Gary Gardner is a CFP® with 49 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with OneAscent Financial Services LLC and has previously worked at Life & Wealth Advisors, Inc. and Chauner Securities, Inc. Gardner has also 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, and institutions through multiple advisory teams. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, Unified Managed Account solutions, consulting, and back-office support for other RIAs.

Martin Mercado is a financial advisor at Mission Wealth Management, LP, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mission Wealth Management, he worked in the hospitality sector, including at Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel and Domino's Pizza. Mission Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services. The firm employs a “total picture” approach that integrates investment management with tax, trust, legacy, philanthropy, and risk planning, offering customized portfolios that include ETFs, mutual funds, direct securities, and alternative investments.

Christopher Barlow is a financial advisor at Sepio Capital, LP with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Sepio Capital since 2018. Prior to that, he was with Lombard Street Partners, LLC for 12 years and Merrill for 9 years. Sepio Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentals-driven approach using proprietary strategies and independent managers across various asset classes, including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, private funds, and digital assets.

Lee Levy is a financial advisor at Savvy with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Savvy Advisors provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, ERISA plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering a range of portfolio management and fiduciary services. The firm emphasizes diversified, index-based investment strategies enhanced by quantitative models and integrates advanced technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to support client communications and planning.

Jeffrey Hodges is a financial advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., First Republic Securities Company Co LLC, Alaska Airlines, and Virgin America. Outside of finance, he is the owner of Linescapes, a fine art business involving painting and modeling. Encompass More Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-platform model services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs model-based investment strategies that incorporate proprietary and third-party sub-advisers, managing a range of assets including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, private placements, and certain digital asset exposures.

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.

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 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Kestra Financial Inc., Capital Planning Advisors, and Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC. BlueSpring Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with a customized investment approach overseen by an Investment Committee.

Robert Jacques is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Destination Wealth Management since 1999, with a break between 2007 and 2014 during which he was employed at Citigroup Global Markets and U.S. Bancorp Advisors, LLC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a broad range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process that integrates fundamental research and thematic long-term perspectives across multiple asset classes, and it maintains a formal program for alternative and private investments with committee oversight.

Michael Frazier is a financial advisor at BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Kestra Financial Inc., Capital Planning Advisors, and Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, LLC. BlueSpring Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a customized investment process overseen by an Investment Committee and offers services such as discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to independent managers and private placement opportunities.

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.

Richard Goldstein is a financial advisor at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 47 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at B. Riley Wealth Advisors since 2012, including a role at National Securities Corp from 2012 to 2022. Goldstein is involved in community activities such as serving on the investment committee of the Rotarian Foundation of Livermore and acting as a legacy leader with Ambassadors of Compassion. B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $7.03 billion in assets for around 16,821 clients. The firm provides a wide range of services, including advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement solutions, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans.

Rita Chan is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Destination Wealth Management. She has been with the firm since 2015, contributing over nine years in total. Destination Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach is asset-allocation driven, combining fundamental research with thematic, longer-term perspectives and incorporates alternative investment offerings under committee oversight.

George Reel is a Series 65 licensed advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Destination Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, CA. He has been with the firm since 2010. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process that incorporates fundamental research and thematic, long-term perspectives across various asset classes, while offering alternative investment opportunities and coordinated estate planning and tax services through strategic partnerships.

Stephen Chipman is a financial advisor with The AmeriFlex Group in Livermore, CA, holding a Series 66 license and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research, Securities America Advisors, Fidelity Investments, and Thrivent Financial. He also serves as a notary public. 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, third-party money manager selection, and retirement plan consulting, delivering customized strategies via model asset allocations and manager relationships.

Reed Nothwang is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at Compound Planning, Inc. and has previously been employed at Cerity Partners LLC, Brouwer & Janachowski LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and Edward Jones. He serves on the board of RotaCare San Rafael, a nonprofit that provides medical care to uninsured families. Compound Planning, Inc. serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries. The firm employs a fiduciary, goals-based investment process utilizing a range of strategies from low-cost ETFs and direct indexing to professional options and synthetic lending, supported by technology partnerships and automated portfolio monitoring.

Joseph Kalinowski is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience and holds the PFS™ designation. His prior work includes roles with Thomas Doll CPA's, PensionOne Advisors, and Td Payroll, among others, spanning over three decades in accounting and advisory services. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, particularly physicians, dentists, and their practice employees, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm primarily implements client portfolios through independent managers and model portfolios, utilizing advanced tools and maintaining integration with a family of affiliated businesses across accounting, payroll, insurance, and publishing.

Ali Oromchian is an advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He also serves as CEO and President of The America HR Group, Inc., an HR software company, and works as an attorney at Dental & Medical Counsel, PC. 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 offers financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services, employing a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach supported by financial planning tools and independent investment managers.

Joel Everett is a financial advisor at Transce3nd LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Uniter Planners' Financial Services of America and Freedom Proxy. Outside of finance, he is the owner and instructor of GID Martial Arts, a business he has operated since 2013. Transce3nd LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals across wealth levels, foundations, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, often implementing portfolios through third-party model managers and AE Wealth Management’s platform.