Jonathan Masse is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Penserra Wealth Management. His prior experience includes roles at Perigon Wealth Management, Bank of America, Merrill, and several other firms. Outside of advising, Masse teaches CFA exam review courses and university classes at UC Berkeley Extension and Santa Clara University, and he conducts occasional consulting on alternative investments. Penserra Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that offers portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, concierge administrative services, and sub-advisory solutions. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis, managing discretionary client assets primarily through strategic and tactical strategies.

Cory Degraaf is a financial advisor at Dixon Financial Services with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Dixon Financial Services since 2023 and has prior experience with Buckingham Strategic Partners/Loring Ward, Lyft, and Home Goods. Dixon Financial Services serves individuals, trustees, charitable organizations, business owners, and corporations by providing personalized investment advisory services focused on strategic asset allocation and ongoing portfolio management. The firm manages over $1 billion in assets with a team of five advisors and uses a disciplined approach involving Modern Portfolio Theory, Dimensional Fund Advisors funds, and financial simulation programs to support client planning and reporting.

Wa Huong is a financial advisor with Morling Financial Advisors, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and possessing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Morling Financial Advisors since 2007, following five years at Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as managing member and CEO of several real estate investment entities. Morling Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing client-specific asset allocations that combine index-based public equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments such as private equity and real estate.

Nickolas Bowers is a financial advisor at Liberty Wealth Management, LLC in Oakland, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2024. Prior to joining Liberty Wealth Management, he worked at New York Life Insurance Company and Sierra Central Credit Union, among other roles. Liberty Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients with investment management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to third-party manager programs. The firm offers a combination of centrally developed and advisor-created strategies, including access to private market investments and affiliated alternative-asset management.

John Kerns is a portfolio manager at Meridian Investment Counsel, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Meridian since 2005 and has operated a separate CPA and business-consulting practice since 1981, providing accounting services as a sole proprietor. Meridian Investment Counsel offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, non-profit organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a tax-aware, conservative growth strategy based on fundamental security analysis, asset allocation, and typically long holding periods, managing portfolios on a fiduciary basis with in-house discretion.

Mark Pitre is a CFP® with 37 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Maloon, Powers, Pitre & Higgins LLC, doing business as California Financial Advisors, for 28 years. He is also licensed as an insurance agent and occasionally engages in insurance sales and servicing. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages over $2 billion in assets, employs a team approach, and emphasizes asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and third-party manager due diligence.

Kevin Redila is a financial advisor with Morling Financial Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his industry experience in 2024. Before joining Morling, he worked at Fremont Bank and had a brief tenure at Chabot College. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an e-commerce business focused on collectible trading cards, where he live streams and sells cards online. Morling Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm emphasizes client-specific strategic asset allocation using a mix of index-based strategies, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternatives, with ESG integration available upon request.

Cole Matsuura is a financial advisor at Echo45 Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked in the financial services field since 2020, including prior roles at Four Seasons and various hospitality businesses. Echo45 Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm uses a diverse investment approach incorporating fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and offers strategies such as custom indexing, alternative investments, and digital assets.

Karen Franco is a financial advisor with Navigation Group LLC in Redwood Shores, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. She has worked with LPL Financial LLC since 2006 and has been involved with Navigation Group, Inc. since 2003. Outside of her advisory roles, she is involved in operating Whispering Hills Horse Ranch. Navigation Group provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive wealth planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth households, as well as pension plans, business entities, and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation with a combination of passive index funds and actively managed mutual funds or ETFs, coordinated with tax and estate planning considerations.

Eric Rudney is the sole advisor at Rudney Associates with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Rudney Associates since 2002 and Gillett Financial since 1995. Rudney Associates provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis across mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities, and manages approximately $868 million in assets for about 458 client relationships.

Jeffrey St. Claire is a financial advisor at Blume Capital Management, Inc. in Berkeley, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Blume Capital Management since 2004. Blume Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, charitable foundations, and private investment funds. The firm emphasizes a long-term, value-oriented equity approach combined with diversified asset allocation and the treatment of cash as an asset class, using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments for qualified clients.

Zaineb Sohail is a financial advisor at Kaizen Financial Strategies, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Kaizen Financial Strategies since 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she is also involved with Ivy Admissions. Kaizen Financial Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and portfolio management primarily through its wrap-fee program. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, sector, and qualitative analysis alongside various investment strategies, including the use of derivatives and borrowing within managed accounts.

Jamshid Kekobad is a financial advisor with Grant Private Wealth Management in Pleasanton, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Point Digital Finance and Strategic Advisers, Inc., as well as experience with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Grant Private Wealth Management is a 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 approach is tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, integrating various analytical methods, and it offers public educational seminars and workshops focused on general investment topics.

David Potts is a financial advisor at Dixon Financial Services with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for nine years at Dimensional Fund Advisors. He attended Santa Clara University from 2013 to 2017. Dixon Financial Services serves individuals, trustees, charitable organizations, business owners, and corporations by providing customized investment advisory services focused on strategic asset allocation across stocks, bonds, and cash. The firm emphasizes a low-turnover rebalancing approach and utilizes financial simulations and performance reporting to support client planning, managing over $1 billion in assets with a team of six advisors.

Michael Maloon is a financial advisor with California Financial Advisors in San Ramon, CA, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations. He has 39 years of industry experience, including 28 years at Maloon, Powers, Pitre & Higgins LLC dba CFA. He also serves as a non-investment related insurance agent for Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. and Jackson National Life Insurance Company. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages over $2 billion in client assets and employs a team-based approach emphasizing asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and due diligence of third-party money managers.

Robert Valentine is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with RPG Investment Advisory, LLC since 2014. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, managing approximately $1.04 billion in client assets. RPG uses firm-developed model portfolios and employs both fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investment strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

Adrian Azofeifa is a financial advisor at Liberty Wealth Management, LLC in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Liberty Wealth Management, he worked at OBI Capital and has experience in educational roles at San Diego State University and Moreau Catholic High School. He is also an insurance agent with Lifetime Planning Marketing, Inc., where he offers insurance and annuity products. Liberty Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients with investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a combination of centrally developed models and adviser-developed strategies, with access to private market investments and an affiliated alternative-asset manager.

Jared Harper is a financial advisor with Malakoff Wealth in Danville, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2020 and has also been involved with Metis Technology Solutions since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he provides administrative support to Malakoff Wealth. 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 fundamental analysis and manager evaluation, providing advice through hourly, fixed-fee, or retainer arrangements while referring clients to LPL Financial for investment implementation and portfolio supervision.

Christopher Connolly is a financial advisor at Mirador Capital Partners with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Stonecastle Land and Home Financial and Service Champions. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates CJC Lending Corp., a mortgage brokerage business. Mirador Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and estate-planning coordination. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach supplemented by technical analysis and offers a range of asset-allocation models across public and private securities and alternative investments.

Stanislav Godsky is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Liberty Wealth Management, LLC. He has worked with Liberty Wealth Management since 2018 and is also associated with AE Financial Services, LLC and Lifetime Planning Marketing, Inc., where he acts as a licensed insurance agent involved in life insurance and variable product sales. Liberty Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients with investment management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to third-party managers. The firm offers a combination of centrally developed models and advisor-developed strategies, including access to private market investments and affiliated private funds.