Randolph Elder is the principal of Randolph Elder, CFP, an independent advisory firm. He holds the CFP® designation and has 25 years of experience as a financial advisor, with nine years in the industry under his current registration. He serves as president of the South Placer Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on historical preservation. Randolph Elder, CFP provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual clients, as well as pension plans, businesses, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a customized, long-term approach emphasizing capital preservation and moderate growth through diversification and both fundamental and technical security analysis.

Douglas Emitte is a financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as the founder and CEO of Dae Wealth Management. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and OneSource Wealth Management. Emitte is also a licensed insurance agent. Dae Wealth Management provides portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a variety of analytical methods and combines long-term and short-term trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

Brian Breckenridge is the managing member of Innovative Financial Advisors, LLC and holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials, with 12 years of industry experience. He has operated Breckenridge Tax & Financial Services since 2016, providing tax preparation and insurance services alongside his advisory work. Innovative Financial Advisors, LLC offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses, referring client assets to third-party money managers for investment management. The firm focuses on tailored financial plans using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, without directly managing client assets or acting as a broker-dealer.

Karthikeyan Ethirajan is a CFP® and Series 63-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently operating through FinCrafters Advisory LLC in Rocklin, CA. His background includes roles in technology consulting and financial services, as well as serving as a part-time instructor in financial planning at the University of California Berkeley. He is also involved in tax accounting and planning as an enrolled agent and manages a personal trading entity. FinCrafters Advisory LLC is an independent firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a multi-method investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analyses, offering portfolios that may include derivatives and alternative investments while also providing tax preparation and ERISA plan consulting.

Mark Sisto is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Sisto Investment Advisory, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2016, following a previous 13-year tenure at Gonzales & Sisto, LLP. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Sisto is a Certified Public Accountant and operates an accounting firm providing tax planning and accounting services separate from his investment advisory business. Sisto Investment Advisory, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and retirement-plan participants. The firm employs a passive, buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using Dimensional Fund Advisors mutual funds, and emphasizes tax efficiency and low transaction costs while managing discretionary portfolios.

Gregory Shea is a financial advisor at De Novo Capital LLC in Granite Bay, CA, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with De Novo Capital since its founding in 2015. Shea has a legal background and prior securities-litigation experience; he is licensed to practice law but is not currently affiliated with a law firm. De Novo Capital provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on managing concentrated portfolios through bottom-up fundamental analysis of undervalued stocks, including domestic and foreign equities as well as small- and micro-cap names. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment horizon and identifies concentration, small-cap, foreign, and political risks as material considerations.

David Ettl is the principal of David Ettl Financial, an independent firm based in Lincoln, CA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 28 years of industry experience. He has led his sole-proprietor firm since 2011, providing non-discretionary portfolio management and consulting services. David Ettl Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and occasionally institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a fundamentals-based approach, constructing customized portfolios primarily using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and provides only non-discretionary advice while clients maintain custody of their assets.

Dawn Pedicord is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Pedicord Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm she has led since 2021. Prior to founding her firm, she worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Foord, VanBruggen & Pajak Financial Services. Pedicord Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and ERISA retirement plans. The firm emphasizes financial planning as the foundation for asset allocation and combines passive ETFs and active managers, often supervising third-party asset managers while maintaining overall advisory oversight.

Emin Nabiyev is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 66 license with seven years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at TriFlame Capital, an independent firm he joined in 2024 after five years at Edward Jones. Prior to his financial services career, he worked in public sector roles at the California Department of General Services and the County of Yolo. TriFlame Capital provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses fundamental and technical analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Monte Carlo simulations to construct portfolios aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances, and it accepts corporate and business clients with a minimum account size generally set at $500,000.

Steven Pinedo is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Pinedo Financial Services, an independent advisory firm he founded in 2009, and has also worked with LPL Financial since 2015. His activities include selling indexed universal life insurance products. Pinedo Financial Services primarily serves individual clients, offering tailored investment advice on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and life insurance. The firm emphasizes manager selection and mutual funds with multi-asset class capabilities and a history of outperformance, managing portfolios on a non-discretionary basis according to client goals and risk tolerances.

Louis Barrientos is the sole advisor at FC360 Wealth Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Roseville, CA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience. Barrientos is also the owner of FC360 Tax Services, LLC, a licensed tax preparation business. FC360 Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial and retirement planning, insurance planning, and referrals to tax and estate professionals for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolios across multiple investment platforms and serves as a fiduciary for retirement plans, with additional services including participant education and options overlay strategies.

Derrick Smith is a financial advisor at Privatus with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Entoro Advisors, Entoro Investments, EWG Elevate, TRUST-CFO, and Kingsview Asset Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance producer. Privatus provides fee-based investment advisory services, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using a variety of instruments and manages portfolios on a custom, discretionary basis.

Kathryn Starbuck is a financial advisor at Advent Capital LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Advent Capital since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is a licensed life and health insurance agent in California and serves as a volunteer Trustee on the endowment committee of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. Advent Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, developing individualized investment policy statements and offering ongoing supervisory services across a range of securities. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis and uses various trading strategies with discretionary authority, conducting regular account reviews and managing conflicts related to performance-based fees and commissionable insurance products.

Mark Cuniberti is a financial advisor at Vantage Financial Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Hudson Financial Services, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and as an independent insurance agent. Outside of financial advising, he owns a water pump supply business and hosts an economic radio talk show. Vantage Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and business entities. The firm tailors portfolio management to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, using fundamental and technical analysis, and offers educational public seminars and workshops.

David Yelle is a financial advisor at Hansen & Associates Financial Group Inc. in Roseville, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Hansen & Associates Financial Group since 2015. Hansen & Associates Financial Group provides individualized asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, employer plan sponsors, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a top-down Tactical Asset Allocation framework that uses a proprietary algorithm incorporating momentum and risk-parity elements, primarily through exchange-traded funds, and manages approximately $225 million in discretionary assets.

Rodney Thompson is a financial advisor at WE Alliance Wealth Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Bankers Life. Outside of finance, he has experience in catering and events through Jackson Catering & Events. WE Alliance Wealth Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing an investment approach that blends fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory. The firm offers separately managed accounts and held-away retirement account management, and is known for its network of affiliated entities and sponsorship of private funds.

John Scambray is a financial advisor with OneSource Wealth Management and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 31 years of industry experience and serves as CEO of Legacy Capital Management, LLC, an independent investment advisory practice. His prior work includes roles at Tri Counties Bank and Raymond James Financial Services. OneSource Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business clients. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, offering diversified portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting that includes participant education.

James Files is a financial advisor with Fiduciary Solutions LLC in Roseville, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has served as CEO of Peak Financial Freedom Group LLC, a financial planning and marketing organization, and PFFG Insurance Agency LLC, an insurance agency. Files also provides training, mentoring, and business consulting to licensed insurance agents through TruChoice Financial Group, LLC. Fiduciary Solutions, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients by selecting and monitoring third-party money managers rather than directly managing portfolios. The firm emphasizes retirement cash flow and risk mitigation, conducting due diligence on designated managers while clients retain custody of their assets.

Eric Chmielewski is a financial advisor at Measured Financial with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Tailored Wealth Management, LLC and Uncommon Capital, LLC. Measured Financial provides investment advice and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, primarily through non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm combines fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis in its work and also sponsors a wrap fee program while offering public educational seminars and workshops.

Gary Frontiera is a financial advisor with Sterling Retirement Group of Sacramento, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Sterling Retirement Group since 2013. Frontiera is also a managing partner of Jacko Law Group, a private fund investment business. Sterling Retirement Group of Sacramento provides comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and business consulting services to individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, corporations, and closely held businesses. The firm employs a value- and risk-focused investment philosophy, manages approximately $177 million in discretionary assets, and serves about 400 clients with a small team of advisers.