Samuel Wood Bednarz is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with North Berkeley Investment Partners, LLC since 2013. North Berkeley Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management with an emphasis on long-term, total-return oriented portfolios using a mix of passive and active strategies, including ESG and carbon-screened options.

John Mullen is a financial advisor at RB Capital Management, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and also serves as an assistant at Crofton Capital Management, where he supports client meeting follow-ups and paperwork management. In addition, he operates as an insurance agent. RB Capital Management serves a range of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based investment management focused on hedged strategies and managed fixed-income portfolios, combining equities, fixed income, and alternative investments with personalized portfolio construction and continuous monitoring.

Kevin Gray is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lodestar Private Asset Management since 2009 and previously spent 12 years at Charles Schwab. Currently, he is also associated with EP Wealth Advisors, LLC. Lodestar Private Asset Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans, offering personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy combining passive and active investments, with attention to tax consequences, and manages approximately $1.34 billion in assets across five advisors.

Selma Hackett is a financial advisor at Capital Advantage, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Capital Advantage since 2019, following a two-year tenure at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. Prior to her finance career, she worked four years at Kids Country. Capital Advantage, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trustees, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis with macroeconomic indicators to guide investment decisions and monitors client accounts on an ongoing basis.

Zachary Wolf is a financial advisor at Boltwood Capital Management with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Boltwood Capital Management since 2015. Boltwood Capital Management is an employee-owned, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, estates, foundations, endowments, and other institutions. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, emphasizing a long-term, cycle-aware investment approach guided by a written Investment Policy Statement.

Joyce Moe is a financial advisor at Castle Rock Wealth Management, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with firms including J.W. Cole Financial and Financial Advisers of America. In addition to her advisory role, Moe serves as a special education teacher and is a board member of the Senior Advocacy Network, a nonprofit organization assisting seniors with legal needs. Castle Rock Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities through portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages client accounts using a range of securities and strategies, including options and borrowing, and serves over 2,000 clients across six offices.

Angela Hager is a CFP® and CFA® with 19 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Destination Wealth Management since 2010 and previously worked at Vista Wealth Management, LLC and BPM Wealth Management, LLC. Destination Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process combining fundamental research with thematic long-term perspectives and offers alternative investment opportunities subject to committee oversight.

Brent Herrera is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. He has worked at Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and Mutual of Omaha Investor Services since 2018, and previously at Fremont Bank and Jj's Pie Co. Herrera serves as a director of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, third-party money manager programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm delivers managed solutions primarily through Envestnet and Pershing, facilitating a range of managed account programs and model portfolios.

Albert Flores is a financial advisor with Sound Income Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sound Income Strategies since 2018 and Fortress Financial Group since 2014. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved with Tier One Management Group, which focuses on the sale of fixed insurance products. Sound Income Strategies is a fee-based investment adviser serving individuals, corporate and pension clients, other registered advisors, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fixed-income and income-oriented strategies combined with fundamental and technical analysis, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and specialized services such as family-office and special-needs planning.

Richard Von Hurst is a financial advisor at LifeMark Securities Corp. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LifeMark since 2018, following prior roles at Foresters Equity Services, Inc. and as an independent insurance agent. LifeMark Securities Corp. offers fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans. The firm emphasizes suitability-driven advice with risk assessments and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases, utilizing various managed account programs and platform tools.

Stephen Biggs is a CFP® and CFA® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Mather Group, LLC since 2022 and previously spent ten years at Hc Financial Advisors, Inc. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities with integrated financial planning, investment management, tax, and estate planning services. The firm uses an evidence-based investment approach, incorporating risk-based allocation models and tax-synchronized portfolio construction, along with customizable options such as direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.

Shamitoj Sandhu is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with no prior industry experience. He has worked as a senior tax accountant at Chahal & Associates LLC since 2014, dedicating a significant portion of his time to this role. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on doctors, dentists, and their practices. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach supported by third-party consultants and an internal committee.

Michael Yoshikami is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Destination Wealth Management since 2000. He holds a Series 63 designation and is based in Walnut Creek, CA. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process combining fundamental research with thematic, longer-term perspectives across various asset classes, and offers estate planning and tax services through strategic partnerships.

Brian Ambrose is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with CreativeOne Securities, LLC and has held roles at Client One Securities, LLC and Ambrose Financial & Insurance Services LLC. He is also the owner of Ambrose Financial and Insurance Services, LLC, an insurance sales and fixed annuities firm. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines project-based financial planning with ongoing asset management and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan fiduciary services.

John Edelen is a financial advisor at BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, Inc. for 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an insurance broker with Symmetry Financial. Vector serves individuals, business owners, trusts and estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans with investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a customized investment process supported by its proprietary Sojourn™ application and offers specialized services including option overlays and hedging strategies for concentrated positions.

David Pender is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. in Benicia, CA, with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include Fisher Investments and Ent Los Gatos. Compound Planning serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional retirement services. The firm uses a fiduciary, goals-based investment process with risk-based model allocations and employs a range of strategies from low-cost ETFs to professional options while integrating technology for portfolio oversight.

Carson Henderson is a financial advisor with Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA. He holds the PFS™ and Series 65 designations and has 16 years of industry experience. Carson has worked at Thomas Doll CPA's, PC since 2010 and joined Earned Wealth Advisors in 2024. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, focusing on physicians, dentists, and their practice employees, offering financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs independent managers and model portfolios supported by tools like Monte Carlo analysis and tax-loss harvesting, and it integrates a family of affiliated businesses providing specialized services such as retirement plan design, accounting, and publishing.

Kirandeep Kaur is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Edward Jones and Bank of America. In addition to her advisory role, Ms. Kaur is also an insurance agent with Watts Insurance. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plan participants, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a broad investment toolkit and an open-architecture platform to implement tailored investment strategies on a discretionary basis.

Gerardo Garcia is a financial advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Verity Asset Management and Appreciation Financial. Outside of his advisory role, Garcia is involved in multiple business activities including serving as president of Garcia Ventures and working with specialty payroll, estate planning, and annuity marketing firms. Encompass More Asset Management primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, financial planning, and access to private placements. The firm employs a model-based investment approach that integrates quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis, and delegates portfolio management to in-house models and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Ashley Duffey is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Concentric in Walnut Creek, CA, where she has worked since 2024. Prior to joining Concentric, she was with LAB Quantitative Strategies and Personal Capital Advisors Corporation. Concentric provides discretionary sub-advisory portfolio management and model portfolio construction primarily to other registered investment advisers and financial institutions, utilizing quantitative optimization and multi-factor risk models alongside qualitative oversight to customize investment solutions.