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.

Elena Hawk is a financial advisor at Hawk Advisory LLC in San Francisco, CA, with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including UBS Financial Services and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of advising, she operates fee-based financial education seminars and digital courses. Hawk Advisory LLC provides financial planning, investment management, and tax preparation services primarily to individual clients. The firm uses an asset-allocation framework informed by modern portfolio theory, combining passive and active strategies and offering socially conscious options when requested.

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.

Adam Gallegos is a Series 66-licensed advisor with 24 years of experience, currently serving at The Foundation Investment Group in Lafayette, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network, Carey Financial, and several advisory firms from 2016 to the present. Outside of his advisory work, Gallegos serves as treasurer and board member for the Lafayette Lacrosse Club, a nonprofit youth sports organization. The Foundation Investment Group manages approximately $286 million across individual, trust, charitable, and corporate clients, emphasizing a global macro, top-down investment approach that integrates alternative investments alongside traditional securities. The firm combines portfolio management with discretionary and non-discretionary services and frequently recommends privately placed alternative investments with flexible fee options.

Chad Naylor is a financial advisor at Naylor & Company in Orinda, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Naylor & Company since 2003. Naylor & Company provides investment advice, portfolio management, and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm emphasizes fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on small- and mid-capitalization and cyclical companies, tailoring portfolios to client objectives using a range of investment vehicles.

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.

Michael Testa is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Naylor & Company with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at QuinStreet, Scale AI/Outlier AI, and Rocket Mortgage. Naylor & Company provides investment advice, portfolio management, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental analysis and technical indicators, with a focus on small- and mid-capitalization and cyclical companies, tailoring portfolios to client objectives across various asset types.

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 three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and serves as managing partner at Black Hill Ventures, a consulting firm focused on operational, branding, and business development consulting. He is also director of operations for Canadian Health Labs, a consulting role centered on logistics for traveling nurses in Canada. Amoretti Capital Management provides portfolio management, investment analysis, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small business plan sponsors. The firm develops bespoke, risk-based model portfolios using quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, employing a multi-manager blend of active and passive strategies with ongoing monitoring and discretionary rebalancing.

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 12 years at the firm and a total of 7 years in the industry. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at California Mortgage Advisors and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Guardian Investment Management serves primarily 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, using fundamental analysis and a core equity strategy centered on large, G7-domiciled companies.

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.