Matthew Gatt is a CFP® at North Berkeley Wealth Management, LLC in Berkeley, CA, with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with North Berkeley Investment Partners, LLC since 2016. North Berkeley Wealth Management provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management services to individuals, families, business owners, retirees, and various entities. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation with a mix of passive and active strategies, offering specialized ESG options and serving approximately 400 clients with $829.7 million in assets under management.

Gregory Patterson is a financial advisor with The Advisory Group of San Francisco, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2000. The Advisory Group of San Francisco, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and institutional clients, including foundations and endowments. The firm employs a client-focused investment approach using asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and a mix of active and passive funds, with specialized services such as retirement-plan management and institutional support for pooled investment vehicles.

Wing Yin Kong is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently with Willow Grove Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2021. Prior to that, she was employed at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Bank of America from 2015 to 2020. Willow Grove Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $300 million for around 187 client relationships, primarily individual and high-net-worth investors. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a combination of technical and economic analysis, strategic asset allocation, and both long- and short-term trading strategies, and it integrates private and public holdings for suitable clients.

Ryan Fujioka is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license. He has two years of industry experience, currently serving at Fire Capital Management, LLC since 2024. His prior roles include a year at Equitable Advisors and three years at Costco Wholesale. Fire Capital Management provides private wealth management and multi-family office services to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, and select institutional and charitable clients. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios with integrated ESG factors and manages client relationships primarily on a discretionary basis.

Philip Rontell is a financial advisor at Liberty Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Lifetime Planning and Marketing, Inc., Keller Williams Realty East Bay, and American Income Life. Outside of advising, he is a referral-only licensed real estate agent with The Agency of Alamo, CA. Liberty Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients with investment management, financial planning, ERISA retirement plan services, and access to third-party manager programs. The firm combines centralized models with advisor-developed strategies and offers access to private market investments alongside affiliated legal, tax, and real estate entities.

Todd Sixt is a financial advisor at Strait & Sound with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including Mutual Advisors, Alpha Cubed Investments, TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, The Caprock Group, and Fidelity. He has been with Strait & Sound since 2020 as part of a seven-advisor team based in San Francisco. Strait & Sound is a registered investment adviser serving individual, high-net-worth, and business clients through discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm employs a mosaic investment approach that combines valuation metrics, behavioral and technical analysis, and portfolio construction, emphasizing diversification and capital preservation.

Jeffrey Petersen is a financial advisor with Willow Grove Advisors, LLC in Berkeley, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Willow Grove Advisors since 2010. Willow Grove Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $300 million for around 187 client relationships, primarily individual and high-net-worth investors. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a combination of technical and economic analysis, strategic asset allocation, and both long- and short-term trading strategies, and it provides detailed reporting and private placement due diligence for suitable clients.

Reed Mccue is a financial advisor at Chequers Financial Management LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Chequers Financial Management since 2016. Chequers Financial Management LLC provides tailored advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, complex multi-generational families, and their associated entities. The firm offers Personal CFO and Multi-Family Office services, combining customized financial planning with discretionary investment management focused on passive asset-class funds, disciplined rebalancing, and alternative investments for qualified clients.

Mark Shumway is affiliated with Brio Financial Group in San Francisco, CA. He has seven years of experience in real estate, having worked at Core7 Real Estate since 2019 and Zephyr Real Estate from 2011 to 2019. Brio Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, offering asset management, financial planning, consulting, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program and offers a broad range of consulting services including estate and tax planning, mortgage and debt analysis, and corporate structure advice.

Jason Cohen is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Moment Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2024, and previously spent eight years at Wells Fargo Clearing. Cohen serves on the finance committee of the Horizons Foundation, contributing to budget review and analysis. Moment Partners serves individual and institutional clients by providing investment and wealth management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm emphasizes risk-adjusted, tax-efficient asset allocations using a mix of active and passive strategies and manages over $1.18 billion in assets with a team of four advisors.

Christopher Coble is a financial advisor at Ridgecrest Wealth Partners, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Passport Capital. Outside his advisory role, he is the sole proprietor of Bike Race, a business activity unrelated to his financial work. Ridgecrest Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $705 million across 744 accounts. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plan participants using a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with both active and passive investment strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Gage Houser is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with HCM Wealth, where he has worked since 2026, following an 18-year tenure at Hutchinson Capital Management and one year at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. HCM Wealth is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and occasionally state and municipal government clients. The firm emphasizes a capital preservation and value-oriented investment approach through concentrated equity portfolios, laddered investment-grade fixed income, and client-specific Investment Policy Guidelines.

Douglas Hutchinson is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Assembly Wealth in Mill Valley, CA, and has been associated with WrapManager, Inc. since 2014. Assembly Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and other business entities. The firm emphasizes personalized investment policies and asset allocation tailored to each client’s objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance.

Samantha Keeler is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Westhill Financial Advisors, Inc. She previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America and has experience with firms such as Wells Fargo. In addition to her advisory role, she is also an insurance agent focused on fixed insurance and fixed annuity sales. Westhill Financial Advisors provides personalized financial planning, investment management, and pension consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, and non-profits. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process combining passive index and ETF holdings with selected active management, and supports employers and plan sponsors with ERISA fiduciary services and participant education.

Jonathan Manzo Cardenas is a financial advisor with Affinity Capital Advisors LLC in Berkeley, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Affinity since 2018 and previously worked at Pacific Private Wealth Management, LLC from 2012 to 2018. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in managing real estate investment companies. Affinity Capital Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to construct portfolios and offers a broader range of services including alternatives investing and direct real estate investment opportunities.

Laura Kohler is an advisor at Willow Grove Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation. She has recent experience working with Willow Grove Advisors and Ride Oakland, along with roles at Family Support Services and SoulCycle, LLC. Prior to her current roles, she spent five years at KPMG, LLP. Willow Grove Advisors is a fee-only SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, typically with account minimums of $500,000. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management with an investment approach that combines strategic asset allocation, technical and economic analysis, and uses a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, and private placements.

Kirk Ludwig is a CFP® and ChFC® with 40 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Westhill Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2010. He serves as a board member and treasurer of the 55 Corte Real Homeowners Association in a non-paid capacity. Westhill Financial Advisors provides personalized financial planning, investment management, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, non-profits, and retirement plans. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation process combining passive index and ETF holdings with active managers, tailoring portfolios to client-specific factors such as risk tolerance and tax considerations.

Jonathan Steele is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with One Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2015, working as part of an 11-advisor team in San Francisco, CA. One Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach complemented by tactical adjustments and utilizes diversified portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, independent managers, and alternatives.

Matthew Blind is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Inflection Capital Management, LLC and previously worked at Fidelity Investments, Tortoise Securities, LLC, and Bramalea Partners, LLC. Blind is also involved with The Oglethorpe Collective, LLC, where he serves as CEO. Inflection Capital Management serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, endowments, businesses, and private funds, focusing on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs written investment policy statements to guide portfolio construction and integrates third-party managers, private investments, and derivatives, while using AI for operational tasks alongside human review.

Rodney La Fleur is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Chequers Financial Management LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Chequers in 2023, he worked in education roles including positions at the West Contra Costa Unified School District and Teach For America. Chequers Financial Management LLC serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and their related entities through tailored advisory services, combining customized financial planning with discretionary investment management that emphasizes passive asset-class funds and alternative investments for qualified clients.