Patrice Hornung is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Team Hewins, LLC. She has been with Team Hewins and its predecessor entities 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 process is guided by an Investment Committee that builds model portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers specialized retirement plan services.

Terrence Asuncion is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, holding four years of industry experience. He has held roles at Fusion Capital Management and Solaria, where he serves as a Senior Planning Manager. Outside of advisory work, he also maintains a position as an insurance agent with VG Capital Financial Services. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating under Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform with both fundamental and technical analysis to implement tailored investment strategies across a wide range of asset types.

Masashi Yamamoto is a financial advisor at PFG Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including United Planners, OSAIC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory roles, he has experience working at Amazon since 2019. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm uses a combination of macroeconomic allocation and fundamental/technical analysis, primarily implementing exposure through index-based ETFs with periodic rebalancing.

Brian Horiuchi is a financial advisor with PFG Advisors in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Commonwealth Central Credit Union and Cuso Financial Services, as well as current positions with United Planners and PFG Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as trustee for the Ben and Marge Horiuchi Family Trust. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of macroeconomic allocation and fundamental/technical analysis, primarily using index-based ETFs, and offers access to third-party money managers and platforms.

Steven Lee is a financial advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previous work experience at companies including Segmind, EQBR, Maxim Integrated, and Lumentum. Highpoint Planning Partners serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and uses fundamental analysis to construct client investment policies implemented across diverse asset classes and third-party platforms.

Howard Cheng is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has 24 years of industry experience. He has been with M Holdings Securities since 2015 and also operates Wellspring Consulting and his own CPA practice, Howard Cheng, CPA, providing tax and accounting services. Cheng is involved in life, health, and annuities insurance activities alongside his advisory work. M Holdings Securities, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a nationwide network of independent firms and financial professionals. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including investment management, retirement plan consulting, insurance advisory, and sub-advisory arrangements, utilizing both in-house portfolio management and third-party sub-advisors.

Thomas Mudge III is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Bailard, Inc. since 1987 and served at Bailard Fund Services, Inc. from 1987 to 2018. Bailard provides wealth management and asset management services to both individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-asset, actively managed approach that integrates quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment. The firm also offers sustainable and impact investing options and manages affiliated pooled vehicles while serving as a sub-adviser to mutual funds.

Diana Dessonville is a financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Bailard since 1983, including 30 years at Bailard Fund Services, Inc. Bailard provides wealth and asset management services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a multi-asset diversification strategy that integrates quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and offers sustainable and impact investing options upon request.

Nayan Lapsiwala is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and is currently an advisor at Aspiriant, LLC. He has worked at Aspiriant since 2017 and previously spent 10 years with Stanford Investment Group, Inc. Aspiriant serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, offering a range of investment management and wealth planning services. The firm emphasizes customized investment programs with diverse implementation options and expanded family office capabilities including accounting, banking, and specialized financial consulting.

Stephanie Roncal is a financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Wells Fargo Investment Institute and Wells Fargo Private Investment Advisors prior to joining Bailard in 2021. Bailard, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services to both individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across multi-asset and single-asset strategies. The firm emphasizes active multi-asset diversification using quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and serves a broad client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, registered investment companies, and sovereign wealth funds.

Alexander Leitzes is a financial advisor with Summitry, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Since 2020, he has been with Summitry, headquartered in Foster City, CA. Summitry serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment companies. The firm employs a research-driven, bottom-up investment approach that combines internally managed equity strategies with independent managers and alternative approaches, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services to its registered mutual fund.

Allison Uozumi is a financial advisor at Summitry, LLC with a Series 65 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at John Cabot University, Roche, and Roam Artisan Burgers. Summitry serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and occasionally investment companies and other advisers. The firm uses a research-driven, largely bottom-up investment process combining internally managed core strategies with independent managers and alternative approaches, and also acts as adviser to a registered mutual fund.

Blaine Townsend is a financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He has held his current role at Bailard since 2016. Townsend holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Bailard provides wealth and asset management services to both individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management through multi-asset and single-asset strategies. The firm employs an active, multi-asset diversification approach that integrates quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and serves clients including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, and pension plans.

Clarice Nolet is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Team Hewins, LLC since 2019. Prior to joining Team Hewins, she worked at Wealth Architects, LLC for four years and took a one-year sabbatical. Team Hewins, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, trusts, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans. The firm emphasizes a structured investment process led by an Investment Committee and offers specialized retirement plan services, managing approximately $3.43 billion in assets.

Michael Shearon is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Accelerate Retirement with 11 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC, SJE Retirement LLC, OneDigital Investment Advisors, Flynn & Company Inc., and Sigma Financial Corporation. Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a primarily long-term allocation strategy across a range of investment vehicles and offers specialized services for plan sponsors, including investment policy development and fiduciary roles under ERISA.

Ryan Ficks is a CFP® professional at Summitry, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Citizens Wealth, Silicon Valley Bank, Waddell & Reed, Equitable Advisors, and Wells Fargo Investments. Summitry serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, investment companies, and other investment advisers. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, model equity strategies, third-party manager selection, and advises a registered mutual fund, using a research-driven and predominantly bottom-up investment approach.

Jonathan De Smidt is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently advising at Brighton Jones LLC with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ernst & Young LLP, Dynamic Signal, Inc., and InfoTrack US, Inc. Brighton Jones LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients. The firm utilizes a whole-balance-sheet approach and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with an affiliated ecosystem including private investment fund management, trust services, and legal support for certain clients.

Sheetal Bagde is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Perigon Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Cognizant Wealth Advisors, Bingham, Osborn, & Scarborough, LLC, and Buckingham Strategic Wealth. Perigon Wealth Management offers customized investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm employs a portfolio approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, often utilizing independent managers or turnkey asset management programs while maintaining oversight and conducting regular account reviews.

Dana Scheer is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Bailard, Inc. since 1994 and previously worked at Bailard Fund Services, Inc. for 24 years. Bailard, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an active, multi-asset investment approach that combines quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and offers specialized strategies such as sustainable and impact investing.

Jeffrey Manuel is a financial advisor with SVB Wealth LLC in Menlo Park, CA, holding Series 66 and Series 65 credentials and having nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at SVB Wealth Advisory, Silicon Valley Bank, and Merrill. SVB Wealth LLC serves a range of clients including high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate and pension clients. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a due diligence process to select and monitor third-party managers and delivering investment advice primarily through its investment adviser representatives.