Thomas Tobias is a financial advisor at Money Compass Advisors in Sonoma, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Apogee Services Inc, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., World Financial Group, Inc., and Preferred Services before founding Money Compass Advisors in 2020. Money Compass Advisors serves primarily individual clients, as well as trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $7.5 million across eleven client relationships. The firm uses a Sub-Advisor model combined with the Pontera platform to provide discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning, focusing on a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical investment analysis.

Matthew Coons is a financial advisor at API Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at DWS Group for 11 years. Outside of his advisory role, Coons is an accountant and owner of API Accounting, Tax & Advisory, Inc., and is also a licensed real estate broker, though he does not offer real estate services to clients. API Capital, LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and offers discretionary trading authority, combining long-term trading with options strategies, while also delivering financial planning on a fixed-fee or hourly basis.

Jackie Lou D'avolio Raquidan is a financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at 5T Wealth, LLC. She holds Series 65, Series 66, and Series 63 licenses. Her background includes roles at firms such as Capital Group Private Client Services, UnionBanc Investment Services, and LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory work, she serves on the boards of two early-stage technology ventures focused on landscaping AI and educational Virtual Reality. 5T Wealth provides discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, family office services, and advice on variable annuities to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, endowments, and private foundations. The firm combines fundamental research with quantitative and technical analysis, emphasizing tactical re-weighting and absolute-return objectives across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Michele Holton is a financial advisor with WealthFolio Advisors LLC in Sonoma, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 17 years of industry experience. She has worked at WealthFolio Advisors since 2019 and has spent over a decade affiliated with BlackRock Investments. Outside of her advisory role, Michele is an independent licensed insurance agent and occasionally offers insurance products to clients. WealthFolio Advisors provides advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, specializing in portfolio management, financial planning, and Delaware Statutory Trust consulting for 1031 exchanges. The firm uses a model portfolio approach based on modern portfolio theory and maintains a client base of approximately 100 households.

Landon Spring is a financial advisor at MultiPolar Capital LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 registrations and previously worked at firms including Graphene Capital, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. MultiPolar Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, retirement account holders, trusts, and legal entities. The firm uses a single multi-asset-class strategy combining fundamental, thematic, and quantitative analysis, managing accounts fully on a discretionary basis with a focus on long-term performance and risk management.

Christopher Roth is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at 5T Wealth, LLC since 2018 and previously spent six years at Delegate Advisors, LLC. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Napa, California. 5T Wealth provides discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, family office services, and variable annuity advice to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, endowments, and private foundations. The firm serves a client base that includes many current or former business owners and employs an investment approach combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, with emphasis on tactical reweighting and true diversification across traditional and alternative assets.

Melissa Tiscareno is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Bradley & Company Private Wealth Management, LLC. She has been with the firm, based in Concord, CA, since 2010. Bradley & Company Private Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and advisory services primarily to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as small businesses. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation tailored to clients’ financial situations and maintains ongoing portfolio oversight with a focus on long-term investment strategies.

Bridget Harkins is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and is currently an advisor at Wheels Up Wealth, Inc., where she has worked since 2020. Prior to that, she spent three years at Dimensional Fund Advisors LLC. Wheels Up Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management, using a long-term, passive investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm integrates held-away assets into its portfolio management through third-party aggregation and employs automated rebalancing for certain client segments.

Dustin Blodgett is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Insight Capital Management. His prior roles include positions at Independent Financial Group, Arkadios Capital, and AccuVest Global Advisors among others. Outside of his advisory work, he holds a role as a term life insurance agent providing coverage to clients as needed. Insight Capital Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and educational workshops, tailoring investment strategies to client goals and risk tolerance using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

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.

Colton Maher is a financial advisor at 5T Wealth, LLC with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining 5T Wealth, he worked at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. He is also co-owner of LoCo Skincare, a retail skincare company. 5T Wealth provides discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, family office services, and variable annuity advice to a diverse client base that includes business owners, individuals, trusts, retirement plans, endowments, and private foundations. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with tactical re-weighting and seeks diversification across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Ian Tongol is an advisor at Investment Growth Management, Inc. with one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes positions at Armanino LLP, Century Group, and Robert Half. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved with ECA Marketing. Investment Growth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as business retirement-plan sponsors and participants. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified portfolios combining equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers additional services such as personal cash-flow tracking and educational presentations.

Alychandra Mcfarlane is a financial advisor with WealthFolio Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, and co-owns an IT consulting firm. Additionally, she is a licensed insurance agent and may offer insurance products to clients. WealthFolio Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized Delaware Statutory Trust consulting for 1031 exchanges. The firm follows an investment approach based on modern portfolio theory and manages accounts with a focus on asset allocation and risk tolerance.

Rebecca White is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience, currently advising at Harrington Investments, Inc. She has been associated with Rs Funds Distributor LLC since 2014 and Rs Investments since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a restaurant business, Yellow Jacket Eatery LLC, in Trinity Center, CA. Harrington Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, focusing on socially responsible investing. The firm uses a combination of exclusionary screens, ESG evaluation, and fundamental analysis to build portfolios aligned with Growth, Balanced, or Income objectives.

Kory Swekla is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience and has been with Ascension Wealth Partners, LLC since 2008. He holds the Series 65 license and is based in Pleasant Hill, CA. Ascension Wealth Partners provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $127.8 million for 43 client households, focusing on broad global diversification primarily through indexed and tax-managed mutual funds and ETFs, guided by personalized Investment Policy Statements.

Paul Krsek is a financial advisor at 5T Wealth, LLC in Napa, California, with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm, formerly known as K & A Asset Management, since 1998. Krsek is a Series 63 license holder and serves as co-trustee for the Kresek Family Trust. 5T Wealth provides discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, family office services, and variable annuity advice to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, endowments, and private foundations. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, emphasizes tactical re-weighting and absolute-return objectives, and seeks diversification across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Michael Sappington is a financial advisor with Ascension Wealth Partners, LLC in Pleasant Hill, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Ascension Wealth Partners since 2008. Ascension Wealth Partners provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $127.8 million for 43 client households, focusing on broadly diversified portfolios using registered mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, with an emphasis on indexed and tax-managed funds.

Alexander Tsuruda is a financial advisor at D & T Financial Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at D & T Financial Advisors since 2025, as well as at Downs & Tsuruda, Inc. since 2020. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a tax accounting firm, Jackson Downs & Tsuruda CPA's, where he prepares individual and entity tax returns and provides bookkeeping services. D & T Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management and retirement plan advisory primarily for individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as trusts, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focusing on diversified, low-turnover, passively managed asset-class funds with a buy-and-hold strategy.

Lillian Meyers is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience and is principal of Meyers Financial Services in Sonoma, CA. She has held roles at Girard Securities and founded multiple related entities, including Green Valley Tax Services, where she provides tax preparation and IRS representation. Meyers also holds a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst credential and operates a financial planning and advisory firm with a focus on comprehensive client services. Meyers Financial Services offers discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates investment advisory, insurance sales, and tax preparation under a single ownership structure and conducts educational seminars and specialized planning services such as divorce financial analysis.

Brian Kavanaugh is a financial advisor at Archvest Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Archvest since 2021. Prior to joining Archvest, he was involved in acting and coaching from 2019 to 2021 and has performed occasionally on television. Archvest Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and family office services, managing approximately $330 million in client assets as of December 31, 2024.