LLP and is involved with TWD Payroll, Inc. and Thomas, Doll & Company, CPAs. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on doctors, dentists, and their practices. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services, employing a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach informed by third-party consultants and an internal committee.

Sunita Pathak is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of experience in the industry. She has worked as a senior tax accountant at Chahal & Associates LLC since 2009. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on doctors, dentists, and their practices. The firm employs a diversified investment approach using independent managers and model portfolios, supported by financial planning techniques and discretionary management.

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.

David Rairden is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has worked at Destination Wealth Management since 2017 and previously held roles at USAA Financial Planning Services and Charles Schwab. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an asset-allocation-driven investment process that integrates fundamental research and thematic long-term perspectives, offering alternative investment opportunities with committee oversight and expanded estate-planning and tax services.

Meredith Rosen is a financial advisor at BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Kestra Financial Inc., Capital Planning Advisors, and Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC. Vector serves individuals, business owners, trusts and estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment process is overseen by an Investment Committee and emphasizes customized investment policies developed through its proprietary Sojourn™ application.

Noah Dalhamer is a financial advisor at Destination Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process that integrates fundamental research with thematic, long-term perspectives and offers alternative investment opportunities under committee oversight.

Patricia Ramirez is a financial advisor with Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for nine years and Vanderbilt Financial Group for two years. In addition to her advisory role, she is a money mindset coach who offers a virtual program aimed at helping women rewrite their financial narratives. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, proprietary ETF model portfolios, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisors, supporting a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.