John Werhan is a financial advisor with Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. He has 26 years of industry experience, including previous roles at Capital Performance Advisors LLP and PensionOne Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with TWD Payroll, Inc., a business he has been associated with for over a decade. 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 specialized retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing a diversified investment approach informed by both internal and third-party expertise.

Brenda Simson is a financial advisor at Founders Financial Securities LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. and Visa Inc. She also works as an independent contractor writing and selling Medicare insurance policies. Founders Financial Securities provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm supports a broad network of advisors managing approximately $4.1 billion in client assets and offers multiple advisory platforms including managed portfolios, financial planning, and 1031 exchange consulting.

Cameron Jamison is a financial advisor at BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Kestra Financial Inc., Capital Planning Advisors LLC, and Bedell Frazier Investment Counseling, LLC. Outside of his advisory career, he has been involved with the Lamorinda Water Polo Club for eight years. BlueSpring Wealth Management serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes customized policies developed with clients and includes a range of strategies such as mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and specialized option overlay and hedging techniques.

Gary Gardner is a CFP® with 49 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OneAscent Financial Services LLC. He has previously worked at Life & Wealth Advisors, Inc. and Chauner Securities, Inc., and has operated his own firm, Gary Gardner & Company, since 1975. OneAscent Financial Services LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, broker/dealers’ customers, and other institutions. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and Unified Managed Account solutions using individualized asset allocation, model-based platforms, and outsourced services.

Martin Mercado is a financial advisor at Mission Wealth Management, LP, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Before joining Mission Wealth in 2024, he worked at Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel and Domino’s Pizza. Mission Wealth Management, LP is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm with 135 advisors managing approximately $17 billion. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, personalized portfolio management, financial planning, and pension fund services with a tiered service model tailored to client complexity and asset size.

Christopher Barlow is a financial advisor at Sepio Capital, LP with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Lombard Street Partners, LLC for 12 years before joining Sepio Capital in 2018. Sepio Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a combination of proprietary strategies and allocations to independent managers, focusing on fundamental analysis with a generally long-term investment approach.

Nancy Hairsine is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 37 years of industry experience. She has worked with Lifetime Planning dba for 18 years and has been an independent insurance agent for over 26 years. She serves as a board member of the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce. Nancy works with Lifemark Securities Corp., a multi-team firm serving individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning, utilizing programs such as Unified Managed Accounts and Separately Managed Accounts tailored to client suitability and risk assessments.

Lee Levy is a financial advisor with Savvy, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Savvy serves individuals, trusts, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations with customized investment and financial planning services. The firm employs a primarily index-based, long-term approach supplemented by active equity portfolios and tax-aware strategies, integrating third-party sub-advisers and fintech tools.

Jeffrey Hodges is a financial advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, First Republic Securities, and previously in the airline industry with Alaska Airlines and Virgin America. Outside of finance, he is the owner of Linescapes, a fine art business focused on selling paintings and modeling. Encompass More Asset Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to private placements. The firm employs a model-based investment approach combining quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis, with specialized retirement account management.

Seema Saini is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She has been associated with Chahal & Associates since 2011. Outside of her advisory work, she is a passive partner in SSG Restaurant Inc., a Mountain Mike Pizza franchise, where she manages accounting and taxes. 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 both internal and third-party expertise.

Christopher Logue is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. in Pittsburg, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lifemark Securities since 2018 and previously spent seven years at Foresters Equity Services, along with running Logue Asset Management since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Housing Loan Advisory Committee for the city of Oroville. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans, offering a range of portfolio management options and tailored advice based on risk assessments.

Brett Le Mmon is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Thomas Doll for ten years before joining Earned Wealth and then Earned Wealth Advisors. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, particularly physicians, dentists, and their practice employees, offering financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes independent investment managers, model portfolios, and advanced tools such as Monte Carlo analysis and automated tax-loss harvesting to manage assets.

Michael Harris is a financial advisor at BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Kestra Financial Inc., Capital Planning Advisors, and Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC. BlueSpring Wealth Management is a multi-team firm with 46 advisors that serves individuals, business owners, trusts and estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides discretionary and limited non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a customized investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee.

Robert Jacques is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Destination Wealth Management since 2014. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Walnut Creek, CA. 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 investment approach informed by thematic, longer-term fundamental research and macroeconomic analysis, managing over $4.1 billion in discretionary assets.

Michael Frazier is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC and previously worked at 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 a range of services including investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a customized investment process supported by its proprietary Sojourn™ application and provides specialized strategies such as option overlays and hedging for concentrated positions.

Gregory Bentley is a financial advisor at Prosperity Wealth Management, Inc. in San Ramon, CA, with 41 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Prosperity Wealth Management since 2015. Bentley is also the CEO and a 25% owner of Fortune Financial Services, Inc., where he divides his time evenly alongside his role at Prosperity. Prosperity Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering asset management, financial planning, pensions consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm manages approximately $442 million for about 1,600 clients and emphasizes tailored portfolio supervision through multiple analysis methods and ongoing oversight of recommended third-party managers.

Judith Hirotaka is a financial advisor at The Mather Group, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has previously worked at firms including Wealth Enhancement Group, Ginsburg Financial Advisors, Mercer Global Advisors Inc., and Osborne Partners Capital Management. The Mather Group serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities by providing integrated financial planning, investment management, tax and estate planning guidance, and family office services. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with customizable strategies and incorporates AI and machine-learning tools alongside human oversight.

Joseph Kovar is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. holding the PFS™ designation and Series 66 license, with 26 years of industry experience. He is also owner and partner of Sweeney Kovar Financial Advisors, Inc. and a CPA at the Sweeney Kovar firm. Outside of finance, he manages a family vineyard in Napa, California. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, businesses, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers these services primarily through CPA firms and registered advisors, using firm-designed style allocation models and tax-intelligent strategies, with approximately $7.57 billion in assets under management as of 2025.

Rita Chan is a Certified Financial Planner® with 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Destination Wealth Management since 2015. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, 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.

George Reel is a financial advisor at Destination Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Destination Wealth Management since 2010. 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 emphasizes a core-and-tactical allocation approach informed by thematic research and macroeconomic analysis, managing over $4.1 billion in discretionary assets.