Mark Sifling is a CFP® with 20 years of experience in financial advising at Simple Life Financial, where he has been a principal since 2006. He also serves as the principal consultant of Blu Pagoda LLC, a management consulting firm that provides services to financial companies. Simple Life Financial offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, small businesses, and related entities, with experience serving multi-generational households through tailored investment profiles, cash-flow and liquidity planning, and coordination with clients’ other professional advisors.

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.

Bruce Leppla is the principal of Leppla Capital Management LLC in San Francisco and holds a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He is also a partner at the law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, where he provides litigation services. Leppla Capital Management LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, business entities, and retirement plans. The firm employs a range of investment strategies across multiple asset classes and supports a small client base while managing multi-tens of millions in assets.

Jeremy Bardin is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Elevate Capital Management, L.L.C. since 2019 and previously worked at Elevate Wealth Management, L.L.C. from 2016 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CFO and board member of Fourth Pillar, Inc., an alternative health products company. Elevate Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored portfolio management and documented investment policy statements. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and a long-term trading orientation to manage accounts on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Kevin Kennedy is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience and the principal of Kevin Kennedy, LLC, where he has worked since 2004. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Bank of Marin Bancorp. Additionally, he has been employed by the City of Alameda since 2000. Kevin Kennedy, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, pension plans, and not-for-profit organizations, utilizing SEI-managed account programs and model portfolios for asset allocation and investment selection. The firm primarily offers non-discretionary services and focuses on retirement plans and institutional clients.

Brooks Schaffer is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Waypoint West since 2025, following five years at Alkeon Capital Management and four years at BlackRock. Waypoint West provides portfolio management and financial planning services for high-net-worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including long- and short-term trading, options, and private placements, and serves as a private fund adviser and sponsor for pooled funds.

Alexander Boeri is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at Miller Avenue Advisors LLC, where he has been since 2021. Prior to that, he held roles at Fiduciary Financial Group and Brighton Jones LLC. Miller Avenue Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, small business owners, and qualified retirement plans, offering discretionary asset management, ongoing financial planning, and limited ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services. The firm also facilitates private placement investments for qualified clients and manages portfolios tailored to client goals with quarterly monitoring and integrated reporting.

Kurt Rauzi is a financial advisor at Dedicated Capital Advisors, LLC in San Francisco, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 39 years of industry experience, including a prior role at Gordian Investments, LLC from 2015 to 2016. Dedicated Capital Advisors primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, their families, and related business entities by providing comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services. The firm uses a structured four-phase process and typically allocates client assets to independent third-party managers, emphasizing multidisciplinary planning and outsourced portfolio management.

Adam Bagherian is a CFP® with 14 years of experience in financial advising. He is a principal at Arbor Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, CA, where he has worked since 2016. He is also pursuing CPA credentialing and is involved in maintaining and managing short-term rental properties independent of his advisory role. Arbor Wealth Management serves individual clients, trusts, estates, and business entities by providing investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm employs a strategic long-term investment approach supplemented by tactical adjustments, utilizing risk-tolerance assessments and advanced portfolio management tools.

Matthew Lewis is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is a financial advisor at TechView Wealth Advisors LLC in San Francisco, where he has worked since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, and Enter Capital Group, Inc. TechView Wealth Advisors provides integrated financial planning and portfolio management primarily for technology executives, entrepreneurs, and clients with cross-border assets. The firm combines macroeconomic, fundamental, and technical analysis with both active and passive investment strategies, serving a client base that includes both U.S. and non-U.S. residents.

Evan Ke is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Van Strum & Towne Inc, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to this, he was with SKBA Capital Management and Nari Suda LLC. Van Strum & Towne primarily serves high net-worth individuals and manages accounts for a variety of clients including trusts, foundations, and pension plans. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis for stock selection, capital preservation, and long-term growth, maintaining generally low portfolio turnover and tailoring asset allocation to client objectives.

Roberto Ventura is a financial advisor at Strong Bridge Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in software research and development for investment through his involvement with Tekton Ind Com Ser Ltda since 2019. Prior to that, he spent 20 years at Efix Ltda. Strong Bridge Advisors serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plan participants, privately held corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented, bottom-up fundamental research process across multiple investment strategies and offers discretionary management alongside educational workshops and tailored financial planning.

Karen Medford is a CFP® with eight years of experience at Fleming Financial Advising in Walnut Creek, CA. She has been with the firm since 2009 and holds a Series 65 license. Fleming Financial Advising serves individual clients with fee-only financial planning and portfolio management under a fiduciary standard, focusing on later-life planning and survivor-transition work. The firm emphasizes goal- and risk-focused investment strategies using diversified pooled vehicles and fixed-income instruments, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis with individualized portfolios rather than model portfolios.

Amanda Bearden is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently advising at Financial Zen in San Francisco, CA. Her prior roles include positions at Pesta & Pesta Wealth Management and Carson Group. Outside of her advisory work, she operates a small photography business. Financial Zen provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $167.6 million across about 107 clients with a two-advisor team. The firm’s investment approach centers on passive portfolio construction aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory, supplemented by additional analytical methods and discretionary rebalancing.

Cathy Jackson Gent is a financial advisor at Global Investment Company with 35 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and OZI Company, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in several nonprofit and community organizations, including serving as a founder of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce and holding leadership roles in local advisory councils and nonprofit boards. Global Investment Company provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, including high net worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses model portfolios and third-party money managers, focusing primarily on asset allocation and employing a range of investment strategies and instruments.

Holly Ruxin is a financial advisor at Montcalm TCR LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Montcalm TCR since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Crypto Company, where she participates in governance and committee decisions related to compensation, audit, and governance. Montcalm TCR LLC provides customized investment management primarily for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages discretionary, asset-allocation based portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis and also sponsors a private fund focused on early-stage and privately placed securities.

Kaden Wootton is a CFP® professional with two years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Enspire Wealth Management, LLC and previously held roles at Meritas Wealth Management and Fidelity Investments. Enspire Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, small businesses, and some pension/profit-sharing plans with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm uses a fiduciary, consultative approach to develop personalized investment strategies focused on diversified mutual funds and ETFs, combining active and passive management based on client goals and risk tolerance.

Nikhil Bhardwaj is a financial advisor at Trillium Investments with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Carlson Financial Management for 16 years before joining Trillium Investments in 2022. Trillium Investments offers discretionary investment management along with financial, retirement, estate, and tax planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a tax-aware, value-oriented investment process with a focus on risk controls, diversification, and defined time horizons.

William Lahl is a financial advisor at Vista Advisor Group, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Vista Advisor Group since 2020 and at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a speaker and instructor for the Retirement Planning Today program, which provides general retirement education. Vista Advisor Group offers investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, managing over $314 million in assets. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary, client-centered approach with personalized portfolio management and comprehensive planning services, supported by a high client-to-advisor ratio and a wrap fee program.

Joseph Desipio is a CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® with 17 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Wellington Capital Advisors, LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2019. He also serves as president of Vector Capital Management, Inc., where he provides capital markets advisory and financial modeling services, and teaches economics courses as an adjunct instructor at Delaware County Community College. Wellington Capital Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial and tax planning services to individuals, families, foundations, trusts, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis and long-term value orientation, utilizing a range of strategies including ETFs, equities, bonds, alternative investments, derivatives, and option overlays.