David La Placa is a financial advisor at Intellectus Partners, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Intellectus Partners since 2015 and previously spent 11 years at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. La Placa holds a Series 63 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business ventures, including managing software development projects and serving on advisory boards for various technology firms. Intellectus Partners provides wealth management, financial planning, investment consulting, and wealth coaching to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and private funds. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with proprietary algorithms and alternative data to construct portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, privately placed securities, cryptocurrency exposure, and options.

William Bomar is a financial advisor with Alpha Wealth Management and Planning LLC in Novato, CA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 20 years of industry experience, including roles at Applied Financial Planning, Inc. and LPL Financial, LLC where he has been active for the past 10 years. Alpha Wealth Management and Planning serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering investment management, financial planning, and specialized advisory services. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach integrating fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to build diversified portfolios, and manages approximately $319.6 million for about 473 clients.

Rustin Mc Manis is a CFP® professional with experience at Yeske Buie Inc. since 2024. Prior to joining Yeske Buie, he held positions at Edward Jones and Barnes & Noble. He has also been involved in academic roles at Liberty University, De Anza College, and California Lutheran University. Yeske Buie provides integrated wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a disciplined investment process using ETFs and mutual funds based on Modern Portfolio Theory and manager due diligence, and manages over $1 billion with a ten-person advisory team.

Andrei Jigalin is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Alpha Wealth Management and Planning LLC. He has been with the firm since 2012 and also maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial. Alpha Wealth Management and Planning serves individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers investment management, financial and retirement plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with a mix of fundamental and technical analysis.

Andrew Houghton is a financial advisor at Delta Investment Management, LLC in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Delta since 2008 and was previously with US Capital Wealth Management, LLC from 2016 to 2018. Delta Investment Management provides discretionary investment management and consulting to individuals, institutions, trusts, and pension plans, and serves as a subadvisor to other firms. The firm offers a range of strategies including systematic ETF rotation, concentrated equity mandates, and alternative investments, integrating financial planning within its advisory services.

Jacob Mahoney is a financial advisor with Fort Point Capital Partners LLC in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 15 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Parcion Private Wealth, Coldstream Capital Management, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Fort Point Capital Partners provides investment management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals and family offices, emphasizing risk management, global diversification, and tax-aware strategies through discretionary separately managed accounts and private pooled funds.

Jennifer Schmitz is a financial advisor at GenCap Portfolio Management with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Front Row Advisors LLC since 2017, Urban Concepts LLC since 2015, and I2 I Analytics, LLC from 2007 to 2017. She is also an owner of a real estate design and development company in Wilmington, Delaware. GenCap Portfolio Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and subadvisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and other investment advisers. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to manage diversified portfolios without a stated account minimum.

Henri Moudi is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mission Creek Capital Partners, Inc. in San Francisco, where he has been with the firm since 2012. Mission Creek Capital Partners serves a diverse client base including family offices, trusts, executives, pension plans, and institutional investors, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and specialized services such as private equity distribution management and portfolio transition strategies. The firm integrates fundamental analysis with tax-aware implementation and risk management, utilizing both active and passive instruments alongside quantitative tools and options overlays.

Paul Grace is a financial advisor at Aspirean Wealth, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Aspirean Wealth, formerly Grace Financial Associates, since 2014 and previously operated Tamalpais Tax Services, Inc. for over three decades. In addition to his advisory role, he provides tax preparation services and offers life insurance, fixed annuities, long-term care, and disability products. Aspirean Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach using diversified, passively managed funds and third-party money managers.

William Dagley is a financial advisor at Private Wealth Partners, LLC with 21 years at the firm and 9 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Private Wealth Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $1.92 billion in client assets and offers a range of strategies including equities, ETFs, fixed income, structured notes, private credit, and select covered-call option programs.

Gregg Clarke is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Meritas Wealth Management, LLC since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he mentors in the Financial Planning Association’s Residency Program, developing and delivering case studies to CFP® professionals and candidates. Meritas Wealth Management provides fee-only investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and long-term, buy-and-rebalance portfolios primarily using no-load mutual funds and institutional share classes.

Spencer O Donnell is a financial advisor with O'Donnell Financial Services, LLC in San Rafael, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Independent Financial Group, LLC and The Don Room, El Cortez. O'Donnell Financial Services, LLC provides wrap asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers tailored investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary mandates and is notable for its multiple business affiliations and sponsorship of client education events.

Patricia Delgrande is a CFP® professional with over 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Chequers Financial Management LLC. She also holds the roles of COO and CFO at DN&E Walter & Co. based in San Francisco. Chequers Financial Management LLC provides tailored advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and complex multi-generational families, combining customized financial planning with discretionary investment management and Multi-Family Office capabilities.

Elizabeth Ly is a financial advisor at Sentry Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Sentry Advisors and its related entities since 2015. Sentry Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $2.41 billion in client assets and emphasizes individualized advice through a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches.

Jasin Carlen is an advisor at Alpha Wealth Management and Planning LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with LPL Financial since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he provides non-variable insurance focusing on long-term care, life, and disability coverage. Alpha Wealth Management and Planning serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering investment management, financial planning, and specialized advisory services. The firm uses a primarily long-term investment approach that incorporates multiple types of analysis to build diversified portfolios, with ongoing account review and tax-efficient strategies.

Shana Ballard is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with 15 years of industry experience. She is currently with Mission Creek Capital Partners, Inc., joining the firm in 2025 after previous roles at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and other financial firms. Mission Creek Capital Partners serves institutional and private clients, including pension plans, endowments, foundations, executives, entrepreneurs, and governmental entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combined with fundamental bottom-up analysis and top-down economic overlays, offering discretionary portfolio management, wealth planning, and specialized private equity distribution services.

Sydney Woodward is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with four years of industry experience. Woodward has worked at Yeske Buie Inc. since 2021 and has held prior positions at Forum Financial Management, Ehlert Financial Group, Clarendon Wealth Management, Atlantic Union Bank, and Target. Yeske Buie provides integrated wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a process driven by written Investment Policy Statements and portfolio construction based on Modern Portfolio Theory, managing over $1 billion with a ten-person advisory team.

Michael Telford is a financial advisor at Brio Financial Group in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ernst & Young, Ameriprise Financial Services, and The Vanguard Group. Brio Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities by providing asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program and a broad range of consulting services, including estate and tax planning, mortgage and debt analysis, and corporate structure advice.

Valerie De Vol is a financial advisor at Assembly Wealth with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at WrapManager, Inc. from 2005 to the present. Assembly Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and third-party manager services, utilizing a combination of asset allocation, specialized strategies, and wrap fee program structures.

Julian Goodman is a financial advisor at Stonebridge Financial Group with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previous experience at firms such as Equitable Advisors, Blair Martin Financial Professional, and Beacon Pointe Advisors. Stonebridge Financial Group serves individuals, families, business owners, and employer plan sponsors, offering discretionary wealth management, financial consulting, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and occasional charting to manage diversified portfolios across various asset classes.