Albert Flores is a financial advisor with Sound Income Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sound Income Strategies since 2018 and Fortress Financial Group since 2014. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved with Tier One Management Group, which focuses on the sale of fixed insurance products. Sound Income Strategies is a fee-based investment adviser serving individuals, corporate and pension clients, other registered advisors, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes fixed-income and income-oriented strategies combined with fundamental and technical analysis, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and specialized services such as family-office and special-needs planning.

Richard Von Hurst is a financial advisor at LifeMark Securities Corp. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LifeMark since 2018, following prior roles at Foresters Equity Services, Inc. and as an independent insurance agent. LifeMark Securities Corp. offers fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans. The firm emphasizes suitability-driven advice with risk assessments and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases, utilizing various managed account programs and platform tools.

Stephen Biggs is a CFP® and CFA® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Mather Group, LLC since 2022 and previously spent ten years at Hc Financial Advisors, Inc. The Mather Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, corporations, and other entities with integrated financial planning, investment management, tax, and estate planning services. The firm uses an evidence-based investment approach, incorporating risk-based allocation models and tax-synchronized portfolio construction, along with customizable options such as direct indexing and ESG factor portfolios.

Shamitoj Sandhu is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with no prior industry experience. He has worked as a senior tax accountant at Chahal & Associates LLC since 2014, dedicating a significant portion of his time to this role. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on doctors, dentists, and their practices. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach supported by third-party consultants and an internal committee.

Michael Yoshikami is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Destination Wealth Management since 2000. He holds a Series 63 designation and is based in Walnut Creek, CA. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process combining fundamental research with thematic, longer-term perspectives across various asset classes, and offers estate planning and tax services through strategic partnerships.

Brian Ambrose is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with CreativeOne Securities, LLC and has held roles at Client One Securities, LLC and Ambrose Financial & Insurance Services LLC. He is also the owner of Ambrose Financial and Insurance Services, LLC, an insurance sales and fixed annuities firm. CreativeOne Securities, LLC is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines project-based financial planning with ongoing asset management and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan fiduciary services.

Joseph Watson is a financial advisor with Wealth Watch Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of experience at Wealth Watch Advisors. Watson is also president of Shield Financial & Insurance Services, where he provides clients with insurance solutions for asset preservation, and co-owner and president of Wealth Spring Financial Network, a firm that recruits and mentors agents. He serves on the Board of Advisors for the Institute of Business & Finance and participates in short-term mission work through a local missions committee. Wealth Watch Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and financial institutions. The firm employs a mixed investment approach using third-party model managers and a combination of quantitative, qualitative, and technical analysis, offering services ranging from portfolio management to financial planning and consulting.

John Edelen is a financial advisor at BlueSpring Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling, Inc. for 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an insurance broker with Symmetry Financial. Vector serves individuals, business owners, trusts and estates, and pension and profit-sharing plans with investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a customized investment process supported by its proprietary Sojourn™ application and offers specialized services including option overlays and hedging strategies for concentrated positions.

David Pender is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Fisher Investments from 2017 to 2024 and Ent Los Gatos from 2016 to 2017. Compound Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services, offering both Direct Investment Management and a Turnkey Asset Management Program that includes access to in-house and third-party investment models. The firm operates as a fiduciary and uses risk-based model allocations combining long-term buy-and-hold strategies with tactical tools such as direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, rebalancing, and short-term trading.

Timothy Mansell is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 38 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with PFG Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at OSAIC, Securities America, Inc., and Wells Fargo Advisors. Mansell also works as an insurance agent, selling various life insurance products and annuities to his clients. 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 top-down macroeconomic allocation and fundamental/technical analysis, primarily implementing exposure through index-based ETFs with periodic rebalancing.

Carson Henderson is a financial advisor at Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. Prior to joining Earned Wealth Advisors, he worked at Thomas Doll CPA's, PC for over 16 years. Earned Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on doctors, dentists, and their practices. The firm employs a diversified, buy-and-hold investment approach supported by financial planning techniques and manages most client accounts on a discretionary basis.

Kirandeep Kaur is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones, Bank of America, Merrill, and several mortgage and real estate firms. In addition to her advisory role, Ms. Kaur is an insurance agent at Watts Insurance. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a tailored investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis consistent with client objectives.

Gerardo Garcia is a financial advisor at Encompass More Asset Management LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Verity Asset Management and Appreciation Financial. Outside of his advisory role, Garcia is involved in multiple business activities including serving as president of Garcia Ventures and working with specialty payroll, estate planning, and annuity marketing firms. Encompass More Asset Management primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, financial planning, and access to private placements. The firm employs a model-based investment approach that integrates quantitative, qualitative, and fundamental analysis, and delegates portfolio management to in-house models and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Ashley Duffey is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Concentric in Walnut Creek, CA, where she has worked since 2024. Prior to joining Concentric, she was with LAB Quantitative Strategies and Personal Capital Advisors Corporation. Concentric provides discretionary sub-advisory portfolio management and model portfolio construction primarily to other registered investment advisers and financial institutions, utilizing quantitative optimization and multi-factor risk models alongside qualitative oversight to customize investment solutions.

Sophia Feng is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 13 years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Destination Wealth Management, where she has worked since 2015, with a brief tenure at Creative Planning LLC from 2023 to 2024. Destination Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process that combines fundamental research with longer-term thematic perspectives and offers a formal program for alternative and private investment offerings.

Barbara Matheson is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Destination Wealth Management since 2019 and previously held positions at TD Ameritrade, Fidelity, and Wells Fargo Investments. Destination Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process that integrates fundamental research and thematic perspectives across various asset classes, and offers alternative investment opportunities with committee oversight.

Blair Stientjes is a financial advisor with Accelerate Retirement in Walnut Creek, CA, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Accelerate Investment Advisors since 2023 and previously spent seven years at Kestra Advisory Services and KESTRA Investment Services. He serves as a board member of the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce, supporting local business activities. Accelerate Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, customized portfolio approach and offers comprehensive services including plan design, provider selection, and ongoing investment monitoring.

Amaya Fine is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement in Antioch, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining MissionSquare, Amaya worked at Regas Group Environmental Consultants and The Restoration CleanUp Company. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, employees, and certain non-profit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, offering plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services. Guided Pathways includes discretionary Managed Accounts and nondiscretionary Fund Advice, with investment advice developed by Morningstar Investment Management based on asset allocation models and personalized financial information.

Elena Gorskaya is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Concentric, where she has worked since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Advisor Partners, LLC and Echelon Asset Management. Concentric provides discretionary sub‑advisory portfolio management and model portfolio construction primarily to other registered investment advisers and financial institutions, utilizing quantitative optimization and multi‑factor risk models alongside qualitative oversight. The firm’s services emphasize specialized strategies and technological integration, including AI and tax‑aware approaches, with a business model centered on sub‑advisory relationships rather than direct retail clients.

Gary Watts is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC. His career includes roles at Wealth Enhancement Group, LPL Financial, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and Anderson CPAs. He also operates Watts Advisor Tax Planning, providing tax planning and insurance products. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC (Fusion Investment Advisors) offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses an open-architecture platform with tailored investment strategies across a broad range of asset classes.