Mark Kriss is a financial advisor with Macroclimate LLC in Sausalito, California, holding a Series 65 designation and over 21 years of industry experience. He has served as Managing Director of Geofinancial Analytics, Inc. and Geofinancial Analytics Canada Corp., independent firms focused on using advanced geospatial technology to support the clean energy transition. Kriss is also a member of the Sustainability Council at Dimensional Fund Advisors, contributing to sustainability investment solutions. Macroclimate LLC provides discretionary investment management and ongoing portfolio supervision primarily for individuals, families, donor-advised funds, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing disciplined asset allocation, low-cost passive and factor-based funds, and an ESG strategy that minimizes exposure to fossil fuels while favoring sustainable companies.

Louis Batmale is a financial advisor with Alders Financial Solutions, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. His career includes over 20 years at LPL Financial, LLC, and two years at Alders Financial Solutions before its independent registration. Alders Financial Solutions provides financial planning and pension consulting services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and related entities. The firm employs a planning-centered approach that considers clients’ comprehensive financial situations without taking custody of assets, and it is notable for combining broker-dealer representation and insurance licensing with pension consulting services.

Adam Brzeczek is a financial advisor with Rutherford Investment Management in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Telescope Partners. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-founder and co-CEO of Aestuary, Inc., a company that sells consumer packaged goods online. Rutherford Investment Management is a fee-only firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals and institutional accounts. The firm manages separate accounts and pooled vehicles, including a Multi-Cap Growth Fund focused on U.S. equities, and serves as investment manager to a collective investment trust for qualified employer-sponsored defined contribution plans.

Brian Acard is a financial advisor at NWK Group with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with NWK Group since 2014. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, cash management consulting, and pension/institutional consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. NWK Group employs a multi-faceted investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, along with formal asset allocation and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Michael Castro is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Contango Wealth Management since 2025 and previously spent seven years at Marin Wealth Advisors LLC and five years with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Contango Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and customized financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods to develop tailored investment plans aligned with clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances.

Charles Cockerton is a financial advisor at Florin Pensions LLC in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Florin Pensions since 2012. Florin Pensions LLC provides pension consultancy and investment advice to UK expatriates and other nationals residing in the United States who have existing UK-based pension plans. The firm focuses on pension reviews, transfer assessments, and recommendations related to UK personal pensions, working through pension trustees and third-party investment managers rather than managing client assets directly.

Abraham Martinez is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Amara Financial, LLC since 2020 and previously held roles at Brio Financial Group and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Martinez is also a licensed insurance agent for fixed products. Amara Financial serves individuals, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a goal-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers specialized services such as cost segregation studies and corporate-structure analyses.

Robert Oliver is a CFP® and CFA® with 22 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Verity Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2003. Verity Wealth Advisors primarily serves individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households, as well as a limited number of entities such as retirement plans and trust accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and a privates-tracking service, focusing on tailored investment programs that emphasize fixed-income allocations to manage principal volatility.

Daniel Tripp is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in financial advisory roles. He has worked at Redwood Grove Wealth Management since 2021 and previously held positions at Thirty Mile Financial LLC and Yeske Buie Inc. Outside of finance, he owns and operates SoulFire AI Labs LLC, a software development business. Redwood Grove Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients and families. The firm emphasizes diversified, tax-efficient, low-cost portfolios primarily consisting of index mutual funds and ETFs, guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and tailored to clients’ specific financial goals and risk tolerance.

Amber Woods is a financial advisor at Lula Financial in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with no prior industry experience. Outside of advising, she has been involved with Pink Light Inc. for 14 years. Lula Financial provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual clients, focusing on passive investment strategies using index funds and ETFs. The firm offers various planning arrangements and serves a modest client base without targeting high-net-worth individuals.

Sean Fletcher is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He is a principal at Prospettiva Financial, where he has worked since 2010, and previously operated Rhodes & Fletcher, LLC. Outside of finance, he is an owner and artist involved in the production and exhibition of fine and performing arts and serves on the advisory board of Honig Vineyard & Winery. Prospettiva Financial provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $116 million in discretionary assets and is noted for its work with state and municipal government retirement plans and its use of tailored portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs.

Gavin Distasi is a financial advisor with Topel & DiStasi Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial from 2009 to 2017 before joining his current firm. Outside of his advisory role, he is an associate member and steering committee participant of Collaborative Practice East Bay, which provides education and outreach on alternative dispute resolution for divorcing couples. He also occasionally plays music. Topel & DiStasi Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, and standalone financial planning. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis using model allocations ranging from conservative to aggressive, and offers broad financial planning services including retirement, estate, charitable, corporate, and tax planning.

Carol Horace is the sole advisor at Stafford Capital Management LLC in Sausalito, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 41 years of industry experience. She has been with Stafford Capital Management since 2011 and worked previously at WM. H. Murphy & Co., Inc. in 2018. Stafford Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and small business entities. The firm uses a bottom-up, fundamental investment approach focused on equity securities, building concentrated, tax-aware portfolios with a growth-at-a-reasonable-price orientation.

Rodrigo Nevado is a financial advisor at Amoretti Capital Management with Series 65 and Series 66 designations and three years of industry experience. He is also the managing partner of Black Hill Ventures, a consulting company specializing in operational, branding, and business development consulting. Additionally, Nevado serves as director of operations for Canadian Health Labs, focusing on logistics for traveling nurses. Amoretti Capital Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small business plan sponsors. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach combining active and passive strategies, and offers integrated tax and planning services through an affiliated accounting practice.

Jeffrey Hodges is a financial advisor at January Capital Advisors LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 66 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with LPL Financial since 2015 and concurrently operates January Capital Advisors. Hodges is also a licensed insurance agent, offering insurance products on a limited basis outside of his advisory role. January Capital Advisors provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm utilizes proprietary asset-allocation and risk-tolerance models integrating fundamental, technical, and trend analysis, managing portfolios that may include derivatives and sponsoring a wrap-fee program.

Laurel Jones is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Cedar Wealth Management with six years of experience in the industry. She has worked at Cedar Wealth Management since 2020 and previously held roles at Westville and Rose Mansion, with a sabbatical in 2019. Cedar Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term, globally diversified asset allocation using a variety of investment vehicles, offering both portfolio management and financial planning services tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Denise Doley is a financial advisor at Guardian Investment Management with 7 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at California Mortgage Advisors and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Guardian Investment Management primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, charitable foundations, retirement plans, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a conservative, long-term investment approach focused on capital preservation and inflation protection, utilizing fundamental analysis and a selective equity strategy.

Hari Garhwal is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is a co-founder and partner at Garhwal, Chan & Williams Inc. and its affiliated family office in San Francisco, where he has worked since 1996. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Garhwal co-founded a certified public accounting firm that provides business management, consulting, estate planning, and tax preparation services, dedicating about half of his time to accounting clients. Garhwal, Chan & Williams Inc. serves a small, primarily high-net-worth client base including individuals, trusts, closely held businesses, and ERISA plans. The firm offers tailored financial planning and discretionary portfolio management with an investment approach focused on long-term, broadly diversified passive exposures across multiple risk premiums and international markets. Its affiliation with a CPA practice and a concentrated, high-net-worth client roster distinguish the firm.

Giani Kurniawan is a financial advisor at Global Key Advisors with a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. He has held roles at FrontSignal, Inc. and Global Insight Advisors, LLC alongside his current position. His work history also includes engagements with several educational and entrepreneurial organizations. Global Key Advisors provides integrated financial planning and investment management primarily through separately managed account portfolios branded InsideTrack®. The firm employs a statistically driven investment process utilizing proprietary screening and back-testing, focusing on concentrated long-only equity and fixed-income strategies without market timing.

Nihal Muzumdar is a financial advisor at Rubric Advisors LLC based in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Rubric Advisors, he worked for eight years at Adaptive Frontier Investments LLC and has been employed at Intel Corporation since 1993. Rubric Advisors LLC manages approximately $28.4 million in assets and serves a small client base through discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and fundamental analysis along with modern portfolio theory, offering portfolios of ETFs and individual equities alongside options strategies and alternative investments for qualified clients.