Lisa Gallo is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Encompass More Asset Management LLC. Her prior roles include positions at O'Donnell Financial Group, Independent Financial Group, United Planners' Financial Services of America, Vitucci & Associates, and National Planning Corp. She is also involved as an agent with Westland Financial Services, providing insurance products and business development solutions for independent financial advisors. Encompass More Asset Management LLC 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 combining quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis, focusing exclusively on individual investors and high-net-worth clients.

Herbert Brown is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Zacks Investment Management and its affiliate Zacks & Company since 2006. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable and corporate entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs a proprietary quantitative and qualitative investment process centered on earnings-estimate revisions and offers a range of strategies and products across retail, institutional, and third-party distribution channels.

Marci Kerr is a financial advisor at Aprio Wealth Management, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. She previously worked at BNY Mellon from 2014 to 2022 before joining Aprio. Aprio Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs asset allocation alongside techniques such as dollar-cost averaging and technical analysis and coordinates referrals with an affiliated registered CPA firm while maintaining separate accounting and advisory services.

Dana Deroque is a Series 65-licensed advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Destination Wealth Management since 2013. She is based in Walnut Creek, CA. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a core-and-tactical allocation approach informed by fundamental research and macroeconomic analysis, managing over $4.1 billion in discretionary assets.

Brian Jacobs is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC since 2023, following nine years at Rs Investments. Aptus Capital Advisors manages approximately $14.47 billion on a discretionary basis, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a blend of technical and fundamental analysis primarily through ETFs, including nineteen actively managed Aptus funds, and provides portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized advisory services.

Benjamin Musson is a financial advisor at Destination Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Destination Wealth Management since 2012. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm uses a core-and-tactical allocation framework informed by thematic research and macroeconomic analysis and manages over $4.1 billion in discretionary assets.

Steven Quinly is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 46 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill. He also serves on the Contra Costa County Treasurer Oversight Committee. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on personalized advice and employs diversified asset allocation strategies across various investment types, including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternatives.

Dilnoor Kaur is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She concurrently serves as a senior tax accountant at Chahal & Associates LLC, an accounting firm where she has worked since 2015. 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 combines financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing independent investment managers, model portfolios, and a third-party consultant to guide diversified, buy-and-hold investment strategies.

Byron Valles is a CFP® with eight years of experience in the financial industry, currently serving at Mission Wealth Management, LP. His previous roles include positions at LPL Financial, First Republic Investment Management, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is a business owner of Rimova Real Estate. Mission Wealth Management is a multi-team advisory firm that provides wealth management, financial planning, and personalized portfolio management primarily for affluent and high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm employs customized, long-term investment strategies across a broad range of asset classes and offers services including financial planning, investment implementation, and consulting.

Joanna Aiken is a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Enso Wealth Management and Edward Jones. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as CFO of JCBC Enterprises LLC, which provides educational enrichment programs for children. Choreo serves individual and high-net-worth investors, family offices, and institutional clients with services including portfolio management, financial planning, and outsourced CIO solutions. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with quantitative screening and utilizes diverse investment vehicles to implement client portfolios.

Kenneth Quiat is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Belpointe since 2017. Prior to that, he was with Foresters Equity Services, Inc. and has been involved with AD Banker LLC since 2012, where he also serves as a licensed educator. Belpointe serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing customized portfolios with a range of passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

John Neeley is a financial advisor with Destination Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, CA. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has eight years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Nationwide Securities LLC, Securities America Advisors, and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. Destination Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, coordinating estate-planning and tax services through third-party partners, and employs a diversified investment approach using model portfolios that include equities, fixed income, ETFs, alternative investments, and options as appropriate.

Amir Barar is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Raymond James Financial Services, LPL Financial, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. Barar is also a licensed real estate agent and serves as CEO of a support company that partly owns Laurus Financial Group, a DBA of Concurrent Investment Advisors. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized, primarily long-term investment portfolios, financial planning, and retirement advisory services, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Justin Amit is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Kestra Financial Inc., Capital Planning Advisors LLC, Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, he officiates baseball and football games in Phoenix, AZ. BlueSpring Wealth Management is a multi-team firm serving a diverse client base. The firm emphasizes customized investment strategies and offers a range of financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment management services.

Christopher Eagles Smith is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Destination Wealth Management since 2015. Prior to his financial advisory career, he was involved with West America Tae Kwon Do for 11 years. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a core-and-tactical allocation framework based on thematic and macroeconomic research and manages over $4.1 billion in discretionary assets.

Sarah Hamilton is a CFP® certificant with 20 years of industry experience. She is currently with Mission Wealth Management, LP and previously worked at Hamilton Walker Advisers LLC and Fidelity Investments. Mission Wealth Management is a multi-team advisory firm that provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management primarily for affluent individuals and families, as well as entities such as pension plans and endowments. The firm employs customized, long-term investment strategies using a variety of investment vehicles and offers services including fiduciary retirement plan consulting and cross-border planning.

Emmanuel Pablo Jr. is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with International Assets Investment Management, LLC. He previously worked at LPL Financial and spent 18 years at Patelco Credit Union. International Assets Investment Management provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other business entities through a national network of independent advisers, offering customized portfolio management and financial planning.

Roger Tran is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at Core Planning in Pittsburg, CA. His previous roles include positions at Facet Wealth, Wells Fargo, and Ginsburg Financial Advisors, among others. He has also been affiliated with the Oakland Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce. Core Planning provides fee-only financial planning and wealth management services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management through tailored investment strategies and the use of third-party model portfolios and automated rebalancing tools.

Evelyn Zuk is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Destination Wealth Management. Her prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, and FYNANC. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional entities. The firm employs a core-and-tactical allocation framework informed by fundamental research and macroeconomic analysis, managing over $4.1 billion in discretionary assets.

Eric Shulenberger is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Concentric with 18 years of prior experience at Veritable, LP and concurrent experience at Pathstone. He has worked in the industry for 11 years and is currently based in Walnut Creek, CA. Concentric provides discretionary sub-advisory portfolio management and model portfolio construction primarily to other registered investment advisers and financial institutions. The firm combines quantitative portfolio-optimization software and multi-factor risk models with qualitative oversight to customize portfolios, and offers specialized strategies including tax-aware and customizable mandates.