Sydney Kovacs is a Series 65 licensed advisor with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Burton Enright Welch since 2021 and previously held roles at Consilium Wealth Management and Cutting Edge Counsel. Outside of the financial industry, Kovacs has experience with Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church. Burton Enright Welch serves individuals, families, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities with investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages diversified portfolios using a disciplined four-step process and acts as a fiduciary, overseeing roughly $1.55 billion in assets across about 612 client relationships.

Richard Speed is a financial advisor at McClurg Capital Corporation with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with McClurg Capital since 1998. In addition to his advisory role, he has worked as a history professor at California State University since 1992. McClurg Capital provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, IRAs, endowments, and charitable organizations. The firm constructs customized portfolios for each client, emphasizing asset-class diversification, bond laddering, and tactical cash management, with daily oversight and quarterly performance reporting.

Diane Bourdo is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience. She has worked at The Humphreys Group from 1989 to 2025 before joining Treehouse Wealth Advisors, where she is part of a five-advisor team. Treehouse Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, and comprehensive wealth planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment process incorporates technical and fundamental analysis and offers estate, tax-integrated planning, family philanthropy, and trustee oversight services.

Michael Worthington is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stonebridge Financial Group since 2026 and previously spent a decade with Equitable Advisors and AXA-Advisors. Stonebridge Financial Group serves individuals, families, business owners, and employer plan sponsors, offering discretionary wealth management, financial consulting, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm applies a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis and uses a variety of investment vehicles, managing approximately $896 million in discretionary assets.

Michael Sondag Jr. is a financial advisor at Main Street Research LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Main Street Research since 2020. The firm manages approximately $2.38 billion for about 920 clients, offering wealth management and consulting services to individuals, families, foundations, and institutional clients. Main Street Research employs a multi-advisor approach, combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to build discretionary portfolios primarily using individual securities, with selective ETF use and ESG factor scoring for clients who request it.

Thomas Vogelheim is a financial advisor with Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC, bringing 21 years of industry experience. He is also the sole shareholder of FFG Law, a law firm based in San Rafael, and a partner in Cooper & Vogelheim, LLP, a CPA firm. Vogelheim has a diverse professional background spanning law, accounting, and financial advisory services. Fiduciary Financial Group is a fee-based advisory firm managing approximately $865 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios and individualized accounts, employing ETFs, mutual funds, and options strategies, with integrated tax planning and professional-services coordination supported by in-house legal and accounting expertise.

Amy Thacher is a CFP® and Series 63 registered advisor with Blume Capital Management, Inc. in Berkeley, CA, where she has worked since 2015. She has eight years of industry experience. Blume Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable foundations, and private investment funds. The firm emphasizes long-term investing, value-oriented equity allocation, broad diversification, and conducts periodic portfolio reviews.

Keith Wheeler is a financial advisor with Alpha Wealth Management and Planning LLC in Novato, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill, and Robert W. Baird. He serves as a board member for the Novato Police K9 Foundation. Alpha Wealth Management and Planning serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and specialized advisory services. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach that integrates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to build diversified portfolios and sponsors its own wrap fee program with technical and fundamental platform options.

Penny Bacharach is a CFP® professional with over 41 years of industry experience. She is currently with Alpha Wealth Management and Planning LLC, where she has been since 2015, and has also been associated with LPL Financial since 2005. Alpha Wealth Management and Planning serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering a range of services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and specialized advisory work. The firm manages diversified portfolios with a primarily long-term investment approach, incorporating multiple analysis techniques and offering tax-efficient asset management alongside its own wrap fee program.

Daniel Murray Jr. is a financial advisor with Mirador Capital Partners in Larkspur, CA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 14 years of industry experience, including 11 years with Mirador Capital Partners. Mirador Capital Partners provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach supplemented by technical analysis and manages a range of proprietary strategies across various asset classes.

Michael Garrigan is a financial advisor at Stonebridge Financial Group with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors and Axa-Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate investment through ownership of multiple properties and co-ownership of an investment LLC. Stonebridge Financial Group serves individuals, families, business owners, and employer plan sponsors, providing discretionary wealth management, financial consulting, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative investment strategies and manages approximately $896 million in discretionary assets.

Christopher Ruane is a financial advisor at Treehouse Wealth Advisors in Walnut Creek, CA. He holds the Series 65 designation and has recently entered the industry, with prior experience at BlackSand Capital and Insight Resource Group. His background includes diverse roles outside finance, including positions at Oke Poke and Ace Hardware. Treehouse Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, and comprehensive wealth planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a tailored investment process using technical and fundamental analysis and offers services including estate, tax-integrated planning, family philanthropy, and trustee oversight.

Stephen Stanford is an investment advisor representative at The Putney Financial Group LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Portsmouth Financial Services Inc for 11 years and Arete Wealth Management for 3 years. Stanford holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. The Putney Financial Group LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable trusts. The firm manages approximately $205 million in assets using a multi-faceted investment approach that emphasizes asset allocation across various instruments and delivers ongoing portfolio oversight with regular client reporting.

Samuel Wood Bednarz is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with North Berkeley Investment Partners, LLC since 2013. North Berkeley Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management with an emphasis on long-term, total-return oriented portfolios using a mix of passive and active strategies, including ESG and carbon-screened options.

Echo Chien is a financial advisor with The Putney Financial Group LLC in San Rafael, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Putney Financial Group in 2024, Chien worked at Arete Wealth Management, Portsmouth Smartlife Financial Group, and Portsmouth Financial. Chien serves as Chief Compliance Officer for The Putney Financial Group's affiliated registered investment advisory firm. The Putney Financial Group LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable trusts. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach emphasizing asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, structured products, private placements, and options strategies.

John Mullen is a financial advisor at RB Capital Management, LLC in Walnut Creek, CA, with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and also serves as an assistant at Crofton Capital Management, where he supports client meeting follow-ups and paperwork management. In addition, he operates as an insurance agent. RB Capital Management serves a range of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based investment management focused on hedged strategies and managed fixed-income portfolios, combining equities, fixed income, and alternative investments with personalized portfolio construction and continuous monitoring.

Kevin Gray is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC since 2009. Lodestar provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy combining passive and active investments, focusing on long-term holdings and tax considerations in taxable accounts, and manages approximately $1.34 billion in assets across five advisors.

Selma Hackett is a financial advisor at Capital Advantage, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and Kids Country. Capital Advantage, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trustees, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and employs a team-based approach with multiple advanced professional credentials.

Christopher Winkler is a financial advisor with Aspirean Wealth, LLC in Mill Valley, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Securities America Inc. for over a decade. Outside of advisory, he is involved in periodic life insurance sales through Legacy Advisors Agency. Aspirean Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm emphasizes long-term, asset-allocation-driven strategies using broadly diversified, passively managed funds and integrates third-party money managers in client portfolios.

Zachary Wolf is a financial advisor at Boltwood Capital Management with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Boltwood Capital Management since 2015. Boltwood Capital Management is an employee-owned, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, estates, foundations, endowments, and other institutions. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, emphasizing a long-term, cycle-aware investment approach guided by a written Investment Policy Statement.