Christopher Cox is a financial advisor at Portside Wealth Group, LLC in San Jose, CA, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at firms including Brightside Wealth Management, Baker Tilly US, Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Allworth Financial, and Siena Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he owns an online retail T-shirt business and is a limited partner in a professional referral group of CPAs, financial advisors, and attorneys. Portside Wealth Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and client education, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory in its investment approach.

Kenneth Tavernier is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services in San Jose, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Vanderbilt Securities, LPL Financial, and Wells Fargo Advisors. He serves as president of the Almaden Valley Rotary Club, a community service organization. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach integrates strategic asset allocation with fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Mikhael Balachov is a financial advisor at Team Hewins, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Team Hewins since 2018, previously working at Hewins Financial Advisors, LLC from 2005 to 2018. Balachov serves as a board member of The Russian Center of San Francisco, where he participates in board meetings and annual festival planning. Team Hewins, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment process is guided by an Investment Committee using Modern Portfolio Theory and offers specialized retirement plan services, managing approximately $3.43 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Miriam Santiago is a CFP® professional at Sand Hill Global Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors for six years. Sand Hill Global Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, nonprofits, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture, globally oriented investment approach that emphasizes asset allocation and combines macro analysis with bottom-up research across active and passive vehicles.

David Pryor is a financial advisor at First Heartland Consultants, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at First Heartland Capital Inc. since 2001, Marquis Financial Services Inc. since 1999, and Crisali, Sciahica & Woodward since 1980. Outside of investment advisory, he is involved in CPA, bookkeeping, and tax services through Crisafi, Pryor, Farquhar, and owns an equipment leasing business. First Heartland Consultants serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan participants, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers financial planning, model-based management for self-directed 401(k) accounts, asset management, and third-party asset management solutions delivered through a network of independent investment adviser representatives.

Darren Speight is a financial advisor with Diversify Advisory Services, LLC in San Jose, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 18 years of industry experience. Since 2015, he has been affiliated with DFPG Investments, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in selling fixed insurance products. Diversify Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, medical professionals, and small business owners. The firm employs a tactical diversification investment approach utilizing a variety of internal models and third-party platforms across multiple asset types and strategies.

Cliff Loh is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Aspiriant, LLC since 2017, following two years at Stanford Investment Group, Inc. Aspiriant serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside wealth planning, family office, and specialty services. The firm emphasizes customized investment strategies and offers extended family office capabilities, including accounting, banking, and targeted consulting services.

Arthur Green is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Perigon Wealth Management, LLC in Los Altos, CA. He has worked at Cognizant Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2012, including its transition into Perigon Wealth Management. Green serves on the investment committee of the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation, providing investment policy advice. Perigon Wealth Management offers customized investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking institutions. The firm develops portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, often utilizing independent managers or turnkey asset management programs while maintaining oversight and conducting regular account reviews.

Noah Holmes is a financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Bailard since 2021 and multiple positions at the University of Oregon. Bailard provides wealth and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-asset diversification strategy that combines quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment. The firm is notable for its sub-advisory roles, management of affiliated pooled vehicles, and its status as a Certified B Corporation.

Liam Ehlers is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Fidelity Investments. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, providing plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services. The firm uses model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management and supports more than 40,000 participants through a multi-team advisory structure.

Mark Strahs is a financial advisor at Sand Hill Global Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Sand Hill Global Advisors since 2016. Sand Hill Global Advisors provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and comprehensive financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, nonprofits, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term fundamental research approach with strategic asset allocation, using an open-architecture mix of active and passive vehicles, separately managed accounts, and other investment strategies.

Julie Schatz is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and is currently an advisor at Forum Financial Management, LP. She previously worked at Investor's Capital Management, LLC for 17 years. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the board of directors for ChemGrout Inc., a manufacturing company specializing in grouting equipment. Forum Financial Management, LP provides fee-based wealth management, financial planning, and qualified plan services to individual and institutional clients, while also serving as a sub-advisor and turnkey asset management platform for other independent RIAs. The firm manages model portfolios primarily using DFA institutional mutual funds and ETFs, operating with a Modern Portfolio Theory approach.

Christopher Anderson is a financial advisor at Team Hewins, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Team Hewins in various capacities since 2015. Team Hewins, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment approach is guided by an Investment Committee using Modern Portfolio Theory and offers specialized retirement plan services, managing approximately $3.43 billion in regulatory assets.

Larry Skarset is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with LifeMark Securities and Innovation Partners LLC, and has been involved with Cambridge Barbers for over five decades. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, managed account programs, and access to third-party investment managers. The firm focuses on non-high-net-worth investors and retirement plan participants, providing a range of analytical approaches and specialized consulting services including actuarial and insurance consulting.

Osman Akgun is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. in Foster City, CA. He has worked at Bailard since 2012. Bailard, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, and pension plans. The firm employs a multi-asset, actively managed approach combining quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and offers sustainable and impact investing options upon request.

Kimberleigh Williams is a CFP® at Sand Hill Global Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Sand Hill Global Advisors since 1998. Sand Hill Global Advisors provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and comprehensive financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, not-for-profit organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm emphasizes long-term fundamental research and strategic asset allocation, managing portfolios through a mix of active and passive investments customized via written investment policy statements and overseen by an internal investment committee.

Xuejing Li is a financial advisor at American Independent Securities Group, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. and World Financial Group, Inc. Outside of advising, she owns an IT consulting and services company, Win Win Technology, LLC. American Independent Securities Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and features affiliated broker-dealer registration alongside non-discretionary assets.

Kimberly Pham is a financial advisor at Sand Hill Global Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Sand Hill Global Advisors since 2021. Prior to that, she held positions at Beacon Pointe Advisors and Valleytek, Inc. Sand Hill Global Advisors provides investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, nonprofit organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture, globally oriented investment approach that emphasizes asset allocation and combines macro analysis with bottom-up research.

John Zhang is a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, and Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. for a combined total of 18 years. Brighton Jones provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, tax preparation, real estate consulting, and family office administrative support. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach and integrates public and private investments through its affiliated ecosystem, which includes a trust company and private investment funds.

Sonya Mughal is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Bailard, Inc. and its affiliates since 1994, holding various roles including positions as director and treasurer of affiliated investment-related private funds. Mughal currently serves as director of Bailard Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. and BB&K Holdings, Inc., Bailard’s parent holding company. Bailard, Inc. offers wealth and asset management services to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, employing a multi-asset, actively managed investment approach that integrates quantitative models and fundamental research. The firm manages affiliated pooled vehicles and serves as a sub-adviser to mutual funds, with offerings that include sustainable and impact investing strategies.