Ray Meadows is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Berkeley Investment Advisors since 2002. Meadows is also a licensed California real-estate broker and may represent clients in property transactions. Berkeley Investment Advisors is an independent, state-registered firm managing approximately $18.7 million for about 25 clients, primarily high-net-worth individuals as well as some institutional and corporate accounts. The firm employs a fundamental value analysis approach with risk-tailored portfolios across multiple strategies, utilizing ETFs, closed-end funds, REITs, and, in some cases, borrowing and derivative instruments.

Jocelyn Rucker is a financial advisor at Polymita Wealth Management LLC in Santa Rosa, CA. She holds a Series 65 credential and has been active in the industry since 2022, with prior experience at XY Planning Network and various roles outside the financial sector. Polymita Wealth Management LLC provides investment advice and planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers non-discretionary portfolio management combined with comprehensive financial planning, using a mix of analytical methods and negotiated fixed fees rather than relying solely on asset-based billing.

Patrick Scott is the sole advisor at Scott & Associates Investment Advisory Services in St. Helena, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 26 years of industry experience. He is also the owner of Scott & Associates CPA, a firm providing accounting and tax preparation services primarily to small businesses and individuals. Scott divides his professional time between his advisory and accounting practices. Scott & Associates Investment Advisory Services offers discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm develops personalized investment policies and employs fundamental analysis, using both long-term and shorter-term strategies tailored to clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

Robert Fitzwilson is the founder and sole advisor of The Portola Group Inc, an independent firm based in Calistoga, CA. He holds 28 years of industry experience and has been with The Portola Group since 1979. Fitzwilson is also the founder and CEO of WealthKit, Inc., a software development company creating planning tools for investment professionals. The Portola Group provides investment supervisory and portfolio management services along with financial planning to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes client-specific investment policies, uses a range of active strategies, and offers retained personal CFO services, with a notable focus on serving charitable clients and avoiding commissions or sales-based compensation.

Eric Schuler is the principal advisor at Schuler Capital Management LLC in Sonoma, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He founded Schuler Capital Management in 2017 after working at Elevate Industries from 2015 to 2017. Schuler Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family trusts. The firm focuses on U.S. equities alongside a range of other investments and employs a proprietary risk model to guide portfolio allocations, including the systematic use of long-dated derivatives and a published subscription periodical offering market commentary.

John Kamola is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 23 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of JW Financial Advisors, LLC since 2007 and also operates Soward Insurance Services, where he provides insurance products and retirement planning services for teachers. Kamola holds Series 63 and 65 licenses and maintains active insurance licensure. JW Financial Advisors, LLC serves primarily individual clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning without a minimum account size. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and applies various strategies ranging from long-term buy-and-hold to option writing, with personalized advice documented in investment policies and regular account reviews.

Kevin Swad is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of Swad Wealth Management LLC, an independent firm based in Santa Rosa, CA. Prior to founding his firm in 2022, he worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank from 2013 through 2022. Swad Wealth Management provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and ERISA services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $111 million in discretionary assets, emphasizing model-based and bespoke portfolio strategies founded on fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Eileen Loustau is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. She is currently with Arcadian Associates, LLC and has prior experience at firms including Chevron Federal Credit Union and BancWest Investment Services. Loustau also operates under Julie Scates Dba Asti Financial Management. Arcadian Associates provides fee-only financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes hourly planning based on Modern Portfolio Theory, tailoring advice to clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances, and operates as a sole-practitioner adviser without custody of client assets.

Eric Imbuelten is a financial advisor with A.E.I. Financial Group in Santa Rosa, CA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 8 years of industry experience. Prior to A.E.I. Financial Group, he worked at Gradient Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates A.E.I. Tax & Financial, which provides retirement planning, insurance sales, tax preparation, and resolution services. A.E.I. Financial Group offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals and plan sponsors. The firm uses third-party platforms for portfolio implementation and provides client education through workshops, combining pension consulting with tax and insurance services.

Steven Lambert is a financial advisor with SLR Advisors in Santa Rosa, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at SLR Asset Management since 2013 and previously at LPL Financial from 2012 to 2023. Outside of advising, he has worked part-time as a delivery driver and is involved in tax preparation and accounting services. SLR Advisors provides discretionary asset management and advanced financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers tailored portfolios incorporating long-term, short-term, and trading strategies, including the use of options and derivatives, and supports clients with educational seminars and a monthly newsletter.

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.

Russell Clifford is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience and the sole advisor at Clifford Financial Planning, Inc. in Santa Rosa, CA. He has worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and has been the principal of Clifford Financial Planning since 1998. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the College for Financial Planning, where he plans and delivers graduate-level financial education courses. Clifford Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, providing asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and recommendations for third-party managed programs. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that blends fundamental and technical analysis, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis while assisting clients with implementation and oversight of outside managers.

Jackie Lou D'avolio Raquidan is a financial advisor at 5T Wealth, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Capital Group Private Client Services, UnionBanc Investment Services, and LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the boards of two early-stage ventures: Your Great Escapes, a landscaping AI app, and Napa Global Institute, an educational technology company focused on virtual reality. 5T Wealth provides discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, family office services, and variable annuity advice to a clientele that includes individuals, trusts, retirement plans, endowments, and private foundations. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, aiming for diversification across traditional and alternative asset classes through sub-advisors and manager-of-managers strategies.

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.

Ben Sedillo is a financial advisor with Sonoma Allocations, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Sonoma Wealth Advisors before joining Sonoma Allocations. Sedillo is also a principal at Sonoma Allocations LLC, where he provides insurance product sales including life insurance and annuities. Sonoma Allocations is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $350 million for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional retirement clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, employing a multi-method investment approach with long-term trading strategies and regular account monitoring.

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.

Matthew Kalabokes is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with FPC Investment Advisory, Inc., where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Mariner Wealth Advisors and Private Wealth Partners. FPC Investment Advisory provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, and income tax preparation to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a cyclical tactile asset allocation approach, using mainly no-load mutual funds and ETFs, and manages approximately $364.6 million in discretionary assets across about 162 clients.

Todd Gomes is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a principal at Sonoma Allocations. His prior experience includes roles at Sonoma Wealth Advisors and Wells Fargo Advisors. He is also involved in insurance sales, providing life insurance and annuity products as part of his financial advisory work. Sonoma Allocations is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $350 million for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional retirement clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, employing a combination of cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to guide long-term investment strategies.

Tyler Schalch is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at FPC Investment Advisory, Inc. in Petaluma, California. He has been with FPC Investment Advisory since 2015. FPC Investment Advisory offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, and income tax preparation to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a “cyclical tactile asset allocation” approach focused on global economic analysis and utilizes no-load mutual funds and ETFs, managing approximately $364.6 million in discretionary assets for about 162 clients.

Kevin Morrow is a financial advisor at Sonoma Allocations with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Advisors and Fermata, DBA Sonoma Wealth Advisors. Outside of advising, he is a managing member and winemaker at Tara Bella Winery in Santa Rosa, California. Sonoma Allocations is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $350 million for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional retirement clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k)/pension consulting, using a combination of cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to implement long-term trading strategies.