Nicholas Cochran is a financial advisor with American Investors Company, holding a Series 63 designation and 45 years of industry experience. He has been with American Investors Company since 1992 and has also provided expert witness services in arbitration matters since 2006. American Investors Company offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, combining broker-dealer capabilities with SEC-registered advisory services.

Madeline Williams is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. She has been with Maloon, Powers, Pitre & Higgins, LLC since 2017. Williams is based in San Ramon, CA, and is part of the California Financial Advisors team. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing over $2 billion in client assets. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses, applying a comprehensive investment approach that includes asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and third-party manager due diligence tailored to client objectives.

Erin Hadley is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Occidental Asset Management, LLC since 2015. Occidental Asset Management provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $1.07 billion across around 900 accounts. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and incorporates behavioral finance expertise into client education and coaching.

Saadia Ahmed is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Kaizen Financial Strategies, LLC since 2018 and previously spent 12 years with Waddell & Reed, Inc. Ahmed is president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Silicon Valley Lajna, a faith-based community group. Kaizen Financial Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations, providing financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach including advanced options and margin strategies and operates a wrap-fee program tailored to client accounts.

Jason Mccoy is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC, where he has worked since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at First Republic Securities Company, LLC; First Republic Investment Management, Inc.; CETERA Advisor Networks LLC; and Sageview Advisory Group. Lodestar Private Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy using a blend of passive and active investments, focusing on long-term holdings with periodic adjustments based on market conditions, and operates as a fee-only fiduciary.

Bryan Wilson is a financial advisor at Catalyst Private Wealth, LLC in San Mateo, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and previously worked at Clearpath Capital Partners LLC and Mutual Advisors, LLC. Wilson is also a registered representative at Emerson Equity LLC and manages investment-related activities there. Catalyst Private Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, retirement plan participants, and institutions. The firm employs both active and passive investment approaches and uses multiple analysis methods to build diversified portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Sultan Beardsley is a financial advisor at Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial and Swing Education before joining Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors in 2022. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors is a multi-advisor team managing approximately $585 million for individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using ETFs and institutional mutual funds, offering discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning across a range of client types.

Emmett Peck Jr. is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving with Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. in San Ramon, CA. He has worked at both Prosperity Financial Group and Fortune Financial Services since 2016. Outside of his financial advisory role, Peck is involved with the National Ski Patrol, providing customer service and supporting on-mountain safety and emergency care. Prosperity Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities by offering asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages approximately $503 million in discretionary assets through a team of seven advisors and provides tailored portfolios that may include a range of securities, supported by both in-house management and third-party money managers.

Peter Ling is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Morling Financial Advisors, LLC, where he has worked for 27 years. He is also the principal and president of Morling & Company, an accounting and financial services firm he founded in 1985. In addition to his advisory role, Ling serves as CEO of Systems Integration Solutions, an IT staffing and recruiting firm, and co-managing partner of Commerce Solutions Inc., an IT integration and security company. Morling Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting, with customized asset allocations implemented through a combination of discretionary portfolios, sub-advisors, and both public index-based and alternative pooled investment vehicles.

Laura Kohler is an advisor at Willow Grove Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation. She has recent experience working with Willow Grove Advisors and Ride Oakland, along with roles at Family Support Services and SoulCycle, LLC. Prior to her current roles, she spent five years at KPMG, LLP. Willow Grove Advisors is a fee-only SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, typically with account minimums of $500,000. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management with an investment approach that combines strategic asset allocation, technical and economic analysis, and uses a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, and private placements.

John Lee is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Vantage Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. He previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC, beginning in the same year. Outside of his advisory role, Lee is a board member of The Schultz Celebrity Golf Classic, an annual fundraising event supporting Sonoma County children's charities. Vantage Wealth Management is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm managing over $1.1 billion in assets, providing financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and small businesses. The firm uses a customized asset-allocation approach with mutual funds and ETFs, employing both strategic and tactical allocation supported by multiple third-party platforms.

Jacob Edwards is a financial advisor at Parkwoods Wealth Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Wellspring Financial Partners, Liquitech Fire Solutions, and Frontline Wildfire Defense, with an earlier tenure at UC Davis. Parkwoods Wealth Partners serves individuals, qualified retirement plans, nonprofits, foundations, and corporations by providing investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and employee financial-wellness services. The firm follows a long-term investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and efficient-market principles, utilizing diversified allocations primarily through mutual funds, ETFs, and conservative fixed-income ladders.

Marian Wellman is a financial advisor with International Asset Management in San Mateo, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Individual Asset Management, Inc. since 2006. Outside of advising, she operates a tax preparation business focused on U.S. tax services for clients in Mexico. International Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, particularly U.S. expatriates and non-U.S. residents with U.S. investment accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, wealth planning, and financial consulting with a global investment approach that includes attention to currency hedging and cross-border tax considerations.

Daniel Beatty is a financial advisor at Selby Wealth Management with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Selby Wealth Management since 2024 and also maintains a long-standing role at JOHN W. BOOKER & CO., CPAs, PC, where he has worked since 1983. Selby Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio construction, offering discretionary investment management and fiduciary retirement plan services.

Gary Muto is a financial advisor with BCN Financial, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Quest Securities, Inc., Crown Capital Securities, LP, and LPL Financial LLC. BCN Financial specializes in retirement plan advisory and financial planning services primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan participants and members of over 200 Police and Fire Department associations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on mutual funds and ETFs, combining fundamental, technical, and sentiment analysis with a market-timing component, while emphasizing client reporting and transparency.

Brian Nguyen is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, where he has been since 2022, and previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and Fremont Bank. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors operates as a multi-advisor team managing approximately $585 million for individuals, families, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using ETFs and institutional mutual funds, with tactical overlays and ongoing rebalancing, delivered primarily through discretionary separately managed accounts and householded relationships.

Michael Ye is a financial advisor at New Insight Wealth Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameriprise and the Gwanju Institute of Science and Technology before joining his current firm. New Insight Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, offering discretionary asset management, employer retirement-plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process and uses a broad range of instruments to tailor portfolio advice with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Dajin Yang is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, currently serving as an advisor at New Insight Wealth Advisors with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at OpenGov, Illumio, Riverbed Technology, Change Healthcare, and McKesson. New Insight Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, providing discretionary asset management, employer retirement-plan consulting, and financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process that includes fundamental, quantitative, technical, sector, and cyclical analysis, utilizing a broad range of instruments tailored to client objectives.

Ankit Sahu is a financial advisor with Prosperity Financial Group, Inc. in San Ramon, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Prosperity Financial Group since 2018, following roles at Prosperity Wealth Management and a one-year sabbatical. Outside of advising, he has involvement in real estate development through Sahu Brothers LLC. Prosperity Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $503 million in discretionary assets. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, and consulting services, tailoring portfolios to client goals and utilizing sub-advisory relationships and third-party money managers.

Charles Moore is a financial advisor with Liberty Wealth Management, LLC in Oakland, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Liberty Wealth Management since 2018, previously at AE Financial Services and Liberty Group, LLC. He is also the owner of Moore Financial Advice, an investment-related financial firm based in San Francisco. Liberty Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm uses a blend of centrally developed models and advisor-developed strategies, employing quantitative and fundamental analysis to construct diversified portfolios while integrating third-party managers and coordinating with outside professionals.