James Stehr is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2018, following prior roles at RBI Capital Management and Paragon East Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, Stehr serves as an Assistant Vice President at NFP, supporting client development and private client services. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including very large investors such as sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers services spanning fiduciary consulting, plan design, investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Nicole Hanson is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with MAI Capital Management, LLC, where she has worked since 2025. Before joining MAI, she spent eight years at Concentric Wealth Management LLC. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of strategies and offers additional services such as trust administration and insurance through affiliated entities.

Tristan Bolton is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, and Lion Street Advisors, among others. Bolton provides investment advisory services through independent firms such as Mariner Independent Advisor Network and Oak Tree Wealth Management. Private Advisor Group, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm provides access to multiple advisory programs and third-party asset managers, with a range of analytical approaches and trading time horizons supported by recognized strategists and platforms.

Annie Gottbehuet is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses, and previously worked at TIAA-CREF for 16 years. She serves on the Finance Committee of Parks California, a nonprofit supporting the state park system. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services to individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with a variety of investment vehicles, alongside specialized services such as retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Karena Zhu is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner since 2026. Her prior roles include positions at Destination Wealth Management, World Financial Group, Citi, Morgan Stanley, HSBC Securities, and JP Morgan Chase. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting services and specialized operational capabilities.

Brett Mongeau is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior roles include positions at Aspiriant and various entities within John Hancock. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and fundamental equity sleeves.

Elisha Sanchez is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with Mercer since 2016. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a range of investment vehicles and specialized programs.

Daniel Smyth is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently advising at Mariner since 2026. He previously worked at North Berkeley Investment Partners for nine years and had roles at Puritan Financial. Mariner serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm combines discretionary, customized portfolios with in-house research and third-party managers while providing integrated tax, accounting, and administrative family office services.

Hanna Ready is a CFP® professional at Mariner with several years of industry experience, including roles at Mariner since 2022. Prior to her financial advisory career, she was affiliated with Purdue University and Blackberry Farm. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services. The firm employs customized, discretionary portfolio strategies supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting services.

Alexandros Mavrellis is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2018, he spent six years with TD Ameritrade Investment Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is a silent part owner of an online resource focused on Halloumi cheese. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management using model or customized portfolios.

John Nejedly is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pantheon Wealth Planning and LPL Financial LLC. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm supports a broad range of investment approaches and offers portfolio management through various account types, delivered by a large network of independent advisers under a fiduciary framework.

Gregory Desmond is a CFP® and PFS™ with 26 years of industry experience. He joined Savant Wealth Management in 2026 after founding and leading Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. He also serves as president of Desmond Consulting Group, an accounting firm. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and related services. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.

Thomas Burns is a financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial in 2024, he worked at Goldman Sachs from 2022 to 2024 and has experience in staffing and education sectors. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, placement, and investment banking services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Ann Moitra is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Adero Partners since 2011. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside a broad platform of affiliated service companies and product offerings.

Robert Mauer is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, LLC and Napa Valley Wealth Management. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic allocation investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research targeting factor premiums.

Luke Seiderman is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2019. Prior to joining Creative Planning, he worked at Vista Wealth Management and Vista Wealth Management Group, LLC from 2015 to 2019. He is based in Walnut Creek, CA. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental tactics such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Jay Wirig is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including The Colony Group, Buckingham Asset Management, and PensionOne Advisors. Jay’s background also includes experience with CPA firms and payroll services. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and integrates a broad range of asset classes and strategies, with an extensive network of affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Logan Tonsberg is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and beginning his career in 2026. Prior to joining Wealth Enhancement, he worked at IGT and Aruza Pest Control, and he has an academic background including time at the University of Nevada, Reno. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process integrates diversified risk-class based allocations using both passive and active strategies, with portfolio oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

Karl Olof Mills is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2023, and previously spent 20 years at Jurika, Mills & Keifer, LLC. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Jessica Chen is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with CFP® and CFA® designations and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Edward Jones and Califia Investment LLC, among other firms. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using Modern Portfolio Theory and multi-factor tilts, implemented through a range of vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.