Bradley Geddes is a financial advisor with Decker Retirement Planning Inc. in Salt Lake City, UT, holding a Series 65 credential and eight years of industry experience. He is also the co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Join IT, Inc., a membership management software company. Decker Retirement Planning provides personalized retirement and financial planning, along with discretionary investment management, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional entities. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach utilizing quantitative strategies and a range of investment products, supported by a six-advisor team managing approximately $285 million.

Meghan Hyland is a financial advisor at Westhill Financial Advisors, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Westhill Financial Advisors since 2015. The firm provides personalized financial planning, investment management, and pension consulting to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, non-profits, and retirement plans. Westhill employs a strategic asset allocation process using a core-and-satellite approach and offers services on both discretionary and stand-alone bases.

Michael Nakano is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 41 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at National Planning Corporation and United Planners' Financial Services of America. He is also involved in insurance sales outside of Independent Financial Group. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

Richard Greywitt is a financial advisor at Affinity Capital Advisors LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Cutler Group LP and Greywitt Capital Management prior to joining Affinity in 2023. Outside of finance, he occasionally assists with operations at Metta Yoga Studio, a business owned by his spouse. Affinity Capital Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $851 million in assets across 531 client relationships. The firm provides comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis in building portfolios, incorporating a range of investment vehicles including stocks, bonds, ETFs, options, and alternative investments.

Jerene Meissert is a financial advisor at Bell Investment Advisors Inc with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Bell Investment Advisors since 2008. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as a cashier and sales assistant at Daisy's, a gift shop in Alameda, California. Bell Investment Advisors is a team-based SEC-registered firm serving individual clients, trusts, and institutional accounts. The firm provides investment management and financial planning services using diversified strategies primarily through exchange-traded funds and no-load mutual funds, with customized investment policy statements for each client.

Shayne Cooper is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC in San Rafael, CA, with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is also a partner and tax manager at Cooper & Vogelheim LLP, where he focuses on tax compliance and consulting. His prior experience includes roles at Munc & Cooper CPA's LLP, Zeisler, Zeisler, Rawson & Johnson, LLP, and Dal Poggetto and Company, LLP. Fiduciary Financial Group is a fee-based advisory firm managing approximately $865 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and access to private placements, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and strategies supported by integrated tax planning and professional-services coordination.

Debra Ellisen is a financial advisor at North Berkeley Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the affiliated North Berkeley Investment Partners, LLC since 2002. North Berkeley Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $710.6 million in assets. The firm employs a long-term, total-return investment approach using a combination of passive and active strategies, separately managed accounts, and offers ESG and carbon-screened options for clients who request social screening.

Richard Gibson is a financial advisor with Tamalpais Asset Management in Larkspur, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Global View Capital Management and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Gibson serves on the board of the Disabled Resource Center, Inc., a nonprofit supporting independent living for disabled individuals. Tamalpais Asset Management manages approximately $262.5 million for about 261 client relationships, primarily serving high-net-worth and accredited investors with ongoing portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs written Investment Policy Statements and favors passive core exposures supplemented by various strategies, including options and alternative investments, generally under discretionary trading authority.

Jeremy Welch is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a partner at Burton Enright Welch since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Walnut Creek, CA. Burton Enright Welch provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $1.246 billion in assets for around 610 clients, utilizing a disciplined investment process that combines active and passive strategies with ongoing monitoring and tailored portfolio management.

Joseph Raymond is a financial advisor at Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Santa Monica Partners, Brandes Investment Partners, Brandes Institute, and Utah Tech University. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the editor of a book published by Santa Monica Partners and receives a share of the profits from its sales. Caldwell Sutter Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, as well as corporate and municipal clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value approach focused on individual equity and fixed-income research, offering customized portfolio management and financial planning through several distinct strategies.

Gregory Harder is a financial advisor at Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at NBC Securities, Inc. and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he is self-employed as a life insurance agent. Caldwell Sutter Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, as well as corporate and municipal clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value investment approach with a long-term, buy-and-hold orientation, managing approximately $606 million across customized portfolio management and financial planning strategies.

Nicoh Alday Jr. is a financial advisor with Orca Investment Management, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience, including roles at Morgan Stanley, The Vanguard Group, and Marriott International. Orca Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $212 million across about 359 accounts, using a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to implement tailored strategies ranging from capital preservation to equity growth.

Brodie Cohen is a financial advisor at Cohen Capital Management Inc with three years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Epiq Capital Group, LLC and multiple engagements with Cohen Capital Management. Cohen Capital Management oversees approximately $1.0 billion in discretionary client assets, offering investment and wealth management services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside cyclical methods to pursue long-term capital appreciation, managing customized portfolios with a focus on large account relationships.

Justin Dodson is a financial advisor at J.P. King Advisors, Inc. in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with J.P. King Advisors since 2012. J.P. King Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s investment approach focuses on risk management and strategic asset allocation using globally diversified portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds and ETFs, supported by an internal Investment Committee that regularly monitors model portfolios.

James Crocker is a financial advisor at Apeiron with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Parallel Advisors, LLC, Aperion DBA Three Oaks, and Cetera Advisors LLC. Apeiron provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, retirement plans, small businesses, churches, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a holistic, discretionary approach to portfolio management, using a variety of analysis methods and offering a broad range of investment options while acting as a fiduciary for retirement accounts.

Caleb Luis is a financial advisor at Aspirean Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Sports Basement and Rolling Hills Club. Aspirean Wealth provides advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, focusing on long-term, asset-allocation-driven strategies using broadly diversified, passively managed mutual funds and ETFs. The firm manages approximately $195 million in assets and utilizes third-party money managers within a team of four advisors.

Douglas Villing is a financial advisor with J.P. King Advisors, Inc. in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2012. J.P. King Advisors, Inc. is an employee-owned investment advisory firm managing approximately $889.7 million for about 450 client family relationships with a five-advisor team. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management with an emphasis on risk management and strategic asset allocation using globally diversified portfolios.

Christie Thomas is a financial advisor at Heffernan Advisory, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Global Retirement Partners, LLC and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Thomas also provides administrative support to an independent investment advisory firm. Heffernan Advisory serves individuals, families, and employer retirement plans with services including an asset management program called Investment By Design™, financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses modern portfolio theory and model allocations, primarily with mutual funds and ETFs, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis with regular rebalancing.

Joseph Harrison is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC since 2020 and has operated J. W. Harrison Financial Advisors since 2011. Lodestar Private Asset Management provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach combining passive and active investments, focusing on long-term holdings with consideration of tax implications, and manages approximately $1.34 billion in assets across five advisors.

Nicholas Safrit is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Westhill Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2020. Prior to joining Westhill, he worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. WestHill Financial Advisors offers personalized financial planning, investment management, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, non-profits, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process using a core-and-satellite approach and provides tailored portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerance, time horizon, tax considerations, and liquidity needs.