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.

Tamaki Faneuff is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Catalyst Private Wealth, LLC since 2022 and previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC and UBS. Catalyst Private Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions with investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs both active and passive strategies and multiple analytical methods to tailor diversified portfolios to client goals and risk tolerances.

David Hedger is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 36 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Liberty Wealth Management, LLC and has also been involved with AE Financial Services, LLC and Granite Bay Asset Management Group. In addition to his advisory roles, he is a health insurance agent and works with a privately held insurance field marketing association offering insurance products and services. Liberty Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management services, utilizing both centrally developed and adviser-specific strategies, and integrates a range of asset classes including private market investments.

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.

Andrew Cattano III is a financial advisor at Occidental Asset Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Occidental since 2013. Prior to that, he was associated with Acc Investment Management, Inc. since 2001. Occidental Asset Management provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services primarily for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

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.

Vijay Patel is a financial advisor at MA Private Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Dragon Financial Group. Patel joined MA Private Wealth in 2021, where he is part of a team of five advisors. MA Private Wealth manages approximately $584 million for around 350 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, and select entities, using a tailored, long-term investment approach grounded in fundamental analysis and supported by third-party research and model recommendations.

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.

Shane Clark is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with International Asset Management and serves as an Investment Advisor Representative and Chief Compliance Officer at Odyssey Wealth LLC. Clark’s prior work includes a position at Cross Border Planning. International Asset Management is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individual clients, high-net-worth and expatriate investors, other advisory firms, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes a global investment approach with attention to currency hedging and cross-border tax considerations, managing approximately $173 million for about 188 clients.

Eric Loofbourrow is a financial advisor with American Investors Company, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with American Investors Company since 2015. Outside of finance, he has experience as a self-employed piano and organ player. American Investors Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and seminars, operating with a combined broker-dealer and SEC-registered adviser structure.

David Gillimore is a financial advisor with Liberty Wealth Management, LLC in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Lifetime Marketing and Planning, Inc, AEFS, Bennion Deville Homes, Keller Williams Realty, and Emerson Equity LLC. He is also engaged as an insurance agent with Lifetime Marketing and Planning, Inc. Liberty Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a combination of centrally developed and advisor-developed investment strategies and integrates quantitative and fundamental analysis to build diversified portfolios, including private market investments.

William Li is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC in Fremont, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morling Financial Advisors in 2021, he worked at IBM for 18 years. Morling Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and non-profit organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and consulting, typically implementing portfolios with index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative vehicles, while maintaining client relationships and monitoring through sub-advisors.

Michael Hullen is a CFP® and PFS™ with 32 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Liberty Wealth Management, LLC and has held roles at several firms including Integrated Advisors Wealth Management and AE Financial Services. He also owns and operates Hullen Accountancy LLP, a CPA firm specializing in tax planning and preparation. Liberty Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities, offering investment management, financial planning, and employee-benefit plan services. The firm combines model-driven and advisor-developed strategies, incorporates third-party managers, and provides educational seminars as part of its comprehensive service approach.

Chad Franck is a financial advisor at The Pacific Center For Financial Services with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at the firm since 2001, with prior experience at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC from 2013 to 2026. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed mortgage broker involved in arranging first and second mortgages, including FHA loans. The Pacific Center For Financial Services serves 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 utilizes a Managed Account Program focused on diversified, asset-allocation-based portfolios using mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, and bonds with a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Brian Stormont is a Certified Financial Planner® at Insight Wealth Strategies, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Mutual Securities, Inc., Lincoln Financial Advisors, Valic Financial Advisors, and Ameriprise. Insight Wealth Strategies provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and institutions. The firm employs proprietary portfolio models primarily using low-cost, diversified ETFs and individual stocks, supported by a multi-disciplinary investment process that includes fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis.

Lyudmila Ter Avanesyan is a financial advisor with Grant Private Wealth Management in Pleasanton, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Brokerage Services and Glava Realty. Outside of advising, she is involved in property management through her ownership of a rental property business. Grant Private Wealth Management provides fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, business entities, and qualified retirement plans, tailoring strategies to client goals and risk tolerance using a mix of analytical approaches. The firm offers various engagement options and conducts public educational seminars at no charge.

Joshua Gatti is a financial advisor at Morling Financial Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation. He joined Morling Financial Advisors in 2025 and has prior experience in lending and credit union roles, including positions at JVM Lending, Lending Club, and Patelco Credit Union. He also worked at Santa Clara University from 2022 to 2024. Morling Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and non-profit organizations. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting, typically implementing portfolios using index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, listed equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Michael Lin is a financial advisor with New Insight Wealth Advisors in San Ramon, CA, holding a Series 66 license and 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 15 years before joining New Insight Wealth Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his financial advisory role, he owns and directs Michael Lin Workshop, a video and media production business. New Insight Wealth Advisors provides discretionary asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process utilizing a broad range of instruments and offers ongoing portfolio monitoring and periodic rebalancing.