Yisha Wang is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Empirical Wealth Management. Prior to joining Empirical in 2024, she worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Outside of finance, she is an instructor at LDS Studio, where she leads classes focused on mobility and flexibility exercises. Empirical Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional investors. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified portfolios, and offers a range of financial planning, investment management, and affiliated real estate, insurance, and legal services.

David Harlow is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license with 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Capital Performance Advisors LLP and is involved with TWD Payroll, Inc. and Thomas, Doll & Company, CPAs. 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 provides financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services, employing a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach informed by third-party consultants and an internal committee.

Sunita Pathak is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of experience in the industry. She has worked as a senior tax accountant at Chahal & Associates LLC since 2009. 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 employs a diversified investment approach using independent managers and model portfolios, supported by financial planning techniques and discretionary management.

William Watson is a financial advisor at Wealth Watch Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealth Watch Advisors, he was affiliated with Shield Financial Services while also licensed as a life and annuity agent in California, focusing on client discussions related to life and annuity contracts. Wealth Watch Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, financial institutions, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs a combination of quantitative, qualitative, and technical methods to manage portfolios through approved third-party model managers and offers access to selected alternative private placements for accredited investors.

Mark Foster Sr. is an investment advisor representative at NWF Advisory Services Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Principal Securities Inc. and MBFS Inc. Foster also owns and operates Mark Foster Insurance Services, which sells and services group health insurance. NWF Advisory Services manages approximately $6.4 billion in client assets, serving primarily individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning through a technology-driven platform that employs open architecture and a variety of program options tailored to client objectives.

Michael Solari is a financial advisor with Encompass More Asset Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked with Encompass More since 2023 and concurrently with Appreciation Financial since 2020, where he is also a licensed life insurance agent involved in retirement and financial planning. Prior to his financial career, he spent nine years with Venge Vineyards. Encompass More Asset Management primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through proprietary and third-party models, 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 rather than corporate or charitable clients.

Carol Ochoa is a financial advisor at Prosperity Capital Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Your Secure Retirement Capital and C2P Capital Advisory Group, LLC. Outside of advisory work, she serves as Chapter President of the Foundation for Fiduciary Education Inc. in Pleasanton, CA, where she conducts financial literacy seminars without compensation. Prosperity Capital Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individual, corporate, charitable, and retirement plan clients. The firm employs a model-driven, multi-sleeved investment approach that includes core risk-based portfolios, specialized strategies, and access to a range of mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative solutions.

Sonja Kurhanewicz is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She has been involved with Essential Business Concepts, Inc. since 2008. Legacy Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm offers tailored strategies, continuous account monitoring, and access to a broad range of investment options, supported by a network of affiliated service entities.

David Rairden is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently advising at Destination Wealth Management where he has worked since 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Destination Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing model portfolios that combine equities, fixed income, ETFs, alternative investments, and sub-advisers, with a focus on rigorous oversight of alternative investments and coordinated estate and tax services through strategic partners.

Meredith Rosen is a financial advisor at BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Kestra Financial Inc., Capital Planning Advisors, and Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC. Vector serves individuals, business owners, trusts and estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment process is overseen by an Investment Committee and emphasizes customized investment policies developed through its proprietary Sojourn™ application.

Noah Dalhamer is a financial advisor at Destination Wealth Management with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Destination Wealth Management in 2021, he held positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. 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, utilizing a suite of model portfolios that include equities, fixed income, ETFs, alternative investments, and other strategies, with ongoing oversight of alternative investments through an Investment Policy Committee.

Stacy Tredennick is a financial advisor with NWF Advisory Services Inc and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 23 years of industry experience, including prior roles at OSAIC and WHJR Associates. Outside of her advisory work, she assists in managing her mother’s trust and retirement accounts as a co-trustee and power of attorney. NWF Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary account programs through an open-architecture platform that incorporates advisor-managed portfolios, third-party model portfolios, and a mix of strategic and tactical investment approaches.

Kevin Shelton is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC and Madison Avenue Securities, LLC, and has held roles at several firms including The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Buck Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm utilizes a top-down, macro-environmental investment approach with tactical asset allocation implemented primarily through equities, ETFs, and fixed income.

Matthew Casatico is a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Aldrich Wealth and Ameritas Advisory Services, among others. Choreo serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, family offices, institutional clients, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of advisory services such as portfolio management, financial planning, outsourced CIO services, and specialized consulting, using a structured investment process that incorporates quantitative screening and a variety of investment vehicles.

Manuel Goulart is a financial advisor with Founders Financial Securities LLC in San Ramon, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Founders Financial Securities and operates Goulart Partners, an investment advisory firm, since 2014. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, access to third-party asset managers, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing multiple advisory platforms and a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, model allocations, and sub-advised strategies.

Dennis Densmore is a financial advisor with Destination Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience, including 26 years at Destination Wealth Management. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a core-and-tactical allocation approach supported by fundamental research and macroeconomic analysis, managing over $4.1 billion in discretionary assets.

Jacob Reid is a financial advisor with The AmeriFlex Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Cambridge Investment Research, Securities America Advisors, and Capital Insight Partners. Reid is active in community and professional organizations, serving as a board member of an engineering corporation and volunteering with Rotary International and the Livermore-Pleasanton Elks Lodge. The AmeriFlex Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, delivering customized strategies through model asset allocations and discretionary or non-discretionary manager relationships.

Jordan Wesley is a financial advisor at Destination Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, CA, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Destination Wealth Management since 2011. 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 emphasizes a core-and-tactical allocation approach informed by fundamental and macroeconomic research and offers access to alternative investments and estate-planning and tax-preparation services through strategic partners.

Mark Arola is a financial advisor at Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC in Pleasanton, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with 10 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at AE Wealth Management, LLC and J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., among others, and is the owner and president of Arola Associates, which provides insurance sales and services. Additionally, he is president of Stoneridge Marketing Group, a separate business focused on marketing program budgeting and fund allocation. Buck Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental investment approach with tactical asset allocation and sector rotation, utilizing equities, ETFs, and fixed income, supported by a relationship with AE Wealth Management for asset management and research.

Kathleen Fanelli is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with United Capital Financial Advisors and has previously worked at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC and Girard Securities, Inc. United Capital Financial Advisors offers financial planning and investment management services nationally to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using asset-allocation models and provides services including ESG and faith-based portfolio customization, client-facing technology, and access to third-party managers.