Jamshid Kekobad is a financial advisor with Grant Private Wealth Management in Pleasanton, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Point Digital Finance and Strategic Advisers, Inc., as well as experience with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Grant Private Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, integrating various analytical methods, and it offers public educational seminars and workshops focused on general investment topics.

David Potts is a financial advisor at Dixon Financial Services with 8 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors since 2017. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Santa Clara University from 2013 to 2017. Dixon Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, trustees, charitable organizations, business owners, and corporations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs, applying Modern Portfolio Theory and relying heavily on Dimensional Fund Advisors funds, with a focus on client education through formal simulations, performance reporting, and sponsored seminars.

William Gordon is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Cypress Wealth Services, LLC and previously worked at Perigon Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Business Development at The Business Advantage Group Ltd. Cypress Wealth Services manages approximately $1.34 billion on a discretionary basis for over 800 clients. The firm offers customized investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting primarily to high net worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses.

Michael Maloon is a CFP® and ChFC® with 39 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with California Financial Advisors and has held roles at Foothill Securities and his own firm Maloon, Powers, Pitre & Higgins, LLC dba CFA. He also maintains insurance agent roles with Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Jackson National Life Insurance Company, providing service for existing insurance and annuity business. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages over $2 billion in assets and employs an investment approach that includes asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and third-party manager due diligence tailored to client objectives and tax considerations.

Jacob Mahoney is a financial advisor at Fort Point Capital Partners LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Parcion Private Wealth, Coldstream Capital Management, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Fort Point Capital Partners provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and family offices. The firm emphasizes global diversification, active risk management, and cost control, while also managing a multi-series private investment program across alternative yield, growth equity, real estate, and credit strategies.

Henri Moudi is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mission Creek Capital Partners, Inc. in San Francisco, where he has been with the firm since 2012. Mission Creek Capital Partners serves a diverse client base including family offices, trusts, executives, pension plans, and institutional investors, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and specialized services such as private equity distribution management and portfolio transition strategies. The firm integrates fundamental analysis with tax-aware implementation and risk management, utilizing both active and passive instruments alongside quantitative tools and options overlays.

Robert Valentine is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with RPG Investment Advisory, LLC since 2014. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, managing approximately $1.04 billion in client assets. RPG uses firm-developed model portfolios and employs both fundamental and technical analysis to tailor investment strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

Adrian Azofeifa is a financial advisor at Liberty Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at OBI Capital and in educational roles at San Diego State University and Moreau Catholic High School. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as an insurance agent with Lifetime Planning Marketing, Inc., a privately held insurance field marketing association. Liberty Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and employee-benefit plan services, utilizing a combination of centrally developed models and adviser-developed strategies to construct diversified portfolios that incorporate mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, real estate, and private market investments.

Tom O'Brien is a CFP® and ChFC® with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Vantage Wealth Management, LLC since 2020 and previously held positions at Securian Financial Services, Sgc, and Minnesota Life Insurance Co. from 2008 to 2020. Vantage Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, retirement plans, charities, corporations, and broker-dealers. The firm offers personalized financial planning and asset management, focusing on diversified portfolios with strategic and tactical adjustments across multiple investment platforms.

Jared Harper is a financial advisor with Malakoff Wealth in Danville, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2020 and has also been involved with Metis Technology Solutions since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he provides administrative support to Malakoff Wealth. Malakoff Wealth offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, banks, business entities, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and manager evaluation, providing advice through hourly, fixed-fee, or retainer arrangements while referring clients to LPL Financial for investment implementation and portfolio supervision.

Anthony Castelli is a financial advisor at Penserra Wealth Management with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with affiliated Penserra entities since 2008. Penserra Wealth Management, founded in 2024, provides discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and economic analysis, implementing strategies that include ETFs, mutual funds, options, and alternative investments.

Christopher Connolly is a financial advisor at Mirador Capital Partners with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Stonecastle Land and Home Financial and Service Champions. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates CJC Lending Corp., a mortgage brokerage business. Mirador Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and estate-planning coordination. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach supplemented by technical analysis and offers a range of asset-allocation models across public and private securities and alternative investments.

Stanislav Godsky is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Liberty Wealth Management, LLC. He has worked with AE Financial Services, LLC since 2018 and has been involved with Lifetime Planning Marketing, Inc. for over a decade as a licensed insurance agent. Liberty Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm combines centrally developed models with advisor-developed strategies, offering diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, real estate, and private market investments, and integrates third-party managers while providing client education programs.

Allan Leung is a CFP® professional at PlanVision, LLC with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at H&R Block, Monroe Wealth Management, and LiveWell Capital. PlanVision provides fee-only financial planning and consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals through written plans and ad-hoc consultations. The firm emphasizes a long-term, passive investment approach and delivers advice without managing client assets or requiring clients to implement recommendations through PlanVision.

Anita Singh is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as an advisor at Meridian Investment Counsel, Inc. in Lafayette, CA, with five years of industry experience. She has been with Meridian since 2022 and also has a long-standing role with Arbonne. Outside of her advisory work, she provides bookkeeping services for a workers' compensation law firm in Walnut Creek. Meridian Investment Counsel offers discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to individuals, families, trusts, non-profit organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a tax-aware, conservative growth strategy with fundamental security analysis and in-house portfolio management.

Brandy Navarro is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 66 license with 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2014 and has been with Vantage Wealth Management, LLC since 2010. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in insurance-related activities including life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Vantage Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charities, corporations, and broker-dealers, managing approximately $897 million in client assets through a seven-advisor team. The firm offers personalized financial planning and asset management with a focus on diversified portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, employing both strategic rebalancing and tactical adjustments.

Lee Geiger is a financial advisor at Penserra Wealth Management with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Screaming Eagle Trading, Inc. and MOBIUS DESIGN, INC. since 2008. Outside of his advisory work, Geiger is a self-employed novelist, dedicating approximately 10 hours per month to this pursuit. Penserra Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of analytical approaches and implements diverse investment strategies including strategic asset allocation, ETFs, mutual funds, options, and certain alternative investments.

Joseph Garcia is a financial advisor at Mirador Capital Partners with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America prior to joining Mirador in 2019. Mirador Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, estate-planning coordination, and plan-sponsor retirement consulting. The firm employs a top-down fundamental investment approach supplemented by technical analysis and offers a variety of asset-allocation models across public and private securities and alternative vehicles.

Michelle Higgins is a financial advisor at California Financial Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at the Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) and Foothill Securities, Inc. Higgins is also a business owner and author, with profits from one of her books donated to college scholarships. California Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages over $2 billion in client assets and employs an investment approach focused on asset allocation, mutual fund and ETF analysis, and due diligence of third-party money managers.

Shana Ballard is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with 15 years of industry experience. She is currently with Mission Creek Capital Partners, Inc., joining the firm in 2025 after previous roles at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and other financial firms. Mission Creek Capital Partners serves institutional and private clients, including pension plans, endowments, foundations, executives, entrepreneurs, and governmental entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combined with fundamental bottom-up analysis and top-down economic overlays, offering discretionary portfolio management, wealth planning, and specialized private equity distribution services.