Anthony Pontes is the sole advisor at Marathon Retirement Planning in Dublin, CA, with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Arkadios Capital and Investment Architects, Inc. Pontes is also a licensed insurance agent and serves as a trustee of a family estate. Marathon Retirement Planning primarily serves individual investors along with qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers customized portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, often incorporating third-party money managers and insurance products.

Matthew Kelmon is a financial advisor at Bass Rocks Asset Management with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 registrations. His prior work includes roles at Backshore Asset Management, Insperex LLC, Blue Investment Partners, and 2344, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an outside advisor for Flourish Capital, an early-stage venture investing firm supporting startup entrepreneurs. Bass Rocks Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and subadvisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on equities, ETFs, and options-related strategies while managing accounts on a discretionary basis with documented risk tolerance and time horizons.

Haley Schaffer is a financial advisor at Waypoint West with seven years of industry experience. She previously worked at ICONIQ Capital and BlackRock, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She also provides part-time consulting for GLG, spending approximately one hour per week on this activity. Waypoint West offers portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a range of strategies including discretionary management based on cyclical, fundamental, modern-portfolio, and quantitative analysis, and acts as a private fund adviser and sponsor for pooled funds.

Amber Jenkins is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Secure Retirement Financial & Insurance Services Corp. with two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Sieva Networks and ongoing service within the Secure Retirement Financial firms since 2017. Secure Retirement Financial & Insurance Services Corp. manages approximately $92.4 million for a range of clients including individuals, pensions, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers actively managed investment strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, with a focus on portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement account advice.

Ronald Hunt is a financial advisor at Hunt Wealth Management in Concord, CA, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Sowell Financial Services, LLC and Concert Wealth Management, Inc. since 2017, he has been with Hunt Wealth Management. Hunt Wealth Management provides discretionary investment advice and portfolio management to individual clients, tailoring recommendations based on each client’s financial profile. The firm manages approximately $110 million in discretionary assets for about 180 clients and focuses on diversified portfolios with an emphasis on limiting transaction costs and tax impacts through infrequent trading.

James Salter is a financial advisor at Blossom Wealth Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Blossom Wealth Management since 2009, following nine years at KW Securities Corporation. In addition to his advisory role, Salter is an independent insurance agent specializing in term and life insurance products. Blossom Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and multi-generation family office services to individuals, families, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable institutions. The firm manages a substantial asset base with a small team, employing a range of investment strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, and options, while also offering tailored financial planning and family office services.

Ann Fleming is a CFP® with 8 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fleming Financial Advising and owning i2 Financial Planning, a financial education company. She has worked at Fleming Financial Advising since 2000 and founded i2 Financial Planning in 2025, dedicating a portion of her time to this educational endeavor. Fleming Financial Advising primarily serves individual clients with fee-only financial planning and portfolio management under a fiduciary standard. The firm emphasizes goal- and risk-focused investment strategies, individualized portfolios, and maintains a small advisory team with credentialed planners.

Daniel Hawley is a CFP® professional with 43 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Hawley Advisors in Walnut Creek, CA, where he has worked since 2005. Prior to founding Hawley Advisors, he spent seven years at Foothill Securities, Inc. Hawley Advisors offers personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, with investments mainly in no-load or load-waived mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Scott Stratton is a financial advisor at EHG Wealth Management with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at firms including Fisher Investments and Camden Capital. Stratton also operated Scott Stratton Consulting prior to joining EHG Wealth Management. EHG Wealth Management provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a tactical asset-allocation approach informed primarily by technical analysis, managing portfolios to align with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Harold Lowe is a financial advisor with Monvia Financial L.P. in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and over 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Whitehall-Parker Securities, Lincoln Financial Securities, and his own consulting and insurance businesses. Outside of advising, he provides consulting services to political candidates and non-profit organizations and is involved in community outreach through his marketing support work at Lowe Consulting Group. Monvia Financial L.P. offers individualized financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth households, and plan sponsors. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within documented investment policy statements and provides both fiduciary retirement-plan support and traditional wealth management.

Frank Wignall is a financial advisor at Capstan LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Capstan since 1997. Capstan LLC provides discretionary, separately managed account portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals and businesses, offering tailored portfolios that can include global exposures across various asset classes. The firm’s investment process combines fundamental and macroeconomic analysis with oversight from its president, serving a small client base with a focus on individualized service and cross-border investment capabilities.

Robert Lee is a financial advisor at Blueprint Investing LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Blueprint Investing since 2009. Blueprint Investing LLC provides discretionary investment management and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and individual retirement plan participants. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation approach emphasizing broad diversification, primarily using index and passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and incorporates independent sub-advisers and private fund investments for qualified clients.

Richard Morey is a financial advisor with Secure Retirement Financial & Insurance Services Corp. in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Secure Retirement Financial & Insurance Services Corp. since 2004. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent offering insurance products such as annuities, long-term care, and life insurance. Secure Retirement Financial & Insurance Services Corp. manages approximately $92.4 million for individuals, pensions, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement account advice. The firm offers actively managed investment strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance and operates a referral program for independent advisers.

Joel Stilwell is a financial advisor at Rosenblum Silverman Sutton SF, Inc. in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. He has been with Rosenblum Silverman Sutton since 2013. Rosenblum Silverman Sutton provides customized investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes individualized investment plans based on client risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity, and tax considerations, using macroeconomic monitoring and fundamental equity analysis as part of its approach.

Michael Hsu is a financial advisor with Asia Global Asset Management, Inc. in Alameda, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Asia Global Asset Management since 2007 and was previously with Vision Wealth Management, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Hsu is the founder and president of the Center for Marketplace Ministries, a nonprofit organization that trains Christian entrepreneurs. Asia Global Asset Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities by providing financial planning and facilitating relationships with independent third-party investment advisers. The firm emphasizes a data-gathering process to assess client goals and risk tolerance and relies primarily on outside managers for portfolio management and custody.

Erik Wolfers is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at First and Main Financial in Piedmont, CA. He has been associated with Wolfers Asset Management since 2001. First and Main Financial manages client assets on a discretionary basis, primarily serving individual investors and revocable trusts. The firm emphasizes long-term diversification and periodic rebalancing using mutual funds, ETFs, and various fixed income options, and also provides comprehensive financial planning and pension plan participant services.

Jarrett Brady is a financial advisor at Pursue Wealth Partners, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Kingswood Capital Partners, J Alden Associates Inc., and Raymond James & Associates. He is also CEO of White Rabbit Cap, Inc., an entity related to Pursue Wealth Partners for legal and accounting purposes. Pursue Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $243 million in assets, offering customized, primarily long-term investment strategies that incorporate fundamental and technical analysis, using a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, options, and alternative investments.

William Wong is a financial advisor at Antigravity Investments with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He has held roles at Walmart Inc., Vizio Inc., Capital One, and is the Chief Executive Officer of Better, PBC, a research organization focused on life improvement in the wellness industry. Antigravity Investments provides web-based, discretionary asset management services to individual clients through an interactive platform that uses a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis for security selection. The firm emphasizes an internet-first operating model with automated account alignment and client communication through its app.

James Gebhardt is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 30 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Gebhardt Group, Inc., where he has worked since 2005. Prior to that, he held roles at Integrity Alliance LLC and 401K Masters, LLC. Gebhardt also operates as an independent insurance agent, focusing on fixed insurance products. Gebhardt Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs an actively managed, trend-oriented “Protected Growth” strategy and serves a high-net-worth clientele through coordinated planning and multiple custodial and third-party platforms.

Michele Sine is a financial advisor with ImpactAdvisor LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked in real estate with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties since 2017 and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage prior to that. In addition to her advisory role, Michele holds a California Real Estate Sales License and occasionally advises clients on property transactions. ImpactAdvisor LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, and retirement plans. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, offering a range of strategies including separately managed accounts, digital indexing, private placements, and real estate investments.