Victor Valle is a financial advisor at Veraz Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at Winans Investments and Comerica Securities. Outside of finance, he serves as president of a youth baseball league and is involved in businesses related to sport nutrition supplements and freight brokerage. Veraz Advisors manages about $110 million for approximately 150 individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs customized investment strategies using equities, ETFs, and fixed-income securities, often applying Modern Portfolio Theory along with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Roger Wittlin is a financial advisor at Wittlin Advisory with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including True Capital, Monroe Capital, and PCCP. Wittlin Advisory is a fee-only investment management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and foundations, with a notably international client base. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing fundamental analysis and ongoing monitoring to guide asset allocation, including traditional funds, private placements, and digital assets.

Miho Hatori is a financial advisor at Asset Planning and Protection LLC (APP) with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial from 2013 to 2022. Hatori is also involved in non-variable insurance services through multiple insurance agencies. APP is a small independent registered investment adviser serving individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and pension plan services, employing a range of analytical methods and focusing on long-term investment strategies.

Milo Benningfield is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Benningfield Financial Advisors, LLC since 2003. Outside of his financial advisory work, he leads a small jazz ensemble that performs locally. Benningfield Financial Advisors provides integrated financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, pension, and charitable accounts. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach, combining passive index and ETF holdings with select active managers, and maintains a small client base to support a tailored service model.

James Sanford is a financial advisor at Balanced Plan Financial Investment Advisors, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at World Equity Group, Inc. and CSP Financial Group LLC. Outside of advisory roles, he has operated as a licensed general contractor and independent insurance agent. Balanced Plan Financial Investment Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $48.8 million for nearly 150 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm offers tailored investment programs using a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory approaches, and may delegate management to sub-advisors or third-party managers.

Cynthia Miller is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with three years of industry experience. She is currently with Greykasell Wealth Strategies, Inc. and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and related entities from 2019 to 2024. Outside of her advisory roles, she has been involved with local swim teams. Greykasell Wealth Strategies serves high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside financial and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation through globally diversified portfolios and favors long-term, disciplined investing with regular performance reviews.

Dmitriy Bolotnyy is a financial advisor at Naylor & Company with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Naylor & Company since 2017. Prior to his advisory role, he spent five years at Irth Communications. Outside of finance, Dmitriy composes music through a business called Shortcake Music and manages a fruit orchard in New York named Velvet Earth Farm. Naylor & Company provides investment advice, portfolio management, and financial planning to individuals, families, and institutions. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on small- and mid-capitalization and cyclical companies, tailoring portfolios to client objectives using a variety of asset types.

Alec Smidt is a financial advisor at Bass Rocks Asset Management with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Bass Rocks, he worked in marketing and other roles including at Full Throttle Marketing and XYZ LLC. Bass Rocks Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and subadvisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities, ETFs, and options-related strategies. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis and prepares individualized investment policy statements.

Alison Van Dyke is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with First and Main Financial, where she has worked since 2016. She holds a Series 63 license and has one year of industry experience. First and Main Financial advises individual clients and revocable trusts, providing financial planning and investment education to pension plan participants. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using primarily mutual funds and ETFs across diverse asset classes, with a long-term investment approach tailored to client-specific factors.

Matthew Grishman is a financial advisor at Gebhardt Group, Inc with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at 401K Masters, LLC from 2014 to 2019. Gebhardt Group serves individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and consultation. The firm emphasizes risk management through an actively managed, trend-following strategy that combines fundamental and proprietary quantitative analysis, with portfolio authority primarily discretionary and accounts reviewed at least quarterly.

Valerija Martinovic is a financial advisor at Global Key Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including Global Insight Advisors and ESG Planning, and has a background that includes roles in various educational institutions. Outside of advisory work, she holds life insurance, mortgage loan origination, and real estate salesperson licenses and is affiliated with Mortgage Magic in Santa Clara, CA. Global Key Advisors provides financial planning and investment management primarily through separately managed accounts branded InsideTrack®. The firm uses statistically driven, nonstandard analysis and proprietary tools to identify risks and opportunities, serving a range of clients from individuals to family offices.

Kristin Hull is a financial advisor at Nia Impact Capital with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Nia Impact Advisors, LLC since 2017 and Green Alpha Advisors, LLC from 2015 to 2018. Dr. Hull also serves on the Investment Committee of Green Alpha Advisors, LLC for the Nia Global Solutions strategy. Nia Impact Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, nonprofit organizations, registered investment companies, and other financial advisers. The firm employs a gender-lens and thematic investment approach focused on long-term equity holdings and active shareholder engagement.

Katherine Kochounian is a financial advisor at Elevate Capital Management, L.L.C. with one year of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Elevate, she worked at Keller Williams, Gartner, and Aerotek. She is also a licensed Realtor in California and occasionally processes residential real estate transactions for clients. Elevate Capital Management provides portfolio management and investment planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a blend of analytical techniques and a generally long-term trading approach across various asset classes. The firm manages client assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis and incorporates client-imposed restrictions into tailored allocations.

Heather Knuff is a CFA® charterholder and principal at Knuff & Company LLC with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Knuff & Company since 2018 and previously spent 19 years at Fiduciary Trust Company. Knuff & Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, charities, endowments, and an affiliated private pooled investment vehicle. The firm uses a goals-driven asset allocation process with a focus on value-oriented and event-driven strategies, combining discretionary portfolio management through Unified Managed Accounts with private fund management.

Shantnu Chandel is a financial advisor at InverseWealth LLC with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Block Inc., Facebook/Meta, Google Inc., and PepsiCo. Outside of advising, he is involved in fintech enterprise risk management at Block Inc. InverseWealth LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, using proprietary quantitative investment models and primarily ETF allocations governed by trend-following rules. The firm emphasizes active management with a focus on model-driven strategies and periodic performance reporting.

Thomas Kopas is a financial advisor at Pring Turner Capital Group with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Pring Turner since 2002. Pring Turner Capital Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to a range of clients including individuals, family trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm uses an active asset-allocation process based on a proprietary business-cycle framework and focuses on conservative, balanced portfolios emphasizing quality, value, and income.

Ka Ki Leung is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Beyond Financial Services in Fremont, CA. He was previously with Millar Financial Group and has a longstanding affiliation with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Beyond his advisory work, Ka Ki Leung is also the president of a support company associated with his firm. Beyond Financial Services provides investment advice and financial planning primarily to individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients and special needs trustees. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary portfolio management and offers estate, charitable gifting, and conservatorship guidance, with a client-centric approach requiring approval before implementing recommendations.

Marte Werner is a financial advisor at NWK Group in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with NWK Group since 2002 and is a 50% owner of the firm. NWK Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension, profit-sharing plans, and non-profit organizations, providing investment supervisory services, institutional consulting, financial planning, and cash-management advice. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis in its portfolio management and emphasizes performance reporting and peer comparisons in client communications.

Michael Madsen is a financial advisor at So LLC with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes positions at Equitable Advisors, LLC, and Bull Frog Spas. Silver Oak provides estate and trust planning, standalone financial planning consultations, and portfolio management services for institutions, businesses, startups, families, and individuals. The firm employs a combination of technical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis, including AI-generated signals verified by mathematical models, to guide portfolio construction and management.

Joseph Wallace is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of Wallace Advisory Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2015. Wallace also leads Wallace Financial & Insurance Solutions and is a registered representative with M Holdings Securities. Wallace Advisory Group provides asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, and standalone financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach that includes asset allocation, fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, and utilizes third-party sub-advisors to manage client portfolios.